[0:03] I'll climb over you.

[0:05] » Let me climb over you.

[0:07] » [laughter]

[0:10] » Good evening, everyone. I call this

[0:12] Lower Macungie Township Planning

[0:13] Commission meeting to order. Today is

[0:15] September 8th, 2026 and the time is 6:00

[0:19] p.m.

[0:21] Roll call. All planning commission

[0:23] members are present except Adrian Niles.

[0:26] Uh so we do have a quorum.

[0:29] Additionally in attendance, director of

[0:30] community development Ventriglio,

[0:32] Township solicitor Mark Fischer,

[0:35] Township engineer Megan McKean, Township

[0:37] zoning officer Chris Russo, and Township

[0:39] planner Nathan Jones.

[0:42] Just a reminder for every anyone

[0:44] speaking tonight, please speak clearly

[0:46] into the microphone because this meeting

[0:47] is being recorded.

[0:50] Uh there is a new appointment to the

[0:52] Planning Commission. Uh Adrian Niles was

[0:56] um

[0:57] approved by the board last week by the

[1:00] Board of Commissioners.

[1:02] Um he was unable to make it tonight, so

[1:04] we will welcome him in our October

[1:06] meeting.

[1:09] First order of business

[1:12] is the approval of the meeting minutes

[1:13] from August 11th, 2026. Have all the

[1:16] Planning Commission members had an

[1:18] opportunity to review the minutes?

[1:20] » Yes.

[1:21] » Yes.

[1:22] » Are there any corrections or comments to

[1:24] note?

[1:28] Okay.

[1:29] Is there a motion to approve the

[1:30] minutes?

[1:31] » Motion approved.

[1:33] » Second.

[1:35] » All those in favor say I.

[1:37] I.

[1:37] » I.

[1:38] » Opposed. Abstained.

[1:40] Motion carries 4 to 0.

[1:46] Next item is 5.1,

[1:49] 6048 Hamilton Boulevard, the dental

[1:52] clinic

[1:53] for the prelim final review.

[1:56] So I'd like to invite the applicants to

[1:58] come to the table in the front.

[2:01] Um

[2:03] We give Nathan an opportunity to say

[2:05] anything that you'd like to say, and

[2:07] then I'm going to turn it over to the

[2:08] applicant. I know we've we saw you about

[2:10] two or three months ago. So, if you want

[2:12] to say

[2:14] what has changed since then, I

[2:15] appreciate it then, and then I'll go to

[2:18] uh Megan to give the engineering

[2:20] comments.

[2:21] Um so, with that, Nathan, do you have

[2:24] anything that you want to add to this?

[2:25] » Uh thank you, sir. Um in short, uh we

[2:29] have been working The staff level has

[2:32] been working with the applicant now for

[2:34] many months, as you noted. Um the most

[2:36] recent round of review saw um

[2:40] that the most recent submission uh

[2:42] included amendments to address staff

[2:45] comments. Uh on the planning side, we

[2:47] now have the street wall, we have

[2:49] pedestrian connectivity, the monument

[2:51] sign. Um the most recent submission

[2:54] included, as the planning commission

[2:56] recommended and requested at their last

[2:59] meeting, um a full set of renderings for

[3:02] what the structure is supposed to look

[3:03] like. So, we do have that available now

[3:05] as well uh as part of your review. Um

[3:08] but beyond that, um and I will not go

[3:10] into too much detail, but there are

[3:12] several items um that are noted in the

[3:15] engineer's letter with respect to storm

[3:17] water, as well as uh water service that

[3:21] will need to be addressed, and I will

[3:23] hand those off to the township engineer,

[3:24] but I have no further comments, but am

[3:26] happy to answer any questions that you

[3:28] may have.

[3:30] » Great. Thank you, Nathan.

[3:33] » Uh thank you, everybody. I'm Jason

[3:34] Schoyer with Keystone Consulting

[3:36] Engineers.

[3:37] Um and this is Eric Horning from Horning

[3:39] Architects.

[3:41] Um we've received the planning uh

[3:43] packet. Uh we've reviewed the planning

[3:46] uh letter, and uh feel we can comply

[3:49] with with everything uh Nathan alluded

[3:51] to the storm water sign off that we're

[3:53] currently uh negotiating with the Jason

[3:55] property owner and they're reviewing it

[3:57] with their attorneys and engineers

[4:00] and we're hopeful to have that in short

[4:02] time.

[4:04] Um the township engineer letter we've

[4:06] reviewed

[4:08] and feel we can comply with their

[4:09] outstanding comments.

[4:11] Um we do note that

[4:14] you know we're

[4:16] resubmitted the PennDOT HOP for the the

[4:18] driveway address their technical

[4:20] comments so that should be forthcoming

[4:22] shortly. The PA sewage planning module's

[4:25] currently at the township awaiting

[4:27] approval to advance to DEP.

[4:31] Um

[4:32] and we do have two waiver requests in

[4:35] the letter

[4:37] uh

[4:38] one for Saldo 22A for 02 for the

[4:41] preliminary final land development and

[4:44] Saldo 22A 705.9

[4:47] for a waiver to curb along Hamilton

[4:50] Boulevard.

[4:51] Uh as Nathan has said we provide the

[4:53] architecturals.

[4:55] Um

[4:55] layout wise of the plan has been is

[4:58] pretty much the same plan as you've seen

[5:00] before. We've

[5:02] adjusted some of the street walls and

[5:03] monument signs to address staff

[5:05] comments.

[5:07] Um

[5:08] and we we did adjust the plan that we

[5:11] are now showing a new sanitary sewer

[5:14] lateral connection to replace the

[5:16] existing one.

