Food bank addition plan tabled pending revised site plan, parking and encroachment note

The Salem Township Planning Commission on Nov. 6 reviewed a proposed building addition and parking reconfiguration for the Westmoreland County Food Bank (Tax Map 57-12-00-0-087) and voted to table the plan until the applicant submits a revised site plan with required technical details.

Surveyor Dan Irvin presented the proposal. Commissioners asked the applicant to provide a revised site plan that shows a 15-foot side and rear yard setback, a 30-foot front building setback from Devonshire Road and Cloverleaf Drive, removal of topographic contour lines for clarity, and dimensions and areas for the existing building and proposed addition. The plan must also identify access off Cloverleaf Drive, show off-street parking and loading calculations with spaces at least 9 feet by 20 feet and row widths of at least 24 feet, and label three proposed loading docks with dimensions. The commission requested internal traffic circulation diagrams and a note to address an existing shed that encroaches onto the Rimco property; the requested note should state the Township’s approval does not condone the encroachment and that the matter is private between property owners.

Commissioners also required stormwater management plan approval, erosion and sedimentation control plan approval, and a revision number and date on the plan. Paul Holleran moved and Connie Mattei seconded a motion to table the plan due to insufficient information; both voted in favor and the motion passed by majority vote.

What happens next: The applicant must submit a revised site plan addressing setbacks, parking/loading and circulation, encroachment notation, and secure required stormwater and erosion-control approvals before the commission will reconsider final approval.