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Zoning board approves new single‑family build on narrow Moore Street lot
Summary
The Norristown board granted variances and a special exception to allow construction of a three-bedroom single-family home on a narrow, nonconforming lot on the 700 block of Moore Street after the applicant's architect testified the reduced sideyard is needed to retain a third bedroom.
The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board approved relief for a new single-family house at the 700 block of Moore Street, allowing reduced sideyard setbacks and permitting a front-facing garage where needed for neighborhood alignment.
Applicant Earl Walls, represented by counsel Charles Campbell and architect Kevin Sims, said the lot is narrower than its neighbors and that reducing each sideyard to three feet (two feet less than the 5-foot requirement) was necessary to preserve a three-bedroom, three-bath layout. Architect Kevin Sims testified the house would otherwise lose the master bedroom and become a two-bedroom design; he said the proposed garage and rooftop deck comply with lot coverage and height constraints as adjusted. The board closed public comment and voted to grant the requested dimensional relief and special exception. No public opposition was recorded during the hearing.
The developer may proceed to land-development reviews with the township engineering and planning departments to finalize grading, stormwater, and permit details.
