Friday, December 14, 2012
Marple commissioners unanimously approved the preliminary final subdivision plan for Rose Hill Road on Monday night.
BROOMALL–The Marple Township Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the preliminary/final subdivision plan for 27 Rose Hill Road. The approved plan will allow the existing 54,000 sq. ft. parcel to be subdivided into two new residential building lots, according to the resolution. The applicant, Michael Seeds of R.H. Lane, LLC, plans to construct two single-family homes on the two vacant parcels, which will measure 24,000 and 36,000 square feet. In a separate vote, the commissioners unanimously approved the Rose Hill Road applicant's conditional use request to permit a single-family house on each of the R-1 Residential lots to be constructed within areas of steep and very steep slopes, subject to certain restrictions and conditions …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The final land development plan for Phase III of the Ravenscliff Subdivision on Old Marple Road was approved by Marple Board of Commissioners on Monday, Dec. 10.
BROOMALL–In other business, the Marple Township Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the revised final land development plan for Phase III of the Ravenscliff Subdivision on Old Marple Road. The final phase calls for 146 stacked townhouse condominium units to be built in lieu of the 160 mid-rise condo units, which were originally approved for Phase III of the development. The resolution is subject to several conditions, including 100 feet of non-disturbance and a 150-foot berm with landscaping surrounding Phase III's development from its neighbors, said Township Solicitor Adam Matlawski. The berm and non-disturbance area were discussed at the last commissioners meeting in November. In a separate vote related to the development, the …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Melmark's application for three conditional uses were approved by Newtown Township Board of Supervisors on Nov. 26.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved three conditional uses for Melmark, Inc., located at 2600 Wayland Road, Berwyn, in Newtown Township, on Monday night. Melmark received approval from the supervisors on amendments to the existing conditional uses in the current R-1 Residential District and uses permitted in steep slopes of the following: In addition, supervisors unanimously approved the preliminary land development as submitted by Melmark on Monday night. Included in Melmark's land development plan is expanding the existing mansion with 21,000 square feet additional space in the rear of the building that will house a conference room, office space, two classrooms, and additional living spaces. The…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Marple Township Board of Commissioners will be making a decision on the last phase of the Ravenscliff development at their December meeting.
BROOMALL–The fate of the 34.8-acre Ravenscliff development's final phase–located on Old Marple Road in Media–will be decided on at the next Marple Township Board of Commissioners meeting in December. A conditional use hearing on the final phase of the property–owned by The Benson Companies–was given at a Nov. 13 commissioners meeting. Attorney Don Petrosa, representing The Benson Companies, said a conditional use approval was really not needed but went before the board with "abundance of caution." Bo Erixxon, vice president of the land and site development for the project, reported he has met with the two organizations–Crum Creek Neighbors and the Crum Creek Valley Association–who had previously vocalized their concerns over the sensitive…
Monday, November 26, 2012
A property owner of two vacant lots on Rose Hill Road in Broomall is seeking a conditional use approval from the Marple Board of Commissioners to construct two single-family homes.
BROOMALL–Rose Hill Road residents in Broomall may be seeing two new homes constructed on their street. A conditional use approval request was presented before the Marple Township Board of Commissioners at a meeting on Nov. 13 to construct two single-family homes on Rose Hill Road. The application–submitted by Michael Seeds of R.H. Lane, LLC–calls for the construction of two single-family homes on the south side of Rose Hill Road at the intersection of Lewis Road on two vacant parcels measuring 24,000 and 36,000 square feet. The land development plan for the two properties will include public water and sewer hookups. Each home will allow for two parking spaces in the driveway as well as a garage and a turnaround available for the cars to be…
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Newtown Township Board of Supervisors approved a conditional use and amended final land development application of Somerset/Terrazza application with provisions at a meeting on Monday, Sept. 24.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Nearly a year after their preliminary final land development plan was approved by the Newtown Planning Commission, the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors approved the conditional use and waiver requirements as well as the amended final land development application for the 40-acre Della Porta property on Monday night. Developer David Della Porta's application for the proposed Terrazza/Somerset development, off of Route 252/Newtown Street Road and Gradyville Road, was previously approved for rezoning by supervisors last September. The zone was changed from SU-7 (special use) to AO (apartment/office zone). The plan now includes 250 multi-family units in four buildings approximately 55-feet high (original plan had 14, 55-feet…
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A trail from Springhouse Development in Newtown Square has prompted a discussion on abandoning the trail altogether and donating the $70,000 in escrow to the township, or possibly connecting it to a township-wide trail.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Though SAP has "clearly stated" that they would not consider granting an easement on their property to connect to a trail from the Springhouse Development in Newtown Square, Newtown Township officials are considering the possibility of an alternate trail, according to Supervisors Chairman Joseph Catania on Monday night. Springhouse developer Nelson "Chip" Vaughan and Springhouse Development Homeowners Association President Robert Zakian went before the Board of Supervisors in August, hoping to waive the requirements to install a trail in the development. Vaughan had requested to eliminate the requirement for that trail, which was previously approved in the final land development application and which $55,000 was originally …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Marple Township Board of Commissioners unanimously approved, with condition, the development plan for the new Beneficial Bank branch at a commissioners meeting on Sept. 10.
BROOMALL–The Marple Township Board of Commissioners on Monday night voted 6-0, with one abstention, to approve the preliminary final land development and reverse subdivision plan for Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank to build a new branch on the former corn stand spot at 2021-2023 Sproul Road. Board President Michael Molinaro said he had to abstain from voting because of his business dealings with Beneficial Bank. The land development plan calls for a 2,500-square-foot bank with three drive-through lanes and a bypass lane on the left side, said Beneficial Bank's projectengineer Thierry Lindor, of Bohler Engineering, during a presentation on Monday night. There will be about 20 parking spaces, including six angled spaces which will primarily …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Springhouse Development in Newtown Square sought to waive the requirements to install a trail in its original land development plan and donate $70,000 to the township instead.
NEWTOWN SQUARE–Springhouse developer Nelson "Chip" Vaughan and Springhouse Development Homeowners Association President Robert Zakian stood before the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors on Monday night hoping to waive the requirements to install a trail in the development. The trail was part of the final land development application made by Roll International, which was approved by the supervisors 11 years ago on Aug. 3, 2001. The Trail That Leads to Nowhere "Over the period of time tht we did [developed] it, people kept moving in and we always kept getting a little resistance to the idea of this trail," said Vaughan. According to Vaughan, the trail "kind of goes from nowhere to nowhere." Vaughan said the trail would have run along …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Marple Township Board of Commissioners passed on a motion, May 14, to approve Delaware County Community College's request to build a pole barn on the school's campus.
BROOMALL–The Marple Township Board of Commissioners decided not to pass a motion at a May 14th meeting to approve the construction of a pole barn as requested by Delaware County Community College, reports The Delco News Network. The college sought a waiver request to construct a pole barn, a non-residential accessory structure, behind the tennis courts on campus to store old equipment in which the college is not away to throw out. Township Manager Anthony Hamaday brought the request to the board's attention at a work session meeting earlier this month on May 7. However, a few commissioners voiced the disapproval for the request due to college's failed promises from a previous project with the 105,000 square-foot STEM (Science, Technology, …
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Bob
1:34 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Wish they didn't approve this more ›