Design Review Board

Meetings

• Meetings are held at 7 P.M. on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. The full 2023 meeting schedule is here: https://norristown.org/DocumentCenter/View/5466/DRB-Schedule-2023 (Note: meetings have moved to the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit at 2 W. Lafayette St. due to Municipal Hall renovations.) 

Responsibilities

The Design Review Board was established for the purpose of reviewing the design, layout, and other features of proposed developments in order to ensure that their design is in keeping with the intent and purposes set forth in Norristown’s Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 320).

Membership Requirements

The length of the membership for the Design Review Board is a six-year term. The committee is made of five members which include:

• 1 Council Member
• 1 Planning Commission Member
• 1 Design Professional
• 1 Representative of the Developer Community
• 1 Council Appointee

General Code

A formal description of the committee is detailed in Chapter 320, Article XXIII, Section 243, of the Norristown General Code.