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Salem supervisors approve Gettysburg Land & Cattle subdivision but require 18 plan conditions, delay event‑center development
Summary
The board approved subdividing about 160 acres owned by Gettysburg Land & Cattle Co. into a commercial lot for an event center and a residential lot, but imposed 18 conditions — including a required sanitary‑sewer easement across adjacent Schlemmer property and a clause blocking solar‑farm permits until a land‑development application is filed.
The Salem Township Board of Supervisors on Aug. 21 approved the subdivision of parcel 57‑15‑00‑0‑068 (about 160 acres) owned by Gettysburg Land & Cattle Company, Inc., creating a proposed commercial lot intended for an event center and one single‑family residential lot.
The motion — moved by Ken Trumbetta and seconded by Kerry Jobe — was approved unanimously, but the board attached 18 specific conditions to the plan. Those conditions require revisions before any development permits may be issued and include: correcting the applicant's address on the plan; adding a "Statement of Purpose" that references the proposed event center; showing pre‑ and post‑acreage for the affected parcels; obtaining township approval to remove the parcel from the Agricultural Security Area; and adding certification language and signature blocks identifying the officer who will sign for Gettysburg Land & Cattle Company.
The plan must also establish and record a permanent sanitary‑sewer easement across Lot 2 in the adjacent Schlemmer plan so Lot 1 may be serviced; Robert W. Schlemmer Jr. and Judith G. Schlemmer must sign to confirm and convey that easement. The Planning Module for Lot 1 was signed by the SEO, but township and DEP approvals remain required.
A separate note inserted at the solicitors' direction requires the addition of language addressing a Solar Farm Lease of approximately 40 acres along Bowman Road (Instrument No. 202403250006959) on Lot 2: "no permits may be issued for the construction of the solar farm unless and until a land development application is filed and approved." Solicitor Falatovich emphasized that the supervisors' approval covers only the subdivision; any development, including the proposed event center or the solar farm, must proceed through the township's land‑development review and obtain all necessary permits before construction.
The board recorded that a grant of roughly $34,000 is available for the Cloverleaf pump station VFD (discussed elsewhere on the agenda), and reiteration of required setbacks (40‑foot front setbacks on Route 22, 15‑foot side/rear setbacks) and other technical plan corrections were included among the conditions.
Next steps: Gettysburg Land & Cattle must revise and refile the plan with the specified corrections, secure required signatures and easements (including from the Schlemmers), and obtain pending township and DEP approvals before any land development permits will be issued.
