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Commission notes park‑plan review, county active‑transportation work, two pending subdivisions and a preservation‑board vacancy
Summary
The commission heard brief updates that the Narberth master parks plan is posted for public review, Montgomery County’s active-transportation plan will include an interactive engagement tool, two land-use applications were filed for February review, and the borough’s historic‑preservation board seeks a planning‑commission representative.
Commissioners received several brief updates and public comments at the Jan. 6 meeting: the borough master parks plan is posted for public review, Montgomery County’s active‑transportation plan will include an interactive public engagement tool, two land‑use applications will be discussed at the February meeting, and the borough’s historic‑preservation board is seeking a planning‑commission representative.
Michael (council liaison) and others encouraged commissioners and residents to review the Master Parks Plan web page and submit comments; the consultant expects to produce a final version for council consideration after this round of public input. Tim, representing Montgomery County interests, said the county’s active‑transportation plan work will soon include an interactive map and public engagement phase.
The borough office circulated notice of two land‑use filings: an application for a minor subdivision at 10 Save Myme Avenue and a consolidated preliminary/final subdivision application for 425–427 Grove (a house previously combined from two units that the applicants propose to re‑separate into two lots). The commission will take up those applications at its February meeting; no substantive hearings or decisions on those applications were made at the Jan. 6 session.
During public comment a resident suggested using ChatGPT to parse the existing zoning code as a way to test how the code’s provisions interrelate; the speaker characterized the output as roughly 70% useful for identifying questions. A representative of the borough’s historic‑preservation body noted that the preservation ordinance requires a planning‑commission designee to serve as a preservation‑board member; commissioners discussed the timing of council appointments and whether the outgoing commissioner Jim Cornwell could delay his departure a week to allow continuity. The commission discussed quorum and ordinance‑makeup requirements but made no changes to the preservation ordinance at this meeting.
The meeting closed after a final call for public comment and a motion to adjourn.
