Planning Commission
Wednesday, March 03 2010
The February meeting of the Upper
Frederick Township Planning Commission was called to order by the Chairman at 7:00 PM. Attending were Robert
Young, Chairman; William O'Donnell, Planning Commission Member; Randy Wampole, Planning Commission Member;
Norm Ulrich, Township Engineer; David Allebach, Township Solicitor; Oliver Carley, Township Planner;
Jackie Tallon, Township Manager and Lois Reitnour, Administrative Assistant.
Also in Attendance: Joe
Long, Goezel Road Subdivision; For Frederick Mennonite Community: Greg Scott (RPL Architects), Cliff
Stout (Stout, Tacconelli & Associates), Michelle Rassler (Frederick Mennonite Community), Mark Hackenburg (RGS
Associates), and Jeff Sturla (Benchmark Construction).
Approval of
Minutes:
Mr. Wampole made a motion to approve
the Minutes from the December 17, 2009 Planning Commission meeting. Mr. O'Donnell seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
Frederick Mennonite
Community - Phase I and Cottage Conversion Plan
Michelle Rassler, Member Senior
LeadershipTeam at Frederick Mennonite, read an opening statement on behalf of John Hendrickson, CEO for Frederick
Mennonite, who could not attend.
Greg Scott presented a visual
overview of the actual Phase I Master Plan implementation and Cottage Conversion Plan for the UFT Planning Commission
consideration. Mark Hackenburg continued with the
presentation in order to give a more
technical explanation of the Cottage Conversion Plan pertaining to fire fighting, safety issues and standards
in accordance with UFT Ordinances and Regulations.
Following presentation closure,
Planning Commission members put forth a number of questions for clarity of areas of concern and
understanding. Areas of concern will be given to proper township authorities for review, discussion and
recommendations.
Active
Subdivisions:
3108 Goezel Road Subdivision
- Expires
6/7/2010
Mr. Long presented a rough sketch
of what he envisioned for the proposed subdivision. Mr. Long requested guidelines from the Planning
Commission for submitting this subdivision. Planning Commission suggested that Mr. Long follow
recommendations given in LTL's (Township Engineer) review letter dated February 19, 2010 as an outline for what needs
to be accomplished before formal submission. Mr. Ulrich stated that Mr. Long can contact his office for
any additional assistance.
Sketch Plan
Submission:
Bardman
Tract - No activity
to report
Forrest Tract Subdivision
- Expires 6/10/2010
- No activity to report.
Scioto Village
- Expires 5/13/10 -
No activity to report.
Land
Development:
Lords & Ladies
Salon - Expires
4/13/10 - No activity to report.
Camp Laughing
Waters - Expires
4/13/10 - No activity to report. Ms. Tallon stated that she will contact Langdon Engineering, representative for the
girl scouts, in an attempt to obtain an update.
Other
Business:
EGGS Grant (Now named TDR
Project)
Mr. Oliver Carley stated that the
draft of the TDR ordinance is moving forward. Next step is for the township to initiate BMPs (Best Management
Practices), other examples of TDR projects in the area and organize a Steering Committee within the township. Mr.
Carley and Ms. Tallon will work on organizing the Steering Committee.
CPVRPC
Regional Planning Commission Meeting
was held on February 22, 2010. Mr. Carley provided copy of the minutes. A copy of a letter from
Mr. Dean Becker, Chairman of the Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission, to PennDot, regarding the
Plank Road project, was presented to the Planning Commission.
Adjournment
Mr. Young made a motion to adjourn
the meeting at 8:45 PM. Mr. O'Donnell seconded and the meeting was adjourned.
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