740 Sandy St. House of Worship
Description
The applicant is seeking a special exception to establish a house of worship in the R-2 Residence District.
Impact summary
A new congregation on Sandy Street with a large parking shortfall could affect street parking nearby.
Applicant
- Name
- Faith Tabernacle House of Prayer
- Address
- 740 Sandy St., Norristown, PA 19401See this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Zoning Hearing Board
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Zoning Hearing Board - Nov 24, 2026
Special exception request for a house of worship with reduced parking (107 spaces vs. 225 required).
Zoning Hearing Board - Oct 27, 2026
A 10,500-square-foot one-story church with a licensed 20-child day care and 107 parking spaces; continued over an advertising defect.
Related issues (2)
New House of Worship at 336-338 East Airy Street
A small Spanish-speaking church/food-and-clothing outreach center won approval, but the district's councilwoman pressed hard on just six rear parking spots in an area where Sunday parking is already scarce, and on fire access to the tight rear lot.
Faith Tabernacle House of Prayer relocation to 740 Sandy St.
A church displaced by a 2025 fire wants to build a 10,500-square-foot house of worship with a day care on the old Laborers Local 135 union hall site. The hearing stalled on a parking-advertising technicality, but community testimony was overwhelmingly supportive.
Next up: Zoning Hearing Board, Nov 24. We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda, when it's voted on and when its status changes, at most once a day.
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