PUBLIC NOTICE OF DECISION
WARWICK TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD
Pursuant to section 108(b) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §10108(b), notice is hereby given that the Warwick Township Zoning Hearing Board issued a written Decision dated June 4, 2026 with regard to the following zoning application:
Application of Hallmark Building Group, Inc., Docket No. 26-04 for property known as 1908 York Road, in the Township (TMP No. 51-003-088-010) in the Office Zoning District. The Zoning Hearing Board granted the following relief from the Warwick Township Zoning Ordinance: a variance from Section 195-16.B(1)(a)[4][a][ii] to not provide 1.5 acres of active open space and to not provide a fee-in-lieu of active open space; a variance from Section 195-16.B(1)(a)[4][b][ii] to permit 0.79 acres of common open space rather than the minimum required common open space of 1.393 acres, and to not provide a fee-in-lieu of common open space; a variance from Section 195-60.C(1), (2) and (3) to permit more than 15% disturbance of 25% slopes, more than 70% disturbance of 15-25% slopes, and more than 60% disturbance of 8-15% slopes, all of which are man-made; a variance from Section 195-60.D(2) to permit 64% of disturbance of woodlands where 20% disturbance is permitted when 80% of the existing trees are dead, dying or in poor condition; a variance from Section 195-117.C to permit applicant 36 months from the date of authorization of the zoning relief to obtain a building permit where 12 months is permitted. The relief was granted subject to the following condition: Applicant shall install a sidewalk along Stony Road to Sweetbriar Drive and along York Road from the property line to Meetinghouse Road, subject to reasonable approval from the Township Engineer.
A full and complete copy of the Decision is available for inspection during normal business hours at the Warwick Township Administration Building, 1733 Township Greene, Jamison, PA 18929.
This notice is intended to provide notification of a decision and any person claiming a right to challenge the validity of that decision must bring a legal action within 30 days of the publication of the second notice which second notice will appear in this newspaper on June 21, 2026. This notice does not abrogate, repeal, extend, or otherwise modify the time for appeal as set forth in section 1002-A of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, where the appellant was a party to proceedings prior to the entry of the Decision or otherwise had an adequate opportunity to bring a timely action in accordance with section 1002-A of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code to contest the procedural or substantive validity of the Decision.
Julie L. Von Spreckelsen, Esquire
Eastburn & Gray, P.C.
215.461.1239
Attorneys for Hallmark Building Group, Inc.