Construction vehicles sit idle where the Sienna Village development is to be located along Route 228, near part of the Weatherburn Heights neighborhood in Middlesex Township.

MIDDLESEX TWP — Middlesex Township supervisors granted preliminary approval for Sienna Village during a work session Wednesday afternoon.

Sienna Village, a mixed townhouse/retail development, would sit off Route 228 at the Weatherburn Drive intersection.

The property will include 65 housing units on about 28 square acres. It is next to the Weatherburn development and is divided into two parcels due to wetland considerations.

The township planning commission in November voted to recommend the plan for supervisors' approval, pending modifications to parking and two additional crosswalks.

In January, supervisors held a public hearing to review the plan with Trant Corp. engineer Donald Trant. At that meeting, the supervisors had no major concerns regarding the plan.

According to information Trant shared in January, there will be retail buildings running along Route 228. The residential area will sit behind the retail buildings.

A traffic light is expected to be installed at the Route 228-Sienna Village intersection once a percentage of the development is occupied.

The plan was approved Wednesday without discussion, although township manager Adam Hartwig said any outstanding comments have been resolved. The plan has been submitted for final approval.

Supervisor Robert Brash wasn't present during the proceedings.