Consider for recommendation to the Board of Commissioners approval of an Amendment to the following condition of approval to allow the Final Plan to be recorded by May 16, 2020. The condition was imposed on a proposal to convert the two existing mill buildings on the site into condominiums and construct a new condominium building for a total of 33 new residential units.

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. 

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

Staff recommends the following conditions be imposed upon the request:

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 previously posted $100,000 financial security shall remain with the Township 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.