Planning Commission Approves East Brady Duplex, Northland Forest Products Project

Ron Wilshire

Ron Wilshire

Published August 25, 2018 4:30 am
Planning Commission Approves East Brady Duplex, Northland Forest Products Project

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — The Clarion County Planning Commission granted preliminary approval at its August meeting to East Brady Properties, Inc. for a proposed 1,823 square foot duplex apartment building.

Owners Arthur Bosetti and Robert Nelson were also approved for relief from minimum 40′ front yard, side yard, and rear yard setbacks for the property at 328 Kellys Way, the site of the old East Brady Post Office. The project will include eight parking spaces of 10′ x 20′ in size for the development.

Modification applications included building setback distances of 0′ for the front and sides, and a 32′ rear building setback.

Northland Forest Products Inc. received preliminary approval for a land development application covering construction of a lumber kiln drying facility. Northland presented the basic plan at an earlier meeting of the Planning Commission for information purposes only.

The developer plans to construct nine buildings with a storage yard at the 120-acre site in Clarion Township. A new 30-foot wide access entrance will serve the site from Township Route T–556. No modification applications were needed for the proposal.

Final approval of the land development application by Hawthorn Redbank Redbank Municipal Authority for a pump station in Hawthorne Borough was also approved. Preliminary approval for the project was granted Oct. 16, 2013.

Crown Castle Communication received preliminary approval for a proposal of a 70′ tower extension in Beaver Township. The extension is on top of an existing 180′ high tower within their lease area on the land of Allen K. Smith. The new final tower height will be 250′ above ground level.

A land development application from Clarion Boards, Inc. (Kronospan, LLC) for a proposed 3,800 Square Foot Drying System Structure was tabled until reviewed by the Clarion County Airport Authority. The new bi-clone drying system structure has a height of 200 feet above ground level. The Clarion County Airport Zoning Application is currently under review by the Clarion County Airport Authority.

Commission members attending the meeting included Keith Decker, Angela, Burtner, Hugh Henry, Fred Anderson, Mike Hindman, Eugene Metcalf, and Roger Nulph.

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