Approval Of Office Buildings Hinges On Landscaping Plans

Posted: April 16, 1987

Despite concern about maintaining a wooded setting, Whitpain Township Planning Commission has recommended approval of two office buildings for the Blue Bell Office Campus.

Hansen Properties plans to build a twin-office building on a vacant 13-acre tract on its campus at Walton and Township Line Roads. The commission reviewed the plans Tuesday and voted 6-0 to recommend that the Zoning Hearing Board accept the plan, if the township planner and engineer approve the landscaping.

The four-story buildings would have a total of 198,000 square feet and include a walkway to connect the structures. The parking lot would have room for 623 cars, with 37 additional spaces held in reserve along Township Line Road for future use.

"Our ordinance is sorely lacking when you look at all those spaces next to a residential area," Commission Chairman Brian Young said, referring to Township LIne Road. "How would you like that (parking lot) next to you? It isn't right."

Young later said the land has been zoned for office use for 20 years.

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