Plans for a six-story apartment building were submitted in August.
Filippelli objected to the inclusion of critical race theory as one of the required training for board members outlined in the ordinance.
“This has been a long time coming, and it’s overdue,” Council President Jesse Barlow said.
Borough Manager Tom Fountaine said Hotel State College owners made the request because of “substantial staffing challenges” at another of their properties, The Corner Room, located next door to Pickle’s.
Route 322 was closed between Potters Mills and Boalsburg for about nine hours on Wednesday morning.
The sentence now calls for Spanier to serve two months of home confinement and complete 200 hours of community service.