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Zoning board approves Rider Racing Engines' special exception with noise‑mitigation conditions
Summary
The Silver Spring Township Zoning Hearing Board approved Special Exception 2025-2 for Rider Racing Engines at 3 Souder Court, allowing a minimal building expansion to replace ventilation hoods intended to reduce noise. The approval was unanimous and will include conditions to ensure noise mitigation.
The Silver Spring Township Zoning Hearing Board on April 14 approved a special exception requested by Thomas Rider, owner of Rider Racing Engines, to permit a minimal expansion tied to replacement of ventilation hoods at 3 Souder Court in Mechanicsburg. The request was considered under Section 603 of the Silver Spring Township Zoning Ordinance for a prior non‑conforming use in the C‑1 (Commercial Neighborhood) zoning district.
Township Zoning Hearing Officer Chelsea Leiby confirmed required legal notices were published. Rider testified in support of the application, describing a project that would “replace the existing ventilation hoods” and that, in the applicant’s description, “the purpose of the hoods would be to decrease noise emitting from the Property.” Township Solicitor Sean Shultz said the township did not oppose the request because the applicant was taking steps to mitigate noise and recommended that the board impose reasonable conditions to ensure compliance. “The Township did not oppose this request as the Applicant was taking steps to mitigate noise,” Shultz said.
After adjourning to an executive session for quasi‑judicial deliberations, the board returned and a motion to approve the application and variance with conditions was made by Board Member Ryan Siney and seconded by Vice‑Chairman Richard Maffett. The motion passed unanimously. The minutes do not list the specific conditions in full detail; the board directed that reasonable conditions be attached to the approval to monitor and enforce noise mitigation measures.
A resident recorded in the minutes as Clarance Bouchat asked what remedies would be available if noise did not decrease; Solicitor Shultz outlined the procedural process for addressing such complaints. The board did not specify an appeal or enforcement timeline in the minutes. The approval allows the applicant to proceed subject to the board’s conditions and any applicable administrative steps.
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