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Commission approves rezoning and lot‑line revision to allow acreage dedication to North Allegheny School District
Summary
The commission approved a zoning map amendment and a corresponding lot‑line revision that allow an adjacent property owner to dedicate a sliver of land to North Allegheny School District for improved campus access. The approvals are contingent on standard application specificity and will require subsequent developer agreements for final conveyance.
Planning staff described two related applications: PLC 26‑19, a zoning map amendment to reclassify a portion of an adjacent parcel, and PLC 26‑20, a lot‑line revision to consolidate the dedicated acreage into the North Allegheny campus. The dedicated parcel was described as a narrow sliver of land that would create an improved access alignment to the school campus; staff and the applicant said much of the rest of the donor parcel remains in commercial use and is not included in the transfer.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about precise boundaries and the developable portion of the parcel; staff confirmed approvals apply to the application‑specific area depicted in the submission. After an opportunity for public comment and no objections, the commission voted to approve the zoning map amendment and then approved the related lot‑line revision.
The approvals remove a procedural obstacle to a future campus access improvement; the applicant and district will still need to negotiate and record any required developer agreements and easements and secure any required permits for the eventual access construction.
