[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Lower Merion 12-18-1991 by Ord.
No. 3265; amended in its entirety 8-6-2003 by Ord. No. 3689.[1] Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 4024, adopted 6-18-2014, which
subsequently amended this chapter in its entirety, and Ord. No. 4033,
adopted 10-15-2014, which amended the effective date of Ord. No. 4024,
were repealed 4-15-2015 by Ord. No. 4054. Ordinance No. 4257, adopted
1-11-2023, which subsequently amended this chapter in its entirety,
was repealed 4-19-2023 by Ord. No. 4264.
There shall continue to be fourteen wards in the Township of
Lower Merion, which wards are hereby reapportioned into fourteen wards
as nearly equal in population as practicable on the basis of the Official
Block Statistics of the Census of Population and Housing, 2000, conducted
by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census.
The boundaries of Ward No. 1 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed at the intersection of Montgomery
Avenue and Meeting House Lane; thence, westerly along Montgomery Avenue
to its intersection with Gypsy Lane, the previous course along Montgomery
Avenue being a common boundary between the Township of Lower Merion
and the Borough of Narberth; thence, northwesterly along Gypsy Lane
to its intersection with McClenaghan Mill Road; thence, northwesterly
along McClenaghan Mill Road to its intersection with Old Gulph Road;
thence, westerly along old Gulph Road to its intersection with Mill
Creek Road; thence, southerly along Mill Creek Road to its intersection
with Mill Creek; thence, northwesterly along Mill Creek to its intersection
with Old Gulph Road at Williamson Road; thence, northerly, northwesterly
and westerly along Williamson Road to its intersection with Mt. Pleasant
Road; thence, northwesterly along Mt. Pleasant Road to its intersection
with Waverly Road; thence, southwesterly along Waverly Road a distance
of approximately 875 feet to its crossing of an unnamed tributary
of Mill Creek; thence, northerly along the said tributary to Harriton
Road; thence northeasterly along Harriton Road to its intersection
with Mt. Pleasant Road at Rock Creek Road; thence, northeasterly and
southeasterly along Rock Creek Road to its intersection with Waverly
Road; thence northeasterly and easterly along Waverly Road to a point
on the westerly property line of 1035 Waverly Road; thence, leaving
Waverly Road along the said property line the two following distances:
(1) southerly 64.8 feet to a point; thence, still southerly 52.03
feet to a point on the northwesterly property line of 972 Idlewild
Road, a corner; thence, southwesterly by the same 26.00 feet to a
point on the southwesterly property line of 972 Idlewild Road, a corner;
thence, southeasterly partially by the same and partially by the southwesterly
property line of 971 Idlewild Road, approximately 1008 feet to a point
on the northwesterly property line of 934 Black Rock Road; thence,
northeasterly along the northwesterly property lines of 934, 936,
and 938 Black Rock Road 863.50 feet to a point on the southwesterly
property line of 428 Howard Road, a corner; thence, southeasterly
by the same extended 678.00 feet to a point in the center of Black
Rock Road; thence, northeasterly along Black Rock Road to its intersection
with Conshohocken State Road; thence, southeasterly along Conshohocken
State Road to its intersection with Mill Creek Road; thence, northerly
along Mill Creek Road to its intersection with Conshohocken State
Road; thence, northeasterly and southeasterly along Conshohocken State
Road to its intersection with Manayunk Road; thence, southerly along
Manayunk Road to its intersection with Bryn Mawr Avenue; thence, southwesterly
along Bryn Mawr Avenue to its intersection with General Lafayette
Road; thence, southerly along General Lafayette Road to its intersection
with Hamilton Road; thence, southwesterly along Hamilton Road to its
intersection with Revere Road; thence, southeasterly along Revere
Road to its intersection with Maplewood Avenue; thence, southwesterly
along Maplewood Avenue to its intersection with Monroe Road; thence,
southerly along Monroe Road to its intersection with Meeting House
Lane; thence, southwesterly along Meeting House Lane to its intersection
with Montgomery Avenue and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 2 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of Conshohocken
State Road and Waverly Road; thence, northwesterly along Conshohocken
State Road to its intersection with the boundary line between the
Township of Lower Merion and the Borough of West Conshohocken; thence,
northerly along the boundary line between the Township of Lower Merion
and the Borough of West Conshohocken to the middle line of the Schuylkill
River, said river being a common boundary between the Borough of Conshohocken,
the Township of Whitemarsh, the City of Philadelphia, and the Township
of Lower Merion; thence, northeasterly and southeasterly along the
middle line of the Schuylkill River to its intersection with Flat
Rock Road, as extended; thence, southwesterly along Flat Rock Road,
