Commission asks Penn Home & Farm to request setback modification; corrects plan details

The Planning Commission reviewed the Penn Home & Farm Plan of Lots and identified several required corrections and a recommended setback modification. The application, presented with property owner representation present and adjoining landowners in attendance, was accepted as complete but commissioners said the application lacked the tax map parcel number, total lots created and post‑development acreage.

Commissioners listed detailed plan corrections required before they would forward a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. Items included correcting the owner address (Delmont ZIP 15626), amending the Owner Certification, fixing a likely typo in the "after subdivision" acreage for parcel 57‑12‑00‑0‑021 (should read 10.3 instead of 10.03), securing a driveway permit for access onto Mark Drive, and adding a revision number and date to the plan. The Commission also voted to recommend that the applicant submit a written modification request to the Supervisors to maintain a 25‑foot setback referenced in the Garden Court Plan of Lots; the SALDO requires a 30‑foot setback unless modified.

Solicitor Ryan Thomas advised the setback cannot be grandfathered and, if granted, a note would need to be placed on the plan. The Commission recommended separating the setback condition from other conditions in case the Supervisors do not approve the modification request.