LaMott Fire Co. Housing Addition

About this project

A 3,082 square-foot building addition to the LaMott Fire Company station on Penrose Avenue in Cheltenham to provide permanent housing with four bedrooms and shared kitchen and living space for four staff members. The project includes a 16-space porous pavement parking lot, stormwater retention basin, and removal of one shed, one street tree, and existing fencing.

County planning commission: Supports, with comments

Issues raised: dormitory use not permitted in MU-1 district—requires variance, parking lot may generate excess unused spaces if future building not constructed, stormwater basin requires naturalization with plantings, street tree replacement required, existing features plan shows inaccurate feature locations

Applicant

LaMott Fire Co.

Engineer / rep.

Buchart Horn, Inc.

Zoning

MU1 - Mixed-Use

Tax parcel

31002239907

Cross street

Humphrey Merry Way

Approvals needed

waiver of preliminary plan requirement, variance for dormitory use

Utilities

public sewer

Demolition

one shed, one street tree along Humphrey Merry Way, existing rear pedestrian walkway, chain link fencing