Upper Darby tackles mosque’s parking issues
UPPER DARBY >> Regulating parking and preliminary land development issues were approved by township officials at a recent council committee work session.
Councilwoman Sekela Coles requested removing the restricted “no parking” signs on Walnut Street at
69th Street.
“The Masjid Al-Madinah (mosque) is having problems parking and are asking to remove the ‘No Parking’ signs on Walnut Street,” Coles said.
The mosque, 201 S. 69th Street, is on the corner of
69th and Walnut streets. “I would like to install the parking signs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with ‘no overnight parking and no truck parking,’” Coles said.
Parking has been a problem in the vicinity of the mosque, especially for residents of nearby Kent Road who have complained at other council meetings.
Coles also requested 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. “no parking” restriction signs be installed on the 100 block of Wiltshire Road.
“Businesses are having trouble and trucks are unable to pass and make a turn,” Coles said.
According to Chief Administrative Officer Thomas Judge Jr., no petitions are needed for approval of the two requests since there are no residential properties on either site.
Director of License and Inspections Jeff Gentile offered four land developments for consideration.
A former Wawa store, 7720 West Chester Pike, that closed after a much larger Wawa was built five blocks away on West Chester Pike, will now house a Dunkin Donuts shop.
The building on almost half an acre has been unoccupied for more than a year.
The 1.79-acre site of Philly’s Best Steaks meat processing plant received a nod for an addition at 619 Industrial Park.
Enterprise Car Rental officers received approval for an addition to enlarge facilities at 76 Garrett Road.
A company, 41 South Union Avenue LLC’s proposal to build a self-storage building on 7.24 acres was approved.
According to Gentile, all four have been approved by the county Planning Commission and the self-storage building was also approved by the township’s zoning hearing board.
Zoners approved the 100unit three story self storage building on the vacant land bordering Lansdowne Borough in the C-4 Commercial Industrial District.
A fence and landscaping will surround the property.
In 2016 the zoning board denied an application of Delco Mulch and Supply LLC for the same property for outdoor storage of piles of mulch, compost, concrete, yard waste, excavated dirt, sand and stone due to the overwhelming opposition from a dozen residents and additional opposition from township officials and officials from Lansdowne.
Coles also reported an ordinance to regulate farmer’s markets in the township is ready for review.
“On March 22 a draft will be presented,” Coles said during the Public Health and Environmental Affairs Committee.
Council will vote on the proposal on April 17.