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Planning commission recommends Smucker home plan with deferrals, subject to DMA review
Summary
The East Lampeter Planning Commission recommended the Board of Supervisors approve a land development plan for a single‑family home at 2008 Horseshoe Road, subject to DMA review and deferral agreements for street widening and sidewalks, after engineers said outstanding items are minor and addressable.
The East Lampeter Township Planning Commission on June 9 recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a land development plan for Omar and Annie Smucker at 2008 Horseshoe Road, subject to conditions in the DMA review letter dated May 18, 2026 and a deferral agreement for certain frontage improvements.
Chris Monahan of Mac Engineering, representing the applicants, told the commission the proposal is for a single‑family home on an existing 60‑plus acre lot behind the Lancaster Parks facility. Monahan said the project includes two infiltration basins, one detention basin and a short driveway extension off an existing farm lane, and that one existing house on the parcel will be removed so the plan yields a net‑zero increase in sewage units.
Township staff reviewed outstanding technical items and the DMA second‑review letter. Monahan said the county planning review is pending, monuments and lot markers will be noted on the plan, and conservation‑district and MPDES/NPDES permitting will be addressed because the disturbance is above thresholds. On waivers, DMA supported using a smaller‑diameter storm pipe where necessary, and the applicant withdrew a sidewalk waiver for this submission.
A motion to recommend approval — conditioned on compliance with DMA’s May 18, 2026 letter and to pursue the required fee and deferral agreement for street widening and sidewalks — was seconded and approved by the commission.
The commission’s recommendation does not finalize permitting; the Board of Supervisors will consider the plan and the applicant must complete outstanding reviews and permit applications before construction can proceed.
