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NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cheltenham Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold public hearings on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 7:30 PM at Curtis Hall, 1250 West Church Road, Wyncote, PA 19095, to consider the following applications for Reasonable Accommodation, Special Exceptions and/or Variances from the terms of the Cheltenham Township Code, Chapter 295 thereof, entitled Zoning. APPEAL NO. 26-3812: Application of RAM Foods Corp, for the premises known as 230 S Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038, from the Decision of the Zoning Officer for Zoning Relief to allow for the demolition of the existing 3,255 sq. ft. restaurant, Dunkin, and construction of a new 2,295 sq. ft. restaurant, Dunkin/Jimmy John's, with drive-through service only for Dunkin on the property located within the MU-1 Mixed Use Zoning District. Zoning Relief Requested: a. Variance from section 295-1301., to permit a Dunkin drive-through facility as an accessory use in support of the permitted use of the property for the proposed Dunkin/Jimmy John's. b. Variance from section 295-1302.I., to allow for less than 10-foot parking setback from the property line. c. A determination that the proposed parking provided is located to the side and/or rear of the principal building on the property and not located within the front yard. In the alternative, if a determination is made that a portion of the parking is located within the front yard, variance relief from section 295-1302.I is requested to allow for proposed parking layout depicted on the attached Zoning Exhibit. d. Variance relief from section 295-1913.A.(1) to permit the proposed improvements as depicted on the Zoning Exhibit within the Floodplain Conservation Overlay District. e. To the extent required, variance relief from section 295-1913.A. to permit the proposed improvements as depicted on the Zoning Exhibit within the Floodplain Conservation Overlay District. f. Variance relief from section 295-2301.D.(6) to allow for twenty (20) parking spaces on the property to support the proposed Dunkin/Jimmy John's retail take-out foods use, where a minimum of 8 parking spaces are required for and no more than 120% of the required minimum parking is permitted. g. Variance relief from 295-2405.A.(3)(a)[1] to permit: • One (1) internally illuminated entrance pylon sign (49.5 sq. ft. per side), 14' in height, • A clearance bar containing a Dunkin Donuts logo sign (3.5 sq. ft.); • A dual panel menu board (23 sq. ft.) adjacent to the drive-through canopy; and; • Three (3) freestanding internally illuminated directional signs with logos (“DD ENTER HERE”, “DD SEE YOU SOON”, and “DO NOT ENTER”) (3 sq. ft. per side per sign). h. Variance relief from 295-2405.A.(3)(a)[2] to permit: • One (1) “DUNKIN” (22 sq. ft.) and one (1) “JJ Jimmy John's” (35 sq. ft.) parallel wall signage on the front elevation; • One (1) “DUNKIN” (22 sq. ft.) and one (1) “JJ Jimmy John's” (35 sq. ft.) parallel wall signage on the entrance elevation; • One (1) “GLENSIDE RUNS ON DUNKIN” (14 sq. ft.) parallel wall sign on the left (drive-through window) elevation; and • Three (3) freestanding internally illuminated directional signs with logos (“DD ENTER HERE”, “DD SEE YOU SOON”, and “DO NOT ENTER”) (3 sq. ft. per side per sign). i. Variance relief from 295-2405.A.(3)(a)[2] to permit: • One (1) “DUNKIN” (22 sq. ft.) and one (1) “JJ Jimmy John's” (35 sq. ft.) parallel wall signage on the front elevation; • One (1) “DUNKIN” (22 sq. ft.) and one (1) “JJ Jimmy John's” (35 sq. ft.) parallel wall signage on the entrance elevation; and • One (1) “GLENSIDE RUNS ON DUNKIN” (14 sq. ft.) parallel wall sign on the left (drive-through window) elevation; and j. Such other and further zoning relief as this Zoning Hearing Board determines to be necessary to pursue the proposed improvements. The above applications, including site plans, are on file in the Township Administration Building, Planning and Zoning Department, Room 204, 8230 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA, 19027. Please contact the Planning and Zoning Department at (215) 887-1000 X216 if there are any questions with respect to the application. Anyone requiring a special accommodation to participate in the meeting should notify the Public Information Officer at 215-887-1000 five (5) days prior to the meeting. Zoning Officer TC - Apr 26, May 3 -1a
