Here's The Status Of Proposed Old Navy In Newtown

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — So what's the status of the proposed Old Navy at the Newtown Shopping Center?

Last month, the Zoning Hearing Board hearing board heard an application for the new clothing store, which is proposed to be located in between Acme and Bed Bath & Beyond.

The shopping center sought impervious surface relief, parking relief, and loading berth location relief in its quest to build the 12,500-square-foot store.

The Zoning Hearing Board denied the variance for the impervious surface relief. The other variances for parking and the loading berth were approved.

The impervious surface variance that was denied sought to allow for 61.70 percent impervious surface, where 50 percent is required and 59.65 is currently existing.

Township Manager Micah Lewis said that leaves the applicant with a few options: Resubmit a new application, file an appeal of the denial, or simply do nothing. Lewis said the township has not yet received correspondence from the applicant indicating how they plan to proceed.

In addition to the Old Navy store, the shopping center's expansion plans included a 385-square-foot addition to the existing Chick-fil-A restaurant.