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Appellant
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
MARK R. T. SIMPSON
v.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP
No. tJt,. L./.;2 '/&" Civil Tenn
Appellee
NOTICE OF LAND USE APPEAL
Mark R. T. Simpson. Appellant, appeals from a Decision of the Board of
Supervisors of Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. and in
support thereof, states the following:
1. The Appellant is Mark R. T. Simpson, an adult individual, whose business
address is 5015 East Trindle Road, Suite 100, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050
("Simpson").
2. The Appellee is the Board of Supervisors of Silver Spring Township. 6475
Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050 ("Board").
3. The real estate in question consists of a 3.38 acre parcel located at the
northwest comer of the intersection of Rich Valley Road (S.R. 1009) and Carlisle Pike
(S.R.0011), having a municipal address of 6706 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania 17050 ("Property").
4. The Property is located in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania. and zoned Highway Commercial (C-3) Zoning District under the
provisions of the Silver Spring Township Zoning Ordinance ("Ordinance").
5. In February 2006, Simpson was advised by Silver Spring Township staff
that access from the Property to the Carlisle Pike requires a conditional use approval
from the Board.
6. On March 15, 2006. Simpson filed an application for a conditional use with
the Board for direct vehicular access from the Property to Carlisle Pike pursuant to
Section 308.2 of the Ordinance ("Application CU 2006-3B"). A copy of Application CU
2006-3B (to include Memorandum In Support of Conditional Use Application and
Exhibits A through D) is attached hereto as Exhibit "P-I".
7. Section 308.2 of the Ordinance sets forth seven (7) requirements which
must be met in order for such a conditional use to be granted:
a. the site does not contain a Township-identified "vehicular control
point";
b. the site does not possess suitable frontage along another existing
street;
c. the site does not possess frontage along a street proposed by the
applicant;
d. the site cannot be served by a township proposed street in a timely
manner;
e. the site cannot share vehicular access with an adjoining use that
already has existing vehicular access to the Carlisle Pike;
f. the proposed means of vehicular access to the Carlisle Pike is
located and designed to minimize adverse impact upon safe and
convenient traffic flow; and
g. the applicant can obtain a Highway Occupancy Permit from
Penn Dot.
8. A hearing on Application CU 2006-3B was held before the Board on May
24, 2006.
9. On June 28, 2006. the Board denied the requested conditional use. A
copy of the Board's Decision is attached hereto as Exhibit "P-II".
Grounds for Appeal
10. The action of the Board in denying approval of Application CU 2006-3B
was arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion and contrary to law in that:
(a.) The requirement in Section 308.2{b) of the Ordinance that "the site (Le.
the Property) does not possess suitable frontaae along another existing
street" is void for vagueness. Additionally. and according to Ordinance
Section 104, "the language [of the ordinances] shall be interpreted. where
doubt exists as to the intended meaning of the language written and
enacted by the governing body. in favor of the property owner and against
any implied extension of the restriction."
(b.) The Board failed to properly rebut evidence offered by Simpson that the
Property lacks suitable frontage along Rich Valley Road, or offer its own
evidence that the Property has suitable frontage along Rich Valley Road.
(c.) In its Decision approving Simpson's request for shopping center
conditional use at CU 2006-3A (attached hereto as Exhibit "P-III") the
Board attached a condition denying Simpson's use of the Property
frontage along Rich Valley Road for access to Rich Valley Road, thereby
demonstrating a lack of "suitable frontage" along Rich Valley Road.
(d.) Simpson proved that the standards set forth in Section 308.2 of the
Ordinance have been met.
(e.) no protestants to Application CU2006-3B appeared at the hearing or
produced any evidence to show that granting the conditional use would
present a substantial threat to the community and the Board did not
present any evidence to show that the conditional use would present a
substantial threat to the community as required by 53 P.S. ~ 10913.2.
11. Furthermore, the plain language of the Ordinance states that Section
308.2 only governs direct vehicular access from the Property to the Carlisle Pike, and
Simpson is only seeking direct vehicular access to the Property from the Carlisle Pike.
Therefore, access from the Carlisle Pike to the Property should be a permitted activity
by right and not fall under the conditional use requirements of the Ordinance.
WHEREFORE. Appellant, Mark R. T. Simpson, respectfully requests that the
Court reverse the cited actions of the Appellee and either: (i) direct that Simpson's
application for a conditional use be granted without the aforementioned conditions; or
alternatively, (ii) that the Court find that direct vehicular access from the Carlisle Pike
(S.R. 0011) to the Property is a permitted activity by right and does not fall under the
conditional use requirements of Section 308.2 of the Ordinance.
JOHNSON, DUFFIE, STEWART & WEIDNER
By:
erry ie
Attomey .0. No. 09601
Robert M. Walker
Attorney 1.0. No, 86340
301 Market Street
P.O. Box 109
Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109
Telephone: (717) 761-4540
DATED: 12/,/0,6
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Attorneys for Appellant
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EXHIBIT P-II
DECISION OF BOARD OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS DATED JUNE 26, 2006
CONCERNING CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION CU 2006-3B.
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE NO. 2,o/!)(p 3 - B
(Section 704) -
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of Applicantlsl Mark R. T. Simpson
Address ')01') F.. TrindlE> Road, Mpr.h'In;""hllrg~ PA 170')0
Telephone No. 671 - 7 566
Name of Landowner of Record
Application Date
Marr.h 16, 7006
Mark R. T. Simpson
Subject Property Address 6706 Carlidi!! Pike
Subject Property Zone Hi2hwav - Commercial (C-3)
Requested Use (Section No. )
Section 308.2 Direct vehicular access to Carlisle Pike
Name, address and telephone of representative or consultant Mark R. T. Si mpsnn
5015 E. Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 (717) 691-7566
ADDITIONAL REOUlREMENTS (Include/b copies of each of the following).
X 1. Written report providing all of the information required by Sections 701.2 and 701.3 of the
Zoning Ordinance;
X 2. Listing of names and addresses of adjoining property owners, including properties directly across
a public right.of,way;
X 3. Ground floor plans and elevations of proposed structures;
X 4. A scaled site plan of the site with sufficient detail and accuracy to demonstrate compliance
with all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance; and
X 5. A written description of the proposed use in sufficient to detail to demonstrate compliance with
all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, including the following:
X A. Each of the Specific Criteria attached to the requested conditional use as
listed in Article 4 of the Zoning Ordinance;
X B. The Zone requirements in which the subject property is located Ie. g., setbacks,
lot area, lot width, lot coverage, height, landscaping, etc.};
X C. The General Provisions requirements listed in Article 3 of the Zoning Ordinance
Ie. g., vehicular access, off,street parking and loading, signs, screening and
landscaping, etc.l; and
X D. Each of the General Criteria listed in Section 704.2 of the Zoning Ordinance.
FEES
1. The hearing fee for a conditional use is $ ;..Iot);{} CJ pursuant to Section 702 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
2. The applicant shall be raquired to pay all public notice and advertising costs as specified in Sections
704.5.3. of the Zoning Ordinance.
3. The applicant shall pay for one.half (112) of the stenographer's appearance fee as specified in Sections
704.5.8. of the Zoning Ordinance.
SIGNATURE
I hereby certify that the information submitted in accordence with this application is correct, and I
further agree to pay for those costs outlined above,
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ADMINISTRATION
Date Application Accepted
Total Costs
Dates Advertised (two successive weeks no more than 3D and no less than 7 days before hearingl
Property Posting (at least one week before hearing)
Planning Commission Submission Date (no less than 30 days before public hearing)
Planning COllURission Hearing Date & Recommendation
Date of Hearing
Date of Decision
Decision
Conditions of Approval
Chairmen
Vice Chairman
Secretary
SILSPB
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION
MARK. R. T. SIMPSON
6706 CARLISLE PIKE
This Memorandum is submitted by Mark. R. T. Simpson for the purpose of supplementing his
Conditional Use Application ("Application") to the Silver Spring Township Board of Supervisors
("Board") dated and submitted March 15, 2006 for approval of the following two conditional uses
under the Silver Spring Township Zoning Ordinance ("Ordinance"): (I) Section 212.3,2
(Shopping Center Use in a Highway Commercial C-3 District); and (ii) Section 308.2 (Direct
Vehicular Access Via an Access Drive to Carlisle Pike). This Memorandum is' hereby
incorporated into and made part of said Application.
Subiect Property
The property which is the subject of this Conditional Use Application is located at 6706 Carlisle
Pike, Mechanicsburg, Siiver Spring Township ("Property"). The Property, which measures 3.38
acres in size (more or less) is situated at the northwest comer of the intersection of Carlisle Pike
(S.R. 0011) and Rich Valley Road (S.R. 1009). The Property is currently improved with a small
single story office building previously occupied by the American Trauma Society but is now
vacant. The Applicant acquired the property on March 15, 2005. A copy of the Deed for the
Property is attached hereto as Exhibit "A'.
Names and Addresses of Adioinina Property Owners
Attached as Exhibit "B" are the names and addresses of adjoining property owners including
properties directly across the public rig ht-of-way,
Proposed Use
The Applicant is proposing two (2) commercial retail uses for the Property.
