Montgomery County · Lower Frederick · MCPC #22-0199-002
225 Big Road
225 Big Road, Zieglerville, PA 19492, Lower Frederick, PA · 29 homes, single family · 77.89 acres
About this project
JEP, LLC proposes a 29-home single-family subdivision on about 78 acres at 225 Big Road in Lower Frederick Township. A new road would run from Simmons Road to Big Road, with a cul-de-sac serving nine lots. The existing home on the tract would stay on its own estate lot, and the county planning commission generally supports the plan but wants changes to a planned walking trail.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Walking trail alignment conflicts with the 2024 settlement agreement, Trail grade of 20-25% on steep slope is too steep for a walking path, Insufficient buffer plantings near rear of lots 13-16, Trail easement connection to township trail network unresolved
- Applicant
- JEP, LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- Traffic Planning and Design, Inc.
- Zoning
- R-1
- Tax parcel
- 38-00-02020-003
- Cross street
- Simmons Road
Filing history
- 2025-08-19 · MCPC #22-0199-002 · Land Dev Plan, SubDiv Plan, Prelim Plan · 29 homes
- 2022-08-02 · MCPC #22-0199-001 · Sketch Plan, Conditional Use · 29 homes
County review letters
2025-08-19 · LFRED 22-0199-002r.pdf
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $16.2M
- ~928 roofing squares
- ~29 HVAC systems
- ~29 kitchens / 58+ bathrooms
- ~81,200 sq ft of finished living space
- ~19.5 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- New public-style access road from Simmons Road to Big Road
- Cul-de-sac road serving nine lots
- Driveway access onto Big Road (SR 0073) requiring a future PennDOT highway occupancy permit
- Walking trail construction with significant grading on steep slopes
- Reforestation and landscape buffer plantings