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Harborcreek supervisors approve revised Penn State CMC building plan at Knowledge Park
Summary
Supervisors approved the final land-development plan for Penn State’s CMC building at Knowledge Park after presenters outlined a reduced footprint and minor site changes; approval was contingent on outstanding engineering and permit letters.
Harborcreek Township supervisors voted to approve the final land-development plan for Penn State Behrend’s CMC building at Knowledge Park, accepting changes made since preliminary approval including a reduced building size and adjustments to loading and vehicle circulation.
Professor Tom Dough of Penn State Behrend told the board the park is “home to 22 companies” with roughly 400 daily workers and thanked Harborcreek for its long-standing partnership. Township planning staff and project designers from Altair and Weber Murphy Fox described the final site plan and answered supervisors’ questions.
The final plan shrinks the building from the 40,000-square-foot preliminary design to 27,641 square feet, adds six loading spaces at the rear, and includes a traffic lane around the building to allow deliveries to multiple tenants. An equipment yard is shown on the west side of the building; presenters said that space is intended for mechanical equipment such as chillers and condensers, not general storage. The lot remains wooded with wetlands and will share parking with an existing on-site building.
Planning staff said the planning commission recommended approval contingent on the township engineer’s final review letter. The project is also pending an ENS approval letter, PDS permits and a sewer-availability letter, which presenters and staff said must be resolved before permitting.
A supervisor moved to approve the final land-development plan per the planning commission recommendation, a second was recorded, and supervisors on the record voted in favor. The transcript records affirmative votes (including by the mayor); a full roll call was not specified in the meeting record provided.
The board’s approval allows the applicants to proceed with the next permitting steps, subject to the outstanding engineering and agency letters noted by staff.
Sources: presentation and Q&A at the Harborcreek Township meeting on March 18 (meeting transcript).
