This is a video of the presentation I made at the 17 June 2024 Meet Mack Monday Zoom meeting. The contents include:

* Anti Chick-fil-A at the Bypass Update, Including Petition Results
* Wawa Coming Soon – Will It Sell Beer/Wine 24/7?
* LI/O-LI District Overlay Problems: High Density Housing, More Traffic Congestion
* Corners at Newtown “Garage Core” Apartment Complex: Should We Amend JMZO to Allow This New Use in the Town Center District?
* What’s (not) happening with Pedestrian Crosswalk Improvements?
* Indoor Pickleball Club Proposed for Vacant Bed, Bath, and Beyond Site
* “Pollinator Garden” in Roberts Ridge Park

BET Investment is seeking an amendment to the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance (JMZO) to add a B-11 use for a "garage core" multi-story apartment building in the Town Center zone in #NewtownPA Township.

In the 18 June 2024 issue of the Newtown Patch ("Newtown Twp. Planners Advance Plans For 100-Unit Apartment Building"), it was initially stated that the "proposed amendment will now go to the jointure members for consideration, including Upper Makefield, Wrightstown Township and Newtown Township. If all three approve the amendment, the developer would be free to submit land development plans for the project."

This is not an accurate assessment of what was discussed at the 4 June 2024 Planning Commission (PC) where BET asked if their next step was to go before the Joint Zoning Commission to discuss – NOT vote on/approve - their proposed amendment to the JMZO.

[After hearing that I had problems with this statement, the reporter changed the wording to "The proposed amendment will now go before the Joint Zoning Commission for further discussion." My emphasis!]

The PC discussion is presented here starts with comments from the Newtown Planning Commission whether or not they approve recommending to the Board of Supervisors to eventually approve this amendment. In the end, the PC Solicitor outlines the possible next steps that BET may want to take - in particular, going before the Joint Zoning Commission (JZC) to present their plan and get their unofficial FEEDBACK, NOT APPROVAL.

This is my personal summary of the 19 March 2024 Newtown Planning Commission Meeting. This is NOT a complete nor is it an official summary.

On the Agenda:

• Corners at Newtown Plan and JMZO Text Amendment
• Pickleball Member Club Conditional Use Application

This is my personal summary of the 6 February 2024 #NewtownPA Planning Commission Meeting. This is NOT a complete nor is it an official summary.

The Agenda included the following:

• BET Parking Core Apartment Building – Revised JMZO Amendment (see the sketch plan above)

Amending Signage Ordinance

I informed the Commission that I attended the 1 February 2024 JZC meeting where I initiated an open discussion on the Sign Provisions of the JMZO and I recommended that the PC be involved in recommending changes to problematic sections such as those that refer to neon signs. The PC does not draft amendments to the JMZO. Therefore, the next step would be for the Board of Supervisors to discuss this and authorize the Solicitor to draft an amendment hopefully after discussions with Board members and the public.

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