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ITEM:  TENTATIVE SKETCH PLAN - 38 W. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore Theatre, Ardmore, Ward 4, LD# 3838

Consider for recommendation to the Board of Commissioners denial of a Tentative Sketch Plan. The plan prepared by Site Engineering Concepts, dated July 22, 2019, last revised December 20, 2019, shows the demolition of the rear brick auditorium of the Ardmore Theater and construction of a seven-story addition containing 18 condominiums, a partially below grade parking area containing 17 parking spaces, 15 at-grade parking spaces below the building, and eight surface parking spaces located behind the building, and preservation of the Lancaster Avenue façade of the Ardmore Theater, including the street facing retail spaces and arcade.

 

Expiration Date – 1/31/2020……..................................……………........Zoning – ASDD-1MUST/HROD

 

Applicant: Michael Connolly, Freedom Ardmore LP

Property Owner: Freedom Ardmore LP

Applicant's Representative: Ross Weiss, Cozen O'Connor

 

On Monday, January 13, 2020, the Planning Commission recommended denial of the application as it is not in compliance with Zoning Code Section 155-87.20.C.8 .

PUBLIC COMMENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

An explanation of the HARB's reasons for recommending denial based on four of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation is found on page 5 of the Issue Briefing addressed to the Planning Commission.
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionType
Issue BriefingIssue Briefing
Township Engineer's LetterBackup Material
Montgomery County Planning Commission Review LetterBackup Material
Fiscal Impact AnalysisBackup Material