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Salem Township PC recommends conditional approval for Eichinger subdivision
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a one‑lot subdivision of tax parcel 57‑13‑00‑0‑087 (to become Lot 1), contingent on technical corrections including mapping of driveway, well, septic and absorption areas, flood/stream details, and DEP/SEO requirements.
The Salem Township Planning Commission on Dec. 3, 2025 recommended conditional approval of the Eichinger Subdivision Plan, a proposal to subdivide one lot from tax parcel 57‑13‑00‑0‑087 to create a new Lot 1. Commissioners voted unanimously to forward the plan to the Board of Supervisors with a set of required corrections and clarifications.
Commissioner Paul Holleran moved the recommendation and Commissioner John Durco seconded. The motion recorded unanimous support from Durco, Holleran and Chair Connie Mattei. The commission had earlier reviewed the planning module and noted it was initially unsigned; the module was subsequently signed by the developer and by the Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO).
The commission’s conditions require the plan to show the existing or proposed driveway location, the existing water well and septic system locations for Lot 1, and the stream routing plus a statement about whether any portion of the property lies in a designated flood area. The plan must also identify the State road identification number for Beaver Run Road and remove extraneous test pit and easement information not needed for SALDO compliance. Commissioners recorded that the primary and secondary absorption areas are located between test pits 1R and 2R, and between 2R and 3R, and that isolation distances for any drip irrigation system must be shown if required by DEP.
The record notes the SEO signed the planning module on Nov. 7, 2025 and the owner signed as developer on Nov. 14, 2025; the owner must update contact information in Section C before the plan is submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Buyer Russell Richardson told the commission a backup sandmound is required if a drip irrigation system proves infeasible; he said a sandmound location could not be found on the property and requested a sanitary easement to the Eichinger property for sandmound testing. Solicitor Gary Falatovich said that if the applicant installs a drip irrigation system, the easement reference can be removed from the plan.
The commission’s recommendation also directs that a note be added to the plan stating that the existing house on Lot 1 must be razed prior to construction of any new drip irrigation system and its connection to a new single‑family home. DEP approval is required for all new sanitary sewer facilities on the property.
The Planning Commission forwarded its conditional recommendation to the Board of Supervisors; the commission’s action was procedural and did not itself approve final subdivision recording or construction permits.
