Limerick Approves Cricket Complex With 14 Conditions

The cricket complex proposed by Parkmat, LLC, at 361 West Linfield-Trappe Road cleared a major hurdle at the Limerick Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, receiving unanimous conditional use approval after Township Solicitor Rebecca Geiser outlined a detailed list of requirements the applicant must meet.

The approval follows a public hearing held on April 7, during which the board heard testimony on the project — a regulation-size outdoor cricket field, a 33,000-square-foot indoor recreational building, and roughly 190 parking spaces across two lots on approximately 14 consolidated acres in the Office Limited Industrial zoning district.

The 14 Conditions

Before the board voted, Geiser read the full list of conditions into the record:

• The applicant shall comply with all notes, testimony, and exhibits offered at the April 7 conditional use hearing.
• The applicant shall demonstrate compliance with township lighting, landscaping, and buffering standards during land development review.
• Outdoor use of the field is limited to the hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• No alcohol is permitted on the property.
• The applicant shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
• The applicant shall conduct a speed study for traffic on Linfield-Trappe Road.
• The applicant shall comply with review letters from the township's engineers.
• Outdoor maintenance, including mowing, is prohibited between 9 p.m. and dawn.
• A maximum of two games per day is permitted on the outdoor pitch.
• The property shall be served by public water and shall not rely on a well unless otherwise authorized by the Department of Environmental Protection.
• No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides may be applied within 50 feet of the on-site stream.
• Stormwater filtration strips shall be installed and maintained.
• Outdoor lights shall only illuminate the parking lot and shall not spill onto neighboring properties.
• Prior to preliminary land development approval, the applicant must submit an event management plan.

Parking Agreement Raised

During the discussion, a representative for Parkmat noted that a nearby church had expressed interest in using the facility's gated overflow lot — which is expected to include 68 spaces — for occasional parking when it is not in use by the cricket complex. Geiser indicated the board would defer any formal shared-parking arrangement to the land development process.

The board voted in favor of the conditional use without dissent. The project will next move through the township's formal land development review before construction can begin.

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