as extended, and northwesterly and southwesterly along Flat Rock Road
to its intersection with Sprague Road; thence, northerly along Sprague
Road to its intersection with Hollow Road; thence, southwesterly along
Hollow Road to its intersection with Hagys Ford Road North; thence,
northwesterly, westerly, and southerly along Hagys Ford Road North,
to its intersection with Hollow Road; thence southwesterly along Hollow
Road to its intersection with Conshohocken State Road; thence, northwesterly
and southwesterly along Conshohocken State Road to its intersection
with Mill Creek Road; thence, southerly along Mill Creek Road, to
its intersection with Conshohocken State Road; thence, northwesterly
along Conshohocken State Road to its intersection with Black Rock
Road; thence, southwesterly along Black Rock Road to its intersection
with the northeasterly property line of 1000 Black Rock Road; thence,
northwesterly along the said property line extended 678.00 feet to
a point on the southeasterly property line of 428 Howard Road, a corner;
thence, southwesterly along the said property line and the northwesterly
property line of 938, 936, and 934 Black Rock Road 863.50 feet to
a point on the southwesterly property line of 971 Idlewild Road; thence,
northwesterly along the said property line approximately 1008 feet
to a point on the northwesterly property line of 972 Idlewild Road,
a corner; thence, northeasterly along the said property line 26.00
feet to a point on the westerly property line of 1035 Waverly Road;
thence, along the said property line the two following distances;
(1) northerly 52.03 feet to a point; thence, still northerly 64.8
feet to a point in the center of Waverly Road; thence, northeasterly
along Waverly Road to its intersection with Conshohocken State Road
and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 3 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of Conshohocken
State Road and East Princeton Road; thence, northwesterly and westerly
along Conshohocken State Road to its intersection with Hollow Road;
thence, northeasterly along Hollow Road to its intersection with Hagys
Ford Road North; thence, northerly, easterly, and southeasterly along
Hagys Ford Road North to its intersection with Hollow Road; thence,
northeasterly along Hollow Road to its intersection with Sprague Road;
thence, southerly along Sprague Road to its intersection with Flat
Rock Road; thence, northeasterly and southeasterly along Flat Rock
Road and Flat Rock Road as extended to its intersection with the middle
line of the Schuylkill River, said river being a common boundary between
the City of Philadelphia and the Township of Lower Merion; thence,
southeasterly along the middle line of the Schuylkill River to its
intersection with Vine Creek as extended; thence, southwesterly along
Vine Creek parallel to a railroad right-of-way, formerly belonging
to the Penn Central Transportation Company's Schuylkill Division,
now belonging to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
and separating the Westminster Cemetery and the West Laurel Hill Cemetery
to its intersection with a point formed by the extension of Levering
Mill Road as extended, at a point approximately 800 feet northeast
of Belmont Avenue at the Barmouth Railroad Station; thence, southwesterly
along Levering Mill Road as extended approximately 800 feet to its
intersection with Belmont Avenue; thence, northwesterly along Belmont
Avenue to its intersection with Overhill Road; thence, southwesterly
along Overhill Road to its intersection with East Princeton Road;
thence, southeasterly and southwesterly along East Princeton Road
to its intersection with Conshohocken State Road and the place of
beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 4 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of Anderson
Avenue and Montgomery Avenue; thence, southwesterly along Anderson
Avenue to its intersection with Lancaster Avenue; thence, southeasterly
along Lancaster Avenue to its intersection with Rittenhouse Place;
thence, southwesterly along Rittenhouse Place to its intersection
with East Athens Avenue; thence, southeasterly along East Athens Avenue
to its intersection with St. Pauls Road; thence, southwesterly along
St. Pauls Road to its intersection with Arnold Road; thence, southeasterly
along Arnold Road to its intersection with Linwood Avenue; thence,
southwesterly along Linwood Avenue to its intersection with East Spring
Avenue; thence, northwesterly along East Spring Avenue approximately
148 feet to a point on the northwesterly property line of lots fronting
on the northwesterly side of Linwood Avenue; thence, southwesterly
along the said property line to a point formed by its intersection
with County Line Road, also being the Delaware-Montgomery County Line;
thence, northwesterly and southwesterly by the said County Line, partially
following County Line Road, to its intersection with Wayside Road
and Old Railroad Avenue West; thence, northerly along Wayside Road
to its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue; thence, westerly along
