Berks County · Tilden Township · #6367-13914
New poultry operation on St. Michaels Road
Western side of St Michaels Road between Mill Road and Shartlesville Road., Tilden Township, PA · 127,600 sq ft non-residential, agricultural · 111.5 acres
About this project
Four new 63-by-500-foot poultry barns with attached workrooms, stormwater facilities and a new access driveway on an 111.5-acre agricultural property in Tilden Township.
Official description: New poulrty operation - 4 barns @ 63'x500' each w/20'x20' attached workrooms, stormwater and new access driveway
- Developer
- Lucas DeTurk
- Engineer / designer
- Nye Consulting Services, Inc.
- Plan type
- Final
- Land use
- Agricultural
- Water
- OL
- Sewer
- N/A
- Status
- Reviewed
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
The county filing describes a plan for four new poultry barns on an agricultural property of about 111.5 acres in Tilden Township. Each barn would be roughly 63 feet wide and 500 feet long. Together with attached workrooms, the buildings total about 127,600 square feet. The plan also includes stormwater facilities and a new driveway onto St. Michaels Road.
The site is on the western side of St. Michaels Road, between Mill Road and Shartlesville Road. The filing lists it as farmland, and the new buildings would add to that farm use.
No news coverage, township agendas or minutes, hearing notices or developer web pages about this specific project were found. The filing does not say who would run the barns or what kind of birds they would hold. This explanation therefore rests on the county records alone.
What it could mean nearby
- A new driveway onto St. Michaels Road would add farm and delivery truck traffic at that spot.
- Stormwater facilities are part of the plan, so rain runoff from the new roofs and paving would be managed on the property.
- The land would stay in agricultural use, with no new homes proposed.
- Neighbors may notice effects such as odor, noise and truck trips, but no source for this project addresses them.
Where it stands
The latest county filing is dated July 2025, which suggests the plan was under review at the county level. Projects like this usually still need township and state reviews, such as stormwater, manure management and driveway permits, before construction can begin.
- Jul 16, 2025 Latest county planning filing for the project
Want to weigh in? Residents can ask the Tilden Township supervisors about the project and about when their public meetings are held.
Who's behind it
Lucas DeTurk
Planning terms explained
- Stormwater facilities
- Basins or channels that collect and slow rain runoff from roofs and paved areas so it does not flood neighboring land.
- Access driveway
- A new entrance connecting the property to a public road.
- Non-residential square footage
- The total floor area of buildings that are not homes.
We searched the web for this project but found nothing beyond the county record, so this explanation is based on the filing alone. Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $25.5M
- ~1,276 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~319 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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