[5:18] Um

[5:20] so with that if there's any comments.

[5:23] Thank you. Megan.

[5:28] » I just wanted Oh, can you hear me?

[5:31] Hi.

[5:32] I just wanted to highlight a couple

[5:34] items in our engineer's letter. It

[5:36] sounds like it will be we'll comply for

[5:39] our outstanding comments which includes

[5:41] upgrading that sanitary lateral from the

[5:44] cleanout to the main to be 6 in to be

[5:48] compliant. Um

[5:50] and then I just wanted to reiterate that

[5:53] the sanitary lateral will also need to

[5:55] be included in the HOP.

[5:58] Um

[5:59] and looking through our other comments,

[6:03] we did want to emphasize that permission

[6:07] from the neighboring lot that will be

[6:09] receiving the increased stormwater

[6:11] runoff um is acquired as well as

[6:14] permission for the easement which the

[6:17] potable water connection, the water

[6:18] lateral will

[6:20] uh be running through to reach the lot.

[6:22] That will need to be acquired as well.

[6:24] Um

[6:26] and

[6:28] I believe those were

[6:30] our main

[6:32] comments.

[6:33] Um another highlight of concern is just

[6:37] to add the the crosswalk back in

[6:40] um

[6:40] in between the two ADA ramps or

[6:43] platforms up by the sidewalk.

[6:45] » Yeah, we we can work with your office on

[6:47] that. I know we commented PennDOT had

[6:50] requested that crosswalk be removed due

[6:53] to the stop bar, but we can work that

[6:55] with between your office and and

[6:56] PennDOT.

[6:57] » Okay.

[6:58] I think those were the main points

[7:00] unless you have any further questions.

[7:03] Okay.

[7:04] » No, and I had

[7:05] with that water easement, that is also

[7:07] under review with the adjacent

[7:08] landowner, too.

[7:09] The same property owner.

[7:11] Okay, great.

[7:13] Uh planning commission,

[7:15] comments, questions?

[7:18] » I have no comments.

[7:20] » None for me.

[7:21] » No comment.

[7:22] » Okay.

[7:23] Um I know last time we talked about the

[7:25] renderings and I appreciate the

[7:27] photorealistic rendering you provided.

[7:30] There was some concern about the

[7:31] roofline.

[7:32] Um but on page

[7:34] eight of the project design companion,

[7:39] it gives a pretty good realistic view of

[7:41] what you'd see coming off of Hamilton

[7:42] and and the

[7:44] minimal view of anything of the the rear

[7:47] structure. So, I appreciate that. Thank

[7:48] you.

[7:51] Um

[7:55] I think everything else has been

[7:58] picked up.

[8:01] Did you have a chance, Jason, to review

[8:04] the recommendation?

[8:07] » Uh yes, we have.

[8:09] » Do you have any comments or questions?

[8:12] » Uh we do not.

[8:15] » Do I hear a motion to

[8:18] uh conditionally recommend

[8:21] approval of the 6048 Hamilton Boulevard

[8:24] Dental Clinic?

[8:25] » So moved.

[8:31] » And just to reiterate the

[8:35] recommendation includes items 1 through

[8:39] 9

[8:40] with

[8:42] two uh

[8:43] two waivers, the ones that you

[8:45] referenced, Jason, before.

[8:49] Uh do I hear a second?

[8:51] » Second.

[8:54] » All right. All those in favor, say I.

[8:58] » I.

[8:59] » Opposed? Abstained?

[9:02] Motion carries 4 to nothing. Thank you.

[9:04] » Thank you.

[9:05] » Thank you.

[9:13] » Uh second item is 5.2, staff department

[9:17] report.

[9:20] » Yes, thank you. I can just uh provide a

[9:22] brief update. Everything that's listed

[9:24] on the pending applications under review

[9:26] by staff is

[9:27] um either in process right now with uh

[9:30] staff for review or in front of uh

[9:33] getting ready to be in front of the

[9:34] Board of Commissioners in the case of uh

[9:37] the heart preserve after the board's

[9:39] recommendation. So,

[9:41] we do note that the Costco fuel facility

[9:44] is expecting to make an application to

[9:46] us in the relatively near future.

[9:48] And I would just note that we do expect

[9:51] that there will be in the coming months

[9:54] a number of new land developments where

[9:57] we've received outreach by prospective

[9:59] applicants that we will likely be seeing

[10:02] as as new submissions. So, just uh for

[10:05] the planning commission's edification,

[10:06] we do expect to see more submissions

[10:09] coming in in the near future.

[10:11] I would defer to

[10:13] Chris and Vince if they have anything

[10:15] else that they'd like to add and share

[10:17] with the group tonight.

[10:21] » Thank you, Nathan. Nothing further for

[10:22] me. Chris?

[10:24] » No, nothing further for me.

[10:27] » All right, thank you, gentlemen.

[10:29] Is there any comment from the public?

[10:32] Anything?

[10:34] Okay.

[10:36] If there's no other further business, is

[10:38] there a motion to adjourn the meeting?

[10:41] » So moved.

[10:43] » Second.

[10:44] » All those in favor, say aye.

[10:46] » Aye.

[10:47] » Motion passes four nothing.

[10:49] September 8th, 2026 Lower Merion

[10:51] Township Planning Commission meeting is

[10:52] adjourned at 6:11. Thank you, everyone.

[10:59] » Thank you, Nate. Thank you, Mark.

[11:00] » Thank you.

[11:02] » Good night.

[11:02] » See you, everybody.

[11:05] » Good night, gentlemen.

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