The Heidelberg Township Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to approve the development plan for Cherie Kay Signs manufacturing site at its meeting Oct. 22.
The plan, on a 4-acre site along Locust Street, includes two 12,000-square-foot buildings, with only one to be constructed for the time being. The building will house small-scale manufacturing of wall decor, primarily through a flatbed printer.
Traffic generated from the development will be “minimal,” owners said Tuesday, with one box truck per week, daily USPS and UPS pickup, and the occasional trailer. The property will not be a retail location, so customers will not park.
Supervisors agreed to defer the requirement for a traffic impact study due to the developers’ agreement to reconstruct Locust Street where it borders the property.
They also agreed to approve several other waivers, most concerning stormwater. The plan was developed according to DEP standards, with the waivers mostly accommodating for slight variations in language and requirements between DEP standards and Heidelberg’s standards.
Supervisor Ted Cromleigh welcomed the business, which has around 10 employees, to the area.
Construction will begin around the start of 2025. Supervisors also approved two letters of credit and the stormwater agreement.
The board also heard from the solicitor concerning possible regulations the township could implement on burning.
Heidelberg’s open burning ordinance was established in 1995 and allows the burning of paper, cardboard, and some yard waste, with no restriction based on zoning or day of the week. The ordinance also sets the fine at $50 to $300, which is low comparative to more recent ordinances.
Residents have complained about neighbors burning plastic or other non-burnable materials, as well as haze from smoke clouding the air several days a week.
Solicitor Amy Leonard provided the supervisors with examples of burning ordinances that she has found in other municipalities. She said restrictions on burning can include limiting burning to specific zones, placing specific restrictions on recreational fires as opposed to controlled burns, setting no-burn days, and more.
Supervisors said they would like to hear more feedback from residents on what they would like to see before asking the solicitor to draft an ordinance. This comes after the first draft of their nuisance ordinance earlier this year saw initial pushback.
Read More:
- Heidelberg Township to adjust nuisance ordinance following resident concerns (June)
- Heidelberg Township passes nuisance ordinance at monthly meeting (September)
Residents looking to provide feedback can contact township manager Jennifer Snyder at jsnyder@heidelbergtownship.com or come to a board meeting the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
In other news, supervisors:
- Unanimously agreed to advertise the 2025 drafted budget, with no tax increase planned and balanced expenditures and revenues.
- Unanimously agreed to approve a resolution setting stormwater fees, to include the small project fee of $500.
- Unanimously agreed to approve a reduction for the 2024 paving payment, as well as make payment of $5,286.45 to Pennsy Supply. Cromleigh said pavers did a “very good job.”
- Unanimously agreed to pay just under $4,000 to replace a broken part of a red light.
- Unanimously approved the close of part of South Market Street for Trick or Treat on Oct. 31.
- Unanimously agreed a payment of $8,716.89 to Sunnyside Culvert.
- Unanimously agreed to release $1,150 from the 2427 South 5th Street escrow.
- Advertised a conditional use hearing for a concentrated animal operation at 760 N. Market St., to start at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 19 before the regularly scheduled board meeting.
- Requested that the township engineer undergo a study for South Church Street to determine if the township can ban truck traffic.
- Unanimously agreed to transfer an amount allotted from the state for pension plans into an account.
- Unanimously agreed to approve a resolution approving the Lebanon County Tax Collector’s fee increase from 50 cents to $1 per bill.
- Unanimously approved the minutes for the board’s Sept. 24 meeting and Oct. 17 budget meeting.
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