The first use will be that of a neighborhood retail pharmacy with a building footprint of
approximately 14,500 square feet (more or less). The pharmacy building will be constructed of
brick and other similar masonry materials and will be comparable to similar buildings of national
pharmacy retail chains recently constructed in the greater Harrisburg area, The pharmacy will
include the typical retail pharmacy uses associated with the present day retail pharmacy
operetion, including but limited to, the sale of over the counter medications, cosmetics,
household sundries, photo finishing, grocery items and prescription pharmacy services, to
include a two lane drive through for prescription pick-ups.
The second proposed use for the Property is that of a convenience store use. The convenience
store will be constructed in a fashion similar to facilities recently constructed in the greater
Harrisburg area by national retail chains. The building foot print will contain 3,000 square feel
(more or less), The operation of the convenience store will be similar to that of other national
retail convenience store operations in the Harrisburg area and will include, but not necessarily
be limited to, the sale of prepared foods, convenience foods, household sundries, delicatessen
items, snack foods, newspapers and magazines, and the dispensing and sale of gasoline
products.
A scale drawing of these proposed uses on the Property is attached hereto as Exhibit .C. and
made part the Application.
Conditional Use Criteria
Section 436 - ShoDDino Centers or Malls
The Applicant is proposing a shopping center use within the Highway Commercial (C-3) Zoning
District. The Applicant's proposal falls under the definition of .shopping center" due to the facl
that there will be two (2) retail uses upon the Property with shared access and parking. The
proposed use meets the requirement that the subject property shall front on an arterial or
collector road as both Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road meet or exceed those status
requirements. The minimum lot size requirement of two (2) acres is met as the Properly
measures 3.38 acres in size (more or less). Minimum lot width requirements of 200 feet are
also met as the lot frontage along Carlisle Pike measures 335 feet (more or less) and the
frontage along Rich Valley Road measures 245 feet (more or less). The Applicant also meets
the shopping center parking requirements of 5.5 off street parking spaces for each 1000 square
feet of gross leaseable floor area. Given the proposed use, that calculation results in a
requirement of 97 spaces and the applicant proposes to provide 115 spaces. Both public water
and sewer are directly available to the Property. Maximum lot coverage limitations are met as
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the proposed uses will resu~ in a maximum lot coverage of 68.56%, which is less than the
maximum allowable coverage of 70%. The Applicant has also submitted a traffic study which
supports this proposed conditional use, The reader is referred to the traffic study for further
discussion of these requirements.
Section 30B.2 - Reauirements for Direct Access to Carlisle Pike
The Applicant is proposing direct vehicular access from Carlisle Pike to the Property in the form
of a right-turn-in only access drive to be centered in the middle of the Property, which will serve
both proposed uses. This access drive will only be an entrance and no exit will be allowed onto
Carlisle Pike directly from the Property.
In today's commercial retail development environment, prestigious national retail tenants have
strict site access requirements which must be met if the Applicant will be successful in securing
such tenants for these proposed uses. The right-turn-in only has been specifically required by
several prospective tenants and it is the Applicant's position that it will be difficult to develop this
site with quality retail uses without the proposed right-turn-in access drive. In addition to the
right-tum-in only access drive, the Applicant is proposing a full access driveway on the eastern
side of the Property accessing Rich Valley Road, opposite the existing entrance to the Bobby
Rahal Honda Automobile Dealership facility.
There are no other Township roads which currently front the Property or are proposed to serve
the Property. Nor is the Applicant proposing any additional Township roads to service the
Property. The Applicant is not aware of any proposed Township roads or "vehicular control
points" which could provide the secondary point of access which the driveway from the Carlisle
Pike will provide.
The Applicant's full movement driveway proposed for Rich Valley Road will include a dedicated
left turn lane into the Property, which the Applicant believes will provide safe and efficient
means for ingress and egress from the Property for patrons of both proposed uses, as well as
delivery and service vehicles which may visit the Property. This full movement driveway will
provide the primary means of ingress and egress to and from the Property,
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The proposed right-turn-in access drive from Carlisle Pike provides the needed second point of
access in an manner in which the Applicant believes is designed to minimize adverse impact
upon the safe and convenient traffic flow, both on and adjacent to the Property. Neither the
right-turn-in access drive nor the full movement access drive along Rich Valley Road will service
any other adjoining property. The Applicant has submitted a traffic study with this Application
which demonstrates support for this request. The reader is referred to the traffic study for
further discussion of these requirements,
Traffic Studv
Accompanying this Application is a traffic study entitled "Rich Valley Road Development Traffic
Impact Study" dated March 14, 2006, prepared by Trans Associates of Enola, Pennsylvania,
This traffic study, including the executive summary, support all aspects of the Applicant's
Conditional Use Application relative to traffic matters, A copy of the traffic study is referenced in
Exhibit D of this Application and is incorporated into and made part of this Application. A
representative of Trans Associates will be available to testify at the Applicant's Conditional Use
hearing and provide additional information concerning the study.
General Criteria and Summarv
The Applicant believes that he has demonstrated that the proposed uses for the Property and
the conditional uses requested as part of this Application are consistent with the purpose and
intent of the Ordinance,
The Applicant also believes that the proposed use for the Property will not detract from the use
and enjoyment the adjoining or nearby properties, all of which are commercial uses or pending
commercial uses which will be developed in the near future. The proposed uses will also not
effect a change in the character of the subject neighborhood for the same reason, Adequate
public facilities are available to serve the proposed use, the proposed development is not within
the Flood Plain Zone, and the proposed use will not substantially impair the integrity of the
Township's Comprehensive Plan.
Rather, the Applicant believes that he will not only demonstrate compliance with all the general
and specific criteria within the Zoning Ordinance for the proposed conditional uses and the use
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of the Property, but that the proposed use will be a beneficial asset to the growing residential
and commercial population in the vicinity of the Property and an overall benefit to Silver Spring
Township at large.
Respectfully submitted,
March 15,2006
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Mark . T. Simpson
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EXHIBIT A
DEED FOR PROPERTY
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Tax Parcel #
38-07-0461-021A
This Deed
MADE th. K' <by" 1 ,,1--. . "" Th~d F;", (2005). ~ ;"'"
BETWEEN FAITH VENTURES, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, 6706 CarliSfj Pi~f; 2;
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania '-'c F::; C;:!
Grantor, 0:> .:, ,;; :.:j
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AND
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MARK R. T. SIMPSON, an adult individual, of 3
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
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Grantee,
Witnesseth that in consideration of Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and
00/100 ($825,000.00), in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, Grantor
does hereby grant and convey in fee simple to Grantee, his heirs and assigns:
ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of land with improvements thereon situate in Silver
Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, more particularly bounded and
described aecording to a survey by William B. Whittock,dated September 5,1972 as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the northern line of Carlisle Pike, Route 34, which point is a
concrete monument situate at the northwestern intersection of the said line of Route 34 with
the western line of Pennsylvania Legislative Route 21019; thence by said Route 34 North 83
degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds West 334.79 feet to a point in the eastern line of land now or
formerly of Checker Oil Company; thence along same North 06 degrees 12 minutes 48
seconds East 364.15 feet to a point in the southern line of land now or formerly of Paul
Gibble; thence along same South 88 degrees 52 minutes 05 seconds East 378.71 feet to a
concrete monument in the western line of Legislative Route 21019 aforesaid; thence by said
Legislative Route 21019 southwardly in a curve to the right having a radius of 1,870.08 feet,
an arc distance of 92.93 feet to a point; thence continuing along the same South 03 degrees 36
minutes 49 seconds West 232.43 feet to a point; thence South 45 degrees 28 minutes 10
seconds West 94.01 feet to a concrete monument, the place of BEGINNING.
BEING Lot No. 2-B as the same is shown on the Resubdivision Plan of Lot No.2 for Eldon L.
Gaughen and Associates as prepared by William P. Whittock, P. E., dated September 5,1972
and revised October 16,1972 and containing 3.354 acres, more or less.
BEING the same property which NDK, Inc., by deed dated April 13, 1988, and recorded in
the Office of tbe Recorder of Deeds of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in Deed Book G,
Vol. 33, Page 1039, granted and conveyed unto Faith Ventures, Inc., Grantor herein.
UNDER AND SUBJECT to easements, restrictions, reservations and rights of way of record,
And Grantor does hereby covenant and agree that it will warrant specially the property
hereby conveyed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has hereunto set its hand and seal the day and year first
ahove written.
BY
ATTEST
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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On this, the ~ day of If, fr J., 2005, before me, a notary public in and for the County Ilf
Cumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the undersigned officer, personally appeared
Jllhn M. Templeton, Jr., who acknowledged himself to be the President of Faith Ventures
Inc., and that he, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the
purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Notarial Seal
Bridget Ann Corcoran, Notary Public
Carlisle Boro, Cumberland County
My Commission Expires June 10, 2006
Memcer \ PennSYlVanIa AssOClaUonot Notaries
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Notary ublic
I do hereby certifv that the ,%eCise residence and complete post office address ~. within
Grantee is: J r:;,..... e"'r C,',.,.J~ ~~~"''''/i:::J"~,ua ~~
EXHIBIT B
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS
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Names and Addresses of Adioining PropertY Owners
1, Ullom Partnership, LTD.
