TodaySupervisors allow for land subdivision in S. Middleton
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Article RatingSouth Middleton Township supervisors have agreed to allow a developer subdivide land, but they asked for a commitment for a connector road through the site.
Developers of Heritage Village, which includes a mix of commercial and residential uses proposed off York Road and Fairview Street, wanted to legally divide the commercial part of the property from the residential part. The Heritage Village project was formerly the Carlisle Forge plan.
The developers have not submitted plans to develop the site, but they asked for board approval for the subdivision.
A previous development plan, showing commercial use and 561 housing units on 189 acres across from Mayapple Golf Links had been rejected twice by South Middleton officials and was later withdrawn.
The project fell apart after a promised connector road between York and Trindle roads was taken off the table by Heritage Village developer Kiran Patel.
Officials had wanted a connector road through the site to alleviate traffic on Fairview Street, which now serves as a connector between York and Trindle.
Patel had proposed to build half the connector road, with the other half to be completed by the developer of a neighboring Otto tract, or during the final phase of Patel’s neighborhood.
Supervisors have maintained that they cannot consider a project without a connector road and made that clear to developers Thursday.
“We’re concerned that a connector get put in in a timely manner,” said Supervisor Tom Faley.
“The project cannot support putting this in up front,” said Ron Lucas, the attorney for Patel.
Lucas said the connector could be started upon the beginning of construction on the commercial property, but wouldn’t be completed until 40 percent of the total site area is built. “How far it goes will depend on how fast (construction) progresses,” Lucas said.
“I’m personally pushing for the earliest implementation possible,” Faley said.
Supervisor Jim Baker, who lives in the Mayapple neighborhood, said he and his neighbors are not eager for the road at all, since it could affect traffic on Mayapple Drive. “I want it as late as possible,” Baker said.
The board unanimously approved the subdivision plan.