Pennsylvania Avenue to its intersection with Bryn Mawr Avenue; thence,
northeasterly along Bryn Mawr Avenue to its intersection with Old
Lancaster Road; thence, easterly along Old Lancaster Road to its intersection
with Elliott Avenue; thence, northeasterly along Elliott Avenue to
its intersection with Lancaster Avenue at Morris Avenue; thence, continuing
northeasterly along Morris Avenue to its intersection with Montgomery
Avenue; thence, southeasterly along Montgomery Avenue to its intersection
with Pennswood Road; thence, southwesterly along Pennswood Road to
its intersection with the railroad right-of-way, formerly belonging
to the Penn Central Transportation Company's Main Line Division, now
belonging to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK);
thence, southeasterly along the said right-of-way to its intersection
with Booth Lane; thence, northeasterly along Booth Lane to its intersection
with Old Lancaster Road; thence, easterly along Old Lancaster Road
to its intersection with Montgomery Avenue; thence, southeasterly
along Montgomery Avenue to its intersection with Anderson Avenue and
place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 5 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of East Wynnewood
Road and Penn Road; thence, southwesterly along East Wynnewood Road
to its intersection with Lancaster Avenue; thence, northwesterly along
Lancaster Avenue to its intersection with Old West Wynnewood Road;
thence, southwesterly along Old West Wynnewood Road to its intersection
with West Wynnewood Road; thence, southwesterly along West Wynnewood
Road to its intersection with East Athens Avenue; thence, northwesterly
along East Athens Avenue to its intersection with Hood Road; thence,
northeasterly along Hood Road, to its intersection with Argyle Road;
thence, northwesterly along Argyle Road, 80 feet more or less to a
point 100 feet southeast of the southeasterly side of Chatham Road;
thence, northeasterly along the southeasterly property line of the
properties on the southeasterly side of Chatham Road, approximately
100 feet southeast of the southeasterly side of Chatham Road, to its
intersection with Lancaster Avenue; thence, northwesterly along Lancaster
Avenue to its intersection with Anderson Avenue; thence, northeasterly
along Anderson Avenue to its intersection with Montgomery Avenue;
thence, northwesterly along Montgomery Avenue to its intersection
with Cheswold Lane; thence, northeasterly along Cheswold Lane approximately
881 feet to a point on the southwesterly property line of 134 Cheswold
Lane; thence, northwesterly along the said property line approximately
438.65 feet to a point on the southeasterly property line of 141 Grays
Lane; thence, by the same northeasterly approximately 144.00 feet
to a point on the northeasterly property line of 141 Grays Lane; thence,
by the same northwesterly approximately 113.23 feet to a point on
the southeasterly property line of 147 Grays Lane; thence, by the
same northeasterly 44.32 feet to a point on the northeasterly property
line of 147 Grays Lane; thence, by the same northwesterly 143.72 feet
to Grays Lane; thence, northeasterly, easterly, and southeasterly
along Grays Lane to its intersection with Mill Creek Road; thence,
northeasterly along Mill Creek Road to its intersection with Old Gulph
Road; thence, easterly along Old Gulph Road to its intersection with
McClenaghan Mill Road; thence, southeasterly along McClenaghan Mill
Road to its intersection with Gypsy Lane; thence, southeasterly along
Gypsy Lane to its intersection with Montgomery Avenue at North Wynnewood
Avenue; thence, crossing Montgomery Avenue southeasterly along North
Wynnewood Avenue, being a common boundary between the Township of
Lower Merion and the Borough of Narberth, to its intersection with
Sabine Avenue; thence, southwesterly along Sabine Avenue to its intersection
with Penn Road; thence, southerly along Penn Road to its intersection
with East Wynnewood Road and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 6 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of Lancaster
Avenue and the Delaware-Montgomery County Line, said point being approximately
at the intersection of Lancaster Avenue with County Line Road (Haverford
Road); thence, northwesterly along the Delaware-Montgomery County
Line, which generally follows County Line Road to its intersection
with Matsons Ford Road; thence, northeasterly along Matsons Ford Road,
the common boundary between the Township of Upper Merion, the Borough
of West Conshohocken, and the Township of Lower Merion, to its intersection
with DeHaven Avenue and the Borough line; thence, in a southeasterly
and a northeasterly direction along the common boundary between the
Township of Lower Merion and the Borough of West Conshohocken to its
intersection with Conshohocken State Road; thence, in a southeasterly
direction along Conshohocken State Road to its intersection with Spring
Mill Road; thence, southwesterly along Spring Mill Road to its intersection
with Mt. Pleasant Road; thence, southeasterly along Mt. Pleasant Road
to its intersection with Roscommon Road; thence, by various courses