4423 Avon Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
2. Ullom Partnership, LTD.
c/o Cumberland Valley Motors
6714 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
3. Team Rahal
C/O Bobby Rahal Honda
6696 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
4. Ferris Land Development, LP
6 Penns Way Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
5. P & P Partners
C/O Appalachian Harley Davidson
6695 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
EXHIBIT C
SITE PLAN
EXHIBIT 0
TRAFFIC STUDY
(Submitted Under Separate Cover)
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EXHIBIT P-II
DECISION OF BOARD OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS DATED JUNE 26, 2006
CONCERNING CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION CU 2006-38.
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BEFORE THE
BOARD OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF SILVER SPRING, CUMBERLAND COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA
File No. CU 2006-3B
IN RE: APPLlCATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE
BY
MARK R. T. SIMPSON
DECISION BY BOARD OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
AND NOW, this 1st day of July, 2006, the Board of Township Supervisors of the
Township of Silver Spring, renders the following decision:
hUTHORlTY
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ("MPC") authorizes a municipality to
include conditional uses in its :-:oning ordinance: Section 603 (c)(2), 53 P.S, 910603 (0)(2).
The Board of Supervisors ("Board") of the Township of Silver Spring ("Township")
enamed a Zoning ordinance on October 11. 1995 lIS Ordinance No. 95-10. which Ordinance has
been amended four times, the last amendment being December 21, 2005, Ordinance No.5 of
2005 ("Zoning Ordill!lI1cc").
The Township ha.<: implemented the conditional use concept into iL~ Zoning Ordinance via
specific authorization in zoning district regulations, e,g. 9212.3 re: C-3 Highway Commercial
Zone, and by establishment of standards and review requirements in 99308.2 and 704.
The MPC prescribes substantive and procedural requirements for the municip<llity's
governing body in (l913.2, 53 P.S. 10913.2.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Mark R. T. Simpson ("Applicant") filed an Application for Conditional Use
("Application") with the Township on March 28. 2006 seeking conditional use approval for a
right-in acces~ from the Carli~le Pike:.
The Application was referred to the Silver Spring Township Planning Commission for
recommendations pur~"Uant 10 g7D4.5.1 ofthe: Zoning Ordinance. The ]']anning Commission held
a meeting on thc Application on April 6, 2006, and reported II recorruncndation of denial by lCller
to Applicant dated April ]0,2006, II copy of which is parI of me record of this proceeding.
The Board fixed a public hearing on the Application for April 26. 2006. Public notice was
given pursuanl ~o 99704.5.2 and 112 of the Zoning Ordinance, Proof of publication of such
notice is filed as part of the record of this proceeding.
Pursuant to a request of the Applicant, the public hearing scheduled for April 26, 2006
was continued until May 24, 2006, on which date the public hearing was held by the Board. A
transcript of the testimony and the various exhibits are parts of me record of this proceeding.
The Board considered the evidence and rendered an oral decision on June 28, 2006. This
Decision is the final written decision,
JURl~DlC.TIONAL FACTS AND CONC] ,US ION
The Board finds as follows:
I. M!lrk R. T. Simpson is the Applicant for conditional use of certain land in Silver
Spring Township ("Subject Property") for right-in access from the Carlisle Pike.
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2. Thc Subject Property is approximately 3.38 acre: tract of land located at the north
wcst corner of the intersection of Carlisle Pike (S.R. 0011) and Rich Valley Road (S.R. 1009).
Meehll.llicsburg, Pennsylvania.
3. Applicant is the owner of the Subject Property.
4. The Subject Property is within the Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning district
under the Zoning Ordinance as shown on Zoning Map pursuant to S 1 09 ofthc Ordinance and
governed by the use regulations of S2l2 of the Zoning Ordinance.
5. Scclion 308.2 of the Zoning Ordinance provides for direct access t(l the Carlisle
Pike for properties fronting thereon as a conditional use.
6. The Applicant has tiled the appropriate Application far conditional use and paid
the required fee.
7. The Board is the proper body to hear and decide applications for conditional uses
pursuant to 9704 ofthe Zoning Ordinance.
Therefore, the Board concludes that it hllli jurisdiction of the Application.
SUFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION
The Board finds and concludes thm Applicant has filcd lU1 appropriate Appliclltion form
and has supplied some supponing data as required by p04.1 of the Zoning ordinam:c.
SUFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC HF.:AR1NG
The Board finds and concludes that proper public notice of the hearing scheduled f(lr
April 26, 2006 and continued until May 24, 2006 was given pursuant to S704.5 of the Zoning
Ordinance and that the hearing was hcld in accordance with the same section.
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It is noted that no objections were made: to either the notice or hearing procedure~.
fINDINGS OF GENERAL BASIC PACTS
The Board finds the following as relevant facts:
1. The Subject Property is approximately a 3.38 acre tract of land which fronts on
Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road.
2. The Application seeks to u.~e the Subject Property for a proposed drug Slore: and a
proposed convenience store on n single lot and desire:; to have a direct right-in access from the
Carlisle Pike.
3. The Subject Property's frontage along Rich Valley Road is approximately 400
feet.
4. The Subject Property is proposed to have access onto II twenty-six (26) foot wide
shared access driveway to the relll" of the Subject Property, which will have access t~) the
signalized intersection of Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road via Rich Valley Road.
FINDft-lGS RELATIVE TO SECTION 308.2 OF ZONrNG ORDrNANCG
The Board finds as follows with respect to the criteria for direct vehicular acces~ onto the:
Carlisle Pike under Section 308.2 of the Zoning Ordinance:
I. The Subject Property does not contain a Townlihip..identificd vehicular control
puint.
2. The Applicant has failed \0 demonstrate that the Subject Property doc~ not pos~ess
frontage along an existing street (Rich Valley Road) to access the signalized intersection of
Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road.
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3. The Applicant demonstrated that the Subject Property has access to the signalized
intersection of earl isle Pike and Rich Valley Road Vill a twenty-six (26) foot wide shared access
driveway to the rcar of the Subject Property, which shared access drivewllY connects to Rich
Valley Road,
CONCLUSION AND FTNAL DECISION
Based upon the record tlf these proceedings and the foregoing Findings and Conclusions,
the Board denies the conditional use.
Section 308,2(1) of the Zoning Ordinance provides that propcrties that front on the
Carlisle Pike and do not have Township-identified vehicular control points may have direct
access onto the Carlisle Pike by conditional use only if the applicant demonstr,;ltes that it meets
seven (7) criteria listed in Section 308.2(1). The Applicant has not demonstrated that it meets
Section 308.2(1)(8) of the Zoning Ordinance, which requires the Appliellnt to show that the
Subject Property docs ntH possess suitable frontage along lInother existing street, namely Rich
Valley Road.
The Subject Property is proposed to have access to the signali7.ed intersection of Carlisle
Pike and Rich Valley Road via access from a shared access drivcwllY onto Rich Valley Road.
The Applicant hu-,>nol met its burden ofproofwilh regard to Section 308.2(1)(13).
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NOW, THEREFORE, on the day and year fll"st above written. based upon all of the
foregoing, the conditional use is DENIED by the Board of Supervisors.
BOARD OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS OF
THE TOWNSIIIP OF SILVER SPRING
By: {;k():r)jf~
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EXHIBIT P.III
DECISION OF BOARD OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS DATED JUNE 26. 2006
CONCERNING CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION CU 2006-3A.
SilVER SPRING TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE NO. 24eU- '$A
(Section 704)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of Applicantlsl Mark R. T. Simpson
Address 5015 E. Tr;ndle Rnad, Mp"h'In;""hnrg\,- PA 170'i0
Telephone No, 671 - 7 566
Nama of Landowner of Record
Application Date
Msn-r..h
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Mark R. T. Sjmp"nn
Subjact Property Address 6706 Carlide Pike
Subjact Property Zone Hi2hwav - Commercial (C-3)
Requested Use (Section No. Section 212.3.2 Shoppin2'.:Center
Name, address and telephone of represantative or consultant Mark R. T. S; mp"nn
5015 E. Trindle Road, Mechanicsburl!:. PA 17050
(717) 691-7566
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IInclude/b copies of each of the following).
X 1. Written report providing all of the information required by Sections 701.2 and 701.3 of the
Zoning Ordinance;
X 2. Listing of names and addresses of adjoining property owners, including properties directly across
a public right,of.way;
X 3. Ground floor plans and elevations of proposed structures;
X 4. A scaled site plan of the site with sufficient detail and accuracy to demonstrate compliance
with all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance; and
X 5. A written description of the proposed use. in sufficient to detail to demonstrate compliance with
all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, including the following:
X A. Each of the Specific Criteria attached to the requested conditional use as
listed in Article 4 of the Zoning Ordinance;
X B. The Zone requirements in which the subject property is located (e,g., setbacks,
lot area, lot width, lot coverage, height, landscaping, etc.);
X C. The General Provisions requirements listed in Article 3 of the Zoning Ordinance
(e.g., vehicular access, oll,street parking and loading, signs. screening and
landscaping, etc.); and
X D. Each of the General Criteria listed in Section 704.2 of the Zoning Ordinance,
FEES
1. The hearing fee for a conditional use is $ 4()(),n C pursuant to Section 702 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
2. The applicant shall be required to pay all public notice and advertising costs as specified in Sections
704.5.3. of the Zoning Ordinance.
