Covenant Presbyterian Church

About this project

Covenant Presbyterian Church is adding a building addition and a parking lot expansion to its existing one-story church on Covenant Lane in Lower Salford Township. The plan merges the church parcel with a neighboring Main Street lot, adds 130 spaces to the current 106-space lot for 236 total, and includes new sidewalks and an underground stormwater system. New trees are planned along Main Street and the north property line to screen nearby homes.

County planning commission: Supports, with comments

Issues raised: more shade trees around expanded parking lot perimeter, more shrubs in parking lot islands, invasive Red Barberry proposed in islands, existing lot needs shade trees on south side, parking lot landscaping does not meet SALDO shade standard

Applicant

Covenant Presbyterian Church of Harleysville

Engineer / rep.

S.T.A. Engineering, Inc.

Zoning

R-1A; VC

Approvals needed

subdivision and land development approval, SALDO waivers (five requested), lot merger, Montgomery County Conservation District approval and NPDES permit