17 May 2023
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 17 subject tags
The Moon Township Planning Commission met on May 17, 2023, with three members present. The commission approved the minutes from the March 22 meeting by a 3-0 vote. During the sketch plan phase, a representative of Alpha Residential presented a revised plan for the Apex at Diamond Ridge development, now proposing a four-story, 352-unit building with 52 townhomes. The developer requested a parking reduction from 2.0 to 1.7 spaces per unit, totaling 599 spaces, supported by a traffic and parking consultant’s analysis showing a demand of 1.34 spaces per unit. The commission deferred a decision, citing the need for the full board to be present. The commission then reviewed a major land development plan for a Sheetz convenience store and fueling center at Stoops Ferry Road and University Boulevard. The applicant proposed consolidating five parcels and constructing a 5,000-square-foot store with fueling islands, including intersection improvements with new traffic lights and lanes. Discussion covered buffers, stream protection, and floodplain compliance. The commission voted 3-0 to approve the plan with conditional use changes and engineer recommendations, but the applicant requested a tabling to address comments, which was granted. The final application for the River Ridge PRD was tabled until the June meeting by a 3-0 vote. The commission also considered a zoning ordinance amendment for dog daycare, focusing on limiting overnight boarding to no more than 25% of operations and requiring noise compliance. This was tabled for further refinement. A separate amendment on PRD requirements was tabled pending input from absent members and Allegheny County review. No public comments were offered, and the meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.The Moon Township Planning Commission met on May 17, 2023, with three members present. The commission approved the minutes from the March 22 meeting by a 3-0 vote. During the sketch plan phase, a representative of Alpha Residential presented a revised plan for the Apex at Diamond Ridge development, now proposing a four-story, 352-unit building with 52 townhomes. The developer requested a parking reduction from 2.0 to 1.7 spaces per unit, totaling 599 spaces, supported by a traffic and parking consultant’s analysis showing a demand of 1.34 spaces per unit. The commission deferred a decision, citing the need for the full board to be present.
The commission then reviewed a major land development plan for a Sheetz convenience store and fueling center at Stoops Ferry Road and University Boulevard. The applicant proposed consolidating five parcels and constructing a 5,000-square-foot store with fueling islands, including intersection improvements with new traffic lights and lanes. Discussion covered buffers, stream protection, and floodplain compliance. The commission voted 3-0 to approve the plan with conditional use changes and engineer recommendations, but the applicant requested a tabling to address comments, which was granted.
The final application for the River Ridge PRD was tabled until the June meeting by a 3-0 vote. The commission also considered a zoning ordinance amendment for dog daycare, focusing on limiting overnight boarding to no more than 25% of operations and requiring noise compliance. This was tabled for further refinement. A separate amendment on PRD requirements was tabled pending input from absent members and Allegheny County review. No public comments were offered, and the meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
Summarised by AI from the linked minutes, with some details withheld for privacy. The document is the record — check anything that matters against it.