PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Northampton Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 9, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Northampton Township Municipal Building, 55 Township Road, Richboro, PA to consider the following applications:
- Case No. 2024-14, the application of Sam Garber, for the property located at 2428 Old Bristol Road, Holland, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-26-49. The property is located in the R-1, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached residential dwelling and a detached residential garage. The Applicant proposes to remodel the detached residential garage and convert a portion of it into habitable living space. The Applicant seeks variances from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-201, §27-405, and §27-1105.2.C to allow a portion of the detached residential garage to be used as habitable living space.
- Case No. 2024-15, 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. 31-26-075.001. 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 variances from the following sections of the Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance: (a) from §27-404.2.A(1) to permit a single-family dwelling on a tract with a lot area of 1.574 acres, where the required minimum lot area is 2 acres; and (b) from §21-1120.1.A(1) and E to permit disturbance of protected steep slopes and forest areas in excess of the maximum permitted disturbance ratios.
- Case No. 2024-16, the application of Bridgestone B, LLC, for the property located at 241 Bridgestone Drive, Langhorne, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-26-75. 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 variances from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-404.2.A(1), (2), (3), (4)(a) and (b), and (5), and §27-1120.1.A(1), B and E related to required minimum lot area; required minimum lot width at the building line; maximum permitted building coverage; required minimum front and side yard setbacks; maximum permitted impervious surface ratio; and required minimum natural resource protection.
- Case No. 2024-17, the application of Eugene Frenkel, for the property located at 13 Marquis Ridge, Holland, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-35-28-10. The property is located in the R-1, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached residential dwelling. The Applicant proposes a deck in the rear yard. The Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance §27-1105.3.A to permit the deck to have a rear yard setback of 33 feet, where the required minimum rear yard special setback for the deck is 37.5 feet.
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 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