along Roscommon Road to its intersection with Morris Avenue at Ridgewood
Road; thence, southwesterly and northwesterly along Ridgewood Road
to its intersection with Spring Mill Road; thence southwesterly along
Spring Mill Road to its intersection with Eagle Farm Road; thence,
southeasterly and southwesterly along Eagle Farm Road to its intersection
with Farview Road; thence, northwesterly along Farview Road to its
intersection with Spring Mill Road; thence, southwesterly along Spring
Mill Road to its intersection with the southwesterly property line
of 647 Spring Mill Road, said point being 572.51 feet southwest of
the center line of Farview Road; thence, southeasterly along the said
property line extended 1,327.70 feet to a point on the southeasterly
property line of 701 Eagle Farm Road, a corner; thence, northeasterly
along the said property line extended 1,417.34 feet to a point on
the northeasterly property line now or late of the School District
of Lower Merion (Harriton High School); thence, southeasterly along
the said property line 1,508.58 feet to a point on the center line
of North Ithan Avenue; thence, southwesterly along North Ithan Avenue
to its intersection with Old Gulph Road; thence, southeasterly along
old Gulph Road to its intersection with Airdale Road; thence, southwesterly
along Airdale Road to its intersection with Ashbridge Road; thence,
southeasterly along Ashbridge Road to its intersection with Wakefield
Road; thence, southwesterly along Wakefield Road to its intersection
with Wyndon Avenue; thence, southeasterly along Wyndon Avenue to its
intersection with Roberts Road; thence, southwesterly along Roberts
Road to its intersection with Lancaster Avenue; thence, northwesterly
along Lancaster Avenue to its intersection with the Delaware-Montgomery
County Line, County Line Road and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 7 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the center
line of City Avenue and the southwesterly property line extended of
the Friends Central School; thence, northwesterly along the southwesterly
property line of the Friends Central School a distance of approximately
1,038 feet to a corner; thence, southwesterly crossing the terminus
of Green Hill Lane along the southeasterly property line of the Lankenau
Hospital approximately 400 feet to a corner; thence, northwesterly
along the southwesterly property line of the Lankenau Hospital a distance
of approximately 1,960 feet to a corner formed by the southwesterly
and northwesterly property lines of the Lankenau Hospital; thence,
northeasterly along the northwesterly property line of the Lankenau
Hospital approximately 137 feet to a common corner formed by the intersection
of the Lankenau Hospital, Robinson and Curran properties; thence,
northwesterly along an irregular property line between the Robinson
and Curran properties approximately 520 feet to a point formed by
the intersection of the middle line of Indian Creek Road and the aforementioned
property line; thence, continuing northwesterly along Indian Creek
Road as plotted by subdivision to a point in Remington Road; thence,
southwesterly along Remington Road to its intersection with Warick
Road and Roslyn Lane; thence, westerly along Warick Road to its intersection
with Morris Road; thence, northeasterly along Morris Road to its intersection
with the northeasterly property line of 511 Ballytore Road; thence,
by the said property line extended, northwesterly approximately 289.95
feet to a point on the southeasterly property line of 517 Ballytore
Road; thence, by the said property line northeasterly approximately
101.28 feet to a point on the northeasterly property line of 517 Ballytore
Road; thence, northwesterly by various courses and distances along
the said (rear) property lines of the properties on the northeasterly
side of Ballytore Road, to a point on the southeasterly property line
now or late of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America; thence,
northeasterly along the said property line approximately 379.78 feet
to a point on the center line of Clothier Road; thence, northwesterly
along Clothier Road to its intersection with West Wynnewood Road;
thence, northerly along West Wynnewood Road to its intersection with
Lancaster Avenue; thence, crossing Lancaster Avenue northeasterly
along East Wynnewood Road to its intersection with Penn Road; thence,
northerly along Penn Road to its intersection with Sabine Avenue;
thence, northeasterly along Sabine Avenue to its intersection with
North Wynnewood Avenue, being a common boundary between the Township
of Lower Merion and the Borough of Narberth; thence, by the said common
boundary line southeasterly, easterly and northeasterly by various
courses along North Wynnewood Avenue, East Wynnewood Road, and Rockland
Avenue to its intersection with a property line measured 90 feet southwest
of the southwesterly sideline of Valley View Road; the previous course
along Rockland Avenue being the common boundary between the Township
of Lower Merion and the Borough of Narberth; thence, southeasterly
along the aforementioned property line located parallel to and 90
