Peters Township council denies proposed development
Peters Township council unanimously denied a preliminary development plan for a housing plan along East McMurray Road at Monday’s meeting.
Andrew and Amy Zahalsky had submitted plans for Pleasant Pointe, which would have included 15 townhouses and 38 duplexes on the land across the street from Peters Township Middle School.
The property is currently low density residential zoning, which only allows for half-acre lots. Township Manager Paul Lauer said Tuesday that the Pleasant Pointe application was filed prior to that change and was still being considered as a mixed residential district.
According to Lauer, council found several issues with the proposal.
“There were just a host of problems with the planning,” Lauer said.
Among those problems were a lack of plans for stormwater management or erosion. Lauer said their geotechnical analysis was incomplete, and there was a failure to provide traffic improvements to East McMurray Road.
According to Lauer, the developer can appeal the decision. When reached by phone Tuesday, Andrew Zahalsky declined to comment on council’s decision and whether or not they would appeal.
After council’s decision, the property can only be developed under low density zoning rules, according to Lauer.