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Commission recommends conditions for Heinnickel parcel subdivision; commercial size relief process explained
Summary
Planning commissioners recommended approval of a two-lot subdivision for owner Alquin Heinnickel with required plan note amendments and guidance that commercial lot-size variances must be requested in writing and approved by the Board of Supervisors.
The Salem Township Planning Commission on Nov. 6 reviewed a proposed subdivision of tax parcel 57-16-00-0-013 submitted by property owner Alquin Heinnickel and surveyor Ryan Jones, and recommended approval subject to specified plan notes and procedural requirements.
Commissioners required that the plan notes be amended to state a 30-foot front building setback; a minimum lot size of 2.0 acres for commercial developments; and a minimum lot size of 1.0 acre with at least 125 feet of frontage for residential developments. The commission noted that a modification request in writing would be required if either the existing commercial Lot 1 or proposed Lot 2 were to seek reduced minimum lot size for commercial use. Connie Mattei observed there is no separate frontage requirement in the SALDO for commercial properties but that setback rules and minimum lot sizes per Section 601(B)(2) apply.
A copy of a time-waiver will be sent to the owner to avoid the 90-day statutory action deadline; if the parcel is developed as residential, a land-development application would not be required, but if it is used commercially, a land-development submission and formal modification request would be necessary. Paul Holleran moved and Connie Mattei seconded a motion recommending approval subject to the conditions; both commissioners voted in favor and the motion passed.
What happens next: The owner may submit the required written modification request if commercial use is pursued; staff will provide the time-waiver documentation and, where appropriate, the subdivision mylar will be held from recordation until land-use and utility questions are resolved.
