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West Chester planning commission tables change to town-center 'build-to' rule, seeks clearer draft
Summary
The Planning Commission discussed changing the Town Center front-yard requirement from a build-to line to a 0-foot minimum setback and debated whether to require a percentage of the building façade to meet the line. Commissioners decided to table the proposal and return it to the work session for clearer language and an illustrative example.
The West Chester Borough Planning Commission on June 24 discussed proposed zoning language for the Town Center that would return the front building line and side-yard requirements to 0 feet and revise the current "build-to" wording to reduce ambiguity.
The commission’s discussion centered on whether the code should require a building to meet the front line for a fixed percentage of its facade (members suggested figures ranging from “more than half” to 80 percent) or simply adopt a 0-foot minimum front-yard setback that would allow flexibility without forcing applicants to seek variances. Commissioners said the change aims to…
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