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Planning Commission submits first annual report; work continues on height, build-to-line and attainable housing
Summary
The planning commission presented its first formal annual report for 2024 and outlined ongoing work in 2025 on building-height rules, build-to-line/front-yard definitions, historic-architecture review in overlay districts and inclusionary/attainable housing policy.
Matt Clapp, planning commission secretary, presented the commission's 2024 annual report to borough council and summarized initial 2025 tasks, including ordinance amendments on building height, clarifying the build-to-line versus front-yard setback language, and starting work on attainable housing incentives.
Clapp said the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code requires a planning commission annual report by March 1; the commission missed that deadline for 2024 but told council it intends to produce the report annually going forward and will submit the 2024 document to council within weeks.
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