PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Northampton Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Northampton Township Municipal Building, 55 Township Road, Richboro, PA to consider the following application(s):
- Case No. 2025-18, the application of Paul Pettet for the property located at 74 East Robin Road, Holland, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-47-135. The property is located in the R-2, Single-Family, zoning district. The property is improved with a single-family detached residential dwelling and accessory storage shed. The Applicant proposes an in-ground swimming pool and deck. The Applicant seeks variances from the following sections of the Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance: (a) from §27-406.2.A(5) to permit an impervious surface ratio of 30.15%, where the existing ratio is 25.84%, and the maximum ratio permitted by right is 20%; and (b) from §27-1127 to permit the impervious surface ratio to exceed the additional 5% allotment when a stormwater management system is installed.
- Case No. 2025-19, the application of Michael Manzo, equitable owner, for the property located at 472 Holly Knoll Drive, Churchville, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 31-46-40. 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 one-story in-law suite addition to the existing dwelling. The Applicant seeks a variance from Northampton Township Zoning Ordinance §27-406.2.A(4)(b) to permit the addition to have a side yard setback of 13 feet, where the required minimum side yard setback is 20 feet; and to permit an aggregate of the side yard setbacks of 33.5 feet, where the required minimum aggregate is 45 feet.
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
