Concord Township Council granted preliminary approval for Orchard Knoll, a proposed 22-lot subdivision on a 44-acre site on the east side of Brinton Lake Road near Costco. Final approval is still pending. Township engineer Nate Cline said access would be from Brinton Lake Road, a state roadway. There would also be one lot off of Cedar Grove Drive, and there would be an interior loop road with emergency access to Evergreen Drive. It will be a private community with private streets and will be managed by a homeowners association. Cline said the applicant — S.B. Conrad — has been working with Concord’s planning commission on the project for about two years. The approval came with 21 conditions, most of which concern abiding by the various review letters from the professional consultants — the engineer and land planner, the fire marshal, the Delaware County Planning Department, and comments from Thornbury Township and the state. Other conditions, read by Council President Dominic Pileggi, include having the township engineer review lighting locations, that lighting and landscaping must be maintained per the recorded plan, and all improvements are to be maintained by the HOA. Public water and sewer are required.
Source: Chadds Ford Live; 6/6/2024