3. The applicant shall pay for one.half (112) of the stenographer's appearance fee as specified in Sections
704.5.8. of the Zoning Ordinance.
SIGNATURE
I hereby certify that Ihe information submitted in accordance with this application is correct, and I
further egree to pay for those costs outlined above.
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ADMINISTRATION
Date Application Accepted
Total Costs
Dates Advertised Itwo successive weeks no more than 3D and no less than 7 days before hearingl
Property Posting (at least one week before hearing)
Planning Commission Submission Dale Ino less than 30 days before public hearing)
Planning Commission Hearing Date & Recommendation
Date of Hearing
Date of Decision
Decision
Conditions of Approval
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
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MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION
MARK. R. T. SIMPSON
6706 CARLISLE PIKE
This Memorandum is submitted by Mark. R. T. Simpson for the purpose of supplementing his
Conditional Use Application ("Application") to the Silver Spring Township Board of Supervisors
("Board") dated and submitted March 15, 2006 for approval of the following two conditional uses
under the Silver Spring Township Zoning Ordinance ("Ordinance"): (i) Section 212.3.2
(Shopping Center Use in a Highway Commercial C-3 District); and (Ii) Section 308.2 (Direct
Vehicular Access Via an Access Drive to Carlisle Pike). This Memorandum is hereby
incorporated into and made part of said Application.
Subiect ProD8rtv
The property which is the subject of this Conditional Use Application is located at 6706 Carlisle
Pike, Mechanicsburg, Silver Spring Township ("Property"). The Property, which measures 3.38
acres in size (more or less) is situated at the northwest comer of the intersection of Carlisle Pike
(S.R. 0011) and Rich Valley Road (S.R. 1009). The Property is currently improved with a small
single story office building previously occupied by the American Trauma Society but is now
vacant. The Applicant acquired the property on March 15, 2005. A copy of the Deed for the
Property is attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Names and Addresses of Adjoinina ProDertv Owners
Attached as Exhibit "B" are the names and addresses of adjoining property owners including
properties directly across the public right-of-way,
Proposed Use
The Applicant is proposing two (2) commercial retail uses for the Property.
The first use will be that of a neighborhood retail pharmacy with a building footprint of
approximately 14,500 square feet (more or less). The pharmacy building will be constructed of
brick and other similar masonry materials and will be comparable to similar buildings of national
pharmacy retail chains recently constructed in the greater Harrisburg area. The pharmacy will
include the typical retail pharmacy uses associated with the present day retail pharmacy
operation, including but limited to, the sale of over the counter medications, cosmetics,
household sundries, photo finishing, grocery items and prescription pharmacy services, to
include a two lane drive through for prescription pick-ups.
The second proposed use for the Property is that of a convenience store use. The convenience
store will be constructed in a fashion similar to facilities recently constructed in the greater
Harrisburg area by national retail chains. The building foot print will contain 3,000 square feet
(more or less). The operation of the convenience store will be similar to that of other national
retail convenience store operations in the Harrisburg area and will include, but not necessarily
be limited to, the sale of prepared foods, convenience foods, household sundries, delicatessen
items, snack foods, newspapers and magazines, and the dispensing and sale of gasoline
products.
A scale drawing of these proposed uses on the Property is attached hereto as Exhibit .C' and
made part the Application.
Conditional Use Criteria
Section 436 - ShoDDina Centers or Malls
The Applicant is proposing a shopping center use within the Highway Commercial (C-3) Zoning
District. The Applicant's proposal falls under the definition of .shopping center' due to the fact
that there will be two (2) retail uses upon the Property with shared access and parking, The
proposed use meets the requirement that the subject property shall front on an arterial or
collector road as both Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road meet or exceed those status
requirements. The minimum lot size requirement of two (2) acres is met as the Property
measures 3.38 acres in size (more or less). Minimum lot width requirements of 200 feet are
also met as the lot frontage along Carlisle Pike measures 335 feet (more or less) and the
frontage along Rich Valley Road measures 245 feet (more or less). The Applicant aiso meets
the shopping center parking requirements of 5.5 off street parking spaces for each 1000 square
feet of gross leaseable floor area. Given the proposed use, that calculation results in a
requirement of 97 spaces and the applicant proposes to provide 115 spaces. Both public water
and sewer are directly available to the Property. Maximum lot coverage limitations are met as
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the proposed uses will result in a maximum lot coverage of 68.56%, which is less than the
maximum allowable coverage of 70%. The Applicant has also submitted a traffic study which
supports this proposed conditional use. The reader is referred to the traffic study for further
discussion of these requirements.
Section 308.2 - Reauirements for Direct Access to Carlisle Pike
The Applicant is proposing direct vehicular access from Carlisle Pike to the Property in the form
of a right-turn-in only access drive to be centered in the middle of the Property, which will serve
both proposed uses. This access drive will only be an entrance and no exit will be allowed onto
Carlisle Pike directly from the Property.
In today's commercial retail development environment, prestigious national retail tenants have
strict site access requirements which must be met if the Applicant will be successful in securing
such tenants for these proposed uses. The right-tum-in only has been specifically required by
several prospective tenants and it is the Applicant's position that it will be difficult to develop this
site with quality retail uses without the proposed right-turn-in access drive. In addition to the
right-turn-in only access drive, the Applicant is proposing a full access driveway on the eastern
side of the Property accessing Rich Valley Road, opposite the existing entrance to the Bobby
Rahal Honda Automobile Dealership facility.
There are no other Township roads which currently front the Property or are proposed to serve
the Property. Nor is the Applicant proposing any additional Township roads to service the
Property. The Applicant is not aware of any proposed Township roads or "vehicular control
points" which couid provide the secondary point of access which the driveway from the Carlisle
Pike will provide.
The Applicant's full movement driveway proposed for Rich Valley Road will include a dedicated
left turn lane into the Property, which the Applicant believes will provide safe and efficient
means for ingress and egress from the Property for patrons of both proposed uses, as well as
delivery and service vehicles which may visit the Property. This full movement driveway will
provide the primary means of ingress and egress to and from the Property.
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The proposed right-turn-in access drive from Carlisle Pike provides the needed second point of
access in an manner in which the Applicant believes is designed to minimize adverse impact
upon the safe and convenient traffic flow, both on and adjacent to the Property. Neither the
right-turn-in access drive nor the full movement access drive along Rich Valley Road will service
any other adjoining property. The Applicant has submitted a traffic study with this Application
which demonstrates support for this request. The reader is referred to the traffic study for
further discussion of these requirements.
Traffic Studv
Accompanying this Application is a traffic study entitled "Rich Valley Road Development TraffIc
Impact Study" dated March 14, 2006, prepared by Trans Associates of Enola, Pennsylvania.
This traffic study, including the executive summary, support all aspects of the Applicant's
Conditional Use Application relative to traffic matters. A copy of the traffic study is referenced in
Exhibit D of this Application and is incorporated into and made part of this Application. A
representative of Trans Associates will be available to testify at the Applicant's Conditional Use
hearing and provide additional information concerning the study.
General Criteria and SummarY
The Applicant believes that he has demonstrated that the proposed uses for the Property and
the conditional uses requested as part of this Application are consistent with the purpose and
intent of the Ordinance.
The Applicant also believes that the proposed use for the Property will not detract from the use
and enjoyment the adjoining or nearby properties, all of which are commercial uses or pending
commercial uses which will be developed in the near future. The proposed uses will also not
effect a change in the character of the subject neighborhood for the same reason. Adequate
pUblic facilities are available to serve the proposed use, the proposed development is not within
the Flood Plain Zone, and the proposed use will not substantially impair the integrity of the
Township's Comprehensive Plan,
Rather, the Applicant believes that he will not only demonstrate compliance with all the general
and specific criteria within the Zoning Ordinance for the proposed conditional uses and the use
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of the Property, but that the proposed use will be a beneficial asset to the growing residential
and commercial population in the vicinity of the Property and an overall benefit to Silver Spring
Township at large.
Respectfully submitted,
March 15, 2006
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EXHIBIT A
DEED FOR PROPERTY
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38-07-0461-021A
This Deed
MADE this Kt-day of 1-'f-( 1-.- , Two Thousand Five (2005), ! ,; ~ ;~
BETWEEN FAITH VENTURES, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, 6706 Carlijfj Pike;::; ~;
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Grantor, 6; ~ ~ 2
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Witnesseth that in consideration of Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and
00/100 ($825,000.00), in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, Grantor
does hereby grant and convey in fee simple to Grantee, his heirs and assigns:
ALL THAT CERTAIN piece or parcel of land with improvements thereon situate in Silver
Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, more particularly bounded and
described according to a survey by William B. Whittock,dated September 5,1972 as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the northern line of Carlisle Pike, Route 34, which point is a
concrete monument situate at the northwestern intersection of the said line of Route 34 with
the western line of Pennsylvania Legislative Route 21019; tbence by said Route 34 North 83
degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds West 334.79 feet to a point in the eastern line of land now or
formerly of Cbecker Oil Company; thence along same North 06 degrees 12 minutes 48
seconds East 364.15 feet to a point in the southern line of land now or formerly of Paul
Gibble; thence along same South 88 degrees 52 minutes 05 seconds East 378.71 feet to a
concrete monument in the western line of Legislative Route 21019 aforesaid; thence by said
Legislative Route 21019 southwardly in a curve to the rigbt having a radius of 1,870.08 feet,
an arc distance of 92.93 feet to a point; thence continuing along the same Soutb 03 degrees 36
minutes 49 seconds West 232.43 feet to a point; thence South 45 degrees 28 minutes 10
seconds West 94.01 feet to a concrete monument, the place of BEGINNING.
