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Planning commission recommends seven SALDO modifications for Jeffrey L. Demary lot‑line plan
Summary
The Salem Township Planning Commission accepted the Jeffrey L. Demary Lot Line Revision Plan as administratively complete and voted to recommend seven specific modifications to the township SALDO to accommodate existing nonconforming lots and site conditions; the commission also listed required plan revisions and an SEO inspection before final Non‑Building Declaration signing.
The Salem Township Planning Commission on Feb. 4 accepted the Jeffrey L. Demary Lot Line Revision Plan as administratively complete and voted unanimously to recommend seven modifications to the township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO).
Commissioners said the lots involved are legally nonconforming and the post‑subdivision acreage and frontage do not meet current SALDO minimums. The seven recommended exemptions include adjustments for minimum lot size/frontage, building setback relief for existing structures and a recommendation to allow a 40‑foot private right‑of‑way in place of the SALDO's 50‑foot minimum. The panel also recommended allowing the surveyor's preferred drawing scale rather than the SALDO's specified 50 feet to the inch.
Members provided detailed drafting corrections to be added to the plan: list instrument numbers within lot boundaries, display existing and proposed lot areas on the plan, show distances from the right‑of‑way to the holding tank (and add a note if the tank falls within the 40‑foot setback), explicitly label the water line servicing the lots as "public," mark the 35‑foot right‑of‑way "to be extinguished," and add courses and distances for the proposed 40‑foot right‑of‑way. The commission also requested a revision number and date, appropriate signature nomenclature for Planning Commission review, and a Non‑Building Waiver signed by owners and inspected by the Township SEO prior to the Commission signing the Non‑Building Declaration.
The Commission voted to forward a written request for the seven modifications to the Board of Supervisors. The Non‑Building Declaration for one lot will be held off the March Planning Commission signature until the Township SEO completes the required site inspection.
The commission's actions are recommendations to the Board of Supervisors; final approval of SALDO modifications or variances rests with the supervisors and any required recording steps afterwards.
