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Planning commission forwards Westchester University master plan to council, flags student-housing and traffic conditions
Summary
The Western Planning Commission voted to recommend that borough council accept the Westchester University comprehensive campus plan as a conditional-use approval, subject to conditions addressing student-housing demand data, traffic and pedestrian safety (notably High Street and Rosedale), and limiting the approved plan to lands within the PUC district.
On March 9 the Western Planning Commission recommended that borough council grant conditional-use approval for Westchester Universitycomprehensive campus master plan, while attaching several conditions aimed at protecting neighborhood livability and public safety. Commissioners said the recommendation—and its conditions—will be presented to borough council at a public hearing on March 23.
Why it matters: the plan lays out the universityproposed five-year growth and includes studies on enrollment, student housing demand, traffic and parking. Commissioners said the planshould be read as a framework: individual projects will still require separate land-development applications and subsequent commission review.
What the commission asked for
- Limit approved plan boundaries: commissioners required the final master-plan approval to include only properties located within the boroughPUC (university campus) district, and to remove references to properties outside that district to avoid confusion.
- Incorpor…
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