ADAMS TWP — An approval for minor adjustments to a section of the White Tail Meadow plan turned into a major discussion about the parking situation in township developments.

Chris Wulff, an engineer for the Larson Design Group, requested approval from supervisors at their Monday night meeting for small adjustments to a retail and residential area of the plan, which is to be built on the old Hespenheide farm on Route 228 across from Myoma Road.

The plan will have a 15-acre, indoor athletic complex, at least one hotel and retail space along with 26 single-family and 130 townhomes. Supervisors’ Chairman Donald Aiken said the entire plan will take seven years to build.

When Wulff asked to move a few lot lines and readjust buildings by a few inches, supervisor Russ Ford expressed his concern that visitors to the townhomes would park on the street and impede firetruck access.

Ford said in the Southern Valley Commons residential development, a firetruck might have trouble getting to a call because of cars parked along the streets.

“There’s no on-street parking,” Wulff said of the White Tail Meadows plan.

He also pointed out that parking spaces are included at the end of the streets in the townhome section where visitors could park.

Ford countered that a visitor is not likely to park at the end of a street and walk a significant distance to a townhome on the other end of the street and three streets away.

“One way to alleviate (on-street parking) is to increase parking (spaces),” Ford said.

Township code enforcement officer Gary Peaco pointed out that the White Tail townhome plans have two-car garages and two parking spots in each driveway, while Southern Valley has single-car garages and one parking space in each driveway.

Wulff said the streets in White Tail Meadows will be 26 feet wide, which is wider than the streets in most plans.

“So if people park on the streets it shouldn’t be a problem,” Wulff said.

He added that the residential parking included in the White Tail plan complies with the township’s parking requirements for such a plan.

Ford asked Wulff to take a second look at the parking in the development.

Supervisors vice chairman Tom Franceschina, who also sits on the planning commission, recommended the supervisors give the plan final approval with the contingency that no building construction will begin until a traffic light is installed on Route 228.

The plan will have a light with full access and two right-in, right-out accesses.

The supervisors gave the plan final approval with that contingency.

Wulff said grading work will begin as soon as possible.