Maple Glen Triangle Townhomes Final Plan Approved

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —A 53-townhome project —that met opposition from residents over the years —has received final approval.

The Horsham Township Council, at its Match 25 meeting, approved final plans for the townhome project near the Maple Glen Triangle.

The 53 townhomes will be built on 14 acres at 726 Norristown Rd. near the Key Bank.

The vote was 3-0 with Republicans, Council President William Whiteside, Council Vice President Sean Wade, and Councilwoman Theresa Harmon approving the project.

Democrat Samantha Slaff abstained from the vote while Democrat Ellen Zschunke was not at the meeting.

In mid-December, the council unanimously granted preliminary land development approval for the project.

Last summer, the council approved new commercial transition zoning for 53 townhomes to be built on 14.5 acres that were zoned for single-family housing despite objections from more than a dozen residents regarding traffic and quality-of-life concerns.

The zoning change was for a tract behind Key Bank along the intersection of Norristown and Welsh roads, which is called the Maple Glen Triangle for the congestion it causes for residents and motorists of Horsham and Upper Dublin townships.

The Paone Brothers will make improvements to that intersection.

Approval was also based on the condition of the final agreement being signed by all parties and for the builder to follow all township regulations.

The council also approved a conditional use application allowing a sanitary sewer line and a bridge for a recreational trail to cross a riparian corridor on the site. The vote was 3-0 with Slaff abstaining.

Developers Bruce Goodman and Sal, Dominic, and Sam Paone of Paone Builders have modified plans since the project was first presented in June 2022.

Sal Paone said that six meetings have been held with residents and officials over the past 18 months on the project, which calls for 53 units that would include three and four bedrooms on 16 acres.

He said that 6 acres would be preserved and reforested after trees were destroyed or damaged by a September 2021 tornado that swept through the area.