Montgomery County · Souderton · MCPC #20-0082-006
Taco Bell Drive-Thru at Towne Gate Shopping Center
E. Broad Street & 637 E. Broad Street, Souderton, PA · 2,447 sq ft non-residential, restaurant · 7.5 acres
About this project
A 2,447-square-foot Taco Bell restaurant with drive-thru is replacing a previously-approved commercial retail building in the Towne Gate Commons redevelopment in Souderton. The project reduces parking spaces from 22 to 17 and includes landscaping screening along Souder's Way.
County planning commission: Opposes
Issues raised: Loading area screening insufficient and improperly oriented to front, Building façade should face Broad Street instead of turning away, Corner building requires second entrance per code, Ground floor window area below 30% code requirement, Blank wall on Broad Street façade, Street tree reduction from 27 to 17 requires waiver
- Applicant
- School Lane Development, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- STA Engineering, Inc.
- Zoning
- MUR
- Approvals needed
- variance for loading area requirements, variance for screening relief, waiver for street tree reduction, waiver for window area requirements, waiver for blank wall on Broad Street
- Utilities
- public water, public sewer
Filing history
- 2026-04-07 · MCPC #20-0082-006 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 2,447 sq ft
- 2025-11-05 · MCPC #20-0082-005 · Prelim Plan, Conditional Use · 2,447 sq ft
- 2024-09-20 · MCPC #20-0082-004 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 11,071 sq ft
- 2023-04-14 · MCPC #20-0082-003 · Prelim Plan, Conditional Use · 2,225 sq ft
- 2020-08-27 · MCPC #20-0082-002 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan, Resubmission · 66 homes · 53,220 sq ft
- 2020-04-09 · MCPC #20-0082-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 66 homes · 44,120 sq ft
County review letters
2024-09-20 · SOUDE 20-0082-004r.pdf
2025-11-05 · SOUDE 20-0082-005r.pdf
2026-04-07 · SOUDE 20-0082-006r.pdf
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $538K
- ~24 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~6 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- Drive-thru facility with crosswalk and handicapped loading area
- Parking lot with 17 spaces plus bicycle parking
- Landscaping screening with 31 shrubs and street trees
- Public water and sewer service connections