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President previews development activity and says stormwater study is delayed
Summary
The township president reported rising permit activity and several upcoming zoning hearings, and said the long-awaited stormwater study is delayed because engineers are awaiting a 'soaking rain' to complete modeling; the board also reviewed several variance requests and meeting dates.
The township president told the board on Monday that permit activity has increased and that officials are tracking multiple development applications while a long-awaited stormwater study remains incomplete.
The president said the township is "down to $3,100,000 needed by February" for the tax plan and related grant-funded work, and that recent snowmelt exposed mud and erosion prompting violations and corrective actions. He said six units have been permitted recently — two model homes and a four-unit townhouse cluster on a road off Northtown Road — and that applicants are submitting revisions to the planning commission for projects including Wrigley Ridge.
The president also said the township is coordinating a water project with the state Department of Environmental Protection and is continuing work with engineers on stormwater modeling. "A big part of that is when they're modeling...when you get 3 inches in 15 minutes, it's not — the question is, when we get sort of a soaking rain, are we seeing problems?" he said, adding that engineers have been waiting about a year for a soaking event to validate the models.
The board was given a preview of several zoning and variance items to be scheduled for public hearing, including special-exception requests and variance applications at properties on Wishman Avenue, 1691 Timber Oak Road and 500 Willow Avenue. The president said one zoning determination remains under negotiation with counsel and may be appealed if no agreement is reached before the meeting.
The board is scheduled to hold its reorganization meeting on March 23, 2026, in Fort Washington and a second hearing session on March 30, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. The president closed the report by noting the township will continue coordinating DEP approvals on the water project and awaiting the rain event necessary to finish the stormwater study.
