Jenkintown Borough will hold a series of conditional use and land development hearings in August.
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. 7:00 PM – 610 York Road Conditional Use Hearing
The applicant is seeking conditional use approval under section181-57 B.(1)(a) of the Jenkintown Zoning Ordinance to construct a new 2,522 sq ft. café with drive-through facilities and a 1,000 sq. ft establishment for frozen desserts and associate parking lot. And 181-57 B.1(a)(3) – drive-thru windows shall face the rear or side yard of site. Drive-thru windows shall not face a public street. A copy of the application and supporting documents can be found here as well as on the Borough Website at jenkintownboro.com/zoning-and-land-development-applications/.
For our previous coverage on the forthcoming Starbucks and frozen desserts shop, you can click here.
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. 7:00 PM – 604 West Avenue Subdivision/Land Development Hearing
The applicant is proposing a minor subdivision in order to separate the existing parsonage from the Church.
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. 7:00 PM – 604 West Avenue Conditional Use Hearing
The applicant is seeking conditional use approval to renovate the existing structure to add 3 apartments above first floor office / commercial use.
Thursday, August 24th, 2023. 7:00 PM. – 459-471 York Road Zoning Hearing Board Hearing
The Applicant requests the following:
- A variance from Section 181-50.A of the Borough of Jenkintown Zoning Ordinance (“Code”) to permit a minimum lot size of 3,057 square feet for proposed lot 2 referenced in the Applicant’s application where 15,000 SF is otherwise required;
- A variance from Section 181.50.B of the Code to permit a minimum lot width of 24.3 feet for proposed lot 2 where 50 feet is otherwise required;
- A variance from Section 181.50.I of the Code to permit a minimum lot area per dwelling unit of 25,732 square feet for proposed lot 1 referenced in the Applicant’s application where 54,300 square feet is otherwise required;
- A variance from Section 181.50.I of the Code to permit a minimum lot area per dwelling unit of 3,057 square feet for proposed lot 2, whereas 3,900 square feet is otherwise required;
- A variance from Section 181-50.J(2) of the Code to permit a minimum commercial floor ratio of 15.89% for proposed lot 1 where 20% is otherwise required;
- A variance from Section 181-54.A(1) of the Code to permit a minimum street frontage sidewalk width of 4 feet along Cherry Street for proposed lot 1 where eight feet is otherwise required;
- A variance from Section 181-80 of the Code to permit 51 off-street parking spaces for proposed lot 1 whereas 73 off-street spaces are otherwise required;
- A variance from 181-80 of the Code to permit two off-street parking spaces for proposed lot 2 where seven parking spaces are otherwise required
For our previous coverage of the apartment complex’s proposal, you can click here.
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