BEING Lot No. 2-B as the same is shown on the Resubdivision Plan of Lot No.2 for Eldon L.
Gaughen and Associates as prepared by William P. Whittock, P. E., dated September 5,1972
and revised October 16,1972 and containing 3.354 acres, more or less.
BEING the same property which NDK, Inc., by deed dated April 13, 1988, and recorded in
the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in Deed Book G,
Vol. 33, Page 1039, granted and conveyed unto Faith Ventures, Inc., Grantor herein.
UNDER AND SUBJECT to easements, restrictions, reservations and rights of way of record.
And Grantor does hereby covenant and agree that it wiD warrant specially the property
hereby conveyed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has hereunto set its hand and seal the day and year first
above written.
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BY
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLV ANlA
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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On this, the 1.5!: day of ~ rr j,., 2005, before me, a notary public in and for the County of
Cumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the undenigned officer, penonally appeared
John M. Templeton, Jr., who acknowledged himself to be the President of Faith Ventures
Inc., and that he; being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the
purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seaL
Notarial Seal
Bridget Ann Coreoran, NOIaly Public
Carlisle Boro. Cumberland County
My Commission Expires June 10, 2006
Member, PennsylVania AssocielloootNolar1es
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EXHIBIT B
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS
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Names and Addresses of Adjoinina Property Owners
1. Ullom Partnership, LTD.
4423 Avon Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
2. Ullom Partnership, L TO,
CIO Cumberland Valley Motors
6714 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
3. Team Rahal
CIO Bobby Rahal Honda
6696 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
4. Ferris Land Development, LP
6 Penns Way Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
5. P & P Partners
CIO Appalachian Harley Davidson
6695 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
EXHIBIT C
SITE PLAN
EXHIBIT D
TRAFFIC STUDY
(Submitted Under Separate Cover)
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYL VANIA
Mark R. T. Simpson
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No. 06-4278 CIVIL TERM
The Board of Supervisors
of Silver Spring Township
WRIT OF CERTIORARI
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
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COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND)
TO: The Board of Supervisors of Silver Spring Township
We, being willing for certain reasons, to have certified a certain action between Mark
R. T. Simpson, Appellant vs. The Board of Supervisors of Silver Spring Township
pending before you, do command you that the record ofthe action aforesaid with all
things concerning said action, shall be certified and sent to our judges of our court of
Common Pleas at Carlisle, within (20) days of the date hereof, together with this writ; so
that we may further cause to be done that which ought to be done according to the laws
and Constitution of this Commonwealth.
WITNESS, The Honorable Edgar B. Bayley our said Court, at Carlisle, P A., the 27th
day of July 2006.
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or on tt)e front if space permits.
1. Article Addressed to;
SILVER SPRING TWP BD OF
SUPERVISORS
6475 CARLISLE PIKE
MECHANICSBURG PA 17050
06-4278
2. Artk:le Number
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PS Form 3811. February 2004
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102595-02.M-1540
Domestic Return Receipt
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Jerry R, Duffie, Esquire
Attorney for Appellant Mark R. T. Simpson
Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner
301 Market Street
P.O. Box 109
Lemovne. PA 17043-1019
MARK R. T. SIMPSON,
Supreme Court I.D. No. 09601
Tel: 717-761-4540
Fax: 717-761-3015
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Appellant
v.
NO. 06-4278 CIVIL TERM
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Appellee
NOTICE OF LAND USE APPEAL
STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION FOR AGREED ORDER
AND NOW, this day of January 10, 2007, it is hereby Agreed and
Stipulated by and between Appellant, Mark R. T. Simpson, by his attorney, Jerry R.
Duffie, Esquire, and Appellee, The Board of Supervisors of Silver Spring Township, by
its Solicitor, Steven A. Stine, Esquire, as follows:
1. Appellant, Mark R. T. Simpson, filed a Notice of Land Use Appeal on
July 27,2006.
2. The Land Use Appeal related to a 3.38 acre parcel, more or less, at the
northwest corner of the intersection of Rich Valley Road (S.R. 1009) and Carlisle Pike
(S.R. 0011), having a municipal address of 6706 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania 17050 ("Property").
3. The Property is located in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania and is located in the Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning district in
accordance with the Silver Spring Township Zoning Ordinance ("Ordinance").
4. Appellant filed an application for a conditional use with the Appellee to
construct a right-turn-in-only access drive from Carlisle Pike to Property in accordance
with Section 308.2, Ordinance ("Application CU 2006-3B").
5. Appellee held a hearing on Application CU 2006-38 on May 24, 2006 and
Appellee, by Decision by Board of Township Supervisors, dated July 1, 2006, denied
the conditional use request ("Decision").
6. Appellant initiated the Land Use Appeal challenging the denial of the
Application CU 2006-38.
7. Appellant and Appellee have entered into amicable negotiations and, as a
result of said negotiations, have entered into a Settlement Agreement, dated
January 10, 2007, which Settlement Agreement modifies the Decision by approving the
conditional use application (Application CU 2006-38), subject to conditions as set forth
in the Settlement Agreement.
8. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is attached to this Stipulation, marked
Exhibit A and made part hereof.
9. The Settlement Agreement confirms the approval of Application CU
2006-38 and imposes conditions upon such approval.
10. Appellant and Appellee agree that the Settlement Agreement, in its
entirety, be approved by this Court and that the Court enter an Order confirming the
terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement, in its entirety, as the settlement and
disposition of the Land Use Appeal.
11. Appellant shall pay all costs.
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12. The Court is requested to enter the proposed Order attached hereto.
13. The undersigned attorneys each warrant to the other and to the parties
and to the Court that he has reviewed this settlement Stipulation with his client and that
he has specifically been authorized to enter into this settlement Stipulation by his client.
Respectfully submitted,
APPELLANT, MARK R. T. SIMPSON
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Attorneys for Appellant
301 Market Street
P.O. Box 109
Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109
Tel. No.: (717) 761-4540
Supreme Court 1.0. # 09601
APPELLEE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SILVER ING TOWNSHIP
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SoliCitor
Attorney for Appellee
25 Waverly Drive
Hummelstown, PA 17066
Tel. No. 717-903-1268
Supreme Court 1.0. # 44859
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EXHIBIT A
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT,
DATED JANUARY 10,2007,
BETWEEN TOWNSHIP OF SILVER SPRING
(APPELLEE) AND MARK R. T. SIMPSON (APPELLANT)
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), made and entered this \G day of
'~"''-'''-'--'-;_~) , 2007, by and between TOWNSHIP OF SILVER SPRING, a municipal
subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 6475 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania,
hereinafter called "Township", and MARK R. T. SIMPSON, an adult individual, 5015 East Trindle Road,
Suite 100, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, hereinafter called "Simpson".
BACKGROUND
A. Simpson is the owner of an improved parcel of real estate, containing 3.38 acres, located at
the northwest corner of the intersection of Rich Valley Road (S.R. 1009) and Carlisle Pike (S.R. 0011), Silver
Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, municipally known as 6706 Carlisle Pike,
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania ("Subject Property").
B. The Subject Property is situated in the Highway Commercial (C-3) Zoning District under the
provisions of the Silver Spring Township Zoning Ordinance ("Ordinance").
C. On March 15, 2006, Simpson filed an Application for Conditional Use with the Township's
Board of Supervisors ("Board") to permit a right-turn-in-only access drive from Carlisle Pike to the Subject
Property in accordance with Section 308.2 of the Ordinance ("Application CU 2006-3B"). A copy of
Application CU 2006-3B is attached, marked Exhibit A and made part hereof.
D. The Board held a hearing on Application CU 2006-3B on May 24, 2006 and no individual
entered an appearance as a party or otherwise.
E, The Board considered the evidence and rendered an oral decision on June 28,2006 denying
Simpson's request for said conditional use and, by Decision of the Board of Township Supervisors, dated
July 1, 2006 ("Decision") confirmed the oral denial in writing, which said Decision is attached, marked Exhibit
B and made part hereof.
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F. On July 27, 2006, Simpson filed a Notice of Land Use Appeal, entered to No. 06-4278 Civil
Term, Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (ULand Use Appeal"), appealing the
Board's Decision, which Land Use Appeal is pending.
G. The Board and Simpson have, since the date of filing. the Land Use Appeal, undertaken
amicable discussions in a good faith effort to resolve the Land Use Appeal together with related matters.
