302 W Maple St, Ambler, PA 19002

Village Preservation District

In expansion of the purposes contained in Article I, 160-2, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this article with respect to the R-4 Village Preservation Residential District to encourage the preservation of the existing character and residential lifestyles of the West Ambler neighborhood of Whitpain Township, which exhibits a mixture of single-family detached dwellings, two-family dwellings and row houses on smaller lot sizes than those found elsewhere in the Township. It is also the intent of this district to guide the future development or redevelopment of this neighborhood in the Township by providing strict control of conversions to multiple-family dwellings and nonresidential uses or activities within the R-4 Village Preservation Residential District in order to ensure that they contribute to the general welfare of the residents of West Ambler. Furthermore, it is the intent of the Township to participate with Montgomery County in the revitalization and redevelopment of West Ambler by creating this district and thereby qualifying West Ambler for certain United States government redevelopment programs and funds.