PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Northampton Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 27, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at the Northampton Township Municipal Building, 55 Township Road, Richboro, PA, to consider the following applications:
- Case No. 2023-1, the application of Michael and Kristie Mabin, for the property located at 6 Shady Pines Drive, Ivyland, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-5-25-19. The property is located in the AR, Agricultural-Residential, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached residential dwelling. The Applicants propose an in-ground pool, pool deck, pool house, detached garage, and other related improvements. The Applicants seek variances from the following sections of the Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance: (a) §27-303.1.A(3) to permit a building coverage ratio of 14.6%, where the maximum permitted building coverage ratio is 10%; (b) from §27-303.1.A(5) to permit an impervious surface ratio of 29.3%, where the maximum permitted impervious surface ratio is 18%; (c) from §27-1105.1.E and §27-1105.2.A(1) to permit the height of the proposed garage to be 18 feet, where the maximum permitted height is 15 feet; (d) from §27-1105.2.A(1) to permit the detached garage to have a floor area of 1,463 square feet, where the maximum permitted floor area is 1,000 square feet on a property with a lot area of less than 2 acres; and (e) from §27-1127 to permit the impervious surface ratio to exceed the additional 5% allotment when a stormwater management system is installed.
- Case No. 2023-2, the application of Donald R. Manning, for the property located at 18 Galloway Road, Richboro, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-13-5. The property is located in the R-2, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached residential dwelling and detached garage. The Applicant proposes an addition to the detached garage and other related improvements. The Applicant seeks a variance from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-1105.2.A(1) to permit the expanded detached garage to have a floor area of 1,514 square feet, where the maximum permitted floor area is 1,000 square feet on a property with a lot area of less than 2 acres.
- Case No. 2023-3, the application of Frank and Karyn Succi, for the property located at 71 Jericho Road, Holland, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-64-209. The property is located in the R-1, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached dwelling developed as part of a cluster-designed subdivision. The Applicants propose an addition to the existing single-family detached dwelling. The Applicants seek a variance from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance from §27-903.4.C to permit the addition to have a side yard setback of 8 feet 9 inches, where the required minimum side yard setback is 15 feet.
- Case No. 2023-4, the application of Chad Cunnius and Colleen Buckley Cunnius, for the property located at 8 Gaelic Court, Holland, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-15-109. The property is located in the R-2, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached dwelling. The Applicants propose a fence in the front yard. The Applicant seeks a variance from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-406.2.A(4)(a) and §27-1107.1 to permit the new fence to have a 12 foot setback from the property line (25 feet from the curb) along Holland Road where the required minimum setback is 25 feet from the property line.
The applications and accompanying documents are available for review. Please contact Mike Solomon, Director of Planning and Zoning, at 215-357-6800, extension 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(s) 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
