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Planning commission backs special exception and conditioned land‑development approval for Cronin recycling facility at Route 30
Summary
Findlay Township Planning Commission recommended the Zoning Hearing Board grant a Use by Special Exception and recommended the Board of Supervisors approve preliminary and final land development with conditions for Robert Cronin’s proposed collection and recycling facility at 667 Route 30; conditions address bufferyards, landscape plan, stormwater, and documentation on steep slopes.
The Findlay Township Planning Commission on April 28 recommended approval of a Use by Special Exception to the Zoning Hearing Board and recommended preliminary and final land development to the Board of Supervisors for a proposed collection and recycling facility by Robert Cronin at 667 Route 30.
Assistant Manager/Planning Administrator Brandon Stanick advised commissioners that the proposal is for a Collection and Recycling Facility on a 25.73‑acre site that would include a truck scale, a waste processing building and a radiation isolation area. Stanick said the Use by Special Exception general and express standards have been addressed and that the applicant had complied with a Notice of Violation requiring the Route 30 bufferyard be reestablished.
Attorney Vince Tucceri, representing Robert Cronin, apologized to the commission regarding removal of trees along Route 30 and said the trees had been replaced. Engineer Tysen Miller (KU Resources) explained vegetation exists around most of the perimeter and described a plan to add landscaping to fill gaps; Miller noted there is limited space for a full 40‑foot bufferyard along Route 30.
Robert Cronin told the commission the operation will not involve "any chemicals," that materials will be separated with recyclables routed to recycling facilities and non‑recyclables sent to landfill, and that there will be "no more cut and fill and no concrete waste grinder." He said the facility will be staffed from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and estimated about 40 truck visits per day, adding that a radiation detector at the scales would prevent acceptance of contaminated loads.
Member Ken Faux moved to recommend the Zoning Hearing Board approve the Use by Special Exception for the collection and recycling facility; Member John Thomas seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The commission then continued site plan discussion and Member Ken Faux moved to recommend Board of Supervisors approval of the Preliminary and Final Land Development with conditions including reducing one bufferyard to 20 feet with relocation of five evergreens, providing an updated landscape plan, no wedge curbs, provision of steep slope documentation, no requirement for lighting or underground utilities, and a PCSM plan. Member Tim Cook seconded the motion; it passed on a unanimous voice vote.
The recommendations will be forwarded to the Zoning Hearing Board and the Board of Supervisors. The Planning Commission record notes the applicant said he had checked with PennDOT and did not expect additional PennDOT approvals related to truck traffic.
