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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 31, 2026 at 7:00 P.M, the Zoning Hearing Board of West Goshen Township will conduct public hearings at the Township Administration Building, 1025 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA 19380 on the following applications: Application of Ferry Properties for the property located at 501 Five Points Road, West Chester owned by the Applicant and proposed to be developed with a five-lot residential subdivision (the “Property”). The Property is in the R-3 Residential Zoning District and is identified as Tax Parcel No. 52-5-146.3. The Property consists of 4.11-acres and is improved with a single-family residential dwelling. In order to facilitate the proposed subdivision, the Applicant is seeking a variance from Section 84-54.E(1) of the West Goshen Township Zoning Ordinance to permit proposed lot 2 of the subdivision to have 34.2% and lot 3 to have 26.2% impervious surface coverage in areas of precautionary steep slopes where only 20% impervious coverage is permitted. If determined necessary, the Applicant also requests relief for the proposed road accessing the subdivision, which has 63.4% impervious coverage. The Applicant also requests a variance from Section 84-57.5 of the Zoning Ordinance to permit a minimum contiguous lot area having slope of less than 15% for each lot with the proposed five lots contain between 5,592 and 10,148 square feet of contiguous lot area with a slope less than 15% and where 15,400 square feet is required. The Zoning Hearing Board will also consider any further relief that may be necessary. Application of the West Chester Area School District for the property located at 1314 Burke Road, owned by the Applicant, and consisting of 11.9-acres improved with the E.N. Pierce Middle School (the “Property”). The Property is in the R-3 Residential Zoning District and is identified as Tax Parcel No. 52-2-10.1. As part of the Applicant’s renovation of the school improvements on the Property it is seeking the following relief: i) a variance from Section 84-54.F of the Zoning Ordinance to permit the disturbance of areas of prohibitive steep slopes for grading of building additions and construction of a side walk; ii) a variance from the requirement in Section 57.10.F(1) of the Zoning Ordinance that a sidewalk be constructed parallel to the Property’s lot frontage on Burke Road; iii) a variance from the requirement in Section 57.10.F((2) of the Zoning Ordinance that a fence be constructed parallel to the Property’s lot frontage on Burke Road; and iv) a special exception pursuant to Section 84-54.G(2) of the Zoning Ordinance to permit construction of storm sewer structures within areas of prohibitive steep slopes. The Zoning Hearing Board will also consider any further relief that may be necessary. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearings. Should any person require special accommodations to attend this meeting or wish to view the applications, please contact the West Goshen Township Administration Office at 610-696-5266 in advance of the hearing. DLN 8/17, 8/24; 1a