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Warrington supervisors signal approval for used-car sales at 57 Easton Road with conditions
Summary
After a lengthy conditional-use hearing, the Warrington Board of Supervisors directed staff to prepare a written decision inclined to approve GM Easton LLC's plan for a used-car sales lot (57 Easton Road) with limited on-site repairs, revised striping and landscaping, and conditions addressing parking and fencing.
The Warrington Board of Supervisors on July 8 signaled it will approve GM Easton LLC's conditional-use request to operate a used-car sales lot with accessory automotive repair at 57 Easton Road, directing staff to prepare a written decision that reflects agreed conditions.
The application (TMP 50-034-008) was presented with plans prepared by Humus Engineering Inc. Engineer Dan Humes told the board the reuse is consistent with the township's comprehensive plan, would not create new municipal-service demands, and presents no environmental impacts because there is no additional land disturbance. "No. As there's no disturbance to the land, there's really no impacts to the environment," Humes said in testimony.
Attorney and applicant representatives walked the board through site details: the property is in the B-2 Business zone, the plan calls for retaining existing access points and restriping a small area of parking that currently encroaches in the right-of-way; with the revised striping the engineer says that area would provide eight spaces. The applicant agreed to remove an elevated corner parking pad flagged by the township engineer, maintain a six-foot fence around the site, and keep the front grass strip as landscaped.
Applicant Giorgio (who said he operates PA Auto Sales and has been in car sales since 2008) described the operation as primarily used-car sales with limited on-site repairs confined to vehicles sold at the location or under warranty. "It will be only our customer vehicles," he told the board, adding that major repairs would be performed at a larger service facility he operates elsewhere.
Board members questioned traffic and ingress/egress near a nearby car wash and sought clarification about lighting and whether repair activity would be available to the general public. The applicant reiterated repairs would be limited and that existing light poles could be upgraded to LED in their current locations.
After hearing testimony and reviewing two engineering review letters, the board said it was satisfied with the applicant's agreement to comply with the engineer's comments (with two limited exceptions addressed during testimony) and directed the solicitor/staff to prepare a written decision for approval at a future meeting. The board moved and seconded that instruction on the record; formal approval of the written decision was left for the next meeting.
What happens next: staff will prepare the written decision reflecting the board's conditions; the board will vote to adopt that decision at a subsequent meeting or leave the matter for the Zoning Hearing Board if appeals or unresolved nonconformities remain.
