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Lititz Borough Council approves rezoning for North Walnut parcel after heated public hearing
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment and council discussion, Lititz Borough Council voted 4-3 to rezone a North Walnut Street parcel from R-2 to RA, aligning the map with the borough's comprehensive plan and future land-use map and advancing the project to land-development review.
Lititz Borough Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to rezone a parcel on North Walnut Street from R-2 to RA, following a continuation of a public hearing that drew residents' concerns about traffic, parking and the loss of nearby green space.
The action matters because the rezoning would bring the borough's zoning map into alignment with the comprehensive plan's future land-use map and allow denser housing types on the parcel. Councilmember Mary (planning liaison) said the petition is "consistent with both" the comprehensive plan and the future land-use map and moved for approval.
Residents who live near the site urged council to reject the change or to require stronger development controls. Emma George, a West Lincoln Avenue resident, told council the parcel provides the neighborhood's last easily walkable open space and warned that additional units would push more cars onto West Lincoln and the side streets. Reed Dame, also…
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