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» Good evening, everyone. I call this

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Lower Macungie Township Planning

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Commission meeting to order. Today is

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September 8th, 2026 and the time is 6:00

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p.m.

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Roll call. All planning commission

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members are present except Adrian Niles.

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Uh so we do have a quorum.

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Additionally in attendance, director of

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community development Ventriglio,

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Township solicitor Mark Fischer,

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Township engineer Megan McKean, Township

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zoning officer Chris Russo, and Township

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planner Nathan Jones.

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Just a reminder for every anyone

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speaking tonight, please speak clearly

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into the microphone because this meeting

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is being recorded.

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Uh there is a new appointment to the

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Planning Commission. Uh Adrian Niles was

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approved by the board last week by the

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Board of Commissioners.

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Um he was unable to make it tonight, so

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we will welcome him in our October

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meeting.

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First order of business

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is the approval of the meeting minutes

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from August 11th, 2026. Have all the

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Planning Commission members had an

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opportunity to review the minutes?

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» Yes.

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» Are there any corrections or comments to

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Is there a motion to approve the

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minutes?

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» Motion approved.

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» Second.

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» All those in favor say I.

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» Opposed. Abstained.

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Motion carries 4 to 0.

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Next item is 5.1,

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6048 Hamilton Boulevard, the dental

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clinic

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for the prelim final review.

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So I'd like to invite the applicants to

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come to the table in the front.

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anything that you'd like to say, and

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then I'm going to turn it over to the

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applicant. I know we've we saw you about

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two or three months ago. So, if you want

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what has changed since then, I

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appreciate it then, and then I'll go to

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uh Megan to give the engineering

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Um so, with that, Nathan, do you have

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anything that you want to add to this?

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» Uh thank you, sir. Um in short, uh we

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have been working The staff level has

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been working with the applicant now for

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many months, as you noted. Um the most

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recent round of review saw um

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that the most recent submission uh

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included amendments to address staff

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comments. Uh on the planning side, we

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now have the street wall, we have

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pedestrian connectivity, the monument

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sign. Um the most recent submission

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included, as the planning commission

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recommended and requested at their last

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meeting, um a full set of renderings for

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what the structure is supposed to look

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like. So, we do have that available now

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as well uh as part of your review. Um

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several items um that are noted in the

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engineer's letter with respect to storm

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water, as well as uh water service that

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will need to be addressed, and I will

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hand those off to the township engineer,

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» Great. Thank you, Nathan.

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» Uh thank you, everybody. I'm Jason

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Engineers.

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Architects.

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Um we've received the planning uh

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packet. Uh we've reviewed the planning

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uh letter, and uh feel we can comply

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with with everything uh Nathan alluded

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to the storm water sign off that we're

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currently uh negotiating with the Jason

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property owner and they're reviewing it

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with their attorneys and engineers

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driveway address their technical

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comments so that should be forthcoming

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shortly. The PA sewage planning module's

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currently at the township awaiting

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approval to advance to DEP.

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preliminary final land development and

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for a waiver to curb along Hamilton

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architecturals.

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monument signs to address staff

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and we we did adjust the plan that we

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are now showing a new sanitary sewer

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lateral connection to replace the

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I just wanted to highlight a couple

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items in our engineer's letter. It

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sounds like it will be we'll comply for

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our outstanding comments which includes

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upgrading that sanitary lateral from the

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cleanout to the main to be 6 in to be

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we did want to emphasize that permission

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from the neighboring lot that will be

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receiving the increased stormwater

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runoff um is acquired as well as

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permission for the easement which the

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potable water connection, the water

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to the stop bar, but we can work that

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» I have no comments.

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renderings and I appreciate the

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photorealistic rendering you provided.

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eight of the project design companion,

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it gives a pretty good realistic view of

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minimal view of anything of the the rear

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structure. So, I appreciate that. Thank

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» Uh yes, we have.

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» Do you have any comments or questions?

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» Uh we do not.

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» Do I hear a motion to

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approval of the 6048 Hamilton Boulevard

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Dental Clinic?

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» So moved.

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» And just to reiterate the

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two waivers, the ones that you

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Uh do I hear a second?

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» Second.

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» All right. All those in favor, say I.

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» Opposed? Abstained?

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Motion carries 4 to nothing. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» Uh second item is 5.2, staff department

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» Yes, thank you. I can just uh provide a

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brief update. Everything that's listed

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on the pending applications under review

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by staff is

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um either in process right now with uh

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staff for review or in front of uh

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getting ready to be in front of the

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Board of Commissioners in the case of uh

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the heart preserve after the board's

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recommendation. So,

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is expecting to make an application to

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us in the relatively near future.

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that there will be in the coming months

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a number of new land developments where

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we've received outreach by prospective

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applicants that we will likely be seeing

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as as new submissions. So, just uh for

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the planning commission's edification,

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we do expect to see more submissions

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coming in in the near future.

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Chris and Vince if they have anything

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else that they'd like to add and share

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with the group tonight.

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» Thank you, Nathan. Nothing further for

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me. Chris?

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» No, nothing further for me.

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» All right, thank you, gentlemen.

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there a motion to adjourn the meeting?

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» So moved.

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» Second.

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» All those in favor, say aye.

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» Aye.

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» Aye.

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» Motion passes four nothing.

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September 8th, 2026 Lower Merion

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Township Planning Commission meeting is

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adjourned at 6:11. Thank you, everyone.

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» Thank you, Nate. Thank you, Mark.

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» Thank you.

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» Good night.

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» See you, everybody.

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» Good night, gentlemen.