ATTENDING: Chairman Jim Wendelgass, Vice Chairman Kate Damsgaard, Members Wheeler Aman, Vince Kling, Clare Quinn, Jean Warwick and Township Manager Allen Heist.

Chairman Wendelgass called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.

REPORTS AND ZONING:

• The conditional use hearing for SLC Senior Living, LLC was continued until Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. at the West Vincent Township Building. The Planning Commission reviewed the recommendations that they discussed at the January 13, 2000 work session and Vince Kling made a motion to send the recommendations to the Board of Supervisors as written, Kate Damsgaard second the motion and Aman Wheeler stated for the record he was apposed. A member of the Planning Commission will attend the hearing for the record.
• The Township requested to have an outline of the proposed work and cost estimate detailing the items necessary to prepare a sketch plan for the alignment of the Route 100 Bypass at the Griffith Property by Castle Valley Consultants, Inc.
• Allen Heist informed the Planning Commission of the sale of the Dawes Farm and invited everyone to the February 28, 2000 Board of Supervisors meeting to hear the discussion on the TDR’s regarding this property.

SUBDIVISIONS

• Columbia Gas Transmission has submitted an application for a Conditional Use and they have submitted a Preliminary Subdivision/ Land Development. Review letters have been received from the Ludwig’s Corner Fire Co., R. Wideman Township Zoning Officer and Upper Uwchlan Twp. Vince Kling made a motion to approve the Conditional Use with the exception of the berm, Wheeler Amen second the motion.
• A preliminary subdivision plan entitled James and Karen Fasel, prepared by Medveczky Associates, Ltd. was submitted to the Township. The subdivision is located on the north side of St. Matthews Road and west side of Schoolhouse Road and is for three single family residential parcels and one agricultural parcel. Review letters are in from CC Health Department, CC Planning Commission, EAC and Township Zoning Officer. The Planning Commission is pleased with proposed use restrictions and maintenance requirements, which will be stipulated by deed restrictions on the greenway area. Would like to see the lines which defines the back of the lot be moved into what is now shown as lot #2 to be placed behind the PECO easement, helping to preserve the current visual part of the land seen from St. Matthews Road.
• Review letters were received for the Griffith Tract revised plan from Castle Valley and the Township Zoning Officer. Review letters are still outstanding.
• Hankin has submitted the sewage module plan, which has been sent out for review.
• John Bachich and David Beideman of Beideman Associates was present to review the sketch plans on the Layman's Home project with the changes that had been made due to the input from the December meeting. They reviewed the review letter from Castle Valley Consultants; particularly the definition of a single access street and cul-de-sac length. To address these issues, it was suggested that an emergency access easement be added along the existing farm lane at St. Matthews Rd.

BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR

• Vince Kling showed the Planning Commission a sketch plan of a lot line change that he will be submitting to the Township sometime in the near future.

Minutes from the December 16, 1999 meeting were approved.

The meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m.