Sketch plans were presented for Sheffield Square North, 82 townhouses in five buildings on 10.39 acres and Sheffield Square South, 30 townhouses in 11 buildings on 6.39 acres, north of East Emmaus Avenue and south of East Susquehanna Street in eastern Salisbury Township not far from the Allentown city line.

The township planning commission, which reviewed the subdivisions at its Jan. 26 meeting, was not required to vote because the project was presented as sketch plans.

The developer is D.R. Horton, Harleysville, Montgomery County, represented before township planners by Erin Witt, entitlements manager, Eastern Division, D.R. Horton; Attorney Nate Fox, partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, Doylestown, Bucks County and Brian Spray, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., Langhorne, Bucks County.

Owners of the properties, 1941 Chapel Ave. and 206 E. Lynnwood St., listed on the sketch plans prepared by Spray, are Linda and Ellen Samost, in care of Attorney Charles D. Petrose, West Berlin, N.J.

Salisbury Township Consulting Engineer David J. Tettemer, of Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc., read from his Jan. 18 review letter, which he said has 31 major comments.

“There’s going to be a lot of people looking at these plans,” Tettemer said, noting the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, for traffic; Lehigh County Authority for sewer service; Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, for storm sewer and Lehigh County Conservation District and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, for erosion control.

The subdivisions are in the R4, Medium Density Residential zoning district.

“Town houses are allowed in R4,” Tettemer said.

Salisbury Township Planning and Zoning Officer Kerry Rabold referred to her Jan. 20 review letter.

Sheffield Square North appears to be roughly bounded by Lynnwood Street to the north, Wayne Avenue to the south, Cypress Avenue to the east and open space to the west. Fifty parking spaces are shown on the plan.

Sheffield Square East appears to be roughly bounded by Trout Creek and a flood plain to the north, Chapel Avenue to the south, Cypress Avenue to the east and South Albert Street to the west.

Five persons among the estimated 30 residents voiced concerns, mostly about preexisting stormwater runoff problems.

“I don’t think the taxes are going to pay for the problems that the developments are going to have,” Debra Brinton, president, township board of commissioners, who lives in the vicinity of the proposed subdivisions said.

“In essence, this soil does not take water. It’s clay,” Charles Beck, planning commission chairman said.

In other business, the planning commission voted to re-elect Beck, chair; Richard Schreiter, vice chair and Jessica Klocek, secretary.

The planning commission is next scheduled to meet, 7 p.m. Feb. 23, in the meeting room of the municipal building, 2900 S. Pike Ave.