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Committee asks planning commission to study zoning changes to encourage homes, notes dark‑skies initiative
Summary
West Chester’s Smart Growth Committee asked the planning commission to revisit ordinances to encourage for‑sale homes over larger apartment projects and discussed dark‑skies lighting standards and possible comprehensive plan updates.
At the March 12 Smart Growth Committee meeting, members directed the planning commission to revisit zoning and development rules to make it easier to build owner‑occupied homes and to consider form‑based controls to limit large apartment footprints.
Committee members discussed lot sizes, build‑to lines, maximum building coverage, floor‑area ratios and other tools that could favor single‑family and townhouse development over higher‑density apartment projects. The group also discussed updating parts of…
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