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Supervisors approve Gettysburg Land & Cattle subdivision with strict conditions; event center still needs land-development approval
Summary
The board approved subdivision of ~160 acres by Gettysburg Land & Cattle Company into a commercial lot for a proposed event center and a residential lot, subject to detailed plan revisions, easement creation for sanitary sewer service, setback lines, county certification language, and a prohibition on permits for the event center until a land-development plan is approved.
The Salem Township Board of Supervisors on Aug. 21 approved a subdivision by Gettysburg Land & Cattle Company, Inc. that divides parcel 57-15-00-0-068 (about 160 acres) into a proposed commercial lot for an event center (Lot 1) and an existing single-family residential lot, subject to extensive conditions recorded in the minutes.
The conditions require corrected owner and mailing addresses, the addition of a Statement of Purpose referencing the proposed event center, clear pre/post-acreage figures, and a township-approved letter removing the parcel from the Agricultural Security Area if appropriate. The plan must create and record a permanent sanitary sewage easement benefiting Lot 1 and burdening the adjacent Lot 2 in the Robert W. Schlemmer, Jr. plan of lots; the Certification of Title must reference that easement and the Schlemmer owners must sign to confirm and convey it. The minutes also require showing a 40-foot front setback off Route 22, 15-foot side and rear setbacks, and a revision number and date on the plan.
The minutes include an explicit note that the Planning Module for Lot 1 has been signed by the SEO but that Township and DEP approvals are still required. Solicitor Falatovich clarified that "this motion is for the subdivision only. A separate application will need to be submitted for the Land Development for the development of the event center." The minutes further add a statement restricting permits for a roughly 40-acre solar-farm lease along Bowman Road on Lot 2 unless and until a land-development application for the solar farm is submitted and approved.
The motion to approve the subdivision (moved by Ken Trumbetta, seconded by Kerry Jobe) passed unanimously. The board recorded numerous technical edits and certification language changes required before plan recording; the minutes note that nothing in the township's approval of the plan constitutes approval for development of the site as an event center without subsequent land-development approvals.
Next steps: the applicant must submit revised plans addressing all listed conditions, secure DEP/SEO sign-offs where required, obtain any necessary county certifications, and file a land-development application before any building permits for an event center or the referenced solar lease can be issued.
