PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Northampton Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 13, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at the Northampton Township Municipal Building, 55 Township Road, Richboro, PA to consider the following applications:
- Case No. 2023-5, the application of Joni Seveland, for the property located at 583 Holland Road, Holland, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-28-177. The property is located in the R-1, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached dwelling. The Applicant proposes an in-ground swimming pool and fence in the front yard. The Applicant seeks variances from the following sections of the Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance: (a) from §27-1105.8 to permit the pool to be in the front yard, where a pool is permitted only in the rear or side yard; and (b) from §27-405.2.A.(4)(a) and §27-1107.1 to permit the fence to be in the front yard, where a fence in the front yard must be behind the required minimum 50 feet front building setback line.
- Case No. 2023-6, the application of Denise Scheinert, for the property located at 196 South Marmic Drive, Holland, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-27-53. The property is located in the R-2, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached dwelling, in-ground swimming pool and storage shed. The Applicant propose an in-law suite addition to the side of the existing dwelling. The Applicant seeks variances from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-406.2.A(4)(b) to permit an individual side yard setback of 14 feet 6 inches, where the required minimum individual side yard setback is 20 feet; and to permit an aggregate of the side yard setbacks of 37 feet, where the required minimum aggregate of the side yard setbacks is 45 feet.
- Case No. 2023-7, the application of Frank DiSandro, for the property located at 1965 Second Street Pike, Richboro, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-10-66. The property is located in the CR, Country Residential, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached dwelling. The Applicant proposes to demolish the existing dwelling and build a new single-family detached dwelling. The Applicant seeks a variance from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-404.2.A(4)(b) to permit individual side yard setbacks of 25 feet and 25.64 feet, where the required minimum individual side yard setback is 50 feet.
- Case No. 2023-8, the application of Salvatore and Sandra Berardi, for the property located along Jacksonville Road, near its intersection with Almshouse Road, Warminster, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-1-69-2. The property is located in the AR, Agricultural-Residential, zoning district. The property is unimproved. The Applicants propose a new single-family detached residential dwelling. The Applicants seek variances from the following sections of the Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance: (a) from §27-1120.1.B. to allow development within 50 feet of the center line of a stream; and (b) from §27-1120.1.D. to permit development within 100 feet of wetlands where there are no hydric soils on the property.
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 Fenningham, Esq., Chair
By: Thomas J. Walsh III, Esq., Solicitor
