NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Borough Council of the Borough of Conshohocken will hold a PUBLIC HEARING and will consider the adoption of the following ordinance amending the Conshohocken Zoning Ordinance as set forth below, at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, in Borough Hall, located at 400 Fayette Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Group Home Ordinance Amendment
In accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, the following is a summary of the proposed ordinances:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF CONSHOHOCKEN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF CONSHOHOCKEN, CHAPTER 27 ZONING, PART 8 GENERAL REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 27-823 GROUP HOMES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE’S OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING GROUP HOMES; REPEALING PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The ordinance amends the Borough’s Zoning Ordinance by clarifying that even if use of a dwelling unit would otherwise constitute a group home under the Borough’s zoning ordinance, any number of handicapped persons, as defined in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, have the right to occupy a dwelling unit in the same manner and to the same extent as any family unit residing in a dwelling unit of that type, without the need to comply with, and obtain a special exception under, section 27-823 of the Borough’s zoning ordinance. The ordinance contains a severability clause, repeals prior inconsistent ordinances or parts of ordinances, and contains an effective date.
A copy of the ordinances under consideration can be found on the Borough’s website at www.conshohockenpa.gov, or may be obtained by calling the Borough’s offices at 610-828-1092 or by e-mailing brogers@conshohockenpa.gov, or in person at the offices of Conshohocken Borough, 400 Fayette Street, Suite 200, Conshohocken, PA 19428 during normal business hours. Copies of the ordinance will be provided free of charge by. Copies of the ordinances will also be provided to the newspaper in which this notice is published upon request. A copy has also been provided to the Law Library of Montgomery County, One Montgomery Plaza, 10th floor, 425 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19404.
