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Planners propose flexible residential categories to reflect municipal differences
Summary
Presenters said new residential land-use classifications were added to let townships and the State College area adopt rules tailored to their context; staff emphasized growth inside sewer/service areas will be supported with infrastructure while growth outside will be limited.
A staff member told attendees that the draft map includes additional residential land-use classifications to give municipalities flexibility to reflect local character and differing densities.
"And residential in 0.5 Moon Township is very different than residential in the State College Borough," the presenter said, explaining why the additional categories were requested by local planning staff.
The presenters said the classifications provide a shared reference point so municipalities can compare options while retaining the ability to adopt neighborhood-specific rules. Staff noted that the map distinguishes growth expected inside coordinated sewer or service areas from growth outside those areas, and that infrastructure investments are intended to prioritize growth inside those lines.
College Township’s ongoing form-based code was given as an example of municipal rules that will prompt future updates to the regional report.