H. Board and Simpson, pursuant to this Agreement, now to desire to settle the Land Use Appeal
pursuant to this Settlement Agreement by the Board modifying its Decision to grant the right-turn-in-only
access drive from Carlisle Pike to the Subject Property subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement
I. Board and Simpson desire to confirm their understanding in writing.
NOW, THEREFORE, Township and Simpson, each intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. Background. The Background set forth above is incorporated herein.
2. Application for Conditional Use No. 2006-3B. The Application for Conditional Use No.
2006-3B, submitted by Simpson (as Applicant), dated March 15, 2006, together with the Memorandum in
Support of Conditional Use Application, is marked Exhibit A, attached hereto and made part hereof. The
Conditional Use Application, to include the Memorandum in Support of Conditional Use Application, is
herein, collectively, called "Application".
3. Notice of land Use Appeal. The Notice of Land Use Appeal, dated July 26, 2006, filed
July 27, 2006, entered to No. 06-4278 Civil Term, Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, is incorporated herein by reference and hereinafter called uLand Use Appeal".
4. Board's Decision. The Board's Decision, dated July 1, 2006, is marked Exhibit B, attached
hereto and made part hereof.
5. Settlement/Board and Simpson. Board (for and on behalf of Township) and Simpson agree
to amicably resolve the Land Use Appeal by modifying the Decision, dated July 1, 2006 (Exhibit B) by
amending FINDINGS OF GENERAL BASIC FACTS [Page 4/Decision], FINDINGS RELATIVE TO SECTION
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308.2 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE [Page 4/Decision] and CONCLUSION AND FINAL DECISION [Page
5/Decision] as follows:
A. FINDINGS OF GENERAL BASIC FACTS. The FINDINGS OF GENERAL BASIC
FACTS [Page 4/Decision] as set forth in the Decision is hereby amended by deleting the same and
substituting therefore the following:
FINDINGS OF GENERAL BASIC FACTS
The Board finds the following as relevant facts:
1. The Subject Property is approximately a 3.38 acre tract of land which fronts on
Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road
2. The Application seeks to use the Subject Property for a proposed drug store and a
proposed convenience store with gasoline dispensing facilities on a single lot and desires to have a
direct right-in-turn-only access from the Carlisle Pike.
3. The Subject Property's frontage along Rich Valley Road is approximately 400 feet.
4. The Subject Property is proposed to have access onto a twenty-six (26) foot wide
shared access drive to the rear of the Subject Property, which will have access to the signalized
intersection of Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road via Rich Valley Road.
B. FINDINGS RELATIVE TO SECTION 308.2 OF ZONING ORDINANCE. The
FINDINGS RELATIVE TO SECTION 308.2 OF ZONING ORDINANCE [Page 4/Decision] as set forth
in the Decision is hereby amended by deleting the same and substituting therefore the following:
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FINDINGS RELATIVE TO SECTION 308.2 OF ZONING ORDINANCE
The Board finds as following with respect to the criteria for direct vehicular access from the
Carlisle Pike to the Subject Property under Section 308.2 of the Zoning Ordinance:
1. The Subject Property does not contain a Township-identified vehicular control point.
2. The Subject Property does not possess suitable frontage along an existing street
(Rich Valley Road) to access the signalized intersection of Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road and
Applicant will provide such access by means of a twenty-six (26) foot shared access drive to the rear
of the Subject Property (not located upon the Subject Property) which shared access drive connects
to Rich Valley Road.
3. The Subject Property does not possess frontage along a proposed street by Applicant.
4. The Subject Property cannot be served by a Township proposed street in a timely
manner.
5. Applicant has demonstrated that the abutting property owner to the west of the
Subject Property is not willing to provide shared vehicular access to the Carlisle Pike.
6. Given the configuration of the Subject Property, adjoining properties and the Carlisle
Pike, the proposed right-turn-in-only access from the Carlisle Pike to the Subject Property is
designed to minimize adverse impact upon safe and convenient traffic on, and adjacent to, the
Subject Property.
C. CONCLUSION AND FINAL DECISION. The CONCLUSION AND FINAL DECISION
[Page 5/Decision] of the Decision is hereby amended by deleting the same and substituting therefore
the following:
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CONCLUSION AND FINAL DECISION
Based upon the record of these proceedings and the foregoing Findings and Conclusions, as
amended, the Board approves the conditional use subject to the following conditions:
1. That the conditional use to authorize the right-turn-in-only access drive from Carlisle
Pike to the Subject Property is specifically conditioned upon issuance by the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation of a Highway Occupancy Permit.
2. The right-turn-in-only access drive from Carlisle Pike to Subject Property shall be
constructed in connection with the construction of the shopping center upon Subject Property.
3. The right-turn-in-only access drive shall be constructed more than two hundred (200)
feet from the intersection of Rich Valley Road and Carlisle Pike.
4. All roadway improvements to Carlisle Pike and, if applicable, to Rich Valley Road, in
order to facilitate the construction of the right-turn-in-only access drive shall be constructed within the
existing legal right-of-way of Carlisle Pike and, if applicable, Rich Valley Road, and no additional
rights-of-way are required to be offered for dedication.
5. Applicant shall post municipal security as required by Township or Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation, as applicable.
6. Court Approval. Township and Simpson shall submit to the Court of Common Pleas of
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, a Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Order ("Joint Motion") and a
proposed Order ("Order") which said Joint Motion and Order shall provide that the Court approves this
Agreement as a basis for settling the Land Use Appeal. Said Joint Motion shall be executed by Township
Solicitor and Simpson's attorney within ten (10) days from the date of the full execution of this Agreement
and Simpson's attorney is authorized to file the Joint Motion and Order with the Court within fifteen (15)
calendar days thereafter. The Joint Motion shall provide, among other things, that the Land Use Appeal
shall be marked settled and that all costs in connection with the Land Use Appeal shall be paid by Simpson
(Appellant).
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7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between Township
and Simpson with respect to the subject matter herein and supersedes any prior agreements, whether oral
or written, pertaining to the subject matter set forth herein.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
9. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
Simpson, his heirs and assigns and Simpson's successors in title. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of Township, its successors and assigns.
10. Amendment. This Agreement shall not be amended, changed or modified except in writing
signed by Township and Simpson.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Township, by its duly authorized officers, and Simpson, individually, have
caused this Settlement Agreement to be signed and delivered, in duplicate, as of the day and year first
above written.
Township:
Township of Silver Spring
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EXHIBIT A
Application for Conditional Use No. 2006-3B
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SilVER SPRING TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE NO. 2."C!J~ 3 - B
(Section 704)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name of Appiicantls} Mark R. T. Simpson
Address 5015 E. Trinrll ~ Road T Mpc.hAn; c:~hl1rE1J' PA 1701)0
TelephDne No. 671-7566 Application Date MArc.h 16 J 7006
Name of Landowner of Record
Mark R. T. Simpson
Subject Property Address 6706 Carlisle Pike
Subject Property lone Hi2:hwav - Commercial (C-3')
Requested Use (Section No.
Section 308.2 Direct vehicular access to Carlisle Pike
Name, address and telephone of representative or consultant Mark R. T. Si mp~on
5015 E. Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
(717) 691-7566
ADDITIONAL REOUlREMENTS (Include/b copies of each of the following}.
X 1. Written report providing all of the information required by Sections 701.2 and 701.3 of the
Zoning Ordinance;
X 2. listing of names and addresses of adjoining property owners, including properties directly across
a public right-af.way;
X 3. Ground floor plans and elevations of proposed structures;
X 4. A scaled site plan of the site with sufficient detail and accuracy to demonstrate compliance
with all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance; and
X 5. A written description of the proposed use in sufficient to detail to demonstrate compliance with
all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, including the following:
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A. Each of the Specific Criteria attached to the requested conditional use as
listed in Article 4 of the Zoning Ordinance;
8. The Zone requirements in which the subject property is located Ie. g., setbacks,
lot area, lot width, lot coverage, height, landscaping, etc.};
C. The General Provisions requirements listed in Article 3 of the Zoning Ordinance
Ie. g., vehicular access, off. street parking and loading, signs, screening and
landscaping, etc.); and
D. Each of the General Criteria listed in Section 704.2 of the Zoning Ordinance.
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FEES
J ; 1. The hearing fee for a conditional use is $ 4- of) ~ {j {jpursuant to Section 702 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
2. The app6cant shall be required to pay all public notice and advertising costs as specified in Sections
704.5.3. of the loning Ordinance.
3. The applicant shall pay for one-half {1I21 of the stenographer's appearance fee as specified in SectiDns
704.5.8. of the Zoning Ordinance.
SIGNATURE
I hereby certify that the information submitted in accordance with this application is correct, and I
further agree to pay for those costs outlined above.
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Applicant s . ature D? /'.
ADMINISTRA TION
Date Appfrcation Accepted
Total Costs
Dates Advertised (two successive weeks no more than 30 and no less than 7 days before hearing)
Property Posting lat least one week before hearing}
Planning Commission Submission Date lno less than 30 days before public hearing)
Planning Commission Hearing Date & Recommendation
Date of Hearing
Date of Decision
Decision
Conditions of Approval
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Secretary
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MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION
MARK. R. T. SIMPSON
6706 CARLISLE PIKE
This Memorandum is submitted by Mark. R. T. Simpson for the purpose of supplementing his
Conditional Use Application ("Application") to the Silver Spring Township Board of Supervisors
("Board") dated and submitted March 15, 2006 for approval of the following two conditional uses
under the Silver Spring Township Zoning Ordinance ("Ordinance"): (i) Section 212.3.2
(Shopping Center Use in a Highway Commercial C-3 District); and (ii) Section 308.2 (Direct
Vehicular Access Via an Access Drive to Carlisle Pike). This Memorandum is' hereby
incorporated into and made part of said Application.
