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Potter Township Planning Commission

April 4, 2006 Meeting

 

Members

  Present: Rod Humphrey, Monty Strouse, Dick Decker, Lucy Curran, Jacob Tannis, and Mark Fortney

  Absent: Dave Henning

Call To Order:

Meeting called to order at 7:02 PM by Chairman Rod Humphrey

Approval of Minutes:

Minutes from the March 28,2006 meeting were distributed and unanimously approved on a motion by Mark Fortney and a second by Lucy Curran.

Zoning Officer Report: No Report

Supervisors Report: Monty Strouse reported that the Supervisors had re-organized and that Tom Sharer is the new Chairman.

He also reported that that the Supervisors wanted the Planning Commission to make the coordination of Potter Township Zoning District designations with the Penns Valley Comprehensive Plan designations and the meshing of the topographical drawings of the two documents a top priority.  They also want the Planning Commission to communicate with Larger Land Owners in Prime Agriculture Areas regarding the need for any zoning changes (such as the 3 acre requirement).  Following the report, it was agreed that the work sessions scheduled for the 4th Tuesday of April and May (4/25/06 and 5/23/06) would be devoted totally to the Zoning designations etc. and no other business would be discussed. Lucy Curran agreed to contact Walker Township to obtain information possibly a survey on how they communicated with the land owners.

Correspondence was shared and reviewed by the committee including the following:

  • Letter from Centre County Planning Office to S&A Custom Built Homes, Inc re: the Centre County Planning Commission granting the 6th 90 day extension for completing all remaining conditions pending plan approval of Mountainview Estates Subdivision, at their March 21,2006 meeting.
  • Letter from Centre County Planning Office to State College Baseball Club, Inc.  re: the Centre County Planning Commission granting the 12th 90 day extension for completing all remaining conditions pending plan approval of the State College Baseball Club, Inc. Land development, at their March 21,2006 meeting.
  • Letter from Centre County Planning Office  to AGL Limited Partnership re: the Centre County Planning Commission granting the 1st 90 day extension for completing all remaining conditions pending plan approval of Designers Studio Land Development at their March 21,2006 meeting.
  • Letter from Centre County Planning Office  to AGL Limited Partnership re: the Centre County Planning Commission giving Final Approval for  Designers Studio Land Development.
  • Letter from DEP, North Central region to Paul Zerby, Chairman of Potter Township Supervisors approving the revision of Potter Township’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for the Mountainview Estates Subdivision. Code: 04-161; APS# 554071.
  • Rod Humphrey shared a copy of the Centre County Municipal Official available on the web and a PSARS Bulletin.

Old Business:

  • Stanley Wallace, Nittany Engineering presented revised drawings the Sinking Creek Subdivision showing a reduction from 74 lots and one open space to 63 lots and one open space. The new spacing is based on the Casselberry Hydrogeologic Study. Some lots are limited to three bedrooms. Separation between wells and septic systems will exceed DEP Spacing guidelines in Title 25.  He also reported on a meeting concerning the Sinking Creek Road and Route 144 Intersection. The Developer has agreed to cover all costs associated with the needed improvements at the intersection pending land owner concent.
  • Stanley also presented a Component 4A Sewage Planning Module per DEP  Code 05-253 for the Sinking Creek Subdivision for approval and completion by the Planning Commission. It was approved on a motion by Monty Strouse and a second by Mark Fortney with a comment noted on Item 3 concerning some disagreement between two Hydrogeologic Studies (One by Casselberrry and a second by Bucek) presented to the Planning Commission.

New Business:  None reported

Citizens Concerns:

General discussion regarding the Traffic Study, Hydrogeologic Studies and revised Plan Drawings for the Sinking Creek Subdivision.

 

Meeting adjourned 8:40 PM, Motion by Rod Humphrey with a second by Mark Fortney.

 

Respectfully Submitted, 

 

Dick A. Decker

Planning Commission Secretary

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