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AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION

COMMITTEE: Building and Planning Committee

ITEM:  REQUEST TO AMEND A CONDITION OF APPROVAL - 1400 Mill Creek Road, Gladwyne, Barker's Mill, Ward 2, 3634AA

Consider for approval an Amendment to the following condition of approval:

 

A.  The Final Plan, complying with all applicable requirements, shall be filed with the Department of Building and Planning within twelve (12) months from the date of the Preliminary Plan approval. 

 

Expiration Date:  5/27/2018.......................................Zoning: R1/HROD

Property Owner: Mill Creek Road Associates LP

Applicant: Kevin Kyle, Mill Creek Road Associates, LP

Applicant's Representative: Steven T. Hanford, Esquire, Silverang, Donohoe, Rosenzweig Haltzman LLC

 

On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, the Building & Planning Committee recommended approval of this amendment to allow the Final Plan to be recorded by May 16, 2019, subject to the following conditions:

 

1.      The applicant shall pay off all liens against the property including property maintenance violations, sanitary sewer extension and any other Township liens, at Closing or prior to recording the Final Plan, whichever occurs first.

 

2.      The applicant shall continue to provide public access through the property to the existing ruins and the Bridlewild Trail on Township property until the public easement is recorded.  The applicant shall insure the maintenance of the segment of the Bridlewild Trail that extends through the property, as shown on the recorded Final Plan.

 

3.      The applicant shall document the need for a construction easement on Township property to the north of the site.  The applicant shall submit a plan that demonstrates that the existing ruins on the Township’s property will be protected from harm caused by construction vibrations and similar effects.

 

4.      The applicant and any future owner of the property shall prevent demolition by neglect of the existing historic resources by maintaining the property and submitting an inspection report upon request by the Township (but not more often than annually) and making repairs in a timely manner on an as-needed basis.  The applicant shall also post with the Township financial security in the amount of $100,000, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Township Solicitor, to be used for maintenance of the historic resources if the applicant fails to make repairs in a timely manner on an as-needed basis, until construction has commenced and financial security is posted in connection with the start of construction, at which time the temporary security provided for herein shall be released to applicant.

 

5.      The applicant shall record the Final Plan and file for a building permit within one year of this approval.