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Board approves 30x40 pole barn at 19 Pine Drive despite impervious-coverage variance request
Summary
Applicant Mr. Olsen received approval to build a 30-by-40-foot pole barn at 19 Pine Drive after board review of ERI comments and short public comment; the approval included relief for exceeding the township's impervious coverage limits.
At its May 1 meeting the Southampton Township Land Development Board approved a bulk-variance application allowing a 30-by-40-foot pole barn at 19 Pine Drive.
Applicant Mr. Olsen was sworn and testified that the structure would be a 30 x 40 pole barn; he requested a variance for impervious coverage because the addition would exceed the township's allowed percentage. The board reviewed ERI review letters; Board Planner/Engineer Mr. VanBernum and Board Engineer Mr. Darji discussed review comments while the applicant supplied testimony in response.
The meeting opened briefly to board discussion and then to public comment. Two nearby residents—Mr. Leschak (16 Pine Drive) and Mr. McCool (2 Birch Drive)—addressed the board during the public-comment period. After discussion the board voted to approve the application on a motion moved by Mr. Murphy and seconded by Mr. Mattio. The minutes record ayes from Ms. Conover, Mr. Coyle, Mr. Heston, Mr. Kavanagh, Mr. Keebler, Chairman Magazzo, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Raftery and Mr. Mattio.
The approval grants the requested relief for impervious coverage to allow the pole barn; specific permit conditions and any required engineering or stormwater mitigation were not detailed in the minutes and are not specified in the transcript.
