MoreThanTheCurve.com has fielded several inquiries and concerns about a rumored sober house at 349 Brighton Road in Plymouth Meeting (Plymouth Township). Please note that this article is based on publicly available information, and we have no direct knowledge of a proposed sober home. This article offers details about the property and the zoning involving these types of homes.
A sober home, or anything involving the Brighton Road address, has appeared as an agenda item for a township meeting as of January 2026. The address was mentioned in a monthly report (December 2026) submitted by the township’s zoning officer on January 7th. In that report, the zoning officer states that a meeting was held with a representative of the property regarding a proposed use.
The property was listed for sale in June 2025 for $1,149,000, and Zillow.com shows that the property was sold in November 2025 for $925,000. That sale has not yet been recorded by Montgomery County (we are told that it can take up to six weeks), but it is shown as sold within the MLS (the system realtors use). The 5,492 square foot home sits on 1.37 acres, has six bedrooms, and five bathrooms.
The property is within the B Residential Zoning District, which permits “communal living facilities and sober living environments” as an allowable use, subject to conditions adopted by the township council in 2020. These conditions address parking requirements.
These requires as outlined within the township’s zoning code, include:
- One (1) space for each nonresident staff working at the facility at the same time;
- Two (2) spaces for use by visitors and/or state or local inspectors; and
- One (1) space for every resident up to five (5) residents, and one (1) space for every two (2) residents over the initial five (5) residents, unless satisfactory proof is submitted to the Township that such individuals are incapable or not permitted to operate a motor vehicle during the period of residency at the facility.
These types of homes are federally protected under the Fair Housing Act and may not be prohibited. That being said, Plymouth Township did somewhat limit where they can be due to the parking requirement.
That is all we know. We will report further details, if and when they become available.
Photo: Zillow.com