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Westmoreland County Food Bank addition tabled over parking, setbacks and stormwater questions
Summary
The commission tabled the Food Bank’s site plan for an addition and parking because the plan lacked required setback adjustments, parking/loading calculations, circulation details, and needed stormwater and erosion approvals.
At the Nov. 6 meeting, the Salem Township Planning Commission reviewed a proposed addition and parking plan for the Westmoreland County Food Bank (parcel 57‑12‑00‑0‑087) and voted to table the submittal because the site plan lacked required technical information.
Surveyor Dan Irvin presented the plan. Commissioners requested a revised site plan showing a 30‑foot front setback along Devonshire Road and Cloverleaf Drive and 15‑foot side/rear setbacks; removal of topographic contour lines for clarity; clear building dimensions for the existing structure and proposed addition; and identification of access from Cloverleaf Drive. The commission also said the plan did not provide sufficient off‑street parking and loading details: the number and size of spaces, row widths, and the size and labeling of three proposed loading docks must be shown. A plan note must also address an encroaching shed and state that approval does not authorize the encroachment.
Approvals required before final consideration include a Township Stormwater Management Plan approval, erosion and sedimentation control/NPDES approval, and a revision number and date on the plan. Paul Holleran moved and Connie Mattei seconded a motion to table the plan until the applicant submits these revisions; the motion passed by majority vote.
Why it matters: The Food Bank expansion requires clear parking, loading and stormwater plans to ensure operations do not congest neighboring streets or create runoff issues; the commission’s technical requests are prerequisites for recording and construction.
