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Planning Commission recommends waivers and forwards Springs at North Fayette applications to Board of Supervisors
Summary
The Commission recommended approval of multiple waivers and forwarded the Springs at North Fayette conditional‑use and preliminary land‑development applications to the Board of Supervisors, contingent on addressing items in Township and LSSE review letters dated June 2, 2026.
Representatives from Continental Properties presented revisions to The Springs at North Fayette development during the June 4 Planning Commission meeting. The applicant described a 17.98‑acre project at the intersection of Summit Park Drive and Park Lane Drive in the B‑2 General Business district and reported several design changes in response to earlier comments: removal of carports and billboard signage, addition of street fencing and pedestrian pockets, stamped‑concrete treatment in the drive aisle and across the main driveway, and upgraded streetlighting to meet new standards.
Township engineer Shawn Wingrove and Community Planner Jonathan Brodak told the Commission that the applicant had addressed most technical comments in the June 2 review letter; outstanding items remain to be completed prior to final action. During discussion, Commissioner Bill Fitzgerald asked that the proposed fence be extended to the emergency access road; the applicant’s representative, Cade Fontana of Continental Properties, agreed.
The Commission voted to recommend approval of a package of nine waivers and modifications to the Board of Supervisors, including a limited‑access vehicular exit near the northwest corner of the site, a modification to interior parking landscaping percentages, reduced sidewalk setback for front entry townhomes, a waiver of the net‑buildable analysis to yield a density less than the maximum permitted in the overlay district, reduced façade transparency, a clubhouse orientation exception, an altered slope ratio for grading, reduced parking stall depth, and an increase in the number of units per building. The motion to recommend the waivers was made by Kevin Cody and seconded by Bill Fitzgerald and passed unanimously.
Separately the Commission carried motions recommending approval to the Board of Supervisors of the conditional‑use application (Application 2026‑10‑CU) and the preliminary land‑development application (Application 2026‑11‑SP), each contingent on the applicant addressing items in the Township review letter dated June 2, 2026 and LSSE’s review letter dated June 2, 2026. Both recommendations passed 5–0.
The Commission’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final action; the applicant must complete all review‑letter items before the Board considers final approvals.
