Cumberland County · Penn Township · #3090
Poultry barn and egg room in Penn Township
Penn Township, PA · 63,700 sq ft non-residential, agricultural
About this project
A proposed 100' x 600' poultry barn and a 60' x 60' egg room, with driveways, turnarounds, and stormwater controls including a bio-retention basin and a sediment basin.
Official description: Ron Tritt proposes one 100'x600' poultry barn and one 60'x60' egg room along with associated driveways and turnaround areas. Stormwater Controls include conveyance swales, one Bio retention basin and a sediment basin.
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
A farm in Penn Township, Cumberland County, has filed plans for a large poultry barn, about 100 feet wide and 600 feet long, plus a separate 60-by-60-foot egg room. Together the buildings add roughly 63,700 square feet. The egg room is where eggs would be handled and stored.
The plans also show driveways, turnaround areas for trucks, and stormwater controls. Those include a bio-retention basin and a sediment basin, which hold and filter rain runoff so it does not wash soil or pollutants onto neighboring land.
No news coverage, township agenda, hearing notice, developer website or state permit specific to this project was found. The county's records did not say who the operator is, what the land is used for now, or how many birds the barn would hold.
What it could mean nearby
- Driveways and turnarounds in the plans suggest regular truck traffic for feed deliveries and egg pickups. The plans give no traffic counts.
- The stormwater basins are meant to limit runoff leaving the site, a common concern for downstream neighbors.
- Poultry barns can raise odor, noise and manure-handling questions. No source for this project addresses them.
Where it stands
The county filing dated 2025-10-06 is the latest record found. Land development plans like this are usually reviewed by the county planning office, which only advises, then by the township, which decides on approval. Stormwater and erosion-control permits are usually handled separately.
- Oct 6, 2025 Latest county planning filing for the poultry barn and egg room
Want to weigh in? The Penn Township supervisors and planning commission would normally decide on the plan, and residents can usually comment at their public meetings. The township office can confirm meeting dates.
Planning terms explained
- Land development
- A formal township review of a plan to build new buildings or large structures on a property.
- Bio-retention basin
- A shallow, planted basin that collects rain runoff and lets it soak in and be filtered.
- Sediment basin
- A temporary pond that catches soil washed off during construction so it does not reach streams or neighbors.
- Egg room
- A building or room where eggs from the barn are collected, washed, sorted and stored.
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: $12.7M
- ~637 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~159 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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