August Borough Meeting & Hearing Schedule and Important Dates

Tuesday, August 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th, 2023. Summer Music Series / Jenkintown Night Market 
Please join us in Town Square on Tuesdays from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM for The Jenkintown Night Market brought to you by the Jenkintown Community Alliance & Evergreen Events.  Information for the Night Market can be found here. There will also be the Summer Music Series produced by the Jenkintown Recreation Board on Tuesdays, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. The full schedule can be found here.

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023. 7:00 PM – Environmental Advisory Committee Meeting 
Virtual via ZOOM platform, livestream, Facebook.

Wednesday, August 2nd & 16th, 2023. Special / Bulk Curbside Pick Up 
Curbside pick-up of special/bulk items can be arranged by emailing Public Works Foreman Riggins at kriggins@jenkintownboro.comcreate new email or calling Borough Hall at 215-885-0700 and making arrangements by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 20th.

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023. 6:30 PM – Jenkintown Town Hall Meeting with State Representative Napoleon Nelson 
Join us for a conversation with Jenkintown Mayor Gabriel Lerman, Borough Manager George Locke, and Chief of Police Thomas Scott about issues affecting your community. The meeting will take place at the Jenkintown High School Auditorium 300 West Avenue Jenkintown, PA 19046.  If you would like to attend, please fill out the RSVP form at Jenkintown Town Hall (pahouse.com).

Tuesday, August 15th, 2023. 6:30 PM – Planning Commission Meeting
Virtual via ZOOM platform, livestream Facebook. The meeting agenda can be found here as well as posted on the Borough website at jenkintownboro.com/meeting-agendas-and-minutes.
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. 7:00 PM – Borough Council Meeting
In person at Borough Hall and virtual via ZOOM platform, livestream Facebook. The meeting agenda can be found on the Borough website at jenkintownboro.com/meeting-agendas-and-minutes. The meeting agenda will be posted no less then 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. 7:00 PM – 610 York Road Conditional Use Hearing 
The applicant is seeking conditional use approval under section181-57 B.(1)(a) of the Jenkintown Zoning Ordinance to construct a new 2,522 sq ft. café with drive-through facilities and a 1,000 sq. ft establishment for frozen desserts and associate parking lot. And 181-57 B.1(a)(3) – drive-thru windows shall face the rear or side yard of site. Drive-thru windows shall not face a public street.  A copy of the application and supporting documents can be found here as well as on the Borough Website at jenkintownboro.com/zoning-and-land-development-applications/.

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. 7:00 PM – 604 West Avenue Subdivision/Land Development Hearing 
The applicant is proposing a minor subdivision in order to separate the existing parsonage from the Church.

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. 7:00 PM – 604 West Avenue Conditional Use Hearing 
The applicant is seeking conditional use approval to renovate the existing structure to add 3 apartments above first floor office / commercial use.

Thursday, August 24th, 2023. 7:00 PM. – 459-471 York Road Zoning Hearing Board Hearing 
The Applicant requests the following:

  1. A variance from Section 181-50.A of the Borough of Jenkintown Zoning Ordinance (“Code”) to permit a minimum lot size of 3,057 square feet for proposed lot 2 referenced in the Applicant’s application where 15,000 SF is otherwise required;
  1. A variance from Section 181.50.B of the Code to permit a minimum lot width of 24.3 feet for proposed lot 2 where 50 feet is otherwise required;
  1. A variance from Section 181.50.I of the Code to permit a minimum lot area per dwelling unit of 25,732 square feet for proposed lot 1 referenced in the Applicant’s application where 54,300 square feet is otherwise required;
  1. A variance from Section 181.50.I of the Code to permit a minimum lot area per dwelling unit of 3,057 square feet for proposed lot 2, whereas 3,900 square feet is otherwise required;
  1. A variance from Section 181-50.J(2) of the Code to permit a minimum commercial floor ratio of 15.89% for proposed lot 1 where 20% is otherwise required;
  1. A variance from Section 181-54.A(1) of the Code to permit a minimum street frontage sidewalk width of 4 feet along Cherry Street for proposed lot 1 where eight feet is otherwise required;
  1. A variance from Section 181-80 of the Code to permit 51 off-street parking spaces for proposed lot 1 whereas 73 off-street spaces are otherwise required;
  1. A variance from 181-80 of the Code to permit two off-street parking spaces for proposed lot 2 where seven parking spaces are otherwise required

If you have any questions or require special accommodations to attend any of the aforementioned meetings, please call Borough Hall at 215-885-0700. If you would like to receive a ZOOM link to a Borough meeting, please email the Borough Manager at GLocke@jenkintownboro.comcreate new email and a link will be sent to the email you provide the day of the scheduled meeting.