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Planning commission recommends approval for Koenig 8.48‑acre lot with conditions after septic records check
Summary
Salem Township Planning Commission recommended approval Nov. 6 for John R. Koenig’s plan to create an 8.4801‑acre Lot 4 from his parcel, conditioning approval on an amended Statement of Purpose and plan revision details; the commission noted uncertainty in historical septic permitting records and said a change of use would trigger land‑development review and soil testing.
The Salem Township Planning Commission on Nov. 6 recommended approval of a subdivision that would create one new buildable lot of 8.4801 acres from the lands of John Randall Koenig (Map No. 57-09-00-0-110).
John Randall Koenig, the property owner, and surveyor Art Kromel presented the plan. The commission required the plan’s "Statement of Purpose" be amended to read exactly: "The purpose of this Plan is to create one (1) new buildable Lot (Lot 4) containing 8.4801 acres from the lands of John Randall Koenig (Map No: 57-09-00-0-110) containing an existing building, septic system and cistern in the locations shown on the Plan." The panel also asked that a revision number and date be added to the Plan.
Township Solicitor Gary Falatovich noted that an earlier "storage" use notation was placed on the plan to allow the township to enforce sanitary‑sewage conditions. Koenig described the property’s history, saying a pole barn originally intended as an indoor riding arena later housed a drilling company and that a septic tank and leach field were installed around 2000–2001. Falatovich said the township’s current Sewage Enforcement Officer, Dave Jobe, has no record of that system’s installation and that records for the period are uncertain.
The commission emphasized that if the property’s use expands beyond storage or otherwise changes, the owner must return with a land‑development application and obtain soil testing and any required approvals. The commission voted to recommend approval subject to the stated conditions; the motion, moved by Paul Holleran and seconded by Chair Connie Mattei, passed by majority vote.
The Planning Commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors as required by township procedure, and any change from the approved storage use will require further review and permitting.
