Montgomery County · Montgomery · MCPC #24-0035-001
Quick Lube Oil Change
737 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomery, PA · 1,600 sq ft non-residential, commercial · 0.82 acres
About this project
Take 5 Oil Change, operated by Quick Lube of Carolina, plans to tear down a vacant building at 737 Bethlehem Pike in Montgomery Township and replace it with a new 1,600-square-foot oil change building with three drive-through lanes. The roughly 0.82-acre lot sits just south of the Five Points intersection of Routes 309 and 463. The county planning commission generally supports the plan but asks that a sidewalk gap be closed and that the township share landscaping guidance with businesses.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: sidewalk gap at north property line on Horsham Road, right-turn-only site access, oil change use may not meet township regional-destination goal, township outreach on commercial landscaping needed
- Applicant
- Quick Lube of Carolina, LLC (Take 5 Oil Change)
- Engineer / rep.
- Bohler Engineering PA, LLC
- Zoning
- C
- Tax parcel
- 46-00-00184-004
- Cross street
- Total Tract Area
- Approvals needed
- variance, zoning relief for reduced drive-through stacking spaces
- Demolition
- vacant building
Filing history
- 2024-02-07 · MCPC #24-0035-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 1,600 sq ft
County review letters
2024-02-07 · MONTG 24-0035-001r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $352K
- ~16 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~4 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- New sidewalk along Horsham Road frontage
- Three drive-through service lanes
- Two stormwater rain gardens
- Driveway radius kept within property lines
- Possible PennDOT highway occupancy permit for work in state right-of-way