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Westtown planning commission votes to recommend zoning ordinance amendments to chapters 149 and 170
Summary
By voice vote the commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve proposed amendments to chapter 149 and chapter 170 (zoning and subdivision/regulation changes); the motion passed by voice vote though an exact roll‑call tally was not recorded in the transcript.
The Westtownship Planning Commission voted on March 4 to recommend the Board of Supervisors approve proposed zoning and subdivision ordinance amendments affecting chapter 149 and chapter 170.
A commissioner moved that the commission recommend the Board of Supervisors approve the amendments "as presented." Another commissioner seconded the motion and the chair called the question. The commission adopted the recommendation by a voice vote; the transcript records that the motion "passes" but does not provide a roll‑call tally.
The amendments under consideration update zoning and subdivision provisions that staff said are scattered throughout the code and include changes tied to institutional uses, housing objectives and the flexible development provisions. Commissioners discussed rescinding the existing flexible development provisions and preparing a replacement approach (conservation design and updated clustering rules) through county technical assistance; they described the current flexible development code as overly permissive based on county feedback.
Commissioners did not attach conditions to the recommendation but asked staff to coordinate follow‑up work on drafting replacement flexible‑development language and producing implementation guidance. The commission will forward the recommendation to the board for its consideration at a future meeting.
