SANATOGA PA – The last hurdle in building the Bella Italia Pizzeria restaurant, proposed to occupy vacant land at 2209 E. High St., Pottstown, was cleared Thursday night (July 7, 2011) as the Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve its owners’ final land development plan. Construction could start within several weeks, depending on when outside agencies finish related reviews.
“We’re ready to start just as soon as everything else is,” said Mary Cilluffo, representing her development company, Cilluffo Property Holdings LLC of Blue Bell PA. It introduced the proposed construction of a restaurant on the west side of the former Rite Aid Pharmacy, near the corner of East High and North Pleasant View Road, back in November 2009.
Cilluffo looks to build a 4,500-square-foot, one-story building on the property, facing East High Street and with both entrances and exits to East High. The building would contain the restaurant, of 2,500-square-feet, and two smaller offices available for lease. A 900-square-foot patio, complete with water fountain, would be located outside the restaurant for diners to enjoy at adjacent tables.
In the set of plans delivered Thursday to board members, township Assistant Manager Alyson Elliott noted Cilluffo was requesting a waiver on the depth of curbing required by the township. It was needed to match curbing standards set by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, which controls public access to the restaurant from East High Street. No problem, commissioners replied.
After 20 months of meetings, the Cilluffo final vote occurred within six minutes.
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