Planning Commission
Summary
The Halifax Township Planning Commission met on December 2, 2024, with Chairman Jake Gruver presiding. Members Randy Paul, Chad Lebo, and Dwight Hoffman were present; Don Hentz was absent. Solicitor Bruce Warshawsky, HRG engineer Alex Greenly, and Tanner Stroup of Tri-County Planning Commission also attended. The session centered on advancing several ordinance updates, with the commission unanimously forwarding a revised subdivision and land development ordinance to the Board of Supervisors.
- SALDO Ordinance recommended to Board of Supervisors (4–0): The commission unanimously voted to forward the final draft of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance to the Board of Supervisors for approval, concluding an extended review process.
- Kings Storage Facility accepted for review (4–0): A new land development application for a storage facility was formally accepted into the commission's review pipeline.
- Stormwater management "Special Project Provision" presented: Engineer Alex Greenly of HRG, Inc. presented a draft special project provision for the stormwater management ordinance; no action was taken.
- Sign ordinance review ongoing: Board Supervisor Brad Bruner provided sample sign ordinances from two other townships for comparison. The commission will review both before next month's meeting.
- Hale Land Development plans under revision: The applicant will be revising recently submitted plans; no formal action was taken.
- Lake Tobias permitting question: A Lake Tobias representative asked about internal demolition work proceeding before the Board of Supervisors had approved plans for an internal building restructuring, raising a potential permitting compliance concern.
- Solar plan address gap flagged: Chad Lebo noted that approved solar projects may lack assigned addresses, citing the Anderson Solar Plan as a case where the omission caused delivery problems, and suggested the township address the procedural gap.
Who was there
Jake Gruver (Chairman, Planning Commission Member) · Randy Paul (Planning Commission Member) · Chad Lebo (Planning Commission Member) · Dwight Hoffman (Planning Commission Member) · Bruce Warshawsky (Solicitor) · Alex Greenly (Engineer, HRG, Inc.) · Tanner Stroup (Tri-County Planning Commission)
Public comments
Meeting business
APPROVE MINUTES
Dwight Hoffman motioned and Jake Gruver seconded to approve the minutes from November 4, 2024. Motion carried 3-0-1.
COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR
A representative of Lake Tobias asked about internal demolition prior to plans being approved by the Board of Supervisors to internally restructure a building. Chad Lebo raised the issue of address assignments for solar plans, noting that the Anderson Solar Plan was approved without an assigned address for the solar panel location, causing delivery problems.
OLD BUSINESS
Chad Lebo motioned and Randy Paul seconded to recommend the SALDO Ordinance Final Draft to the Board of Supervisors for approval. Motion carried 4-0.
Alex Greenly of HRG, Inc. presented a draft of the "Special Project Provision" for the Planning Commission to review.
Board Supervisor Brad Bruner provided two sign ordinances from other townships for reference. The Planning Commission agreed to review both ordinances for next month's meeting.
Hale Land Development will be revising the current plans that were recently submitted.
NEW BUSINESS
Randy Paul motioned and Chad Lebo seconded to accept the Kings Storage Facility plans for review. Motion carried 4-0.
ADJOURNMENT
Randy Paul motioned and Dwight Hoffman seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:02 p.m. Motion carried 4-0.
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