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Radnor Township Design Review Board Meeting - July 8, 2026

Board of Commissioners & Boards — Wednesday, July 8, 2026
BodyRadnor Township, Pennsylvania
SessionBoard of Commissioners & Boards
DateWednesday, July 8, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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I'm gonna ask Jane to lead us in a pledge of allegiance.

0:02

Please stand allegiance to the flag in the United States of America.

0:08

I'm sure they're public watch it stands.

0:10

One nation under God, indivisible liberty and justice for all.

0:15

250 years, nothing.

0:17

Yeah, I yeah.

0:19

All right.

0:20

Before we get started on the agenda, just a couple things.

0:25

We're gonna work off the computer tonight.

0:28

Uh so there's no sense laying anything down on the table.

0:31

Uh, but we'll have it on the overhead.

0:33

So just a little technical thing there.

0:36

Uh for the board.

0:37

I hopefully you guys had a minute to review the minutes from last meeting.

0:41

Yeah.

0:42

Would somebody like to make a motion for approval?

0:44

I'll make a motion to approve the minutes of the Radner Design Review Board, the meeting on June 10th, 2026.

0:51

I second.

0:52

Okay, all in favor?

0:53

Aye.

0:54

Okay, very good.

0:55

Okay, so we only have uh three agenda items tonight, so we should move pretty quick.

1:00

So the first one being DRB 2026-32, the application at 523 East Lancaster Avenue to install uh six-foot privacy privacy fence.

1:12

Sir Yeah, bring it up.

1:19

Sure.

1:20

Thank you for bringing it up.

1:21

We love show and tell.

1:23

So this is actual quite literal sample.

1:26

All right, well, let's tell you who you are in the business you represent, and uh you can walk us through your uh your property.

1:31

So yeah, this is an actual picture of uh the fence actually installed.

1:36

Um this is in the khaki colors, this is what it would look like the finished product.

1:41

Um it's gonna be uh that style and the strength.

1:47

Okay, so are you you're uh with the construction company or fence?

1:51

Yeah, I I'm the owner of the construction company.

1:53

Okay, and your name is Charlie.

1:54

Charlie?

1:55

Yeah, Charlie Whaling.

1:56

So it's uh so I'm I'm here on behalf of uh John uh Duffy, Mr.

2:03

John Duffy and uh James Peter.

2:05

Dr.

2:06

James Vito.

2:07

Okay, good.

2:07

So they they have a joint parking lot, and they would like to install the fence in the rear of the property.

2:13

Um the neighbor has a fence on their property, so this will be on the other side.

2:18

Yeah.

2:18

So there's uh mock-up and plan.

2:24

Um if you scroll, am I scrolling or someone else scrolling?

2:28

I'll scroll for you.

2:29

Okay.

2:30

Yeah, if you scroll down, you could see the the specifications of the rail and pipe and everything.

2:36

So what's the purpose of that fence versus the one that's currently there?

2:40

Wood fence is not uh appealing anymore.

2:43

Gotcha.

2:43

And both of them have a lot of clientele that they would like something nicer.

2:48

Oh, there you go.

2:49

Okay, sorry about this.

2:51

Okay, yeah, no, I didn't know if they wanted to charge the uh speed.

2:56

Right.

2:56

And the fence is the the other fence is completely on their property, so you can't do anything with it.

3:01

Right.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Signage Regulation█████████████████████████████████████████████72%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████████17%
Procedural█████8%
Zoning Variance██3%
Summary of Proceedings

Radnor Township Design Review Board Meeting - July 8, 2026

The Design Review Board met on July 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM in the Radnorshire Room. The board approved minutes from the previous meeting and reviewed three applications: a privacy fence installation, facade modifications for a new apartment/retail building, and signage for a Pilates studio. The board approved two applications and tabled one for further design coordination.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes of the June 10, 2026 DRB meeting by unanimous vote.

