The Lower Saucon Township Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of St. Luke’s University Health Network’s proposed 30,000-square-foot medical office building on Leithsville Road during its March 26 meeting, advancing a project that would bring a three-story facility with 150 parking spaces and more than $2.25 million in roadway improvements to the Rt. 412 corridor across from the Giant shopping center.
The vote sends the land development plan to Township Council for final approval, with conditions.
The Project
St. Luke’s University Health Network is proposing to consolidate three existing lots located between Leithsville Road (Rt. 412), Mount Pleasant Road and Springtown Hill Road into a single 6.11-acre parcel and construct a three-story medical office building. The top two floors would house medical office space, while the ground level would primarily serve as covered parking for 29 vehicles. It would also include an entry vestibule, elevators and a stairwell providing access to the upper floors.
Township zoning requires 150 parking spaces for the building, and the plan provides exactly 150. The property falls within the General Business (GB) zoning district and the Carbonate Geology Overlay District. A medical office is a permitted use in the General Business district and requires site plan approval under Section 180-102 of the township’s zoning ordinance…