Subject Property
The property which is the subject of this Conditional Use Application is located at 6706 Carlisle
Pike, Mechanicsburg, Silver Spring Township ("Property"). The Property, which measures 3.38
acres in size (more or less) is situated at the northwest comer of the intersection of Carlisle Pike
(S.R. 0011) and Rich Valley Road (S.R. 1009). The Property is currently improved with a small
single story office building previously occupied by the American Trauma Society but is now
vacant. The Applicarit acquired the property on March 15, 2005. A copy of the Deed for the
Property is attached hereto as Exhibit II A".
Names and Addresses of AdioininQ Property Owners
Attached as Exhibit "B" are the names and addresses of adjoining property owners including
properties directly across the public right-of-way.
Proposed Use
The Applicant is proposing two (2) commercial retail uses for the Property.
The first use will be that of a neighborhood retail pharmacy with a building footprint of
approximately 14,500 square feet (more or less). The pharmacy building will be constructed of
brick and other similar masonry materials and will be comparable to similar buildings of national
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pharmacy retail chains recently constructed in the greater Harrisburg area. The pharmacy will
include the typical retail pharmacy uses associated with the present day retail pharmacy
operation, including but limited to, the sale of over the counter medications, cosmetics,
household sundries, photo finishing, grocery items and prescription pharmacy services, to
include a two lane drive through for prescription pick-ups.
The second proposed use for the Property is that of a convenience store use. The convenience
store will be constructed in a fashion similar to facilities recently constructed in the greater
Harrisburg area by national retail chains. The building foot print will contain 3,000 square feet
(more or less). The operation of the convenience store will be similar to that of 'other national
retail convenience store operations in the Harrisburg area and will include, but not necessarily
be limited to, the sale of prepared foods, convenience foods, household sundries, delicatessen
items, snack foods, newspapers and magazines, and the dispensing and sale of gasoline
products.
A scale drawing of these proposed uses on the Property is attached hereto as Exhibit "e" and
made part the Application.
Conditional Use Criteria
Section 436 - Shoppinq Centers or Malls
The Applicant is proposing a shopping center use within the Highway Commercial (C-3) Zoning
District. The Applicant's proposal falls under the definition of "shopping center" due to the fact
that there will be two (2) retail uses upon the Property with shared access and parking. The
proposed use meets the requirement that the subject property shall front on an arterial or
collector road as both Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road meet or exceed those status
requirements. The minimum lot size requirement of two (2) acres is met as the Property
measures 3.38 acres in size (more or less). Minimum lot width requirements of 200 feet are
also met as the lot frontage along Carlisle Pike measures 335 feet (more or less) and the
frontage along Rich Valley Road measures 245 feet (more or less). The Applicant also meets
the shopping center parking requirements of 5.5 off street parking spaces for each 1000 square
feet of gross leaseable floor area. Given the proposed use, that calculation results in a
requirement of 97 spaces and the applicant proposes to provide 115 spaces. Both public water
and sewer are directly available to the Property. Maximum lot coverage limitations are met as
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the proposed uses will result in a maximum lot coverage of 68.56%, which is less than the
maximum allowable coverage of 70%. The Applicant has also submitted a traffic study which
supports this proposed conditional use. The reader is referred to the traffic study for further
discussion of these requirements.
Section 308.2 - ReQuirements for Direct Access to Carlisle Pike
The Applicant is proposing direct vehicular access from Carlisle Pike tb the Property in the form
of a right-turn-in only access drive to be centered in the middle of the Property, which will serve
both proposed uses. This access drive will only be an entrance and no exit will be allowed onto
Carlisle Pike directly from the Property.
In today's commercial retail development environment, prestigious national retail tenants have
strict site access requirements which must be met if the Applicant will be successful in securing
such tenants for these proposed uses. The right-turn-in only has been specifically required by
several prospective tenants and it is the Applicant's position that it will be difficult to develop this
site with quality retail uses without the proposed right-turn-in access drive. In addition to the
right-turn-in only access drive, the Applicant is proposing a full access driveway on the eastern
side of the Property accessing Rich Valley Road, opposite the existing entrance to the Bobby
Rahal Honda Automobile Dealership facility.
There are no other Township roads which currently front the Property or are proposed to serve
the Property. Nor is the Applicant proposing any additional Township roads to service the
Property. The Applicant is not aware of any proposed Township roads or "vehicular control
points" which could provide the secondary point of access which the driveway from the Carlisle
Pike will provide.
The Applicant's full movement driveway proposed for Rich Valley Road will include a dedicated
left turn lane into the Property, which the Applicant believes will provide safe and efficient
means for ingress and egress from the Property for patrons of both proposed uses, as well as
delivery and service vehicles which may visit the Property. This full movement driveway will
provide the primary means of ingress and egress to and from the Property.
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The proposed right-tum-in access drive from Carlisle Pike provides the needed second point of
access in an manner in which the Applicant believes is, designed to minimize adverse impact
upon the safe and convenient traffic flow, both.on and adjacent to the Property. Neither the
right-turn-in access drive nor the full movement access drive along Rich Valley Road will service
any other adjoining property. The Applicant has submitted a traffic study with this Application
which demonstrates support for this request. The reader is referred to the traffic study for
further discussion of these requirements.
Traffic Study
Accompanying this Application is a traffic study entitled "Rich Valley Road Development Traffic
Impact Study" dated March 14, 2006, prepared by Trans Associates of Enola, Pennsylvania.
This traffic study, including the executive summary, support all aspects of the Applicant's
Conditional Use Application relative to traffic matters. A copy of the traffic study is referenced in
Exhibit 0 of this Application and is incorporated into and made part of this Application. A
representative of Trans Associates will be available to testify at the Applicant's Conditional Use
hearing and provide additional information concerning the study.
General Criteria and Summary
The Applicant believes that he has demonstrated that the proposed uses for the Property and
the conditional uses requested as part of this Application are consistent with the purpose and
intent of the Ordinance.
The Applicant also believes that the proposed use for the Property will not detract from the use
and enjoyment the adjoining or nearby properties, all of which are commercial uses or pending
commercial uses which will be developed in the near future. The proposed uses will also not
effect a change in the character of the subject neighborhood for the same reason. Adequate
public facilities are available to serve the proposed use, the proposed development is not within
the Flood Plain Zone, and the proposed use will not substantially impair the integrity of the
Township's Comprehensive Plan.
Rather, the Applicant believes that he will not only demonstrate compliance with all the general
and specific criteria within the Zoning Ordinance for the proposed conditional uses and the use
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of the Property, but that the proposed use will be a beneficial asset to the growing residential
and commercial population in the vicinity of the Property and an overall benefit to Silver Spring
Township at large.
Respectfully submitted,
March 15, 2006
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EXHIBIT B
Decision by Board of Township Supervisors
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BEFORE THE
BOARI) OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVTSORS
OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF SIL VER SPRING, CUMBERLAND COUNTY
PENNSYL VANIA
File No. CD 2006-3 B
IN RE: APPLJCA nON FOR CONDITIONAL USE
BY
MARK R. T. SIMPSON
DECrSJON BY BOARD OF TOWNSHTP SUPERVISORS
AND NOW, 'this 1st day of July, 2006, the Board of Township Supervisors of the
Tovmship of Silver Spring, renders the foHowing decision:
AUTHORl'I'Y
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code ("MPClt) aulhorizcs a municipality to
include conditional uses in its ?OIung ordinance: Section 603 (c)(2), 53 P os. $il 0603 (c)(2).
The Board of Supervisors ("Board") of the Tovmship of Silver Spring ('tTownship")
enacted a Zoning ordinance on October 1 ]. 1995 US Ordinance No. 95-10. which Ordinance has
been amended four timc~, the last amendment being December 21, 2005, Ordinance No.5 of
2005 ("Zoning Ordinance").
The Township has implcmenled the conditional use concept into its Zoning Ordinance via
specific auLhorization in zoning distriCT regulations, e.g. 9212.3 rc: C-3 Highway Commercial
Zone, and by establishment of standards and review requirements in S9308.2 and 704.
The MPC prescribe5 substantive and procedural requirements for the municipality's
governing body in S913.2, 53 P.S. 10913.2.
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PROCEDlJRA.L BACKGROUND
Mark R. T. Simpson ("Applicant") filed an Application for Conditional Use
("Application") 'V.'ith the Township on March 28~ 2006 seeking conditional use approval for u
right-in access from the Carlisle Pike.
Th~ Application was referred to the Silver Spring Township Planning Commission for
recommendations pun.-uant to g704.5.1 of the Zoning Ordinunce. The Planning Commission held
a meeting on the Application on April 61 2006, and reported a recommendation of denial by letter
to Applicant dated April] 0,2006, a copy of which is part of the record of this proceeding.
