Lower Providence OKs Assisted Living Facility Conditional Use

A proposed senior assisted living facility in Lower Providence is moving forward with development, as the township approved the facilities conditional use application recently.

The proposed 172-resident facility will be located at the former Collegeville Inn site on Ridge Pike, the township said.

The project, by Providence Place of Collegeville Associates, calls for the preservation of the existing building and construction of a new addition facing Pechins Mill Road, according to the township.

A part of the Leader family of care facilities, the proposed facility will include care ranging from minor assistance to significant daily aid, with a separate memory support component, the township said.

The conditional use approval marks just the first of several regulatory steps for the project, however.

On Feb. 22, the Township Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the land development proposal.

Additionally, on Feb. 23, the Township Zoning Hearing Board will consider a variance to allow construction of a retaining wall in a steep slope area on the site.

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