Planning Commission
Summary
Halifax Township's Planning Commission met on October 7, 2024, from 7:00 to 8:31 PM, with Chairman Jake Gruver presiding alongside members Randy Paul, Chad Lebo, Don Hentz, and Dwight Hoffman. Solicitor Bruce Warshawsky, HRG, Inc. engineer Alex Greenly, and Tri-County Planning Commission representative Tanner Stroup were also in attendance. The session's most significant outcome was the conditional approval of the Fort Halifax subdivision plan, which required the commission to grant four regulatory waivers before advancing the project. Several ongoing ordinance updates — including a new stormwater management ordinance, sign ordinance, flag lot ordinance, and terminology revisions — remained tabled.
- Hale Land Development time extension — Voted 5-0 to recommend approval of a time extension for the Hale Land Development project, keeping the plan active.
- Stormwater ordinance amendment — Engineer Alex Greenly presented the pros and cons of the Small Projects Provisions before the commission voted 5-0 to recommend raising the exemption threshold from 1,000 to 2,500 square feet, which would free more small construction projects from full stormwater review requirements.
- Fort Halifax plan accepted for review — Voted 5-0 to formally accept the Fort Halifax subdivision plan for commission review.
- Fort Halifax waivers granted — Voted 5-0 to grant four waivers for the Fort Halifax plan: preliminary plat procedure (§404), erosion and sediment control plan (§407.1X), minimum lot width and maximum lot coverage (§505.3a), and monuments and markers (§602).
- Fort Halifax conditional approval — Voted 5-0 to conditionally approve the Fort Halifax plan, advancing it toward the Board of Supervisors pending satisfaction of outstanding conditions.
- 2025 meeting schedule adopted — Voted 5-0 to set the Planning Commission's meeting dates for 2025.
Who was there
Jake Gruver (Chairman) · Randy Paul (Planning Commission Member) · Chad Lebo (Planning Commission Member) · Don Hentz (Planning Commission Member) · Dwight Hoffman (Planning Commission Member) · Bruce Warshawsky (Solicitor) · Alex Greenly (Engineer) · Tanner Stroup (Tri-County Planning Commission)
Meeting business
APPROVE MINUTES
Randy Paul motioned and Don Hentz seconded to approve the minutes from Wednesday, September 4th, 2024. Motion carried 3-0-2.
OLD BUSINESS
Four items were tabled until next month: New Stormwater Management Ordinance, Updating Terminology, Sign Ordinance, and Flag Lot Ordinance.
Randy Paul motioned and Chad Lebo seconded to recommend approval of a time extension for the Hale Land Development. Motion carried 5-0.
HRG, Inc. Engineer Alex Greenly discussed the pros and cons of the Small Project Provisions for Stormwater Management. Randy Paul motioned and Chad Lebo seconded to recommend increasing the square footage threshold to 2,500 from 1,000 square feet for Stormwater Management, eliminating the Small Projects Provisions. Motion carried 5-0.
NEW BUSINESS
Chad Lebo motioned and Randy Paul seconded to accept and approve the Planning Commission meeting dates for 2025. Motion carried 5-0.
Chad Lebo motioned and Randy Paul seconded to accept the Fort Halifax Plan for review (passed 5-0). Randy Paul motioned and Don Hentz seconded to grant four waivers: Section 404 (Preliminary Plat Procedure), Section 407.1X (E&S Plan), Section 505.3a (Min. Lot Width and Max. Lot Coverage), and Section 602 (Monuments & Markers), passing 5-0. Randy Paul motioned and Jake Gruver seconded to give conditional approval for the Fort Halifax Plan, passing 5-0.
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