Four Home Developement off Buck Road Moves Forward

Representatives for township resident Cosmo Disandro came before the Tuesday night to present plans for a four home development that would be built on his land at 1830 Buck Road.

The board granted approval for the development pending several small changes to the plans.

The cul-de-sac, which will sit on the 3.9 acre lot, was originally presented to the board over summer as a five home development but since has been changed to a four home street, representatives for Disandro told the board.

The development was originally presented to have a private street, that would not be maintained by the township, but it is now being requested the road be dedicated and maintained by the township.

Township Engineer Wayne Kiefer raised concerns because it is proposed that the lot’s retention basin is to built under the street, requiring the township to rip-up the road if repairs to the basin are needed.

The representatives for the development said the homeowners would pay an association fee and that would be used to pay for repairs to the road, if access to the underground basin was needed.

The board then approved that the small residential street would be maintained by the township.

Disandro’s representative's were also seeking several waivers, due to the developments small size, and agreed to pay several in-lieu-fees for township ordinances.

One of the concerns board member Joesph McFadden raised was about the waiver that let the cul-de-sac’s street be smaller than usually required. He questioned whether fire apparatus would be able to safely maneuver the street in case of an emergency.

Kiefer told McFadden, who is also a member of the , the fire marshal did the calculations and found fire apparatus would have enough room of navigate the street and that the proposed development's road did meet minimum requirements.

Disandro’s representatives agreed to all the suggestions the board raised and agreed to make the necessary changes.