June 15 Update:
The Zoning Hearing Board will meet tonight to discuss this application. Click the buttons below for call-in and agenda information. This project will be the first one to present tonight.
June 8 Update:
Thanks to all of those who attended last night’s neighborhood meeting. If you were not able to attend, or were not satisfied with what you heard last night, there is another chance to make your voice heard, and that is at the June 15 Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) meeting, being held virtually starting at 7pm. Call-in info is posted below, I will post the agenda packet as soon as it is ready.
May 25 Update:
The neighborhood meeting to discuss this project with Patrick Deacon of Popper Deacon has been scheduled for 6pm on Monday, June 7. The meeting will occur at the lot (622 Harrison Avenue). The project has been rescheduled to appear before the Zoning Hearing Board for Tuesday, June 15, 7pm.
May 24 Update:
The developer has postponed their appearance before the Zoning Hearing Board until the June Meeting. Having our residents voices heard is important to me, and that is why we will be having a neighborhood meeting with Popper and Deacon to discuss the application during the first week of June- stay tuned for details of this meeting.
The Zoning Hearing Board will be reviewing an application to build a new single family home on a non-conforming lot on the 600 block of Harrison Avenue in Ardsley. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 26 at 7pm virtually. All are encouraged to join and voice their opposition to or support of this project.
Procedurally, there are flaws in the application as presented. Applicant seeks a “Special Exception”. However, Special Exceptions are typically reserved for issues related to how the property is used. Abington’s Zoning Code defines a special exception as follows:
Special Exception: A zoning use approved by the Township Zoning Hearing Board, provided certain established conditions are complied with and maintained in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare; pursuant to Articles VI and IX of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
Further, per the below posted notice, the land parcel in question is in Ward #6, and is zoned R-4 Residential District, not R-2. Letters have also not yet been mailed to adjacent property owners, which is also problematic.
The R-4 Zoning District requires a 50’ lot width (as shown in the site plan below, the current lot width is 40’), and a minimum lot area of 7,500 square feet (per the site plan below, the existing lot area is 4,600 square feet). Minimum lot depth is required to be 100’. Applicant’s zoning matrix notes the lot depth as 115’, but the dimension on the plan notes 120’.
