PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Northampton Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Northampton Township Municipal Building, 55 Township Road, Richboro, PA to consider the following applications:
- Case No. 2026-21, the application of Jesse Loucks for the property located at 135 Lydia Avenue, Churchville, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-22-25. The property is located in the R-2, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached residential dwelling. The Applicant proposes a sunroom and covered patio addition to the existing dwelling. The Applicant seeks a variance from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-406.2.A.(4)(c) to permit the new sunroom and covered patio to have a rear yard setback of 38 feet, where the required minimum setback is 50 feet.
- Case No. 2026-22, the application of Melissa Aguilar and Steven Luke Moyer for the property located at 3 Dogwood Road, Churchville, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-17-13. The property is located in the R-2, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached residential dwelling. The Applicants propose a fence in the primary front yard along Dogwood Road. The Applicants seek variances from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-406.2.A(4)(a) and §27-1107.1.A to permit the fence to have a front yard setback of 0 feet from the property line, where the required minimum setback is 50 feet.
- Case No. 2026-23, the application of John Nowicke for the property located at 184 West Georgianna Drive, Richboro, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-57-54. The property is located in the R-2, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached residential dwelling. The Applicants propose a fence in the secondary front yard along West Lynford Road. The Applicants seek variances from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-406.2.A(4)(a) and §27-1107.1.A to permit the fence to have a front yard setback of 20 feet from curb (10 feet from the property line), where the required minimum setback is 35 feet from the curb (25 feet from the property line).
- Case No. 2026-24, the application of Bridgestone Owner, LLC, for the property located along Bridgestone Drive, Langhorne, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-26-75.001. The property is located in the CR, Country Residential, zoning district. The property is unimproved. The Applicant proposes a new single-family detached residential dwelling. The Applicant seeks the removal and/or modification of condition number 3 regarding public water and sewer attached to the January 3, 2025, decision of the Zoning Hearing Board Decision in Case No. 2024-15. The decision granted lot area and natural resource disturbance variances in connection with the proposed new dwelling.
The applications and accompanying documents are available for review. Please contact Mike Solomon, Director of Planning and Zoning, at 215-357-6800, ext. 214, or by e-mail at msolomon@nhtwp.org, so that arrangements can be made to provide the documents to you. If any person with a disability wishes to attend the hearing scheduled for this date and requires an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodations to participate, please phone 215-357-6800 to discuss how Northampton Township may best accommodate your needs.
Northampton Township Zoning Hearing Board
John C. Fenningham, Esq., Chair
By: Thomas J. Walsh III, Esq., Solicitor