feet southwest of the southwesterly sideline of Valley View Road to
its intersection with a property line measured 120 feet northwest
of the northwesterly sideline of Glenwood Road; thence, southwesterly
along the aforementioned property line located 120 feet northwest
of the northwesterly sideline of Glenwood Road to its intersection
with East Wynnewood Road; thence, southeasterly along East Wynnewood
Road to its intersection with Glenwood Road; thence, northeasterly
along Glenwood Road to its intersection with Kenmore Road; thence
southeasterly along Kenmore Road to its intersection with Bowman Avenue;
thence, southwesterly along Bowman Avenue to its intersection with
East Wynnewood Road; thence, southeasterly along East Wynnewood Road
to its intersection with City Avenue; thence, southwesterly along
City Avenue to its intersection with the projection of the southwesterly
property line of the Friends Central School and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 8 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of Delmont Drive
and the Delaware-Montgomery County Line; thence, along the Delaware-Montgomery
County Line, crossing Haverford Road and along County Line Road to
its intersection with the northwesterly property line of lots fronting
the northwesterly side of Linwood Avenue; thence, along the said property
line northeasterly to its intersection with East Spring Avenue; thence,
southeasterly along East Spring Avenue to its intersection with Linwood
Avenue; thence, northeasterly along Linwood Avenue to its intersection
with Arnold Road; thence, northwesterly along Arnold Road to its intersection
with St. Pauls Road; thence, northeasterly along St. Pauls Road to
its intersection with East Athens Avenue; thence, northwesterly along
East Athens Avenue to its intersection with Rittenhouse Place; thence,
northeasterly along Rittenhouse Place to its intersection with Lancaster
Avenue; thence, southeasterly along Lancaster Avenue to a point on
the southeasterly property line of the properties on the southeasterly
side of Chatham Road; thence, southwesterly along the said property
line, approximately 100 feet southeast of the southeasterly side of
Chatham Road, to the center line of Argyle Road; thence, southeasterly
along Argyle Road to its intersection with Hood Road; thence, southwesterly
along Hood Road to its intersection with East Athens Avenue; thence
southeasterly along East Athens Avenue to its intersection with West
Wynnewood Road; thence, northeasterly along West Wynnewood Road to
its intersection with Old West Wynnewood Road; thence, northeasterly
along Old West Wynnewood Road to its intersection with Lancaster Avenue;
thence, southeasterly along Lancaster Avenue to its intersection with
East Wynnewood Road and West Wynnewood Road; thence, southerly along
West Wynnewood Road to its intersection with Clothier Road; thence,
southeasterly along Clothier Road to its intersection with the southeasterly
property line now or late of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in
America; thence, southwesterly by the said property line of the said
Diocese 379.78 feet to a point on the northeasterly property line
of 603 Ballytore Road; thence, southeasterly by various courses and
distances, along the said (rear) property lines of properties on the
northeasterly side of Ballytore Road, to the easterly corner of 517
Ballytore Road; thence, southwesterly along the southeasterly property
line of 517 Ballytore Road, approximately 101.28 feet, to a point
on the northeasterly property line of 517 Ballytore Road; thence,
southeasterly partially along the said property line and partially
along the northeasterly property line of 511 Ballytore Road approximately
289.95 feet to its intersection with Morris Road; southwesterly along
Morris Road to its intersection with Haverford Road; thence, westerly
along Haverford Road to its intersection with Brinton Park Drive;
thence, southerly along Brinton Park Drive to its intersection with
Glen Arbor Drive; thence, southwesterly and southerly along Glen Arbor
Drive to its intersection with Twin Oaks Drive; thence, westerly along
Twin Oaks Drive to its intersection with Delmont Drive; thence, southwesterly
along Delmont Drive to its intersection with the Delaware-Montgomery
County Line and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 9 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of City Avenue
and Orchard Road; thence, northwesterly along Orchard Road to its
intersection with Upland Road; thence, northeasterly along Upland
Road to its intersection with old Lancaster Road; thence, northwesterly
along Old Lancaster Road to its intersection with North Highland Avenue;
thence, northeasterly along North Highland Avenue to its intersection
with Cynwyd Road; thence, northwesterly along Cynwyd Road to its intersection
with Hardie Way; thence, northeasterly and northwesterly along Hardie
Way to its intersection with Montgomery Avenue; thence, northeasterly
along Montgomery Avenue to its intersection with Conshohocken State
Road; thence, northwesterly along Conshohocken State Road to its intersection
