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Planning commission conditionally approves South Prince Street development with transitional units and service space
Summary
Lancaster City's planning commission granted conditional approval to the 132134 South Prince Street project, which will replace existing structures with a three-story building containing nine transitional units, 31 apartments and on-site services; the approval includes a waiver for one required street tree and is contingent on final agreements and financial securities.
Lancaster City's Planning Commission voted to conditionally approve the land-development plan for 132134 South Prince Street, authorizing a three-story building that will include nine transitional units on the first floor and 31 apartments above.
Cheryl Love, of the LA Group, and Marisol, with the Housing Authority, presented the plan and described on-site service space for residents. Marisol said, "we are hoping to construct on the 1st Floor 9 transitional units." Planning staff recommended conditional approval pending finalization of the developer agreement, the stormwater operation-and-maintenance (O&M) agreement and the financial-security estimate; the commission accepted the recommendation and approved the project after a motion and second.
The applicants told the commission the project will include a cistern to capture stormwater and a system to pump and reuse that water for toilet flushing. Cheryl Love described site landscaping and access changes, and said the team is providing more bike racks than required. She noted an existing brick rowhouse at the front of the site will remain and that one front tree will be removed as part of the plan.
Commissioners discussed pedestrian access and lighting, and the applicants clarified that a shaded line in the rendering represented a neighboring property rather than a public walkway; they also described gated courtyard space designed to be secure for residents. The applicants requested a modification to not provide one additional required street tree, citing physical constraints on the frontage; the commission accepted the waiver as part of the conditional approval.
The approval was contingent on executing the outstanding agreements and resolving administrative items listed on the plans. The motion carried after recorded aye votes and no recorded opposition. The commission directed staff to confirm the outstanding documentation before issuing final approval.
