Thursday, August 21, 2008

*Chester County Planning Commission Does Not Endorse Ordinance 1323*

The Chester County Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed amendment to Wallace Township's zoning ordinances which would allow a PCCC (Planned Country Club Community). Their determination is that this Ordinance 1323 does not appear to be consistant with Wallace Township's own Comprehensive Plan and they DO NOT ENDORSE THIS AMENDMENT. The review cites extensive changes to the physical environment, inadequate study regarding traffic and water studies, & facilities for transient use as some of the serious faults of the Ordinance. It clarifies that the majority of the FRR Flexible Rural Residential District and the I Industrial District fall within the "Agricultural /RuralResidential" and "Open Space/Conservation" future land use categories. The Commission reccommends more "adequate protection for the Township's sensitive environmental features" as part of the Ordinance, and notes that "the protection of water resources in the area should receive special attention". They suggest that the Board of Supervisors
DEFER ACTION ON THIS AMENDMENT!!

No comments: