Salem Township Planning Commission tables Ross & Steel application, advances several lot‑line recommendations

SALem Township Planning Commission met Feb. 4, 2026, at the municipal building in Greensburg and handled a slate of land‑use applications and administrative items. The commission unanimously approved the Jan. 7, 2026, meeting minutes. Paul Holleran moved for approval with John Wright seconding; all three commissioners voted in favor.

Connie Mattei, chair of the Salem Township Planning Commission, led the session that opened with a Ross & Steel lot‑line revision presentation. Joseph Ross attended with his daughter, but the parcel owner, John Steel, was not present and the commission was not given a notarized affidavit authorizing Ross to act on Steel’s behalf. The commission voted to amend the agenda and then to table the application until proper owner authorization is provided.

The commission accepted the Jeffrey L. Demary Lot Line Revision Plan as administratively complete and conducted a detailed review of five exception requests. Commissioners recommended seven specific SALDO modifications to address preexisting nonconforming lot sizes, building setbacks and to permit a 40‑foot private right‑of‑way in place of the existing 35‑foot right‑of‑way. Members also asked the surveyor, David Lentz, to add instrument numbers, show existing and proposed lot areas, label the water service as "public," clarify right‑of‑way descriptions and include required highway‑occupancy language and a non‑building declaration to be signed after a Township SEO inspection. The commission asked the applicant to return in March with revised plans.

The Crum‑Prascus lot‑line revision was accepted as administratively complete and recommended for approval with conditions including metes‑and‑bounds descriptions for the side‑lot addition, labeling Totteridge Drive as a private road, and adding owner certification blocks and a revision number/date.

Under old business, the commission discussed the Tresco lot consolidation and a separate Tresco land‑development filing. Solicitor Ryan Thomas told the commission the Tresco land‑development application had been submitted under the name "Tresco Companies," an entity that does not exist; the property owner is Tresco Paving Corporation. Because the application lacked proper ownership signatures and title information, the commission voted to deny it as administratively incomplete. Commissioners also said a deed must be executed transferring Plant Road (Tax Map Parcel No. 57‑04‑00‑0‑184) from Damimo Storage to Tresco Paving Corporation and a recorded easement must be provided before consolidation can proceed.

The commission also reviewed the Penn Home & Farm plan and recommended conditional approval (add owner certification blocks, Planning Commission signature nomenclature and a note confirming the Board’s earlier modification that maintained a 25‑foot setback). Two other items — the Dunlap & Dunlap lot revision and the Schlemmer land‑development (wedding venue) — remained tabled pending applicant revisions and, in Schlemmer’s case, a time waiver through July 7, 2026.

The commission set its next regular meeting for March 4, 2026. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

Votes at a glance: approval of Jan. 7 minutes (Wright, Holleran, Mattei — unanimous); Ross & Steel tabled for lack of owner authorization (unanimous); Demary plan accepted as complete and seven SALDO modifications recommended (unanimous); Crum‑Prascus accepted and recommended with conditions (unanimous); Tresco land‑development denied as administratively incomplete (unanimous); Dunlap & Dunlap tabled (unanimous); adjournment (unanimous).