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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lower Southampton Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on August 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Lower Southampton Township Administration Building, 1500 Desire Avenue, Feasterville, PA 19053 for the purpose of considering the following applications:

Application Z24-02

Application of JMAC Investments, LLC, equitable owner of the property, a vacant lot, located on Neshaminy Avenue, identified as Bucks County Tax Map Parcel No. 21-032-135 (the “Property”), located in the R-3, Residential Zoning District of Lower Southampton Township.  Applicant seeks to construct a two-story single-family dwelling on the subject property.  The property borders the C-1 Light Commercial District.

This matter is on remand from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, in which the Court rules the undersized Property in both lot size (3,400 square feet where 9,000 square feet is required) and lot width (40 feet where 60 feet is required), was a lawfully existing buildable lot.

On remand from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, the Zoning Hearing Board is to consider whether variances from §27-603 of the Lower Southampton Township Zoning Ordinance to permit the construction with a rear yard setback of 20 feet, where 25 feet is required, and a front yard setback of 25 feet, where 30 feet is required, on a lawful nonconforming lot, is de minimis.

The Zoning Hearing Board also has to consider whether variances from §27-603(G) and §27-107 to permit the building without a buffer between the R-3 parcel and the adjoining C-1 District, are applicable or warranted for development.

Application Z26-06

Application of Legacy Kids, Inc., located at 325 Bustleton Pike, identified as Bucks County Tax Map Parcel No. 21-010-097 (the “Property”), located in the C-2, Heavy Commercial Zoning District of Lower Southampton Township.

Applicant proposes to renovate and repurpose the existing structure located on the Subject Property for use as a Day-Care Center (Use 14).  To facilitate the renovation and repurposing, Applicant seeks the following variances from the Lower Southampton Township Zoning Ordinance: (1) from §27-1403(C)(7)(a), to permit a Day-Care Center totaling a minimum lot area of .1928 acres, where 1 acre is required; (2) from §27-1403(C)(7)(b), to recognize existing conditions which do not strictly comply with the area and dimensional requirements of the underlying C-2 Zoning District.  Applicant asserts that the Subject Property is an existing lawful nonconformity, and no physical improvements or changes are proposed as part of this Application; (3) from §27-1403(C)(7)(c), to provide an outdoor play area, where one is required; and (4) from §27-1901(J) to permit 12 off-street parking spaces, where 16 are required.

All interested persons are invited to attend and participate in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed by Lower Southampton Zoning Hearing Board.