Discussion Items

  • DRB 2026-32 – 523 E Lancaster Ave – Privacy Fence: Applicant Charlie Whaling, representing owners John Duffy and James Vito, requested approval to install a 6-foot high PVC privacy fence along the rear parking lot (approximately 220 feet) in khaki Newport style. The fence is to be placed on the property line in front of an existing wooden fence. The neighbor was consulted and had no objections. The board verified the height is within code (maximum 6 feet). Motion to approve was made and seconded; unanimous approval.
  • DRB 2026-34 – 150-168 E Lancaster Ave – Facade Modifications: Matt Johnson of Burger Development presented modifications to the facade of the newly constructed apartment/retail building. Changes included an FDC connection, additional brick detailing, facade lighting, a louver on the Luella facade, exhaust pipe, and a roll-up trash door accessed from the alley. The building inspector had flagged these items as not shown in the original 2024 submission. The board discussed the need to paint the louver to match the surrounding brick (red) and the stairwell egress change. The board was satisfied with the modifications and the color matching. Motion to approve was made and seconded; unanimous approval.
  • DRB 2026-33 – 150 E Lancaster Ave – Strong Pilates Signage: Joe Martino of Martino Signs and business owner Kelly Wilton proposed window vinyl graphics (blue racing stripes, door decals) and a wall sign for Strong Pilates. The wall sign was proposed as individual channel letters with "strong" in 15-inch letters and "PILATES" below. The board expressed concerns about the large letter size (15 inches) being too prominent for the building's proximity to Lancaster Avenue, and about the lack of coordination with the existing apartment sign (9-inch white letters) and future tenant signs. The board suggested the "PILATES" text could be placed in the window instead. The applicant agreed to revise the design, including measurements and coordination with the building owner. The board tabled the application to the August 12, 2026 meeting, with a resubmission deadline of July 22, 2026.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved DRB 2026-32 (fence) – unanimous.
  • Approved DRB 2026-34 (facade modifications) – unanimous.
  • Tabled DRB 2026-33 (signage) – unanimous, with direction to return in August with a revised design that coordinates with the building's existing signage and adheres to size and height requirements.

Meeting Transcript

I'm gonna ask Jane to lead us in a pledge of allegiance. Please stand allegiance to the flag in the United States of America. I'm sure they're public watch it stands. One nation under God, indivisible liberty and justice for all. 250 years, nothing. Yeah, I yeah. All right. Before we get started on the agenda, just a couple things. We're gonna work off the computer tonight. Uh so there's no sense laying anything down on the table. Uh, but we'll have it on the overhead. So just a little technical thing there. Uh for the board. I hopefully you guys had a minute to review the minutes from last meeting. Yeah. Would somebody like to make a motion for approval? I'll make a motion to approve the minutes of the Radner Design Review Board, the meeting on June 10th, 2026. I second. Okay, all in favor? Aye. Okay, very good. Okay, so we only have uh three agenda items tonight, so we should move pretty quick. So the first one being DRB 2026-32, the application at 523 East Lancaster Avenue to install uh six-foot privacy privacy fence. Sir Yeah, bring it up. Sure. Thank you for bringing it up. We love show and tell. So this is actual quite literal sample. All right, well, let's tell you who you are in the business you represent, and uh you can walk us through your uh your property. So yeah, this is an actual picture of uh the fence actually installed. Um this is in the khaki colors, this is what it would look like the finished product. Um it's gonna be uh that style and the strength. Okay, so are you you're uh with the construction company or fence? Yeah, I I'm the owner of the construction company. Okay, and your name is Charlie. Charlie? Yeah, Charlie Whaling. So it's uh so I'm I'm here on behalf of uh John uh Duffy, Mr. John Duffy and uh James Peter. Dr. James Vito. Okay, good. So they they have a joint parking lot, and they would like to install the fence in the rear of the property. Um the neighbor has a fence on their property, so this will be on the other side. Yeah. So there's uh mock-up and plan. Um if you scroll, am I scrolling or someone else scrolling? I'll scroll for you. Okay. Yeah, if you scroll down, you could see the the specifications of the rail and pipe and everything.

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