with East Princeton Road; thence, northeasterly and northwesterly
along East Princeton Road to its intersection with Overhill Road;
thence, northeasterly along Overhill Road to its intersection with
Belmont Avenue; thence, southeasterly along Belmont Avenue to its
intersection with Levering Mill Road; thence, northeasterly along
Levering Mill Road and Levering Mill Road as extended to its intersection
with Vine Creek at a point approximately 800 feet northeast of Belmont
Avenue at the Barmouth Railroad Station; thence, northeasterly along
Vine Creek parallel to a railroad right-of-way, formerly belonging
to the Penn Central Transportation Company's Schuylkill Division,
now belonging to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
and separating the Westminster Cemetery and the West Laurel Hill Cemetery
to its intersection with the midline line of the Schuylkill River,
said river being a common boundary of the City of Philadelphia and
the Township of Lower Merion; thence, southeasterly along the middle
line of the Schuylkill River to a point formed by the intersection
of the Schuylkill River and the boundary line between the City of
Philadelphia and the Township of Lower Merion; thence, southwesterly
along the aforementioned boundary line to its intersection with City
Avenue; thence, southwesterly along City Avenue to its intersection
with Orchard Road and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 10 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point, a corner in the common boundary line of
Montgomery and Delaware Counties, said point also being a common point
of Lower Merion, Haverford and Radnor Townships, and also being the
intersection of County Line Road, Haverford Road, and Landover Road;
thence, northwesterly along the Delaware-Montgomery County Line (generally
along County Line Road), to its intersection with Lancaster Avenue;
thence, southeasterly along Lancaster Avenue to its intersection with
Roberts Road; thence, northeasterly along Roberts Road to its intersection
with the railroad right-of-way, formerly belonging to the Penn Central
Transportation Company's Main Line Division, now belonging to the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK); thence, southeasterly
along the said right-of-way to its intersection with Merion Avenue;
thence, northeasterly and southeasterly along Merion Avenue to its
intersection with New Gulph Road; thence, southeasterly along New
Gulph Road to its intersection with Fishers Road; thence, northeasterly
along Fishers Road to its intersection with Carisbrooke Road; thence,
northwesterly along Carisbrooke Road to its intersection with Morris
Avenue; thence, northeasterly and northerly along Morris Avenue to
its intersection with Waverly Road; thence, northeasterly along Waverly
Road to its intersection with Mt. Pleasant Road; thence, southeasterly
along Mt. Pleasant Road to its intersection with Williamson Road;
thence, easterly and southeasterly along Williamson Road to its intersection
with Old Gulph Road at Mill Creek; thence, southeasterly along Mill
Creek to its intersection with Mill Creek Road; thence, southwesterly
along Mill Creek Road to its intersection with Grays Lane; thence,
northwesterly, westerly, and southwesterly along Grays Lane to its
intersection with the northeasterly property line of 147 Grays Lane;
thence, by the same southeasterly approximately 143.72 feet to a point
on the southeasterly property line of 147 Grays Lane; thence, by the
same southwesterly approximately 44.32 feet to a point on the northeasterly
property line of 141 Grays Lane; thence, by the same southeasterly
approximately 113.23 feet to a point on the southeasterly property
line of 141 Grays Lane; thence, by the same southwesterly approximately
144.00 feet to a point on the southwesterly property line of 141 Grays
Lane; thence, by the same, as extended, southeasterly approximately
438.65 feet to a point in the middle of Cheswold Lane; thence, southwesterly
along Cheswold Lane approximately 881 feet to its intersection with
Montgomery Avenue; thence, northwesterly along Montgomery Avenue to
its intersection with Old Lancaster Road; thence, westerly along old
Lancaster Road to its intersection with Booth Lane; thence, southwesterly
along Booth Lane to its intersection with the railroad right-of-way,
formerly belonging to the Penn Central Transportation Company's Main
Line Division, now belonging to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(AMTRAK); thence, northwesterly along the said railroad right-of-way
to its intersection with Pennswood Road; thence, northeasterly along
Pennswood Road to its intersection with Montgomery Avenue: thence,
northwesterly along Montgomery Avenue to its intersection with Morris
Avenue; thence, southwesterly along Morris Avenue to its intersection
with Lancaster Avenue at Elliott Avenue; thence, continuing southwesterly
along Elliott Avenue to its intersection with Old Lancaster Road;
thence, westerly along Old Lancaster Road to its intersection with
Bryn Mawr Avenue; thence, southwesterly along Bryn Mawr Avenue to
