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Springettsbury supervisors approve York Galleria subdivision with waivers, conditioned on executed declaration
Summary
The board approved the two-lot subdivision (SD2026-00003) to separate the Hollywood Casino parcel from the York Galleria property, granting five waivers and conditioning final approval on execution and recording of the operating declaration and related documents.
The Springettsbury Township Board of Supervisors approved subdivision SD2026-00003, allowing York Galleria Limited Partnership (CBL Properties) to create a separate lot for the Hollywood Casino and retaining the remainder of the mall parcel.
Township staff and the applicant requested five waivers: preliminary-plan submission requirements, plan-scale standards, concrete monument requirements, environmental-impact studies and sight-distance evaluations. Andy Baringer of Site Design Concepts outlined technical revisions to address monumentation—concrete monuments on longest lines, steel pins in curb islands and limited curb-top nails—arguing the plan changes improved legibility and minimized construction disturbance.
CBL representative David Newhoff told the board there were “no plans to flip it” or sell the subdivided parcel at this time and described the subdivision as a flexibility tool that allows portfolio options and potential financing approaches. He said the company has no current detailed redevelopment plan for the mall proper but remains open to opportunities.
Supervisors raised several procedural questions: whether the declaration and related operating agreement were included in the submission, whether signed (executed) copies existed, and that the declaration must be recorded so the referenced covenants are enforceable. A supervisor noted the declaration referred to a 1990 operating agreement with Boscov’s that was not attached; staff said historical attachments had been provided previously and that a signed copy would be included with the revised plans and recorded.
After discussion Supervisor Bob moved and Supervisor Charles seconded approval of the subdivision and the five waivers, subject to receipt of the executed declaration and recording of the requisite documents; the motion carried. The motion included making approval contingent on satisfactory review of the signed declaration and that it be recorded with the plan.
