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Council workshop debates residential and retail limits in McGinnis light-business zoning
Summary
Council and planning commission members used an ELA consultant report as a starting point for proposed text amendments affecting McGinnis and other light-business zones, sharply disagreeing over whether to permit residential uses, retail or mixed-use in the area.
Council and the borough’s Planning Commission discussed proposed zoning text amendments for the McGinnis property and the borough’s light-business zoning districts during the Jan. 7 workshop.
Why it matters: The conversation will shape permitted uses (setbacks, impervious cover, mixed use) in a large development area and influence traffic, school capacity and future economic development strategies.
The Planning Commission recommended using an ELA consultant report as an outline for text amendments that would change permitted uses, setbacks and lot coverage in the borough’s light-business (LB) district. Planning chair Mary told council the ELA report suggests allowing…
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