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Supervisors grant multiple planning approvals, SALDO exemptions and lot‑line revisions
Summary
The board approved a set of subdivision and land‑development actions including seven modification requests for Jeffrey L. Demary, conditional approval for a Totteridge lot‑line revision, and final approval for a Penn Home and Farm LLC side‑lot plan; several plan drafting conditions were noted by Planning Commission Chair Connie Mattei.
At the Feb. 18 meeting, Salem Township supervisors approved multiple planning actions, including SALDO modification requests, conditional plan approvals and a final subdivision amendment.
Planning Commission Chair Connie Mattei provided background on several applications. Supervisors approved seven modification requests for Jeffrey L. Demary that exempted existing parcels from specified SALDO requirements (minimum lot sizes, frontage, setback lines, parking isolation distances, private right‑of‑way width and survey scale); Mattei said the business predated the township's current SALDO and the exemptions address existing nonconformities.
The board granted conditional approval for the Crum‑Prascus lot‑line revision in Totteridge Unit No. 3, subject to drafting corrections, consistent setback notes, showing utilities, labeling a private road and adding required owner certifications and revision numbering. Connie Mattei said these were standard drafting requirements and the applicant may submit a revised plan between planning commission review and the supervisors’ meeting to satisfy conditions.
Supervisors also granted final approval for the Penn Home and Farm LLC plan to add two small side‑lot additions (Lot 1: 0.1617 acres; Lot 2: 0.09127 acres) after the required plan certifications, planning commission signature nomenclature and a revision number were provided.
The board unanimously approved a revised Memorandum of Understanding with the Westmoreland Conservation District in a separate action related to community and environmental planning efforts.
Each planning approval was conditional on the items noted in the Planning Commission recommendations; supervisors emphasized the board's preference for receiving clean plans that meet all drafting requirements before final action when possible.