its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue; thence, easterly along
Pennsylvania Avenue to its intersection with Wayside Road; thence,
southerly along Wayside Road to its intersection with County Line
Road and Old Railroad Avenue West, also being the Delaware-Montgomery
County Line; thence, southwesterly along County Line Road to its intersection
with Haverford Road at Landover Road and place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 11 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of Montgomery
Avenue and Roberts Road; thence, northeasterly along Roberts Road
to its intersection with Wyndon Avenue; thence, northwesterly along
Wyndon Avenue to its intersection with Wakefield Road; thence, northeasterly
along Wakefield Road to its intersection with Ashbridge Road; thence,
northwesterly along Ashbridge Road to its intersection with Airdale
Road; thence, northeasterly along Airdale Road to its intersection
with Old Gulph Road; thence, northwesterly along Old Gulph Road to
its intersection with North Ithan Avenue; thence, northeasterly along
North Ithan Avenue to its intersection with the northeasterly property
line now or late of the School District of Lower Merion (Harriton
High School); thence, northwesterly along the said property line 1,508.58
feet to a point on the northwesterly property line now or late of
the said School District, a corner; thence, southwesterly along the
said property line extended 1,417.34 feet to a point on the southwesterly
property line of 701 Eagle Farm Road, a corner; thence, northwesterly
along the said property line extended 1,327.70 feet to a point on
the center line of Spring Mill Road; thence, northeasterly along Spring
Mill Road to its intersection with Farview Road; thence, southeasterly
along Farview Road to its intersection with Eagle Farm Road; thence,
northeasterly and northwesterly along Eagle Farm Road to its intersection
with Spring Mill Road; thence, northeasterly along Spring Mill Road
to its intersection with Ridgewood Road; thence, southeasterly and
northeasterly along Ridgewood Road to its intersection with Morris
Avenue at Roscommon Road; thence, along Roscommon Road by various
courses to its intersection with Mt. Pleasant Road; thence, northwesterly
along Mt. Pleasant Road to its intersection with Spring Mill Road;
thence, northeasterly along Spring Mill Road to its intersection with
Conshohocken State Road; thence, southeasterly along Conshohocken
State Road to its intersection with Waverly Road; thence, southwesterly
along Waverly Road to its intersection with Rock Creek Road; thence,
northwesterly and southwesterly along Rock Creek Road to its intersection
with Mt. Pleasant Road at Harriton Road; thence continuing southwesterly
along Harriton Road approximately 650 feet to its crossing of an unnamed
tributary of Mill Creek; thence, southerly along the said tributary
to Waverly Road; thence, southwesterly along Waverly Road to its intersection
with Morris Avenue; thence, southerly and southwesterly along Morris
Avenue to its intersection with Carisbrooke Road; thence, southeasterly
along Carisbrooke Road to its intersection with Fishers Road; then
southwesterly along Fishers Road to its intersection with New Gulph
Road; thence, northwesterly along New Gulph Road to its intersection
with Morris Avenue; thence, southwesterly and northwesterly along
Morris Avenue to its intersection with the railroad right-of-way,
formerly belonging to the Penn Central Transportation Company's Main
Line Division, now belonging to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(AMTRAK); thence, northwesterly along the said railroad right-of-way
to its intersection with Roberts Road; thence, northeasterly along
Roberts Road to its intersection with Montgomery Avenue; and the place
of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 12 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of City Avenue
and East Wynnewood Road; thence, northwesterly along East Wynnewood
Road to its intersection with Bowman Avenue; thence, northeasterly
along Bowman Avenue to its intersection with Kenmore Road; thence,
northwesterly along Kenmore Road to its intersection with Glenwood
Road; thence, southwesterly along Glenwood Road to its intersection
with East Wynnewood Road; thence, northwesterly along East Wynnewood
Road to its intersection with a property line located 120 feet northwest
of the northwesterly sideline of Glenwood Road; thence, northeasterly
along the aforementioned property line parallel to and measured 120
feet northwest of the northwesterly sideline of Glenwood Road to its
intersection with a property line parallel to and measured approximately
90 feet southwest of the southwesterly sideline of Valley View Road;
thence; northwesterly along the aforementioned property line to its
intersection with Rockland Avenue; thence, northeasterly along Rockland
Avenue to its intersection with the railroad right-of-way, formerly
belonging to the Penn Central Transportation Company's Main Line Division,
now belonging to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK);
