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Plans to construct a machine shop in Snyder Township received a positive review Thursday by Blair County Planning Commission members.
Scott Breindel of Deadluck Manufacturing plans to construct a 4,000-square-foot machine shop at South Eagle Valley Road and Templeton Drive. In addition to the proposed building, paved parking and various landscaping will be provided.
Additionally, a 2,140-square-foot building addition was shown adjacent to the proposed building. However, the addition will not be constructed at this time and was shown for future planning purposes.
Access to the site will be through a 24-foot wide bidirectional driveway connection to South Eagle Valley Road, continuing to a 24-foot wide parking lot aisle and a maximum 30.1-foot-wide parking area along the southwest side of the site, said Jamie L. Klink, regional planner.
Proposed parking at the site will total 13 spaces, which includes a single Americans with Disabilities Act accessible space, greater than the eight required total spaces by Snyder Township.
"The additional parking does not seem excessive and we don't oppose the proposed amount of parking spaces," Klink said.
Sidewalks will be included along the edge of the parking area leading to the building entrance, but no sidewalks have been proposed along South Eagle Valley Road.
"Based upon the location, absence of any sidewalks in the immediate vicinity and the presence of a paved shoulder, we do not oppose the omission of sidewalks in this plan," Klink said.
The construction of a new machine shop will generate additional peak hour vehicle trips. But based on the type and size of the proposed development, planners do not expect a significant amount of peak hour vehicle trips that would necessitate a transportation impact study, Klink said.
Breindel said the new business will have eight new employees. For more information , go to www.deadluckmfg.com.