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Planning Commission recommends conditions for Hillwood warehouse at 605 Kuebler Road
Summary
After a presentation from the applicant team, the Forks Township Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors conditionally approve a proposed Hillwood warehouse, asking for expanded traffic study limits, tenant review, stormwater verification and a maintained landscape buffer.
Shawn Gallagher of Buchannan Ingersoll & Rooney PC and engineers from Langan presented a conditional-use plan for a Hillwood warehouse at 605 Kuebler Road during the Forks Township Planning Commission meeting on May 14, 2026. The project site was described as a former manufacturing plant that would be redeveloped to include loading docks, stormwater detention, parking and landscaping.
Mr. Gallagher said the applicant team "is in receipt of the Gilmore and Associates review letter dated May 7, 2026, the Zoning Office review memo dated April 21, 2026" and that response letters had been submitted to the township. Langan representatives reviewed stormwater detention details, parking layouts and a traffic study submitted for the site.
Commissioners raised several technical and operational concerns and then voted on a motion recommending that the Board of Supervisors impose conditions if it advances the application. The commission asked that the traffic-impact study be expanded to include Uhler Road; that the developer demonstrate ability to comply with the Township Engineer and Zoning Office review letters; that the applicant confirm whether on-site tractor-trailer spaces will be adequate for the building's eventual tenant; and that township review be required when a tenant is identified to confirm the site suits that use.
The commission also requested additional review of the proposed stormwater and drainage design to determine whether an underground stormwater facility would affect parking availability, and it recommended a detailed landscape plan with a permanent maintenance/replacement requirement so the vegetation functions as an effective buffer against noise and lighting.
Robert Hera moved the recommendation with the listed conditions; the motion was seconded by Ian Heck and carried 4-0-0. The Planning Commission's action was a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, not a final land-development approval; the board will receive the commission's recommendations for its consideration.
No public comment was offered on the item during the meeting. The commission adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
