Manor supervisors approve zoning amendment for Vistablock 392‑unit development

Manor Township supervisors adopted Ordinance 3‑2026 at their Aug. 3 meeting, approving a Vistablock, LLC text amendment for parcels on Blue Rock Road and Shertzer Lane. The hearing record shows the Manor Township Planning Commission recommended approval and township staff confirmed notice and criteria were met.

Mr. Conrad, a representative of Vistablock, said the plan "dropped to 392 units based upon slopes on the site," which he said corresponds to fewer than 3½ units per acre, and that "this development will only create 19% impervious area on the 120 acres." The proposed buildout would include townhomes, single‑family homes and four‑story apartment buildings; Mr. Conrad said Boyd Wilson is scheduled to manage the homeowners association. He and township staff noted the plan is recorded as age‑restricted and would require a variance to convert units to non‑restricted housing.

Supervisor Missy Phelan asked how the project would affect the township's older residents; the developer and staff responded that the age‑restriction is part of the recorded plan and would not change without a variance. Township Manager Ryan Strohecker also restated the township's request to change ingress and egress at Freedom Memorial Park as part of project considerations.

Allan Herr moved to adopt Ordinance 3‑2026; Jim Keck seconded. The motion carried 3–1 with Phelan opposed and Dennis Funk recused from the vote because of a family business conflict. During public comment, resident Leslie Hess of Walnut Hill Road stated he "is in support of this plan."