JACKSON TWP — Two new developments in Jackson’s Pointe Commerce Park have been recommended by the township planning commission.

A Penske Truck Rental facility and a 90,000-square-foot building are planned in the park.

Penske Truck Rental seeks to construct a building on the west side of Russell Road. The 12,500-square-foot building will have office space and three maintenance bays, including a washing bay for trucks.

It will have a cul-de-sac entrance and exit off Russell Road.

An opaque fence is planned to be built on the eastern side of the facility because a residential neighborhood is near that side. The fence will be about six feet high and about 500 feet long.

Trees also will be planted to provide more of a buffer.

The second development is a 90,000-square-foot building planned across Russell Road from the Penske facility.

Brian Goetz, Buncher Co. vice president, said the company is in talks with a medical supply manufacturer to lease two-thirds of that steel-frame building.

Buncher is the real estate developer that owns the property.

The other one-third of the building is available for leasing.

“We think it’s adaptable to any number of things, ranging from retail to office to even storage because of the way it’s designed,” LGA Partners architect Bob Grubb said.

LGA Partners is the architect for Buncher.

Costs for both projects have not been determined.

The projects were approved Wednesday night by the township planning commission.

Rocco Magrino, PVE Sheffler civil engineer, said the park is an advantageous site because of its proximity to major highways. PVE Sheffler is the firm that is doing civil engineering for the development.

“It’s a vibrant area,” he said. “It’s close to the interstate.”

Buncher also is seeking ways to make the commerce park more aesthetically appealing.

Saplings were planted near the park this year, but they have not grown.

Soil samples were sent to Penn State University for testing to see which tree species will fare well in the park.

A series of sidewalks will be built connecting the facilities with the newly opened Speedway gas station at the intersection of Route 19 and Lindsay Road and future businesses in Jackson’s Pointe.

A stone chip walking trail also is expected to be built on the north side of Russell Road.

One concern the planning commission had was that the trail’s usage may be limited to shoppers and business employees rather than residents.

Commission members also reflected upon the recent rapid growth in Jackson’s Pointe area.

“There’s been a lot of development in the township in the past five years,” commission President Jay Grinnell said.

Another concern the commission discussed was Penske, UPS and FedEx are all transportation-based companies that use large trucks, and they may use Lindsay Road so much that more traffic adjustments may be needed later.

A traffic signal was installed this year at the intersection between Zehner School Road and Route 19. Zehner School Road was also realigned.

Both developments now go to the township supervisors for approval.