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Lititz Council approves Warwick Woodlands Phase 3 and site reconfiguration with SLDO modifications
Summary
Council approved a revised Preliminary Plan and Final Phase 3 for Warwick Woodlands, including reconfiguration of the Laurels building to preserve existing trees and a 32‑unit wing; approvals included conditional modifications to SLDO §402.D.22 (percentage of units per phase) and SLDO §615.D.3.a‑c (street tree placement/spacing).
Lititz Borough Council on May 26 approved a revised Preliminary Plan and Final Phase 3 for Warwick Woodlands, a campus expansion that includes a reconfigured Laurels building and a 32‑unit wing to be served by a proposed access drive extending Grouse Avenue.
Planner Alex Piehl presented the resubmission, explaining the Laurels building will be pulled closer to West Sixth Street to preserve existing trees and that the Phase 3 layout includes public greens and plazas between the building façade and West Sixth. Piehl said all engineering and staff comments will be addressed prior to plan recording. "Piehl introduced David Swartley, Moravian Manor CEO, and provided an overview of the current campus and future phases," the minutes record.
David Swartley noted Moravian Manor's oversight by the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance and explained the campus is regulated differently than a typical residential community. Council discussed building heights, previously approved requirements, and bicycle racks; Gattis asked that the street tree locations be memorialized when the recorded plan is submitted and Piehl confirmed that comment would be addressed. Council approved the Revised Preliminary Plan and Final Phase 3 with the condition that outstanding engineering and staff comments be addressed and granted the two requested SLDO modifications (SLDO §402.D.22 and SLDO §615.D.3.a‑c). Gattis moved and Horst seconded the motion; it passed unanimously.
The approvals allow the developer to proceed toward final plan recording subject to the conditions in the minutes. The record does not list final construction schedules or the precise number of preserved trees; the minutes state the tree locations and dedication of recreational land will be memorialized when the plan is recorded.
