Maple Glen Triangle Townhomes Final Plan Under Review

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —The townhome project near the Maple Glen Triangle took up a chunk of the Horsham Township Council's meeting last week.

Four agenda items were devoted to Paone Brothers Horsham LLC's townhome project near the Key Bank at 726 Norristown Rd.

A public hearing was held before the regular meeting last Wednesday regarding Paone's conditional use application for recreational trails and a sewer line for its project.

Paone's attorney and engineer outlined those plans before the council in a hearing in which no members of the public spoke.

Council President William Whiteside said a decision would be rendered on the conditional use application within the next 45 days.

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.

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.

After the public hearing, the council then reviewed Paone's plan.

Township Manager Bill Walker said the council had granted preliminary approval for the project and that the township's planning commission has granted final approval.

The plan has not changed and there are no new waivers, Paone representatives said, and that emergency access from Norristown Road has been worked out with the township's fire marshal.

The council then unanimously approved a co-applicant agreement for a highway occupancy permit for stormwater facilities as part of Paone's land development plan.

What followed was also unanimous approval of a resolution authorizing that agreement application.

No date was given when Paone would return to the council for final land development approval.