The Board fixed u public hearing on the Application for April 26. 2006. Public notice was
given pursuant Lo 99704.5.2 and 112 of Lbe Zoning Ordinance. Proof of publication of such
notice is filed as part of the record of this proceeding.
Pursuant to a request of the Applicant. the public hearing scheduled for April 26, 2006
W:l$ continued until May 24, 2006, on which date the public hearing was held by the Board. A
transcript of the testimony and the various exhibits are parts of the rccoTd of this proceeding.
The Board considered the evidence and rendered an oral decision on June 28, 2006. This
Decision is the final wriUen decision.
JURISDICTIONAL FACTS AND CONe! ,USION
The Board finds as follows:
1. Mark R. T. Simpson is the Applicant for conditional use of certain land in Silver
Spring Township (nSubject Property") for right-in access from the Carlisle Pike.
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2. The Subject Property is approximately 3.38 acre tract of land located at the north
west corner of the intersection of Carlisle Pike (S.R. 0011) and Rich Valley Road (S .R. 1009),
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
3, Applicant i):: the owner of the Subject Property.
4. The Subjc:ct Property i~ within the Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning dlstrict
under the Zoning Ordinance as shown on Zoning Map pursuant to 9109 of the Ordinance and
governed by the use regulations of S212 of the Zoning Ordinance.
5. Section 308.2 of the Zoning Ordinance provides for direct access to the Carlisle
Pike for properties fronting thereon as a conditional USe.
6. The Applicant has filed thc appropriate Application for conditional use and paid
the required f~e.
7. The Board is the proper body to hear and decide applications for conditional u..'ies
pursuant to &704 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Therefore, the Board concludes that it h~ jurisdiction of lhe Application.
SUFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION
The Board finds and concludes that Applicant ha.c; filed em appropriate Application form
and has supplied somc supponing data as required by 9704.1 of the Zoning ordinanc;c:.
SUFFICIENCY OF PUBLle HEARING
The Board finds and concludes that proper public notice of the hearing scheduled for
April 26,2006 and continued until May 24, 2006 was given pursuant to ~704.5 of the Zoning
Ordinance and that the hearing was held in accordance with the same section.
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It is noted that no objections were mnde to either the notice or bearing procedures.
fINDINGS OF GENERAL BASIC "ACTS
The Board finds the following as relevant facts:
1. The Subject Property is approximately a 3.3 8 acre tract of land which fronts on
Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road.
2. The Applicalion seeks to use the Subject Property foT' 0 proposed drug store and a
proposed convenience store on a single lot and desires to have a direct right-in access from the
Carlisle Pike.
3. The Subject Property's frontage along Rich Valley Road is approximately 400
feet.
4. The Subject Propt:rty is proposed to have access onto II twenty-six (26) fOOl wide
shared access driveway to the rear of the Subject Property, which will have access to the
signalized intersection of Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road via Rich Valley Road.
FINDINGS REL^ TTVE TO SECTION 308.2 OF ZONING ORDTNANCl;:
The Board finds as follows with respect to U1C criteria for direct vehicular access onto th~
Carlisle Pike under Section 308.2 of the Zoning Ordinance:
1. The Subject Property does not contain a Township-identified vehicular control
point.
2, The Applic::.ant has failed to demonstrate that the Subject Property docs not pDs~ess
frontage along an existing street (Rich Valley Road) to access the signalized intersection of
Carlisle Pik~ and Rich Valley Road.
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3. The Applicant demonstrated that the Subject Property has access to the signalized
intersection of Carlisle Pike and Rich Valley Road viu a twenty-six (26) foot wide shared access
driveway to the rear of the Subject Property, which shared access drivcway connCCl~ to Rich
Valley Road.
CONCLUSION AND FTNAL DEC1SION
Based upon the record (.)f these proceedings and the foregoing Findings and Conclu!';ions,
the Board denies the conditional use.
Section 308.2(1) of the Zoning Ordinance provides that propenies that front on the
Carlisle Pike nnd do not have Township-identified vehicular control points may have direct
access onto the Carlisle Pike by conditional use only if the applicant demonstrates that i1 meets
seven (7) criteria listed in Section 308.2(1). The Applicant has not demonstrated that it meets
Section 308.2(J )(8) of the Zoning Ordinance, which requires the Applicant to show that the
Subject Property does not possess suitable frontage along another existing street, namely Rich
Valley Road.
The Subject Property is proposed to have access to the signalized intersection of Carlisle
Pike and Rich Valley Road via :J.cccss from [.l shared acccss drivcwZlY onto Rich V~lley Road.
The Applicant ha5- not met iTS burden of proofwilh regard to Section 308.2(1 )(B).
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NOW, THEREFORE, on the day and year first above written, based upon all of the
forcgoing~ the conditional use i~ DENIED by the Board of Supervisors.
BOARD OF TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS OF
THE TOWNST lIP OF SILVER SPRlNG
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MARK R. T. SIMPSON,
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Appellant
v.
NO. 06-4278 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP
Appellee
NOTICE OF LAND USE APPEAL
ORDER
AND NOW, this /,. day of 1~ ~ ' 2007, upon consideration of
the within Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed rder, it is Decreed and Ordered that the
Settlement Agreement, attached as Exhibit A to the Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed
Order, is approved and the Court adopts such Settlement Agreement, in its entirety, in
connection with the settlement and disposition of the Land Use Appeal. It is further Decreed and
Ordered that the Land Use Appeal shall be marked settled and that the Settlement Agreement
shall be the Order of Court with respect to the disposition of the Land Use Appeal.
Appellant to pay costs.
BY THE COURT
By:
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Jerry R. Duffie, Esquire
Attorney for Appellant Mark R. T. Simpson
Johnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner
301 Market Street
P.O. Box 109
Lemovne. PA 17043-1019
MARK R. T. SIMPSON,
Supreme Court 1.0. No. 09601
Tel: 717-761-4540
Fax: 717-761-3015
IN THE COURT OF COMMON
PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Appellant
v.
NO. 06-4278 CIVIL TERM
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
Appellee
NOTICE OF LAND USE APPEAL
STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION FOR AGREED ORDER
AND NOW, this day of January 10, 2007, it is hereby Agreed and
Stipulated by and between Appellant, Mark R. T. Simpson, by his attorney, Jerry R.
Duffie, Esquire, and Appellee, The Board of Supervisors of Silver Spring Township, by
its Solicitor, Steven A. Stine, Esquire, as follows:
1. Appellant, Mark R. T. Simpson, filed a Notice of Land Use Appeal on
July 27, 2006.
2. The Land Use Appeal related to a 3.38 acre parcel, more or less, at the
northwest corner of the intersection of Rich Valley Road (S.R. 1009) and Carlisle Pike
(S.R. 0011), having a municipal address of 6706 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania 17050 ("Property").
3. The Property is located in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania and is located in the Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning district in
accordance with the Silver Spring Township Zoning Ordinance ("Ordinance").
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4. Appellant filed an application for a conditional use with the Appellee to
construct a right-turn-in-only access drive from Carlisle Pike to Property in accordance
with Section 308.2, Ordinance ("Application CU 2006-3B").
5. Appellee held a hearing on Application CU 2006-3B on May 24,2006 and
Appellee, by Decision by Board of Township Supervisors, dated July 1, 2006, denied
the conditional use request ("Decision").
6. Appellant initiated the Land Use Appeal challenging the denial of the
Application CU 2006-3B.
7. Appellant and Appellee have entered into amicable negotiations and, as a
result of said negotiations, have entered into a Settlement Agreement, dated
January 10,2007, which Settlement Agreement modifies the Decision by approving the
conditional use application (Application CU 2006-3B), subject to conditions as set forth
in the Settlement Agreement.
8. A copy of the Settlement Agreement is attached to this Stipulation, marked
Exhibit A and made part hereof.
9. The Settlement Agreement confirms the approval of Application CU
2006-3B and imposes conditions upon such approval.
10. Appellant and Appellee agree that the Settlement Agreement, in its
entirety, be approved by this Court and that the Court enter an Order confirming the
terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement, in its entirety, as the settlement and
disposition of the Land Use Appeal.
11. Appellant shall pay all costs.
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12. The Court is requested to enter the proposed Order attached hereto.
13. The undersigned attorneys each warrant to the other and to the parties
and to the Court that he has reviewed this settlement Stipulation with his client and that
he has specifically been authorized to enter into this settlement Stipulation by his client.
Respectfully submitted,
APPELLANT, MARK R. T. SIMPSON
By:
rry R. ie
~ohnson, Duffie, Stewart & Weidner
Attorneys for Appellant
301 Market Street
P.O. Box 109
Lemoyne, PA 17043-0109
Tel. No.: (717) 761-4540
Supreme Court I.D. # 09601
APPELLEE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SIL VE ING TOWNSHIP
By:
St en
Solicitor
Attorney for Appellee
25 Waverly Drive
Hummelstown, PA 17066
Tel. No. 717-903-1268
Supreme Court I.D. # 44859
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EXHIBIT A
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT,
DATED JANUARY 10,2007,
BETWEEN TOWNSHIP OF SILVER SPRING
(APPELLEE) AND MARK R. T. SIMPSON (APPELLANT)
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