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Commission forwards Wertzville Road subdivision and several waiver requests amid preservation concerns
Summary
The commission reviewed a plan to split a parcel at 7166 Wertzville Road into roughly 12- and 18-acre lots, forwarded viewshed and sheet-size waivers to the Board with recommendations, left a historic-preservation waiver without recommendation after a local preservation chair asked for more research, and recommended a sanitary-sewer waiver with a condition.
The Planning Commission reviewed a final subdivision plan for 7166 Wertzville Road on Jan. 2, 2025. Zane Geist of Integrated Consulting presented a proposal to divide the parcel along Glendale Drive into a left parcel of about 12 acres that would keep the existing house and buildings and a right parcel of about 18 acres intended for sale; Mr. Geist said future absorption of the 18-acre parcel into neighboring lands is possible but not part of the current plan.
Township Engineer Aaron Moyer described most comments as checklist items and a few technical fixes. Commissioners focused discussion on several waiver requests: a viewshed-analysis waiver (SLDO 402.03.1), a waiver for preserving historic buildings (SLDO 402.03.7), and a sanitary-sewer waiver (SLDO 402.05.2). Cliff Jarrett, chair of the township's Conservation and Preservation Committee, said he had done preliminary research and that "it is currently not on the list of historical properties in the township, but it was the homestead of a prominent family," and he asked that the commission table the plan to allow further research.
Planning staff explained that if the property owner wants the site added to the historic list, the homeowner must request that listing and the current plan does not propose changes to the structures on the west side of the property. On motions the commission forwarded a viewshed-analysis waiver (SLDO 402.03.1) to the Board with a recommendation for approval, forwarded the preserving-historic-building waiver (SLDO 402.03.7) to the Board with no recommendation, and forwarded the sanitary-sewer waiver (SLDO 402.05.2) with a recommendation for approval conditioned on "perks and probes" prior to approval of any new structures or buildings (as recorded in the minutes). The commission then forwarded the plan to the Board subject to staff and engineering comments.
The minutes show the motions carried and note that Cliff Jarrett asked for time to conduct further historical research before any change is made to the structures on the property.
