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Norristown council authorizes advertisement for mixed‑use overlay at State Hospital site
Summary
Council voted to advertise a zoning text amendment that would create a mixed‑use overlay for the 68‑acre Norristown State Hospital property; developer outlined plans for homes, apartments, retail and phased build‑out and staff said public hearings and later conditional‑use and master‑plan reviews will follow.
Norristown Municipal Council voted Tuesday to advertise a proposed zoning text amendment that would create a mixed‑use overlay district for the 68 acres of the former Norristown State Hospital, moving the project to the county planning commission and setting a public hearing date.
The amendment, presented by municipal planning staff member Ms. Messonnier, would replace the parcel’s current institutional zoning with language permitting a range of residential types and supporting commercial uses. “It’s basically going to include permitted uses, which range anywhere from residential … mid‑rise apartment houses, mixed‑use apartments and retail, residential mixed uses, townhomes, stacked townhomes, twin duplexes, garden style apartments,” Ms.…
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