thence, westerly along the said railroad right-of-way, to its intersection
with North Narberth Avenue; thence, northwesterly along North Narberth
Avenue to its intersection with Haverford Avenue; thence, northeasterly
along Haverford Avenue to its intersection with Montgomery Avenue,
the four previous courses along Rockland Avenue, the AMTRAK right-of-way,
North Narberth Avenue and Haverford Avenue being a common boundary
between the Township of Lower Merion and the Borough of Narberth;
thence, easterly along Montgomery Avenue to its intersection with
Old Lancaster Road; thence southeasterly along Old Lancaster Road
to its intersection with Upland Road; thence, southwesterly along
Upland Road to its intersection with Orchard Road; thence, southeasterly
along Orchard Road to its intersection with City Avenue; thence, southwesterly
along City Avenue to its intersection with East Wynnewood Road and
the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 13 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of Old Lancaster
Road and North Highland Avenue; thence, northwesterly along Old Lancaster
Road to its intersection with Montgomery Avenue; thence, westerly
along Montgomery Avenue to its intersection with Meeting House Lane;
thence, northeasterly along Meeting House Lane to its intersection
with Monroe Road; thence, northerly along Monroe Road to its intersection
with Maplewood Avenue; thence, northeasterly along Maplewood Avenue
to its intersection with Revere Road; thence, northwesterly along
Revere Road to its intersection with Hamilton Road; thence, northeasterly
along Hamilton Road to its intersection with General Lafayette Road;
thence, northerly along General Lafayette Road to its intersection
with Bryn Mawr Avenue; thence, northeasterly along Bryn Mawr Avenue
to its intersection with Manayunk Road; thence, northerly along Manayunk
Road to its intersection with Conshohocken State Road; thence, easterly
and southeasterly along Conshohocken State Road to its intersection
with Montgomery Avenue; thence, southwesterly along Montgomery Avenue
to its intersection with Hardie Way; thence, southeasterly and southwesterly
along Hardie Way to its intersection with Cynwyd Road; thence, southeasterly
along Cynwyd Road to its intersection with North Highland Avenue;
thence, southwesterly along North Highland Avenue to its intersection
with Old Lancaster Road and the place of beginning.
The boundaries of Ward No. 14 shall be as shown on the Electoral
District Map, dated July 11, 2003, prepared by the Lower Merion Department
of Building and Planning, which is on file and is available for public
inspection in the office of the Township Secretary, the legal description
thereof being as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by City Avenue and the Delaware-Montgomery
County Line; thence, northwesterly along the Delaware-Montgomery County
Line generally following to the southwest of Rolling Road, Crosshill
Road and Brinton Park Drive to its intersection with Delmont Drive;
thence, northeasterly along Delmont Drive to its intersection with
Twin Oaks Drive; thence, easterly along Twin Oaks Drive to its intersection
with Glen Arbor Drive; thence, northerly and northeasterly along Glen
Arbor Drive to its intersection with Brinton Park Drive; thence, northerly
along Brinton Park Drive to its intersection with Haverford Road;
thence, easterly along Haverford Road to its intersection with Morris
Road; thence, northeasterly along Morris Road to its intersection
with Warick Road; thence, easterly along Warick Road to its intersection
with Remington Road; thence, northeasterly along Remington Road to
its intersection with Indian Creek Road as plotted by subdivision;
thence, southeasterly along Indian Creek Road as plotted by subdivision
to its intersection with Indian Creek Road; thence, southeasterly
along an irregular property line between the Robinson and Curran properties
approximately 520 feet to a common point formed by the aforementioned
property line and the northwesterly property line of the Lankenau
Hospital; thence, southwesterly along the northwesterly property line
of the Lankenau Hospital approximately 137 feet to a corner formed
by the northwesterly and southwesterly property lines of the Lankenau
Hospital; thence, southeasterly along the southwesterly property line
of the Lankenau Hospital a distance of approximately 1,960 feet to
a corner formed by the intersection of the southwesterly and southeasterly
property lines of the Lankenau Hospital; thence, northeasterly along
the southeasterly property line of the Lankenau Hospital, crossing
the terminus of Green Hill Lane, approximately 400 feet to a corner
formed by the intersection of the southeasterly property line of the
Lankenau Hospital and the southwesterly property line of the Friends
Central School; thence, southeasterly along the southwesterly property
line of the Friends Central School a distance of approximately 1,038
feet to its intersection with the center line of City Avenue; thence,
southwesterly along City Avenue to its intersection with the Delaware-Montgomery
County Line and the place of beginning.
