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Flagship seeks extension to revive car‑wash project at 2619 Ridge Pike; board hears traffic, landscaping and stormwater concerns
Summary
Flagship Pennsylvania PropCo LLC requested a further extension of a previously approved conditional use and presented a revised final plan for a car wash at 2619 Ridge Pike; staff and the board discussed reduced impervious cover, waivers for standards (cartway radii, pipe material, freeboard), fencing to separate the site from an adjacent park, and outstanding PennDOT and NPDES permits.
Flagship Pennsylvania PropCo LLC returned to the Board of Supervisors seeking further extension and final land‑development review for a proposed car wash at 2619 Ridge Pike.
Applicant counsel Julie Von Sprackelson told the board the proposal is substantially consistent with prior approvals but includes improvements: the previously granted rear‑yard variance is now compliant, impervious coverage is reduced from about 80% to 66.9%, the dumpster location was moved to meet setback requirements, and landscaping was increased. The applicant said it remains committed to conditions in the prior resolution, including fence installation along the property line adjacent to the park.
Civil engineer Rolf Graff reviewed requested waivers and technical matters: relocation of the site entrance for better spacing from the adjacent TD Bank driveway, landscaping shortfalls due to a cross‑easement with the bank, a requested waiver to use HDPE storm piping rather than reinforced concrete for sections of the private underground storm system, and an inlet freeboard variance where the design comes closer than the ordinance’s one‑foot freeboard at two locations. Township staff said the HDPE waiver is acceptable for private storm systems and that the project must still secure PennDOT highway‑occupancy and NPDES permits before final approvals.
Board members and residents asked about fencing, potential pedestrian connections to a nearby trail, building materials and color, noise from vacuum operations, and whether PennDOT‑required future widening would shift costs to the township. The applicant said it would work with staff on material selections and fence height and noted the project team will pursue required outside permits. Counsel confirmed the applicant is requesting a six‑month extension of the prior conditional‑use approval to allow the project to proceed under substantially similar conditions.
No final board vote on the extension or final land‑development waivers appears in the transcript; staff said the board is likely to issue a decision at the second meeting in December with a written resolution to follow in January.
