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Upper Allen grants developer extension for Fisher Road plan after compromise offer
Summary
Hartz Real Estate offered a 0.5-acre dedication and sidewalk/trail work as an alternative to a previously expected 1-acre donation; the board granted an extension for the 1924 Fisher Road plan through Dec. 31, 2026 to allow staff and the developer to revise and return with drawings.
The Upper Allen Board of Commissioners on Aug. 3 voted to grant Hartz Real Estate an extension on the preliminary/final land development plan for 1924 Fisher Road (file PZ2601-02) until Dec. 31, 2026. The developer told the board it could offer a 0.5-acre dedication in the rear instead of the one-acre donation previously discussed; staff warned that taking a full acre would substantially increase impervious-coverage and stormwater complexity and could make the project infeasible.
At the meeting, the developer's representative described the trade-offs: the 0.5-acre option would reduce the project by about three townhomes, while a full acre would reduce roughly six units. The developer also proposed sidewalk construction along Fisher Road and a trail connection to Fisher Park as alternatives to a full-acre dedication. Town staff noted subdivision-ordinance requirements for right-of-way (50-foot right-of-way; 24-foot cartway) and said they would continue to review access-drive versus public/private road options.
The board voted to grant the extension to give the developer time to work with staff on revised drawings and stormwater details.
