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Newberg Borough holds public hearing on rezoning and townhouse lot-size changes
Summary
Officials held a hearing on an ordinance to amend zoning use regulations and rezone two parcels — 117 Bristol Road (from light-industrial to R-2 residential) and an East Butler Avenue parcel (from R-1 to C-3) — and heard a developer presentation about a proposed townhouse project meant to buffer residential areas from industrial uses.
Newberg Borough officials opened a public hearing on an ordinance that would amend the borough's zoning use regulations and change the zoning map for two parcels: tax parcel 25-001-025 at 117 Bristol Road (proposed to change from LI/light industrial to R-2 residential) and a parcel on East Butler Avenue (proposed to change from R-1 residential to C-3 commercial).
Borough staff identified seven exhibits supporting the ordinance: proof that owner notice letters were sent (letter dated 07/10/2024), proof of filing with the Bucks County Law Library (07/18/2024), proof of publication in the local paper (advertised 07/23/2024 and 07/30/2024), the borough's zoning map, and a Bucks County Planning Commission review letter dated 08/07/2024. John Wolf, who was sworn before testifying and identified himself as manager of Newberg Borough, confirmed the subject properties were posted on July 26.
Officials said a potential developer presented plans to convert 117 Bristol Road — a property with a history of industrial uses — into a townhouse community. The developer said the townhouse plan would serve as a buffer between an existing residential neighborhood and adjacent industrial properties. Borough staff noted the 117 Bristol Road parcel sits immediately adjacent to an R-2 residential district and is accessed from Bristol Road/Unami Trail Road. They also described the Butler Avenue parcel near Cooks Run Bridge as having a billboard and being surrounded largely by C-3 commercial zoning.
No vote or final action on the ordinance is recorded in the transcript. The hearing included the presentation of legal notices and agency review comments; council action, if any, was not included in the available transcript.
