Narberth planning commission advances ‘‘policy‑neutral’’ recodification of zoning code

At the April 17, 2025 meeting of the Narberth Borough Finance & Administration Committee, Planning Commission member Todd Gressey described a months‑long effort to recodify the borough’s zoning code into a clearer, more usable format without introducing new policy.

Gressey said the project is intended to be “a policy neutral rewrite of the codes” that reorganizes definitions, measurement rules and nonconforming provisions so property owners and applicants can find requirements more easily. “Policy neutral means we are not trying to slip in new ideas or new policies, but we’re really just trying to organize it for clarity’s sake,” he said.

The planning commission described the work as a housekeeping and readability project, not a venue to adopt substantive land‑use changes. That said, commissioners and staff expect the rewrite to surface specific items that will require council direction…