18 January 2023
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 24 subject tags
The Moon Township Planning Commission met on January 18, 2023, and took several actions. The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the September 21, 2022 meeting and then reorganized for the year, unanimously electing a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary. An employee was appointed Temporary Chairman to oversee the election. The commission then voted 4-0 to approve a conditional use application from Continental Real Estate on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department for a laboratory in Building 100 of the Pittsburgh International Business Park. Health Department officials explained the lab would consolidate testing for public health and safety—including serology, food safety, and wastewater surveillance—into a 53,000-square-foot facility, replacing a cramped Lawrenceville lab. They assured the commission the lab would meet all CDC, CLIA, and state accreditation standards, involve no development of materials, and include strict safety protocols. A commissioner, an environmental engineer, raised a storage concern about nitric acid and battery banks potentially exceeding EPA limits; the applicant pledged to verify compliance. The commission also reviewed a land development plan for Airfield Gates LP on the former West Hills Commerce Park site, zoned research technology. The plan proposes two 150,000-square-foot flex buildings spanning Moon and Findley townships. The developer outlined a phased approach starting with demo and rough grading, pending an NPDES permit and a parking variance. The commission tabled the plan by a 4-0 vote to allow the applicant to address outstanding engineering comments and return in March. Under public comment, a commissioner alerted the board to recent court rulings questioning the legality of stormwater fees as taxes, potentially exempting institutions like Robert Morris University. The township manager confirmed they were monitoring the issue. The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.The Moon Township Planning Commission met on January 18, 2023, and took several actions. The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the September 21, 2022 meeting and then reorganized for the year, unanimously electing a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary. An employee was appointed Temporary Chairman to oversee the election.
The commission then voted 4-0 to approve a conditional use application from Continental Real Estate on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department for a laboratory in Building 100 of the Pittsburgh International Business Park. Health Department officials explained the lab would consolidate testing for public health and safety—including serology, food safety, and wastewater surveillance—into a 53,000-square-foot facility, replacing a cramped Lawrenceville lab. They assured the commission the lab would meet all CDC, CLIA, and state accreditation standards, involve no development of materials, and include strict safety protocols. A commissioner, an environmental engineer, raised a storage concern about nitric acid and battery banks potentially exceeding EPA limits; the applicant pledged to verify compliance.
The commission also reviewed a land development plan for Airfield Gates LP on the former West Hills Commerce Park site, zoned research technology. The plan proposes two 150,000-square-foot flex buildings spanning Moon and Findley townships. The developer outlined a phased approach starting with demo and rough grading, pending an NPDES permit and a parking variance. The commission tabled the plan by a 4-0 vote to allow the applicant to address outstanding engineering comments and return in March.
Under public comment, a commissioner alerted the board to recent court rulings questioning the legality of stormwater fees as taxes, potentially exempting institutions like Robert Morris University. The township manager confirmed they were monitoring the issue. The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
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