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Myersville Planning Commission lists conditions for Waters Property concept plan
Summary
The Planning Commission reviewed the Waters Property concept plan on Oct. 7, 2025, and recorded a set of required changes — including fee-simple dedications for stormwater and open space, a new forest conservation plan, utility mapping, and water allocation — before any plan can be approved.
The Myersville Planning Commission reviewed a concept plan for the Waters Property during its Oct. 7 meeting and recorded a series of required changes and studies that must be submitted before any approval is possible.
The commission’s minutes state stormwater-management areas identified for residential development and parks and open-space areas must be dedicated to the town in fee-simple under the Town Public Infrastructure Policy. The minutes also say stormwater best-management practices for non-residential sites should remain on those respective sites.
The record notes an older terracotta sewer main running parallel to Main Street is not shown on the plan and must be properly abandoned. A separate sewer main west of the site near Grindstone Run is also not shown; the minutes direct that line be included on future plans so its relationship to development can be evaluated. The minutes call for the sewer main where the site will empty to be shown in greater detail on future submissions.
Commission notes say additional forest conservation or afforestation area may be required. The previous forest conservation recorded for the DG Market project conserved 5.7 acres (an excess of 1.6 acres), but the commission recorded that additional disturbance from this proposal could trigger a new forest conservation plan. Forest conservation areas not located directly on a non-residential site must be deeded to the town in fee-simple, the minutes state.
Several design and infrastructure items were highlighted: consideration of 10-foot rear alleys with a 16-foot right-of-way for the proposed single-family attached lots 1–37; a required pedestrian connection to the Terraces of South Mountain subdivision; and a plan for how and where water will be treated.
The minutes flag water supply as a condition: a water source must be located, permitted and allocated to provide adequate supply to the project. The record also states the cited 1,500 gallons per day for retail/commercial lots is not a fixed allocation; each proposed commercial use must file a separate site plan and will be reviewed under the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance.
On access, the minutes say the intersection of the proposed access road for the single-family attached dwellings is too close to the existing Cedar Street intersection. The State Highway Administration will require limiting SHA access to a single location, and the commission recorded that there should be an internal road connecting the two residential areas.
The minutes also record that the site’s water and sewer classification is S-1 / W-1 except for the forest conservation easement area at the western property line, and that no plans can be approved until the DG Market site plan is withdrawn or incorporated into the new subdivision — the commission cannot have two active projects for the same site, the minutes state.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the applicant must submit revised plans that show the missing utilities and access, provide a forest conservation plan if required, demonstrate water allocation and treatment approaches, and address the town’s dedications requirement before staff or the commission can move toward approval.
