Planner: Palmerton lot didn’t follow plans
The parking lot for a building renovation project in Palmerton was not constructed to plans, officials say.
Last week, the Carbon County Planning Commission reviewed the Bennett Family Properties parking lot layout plan and existing parking lot for accuracy.
A site inspection was completed on Sept. 12 and several deficiencies were noted, including previous parking space markings still visible.
Ivan O. Meixell, county planner, outlined his findings.
He said that “the plans, as submitted, lack zoning design requirements of the Palmerton Borough zoning ordinances.”
Issues included a required stop sign at an intersection not shown, one parking area at the rear of the site being located within the required buffer zone and no verification submitted that the proposed handicapped parking area meets federal ADA requirements.
He recommended that the board not make any formal recommendation, but rather submit the comments to Palmerton and the engineer to be included with further discussions.
Other matters
The planning commission also reviewed the following plans.
• Palmerton Preferred Properties LLC, received conditional plan approval for a proposed lot line revision at 250/252/260 Delaware Ave., Palmerton. The lot line revision creates a 0.698-acre lot.
• Lioubov Stanton received conditional plan approval for a proposed lot line revision at 52 Fox Hill Road, Indian Mountain Lakes, Penn Forest Township. The plans call for combining two lots.
• Marcos and Lauren Z. Alvarez received conditional plan approval for a proposed lot line revision at 120 Timberlane Drive, Section D, Block K-K, Holiday Poconos, Kidder Township. The plans call for combining two lots.
• Michael J. Motto’s plan for a proposed subdivision at 203/206 South Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, was reviewed but no formal action taken. The plans call for combining two lots.
• Cora Ann Carpenter and Leggett MJ LLC received plan approval for a proposed subdivision/lot line revision at 225 Wagner St. and 1180 Main Road, Franklin Township. The plans call for subdividing a 10.183-acre lot into three lots and then combining one of those lots with another lot to create a 2.121-acre lot.
• Joe Neff and Wayne E. and Donna Nothstein received plan approval for a proposed boundary line adjustment at 17 Graver St. Lehighton. The plans call for combining four lots into two lots.
• Neal A. DeAngelo received plan approval for a lot line revision at 76 Rock Ridge Road, Split Rock Section F, Kidder Township. The plans call for combining two lots into one.
• Kelly Youngcourt and Freya Land Company received conditional plan approval for a proposed subdivision at 110 Tamaqua St., Banks Township. The plans call for creating two lots.
• Carbon County Lions/Lioness Fair Association Inc. received conditional plan rejection for a proposed subdivision near Little Gap Road, Lower Towamensing Township. The group is proposing the creation of three lots.
