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.
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June 6, 10:12 AM
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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.
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February 8, 11:09 AM
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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:
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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September 16, 2023 12:51 PM
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At the September 13, 2023, Newtown Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting, Peggy Driscoll, Chair of the Planning Commission, presented her synopsis of the Commission's concerns regarding the Corners at Newtown Redevelopment plan.
The plan includes a large apartment building with 120 apartments and amenities surrounding a parking garage. The building would be 45 feet in height and over 200 feet in length.
The Commission had some concerns about the proposed density in such close proximity to the Borough’s apartment complex called Steeple View and the impact on traffic and stormwater management.
Supervisor Mack asked about the possibility of obtaining an engineering analysis of the parking garage to determine if the ground can support the weight.
"These developers [are] coming in and what they're proposing is just ridiculous," said Ms. Driscoll at the end of her presentation.
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September 1, 2023 9:01 AM
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Developer to #Newtown: Amend Your Zoning Law to Allow a High Density Apartment Building; Billboards Allowed Only in Newtown?; more... https://preview.mailerlite.com/m0k8o2g9n8
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August 22, 2023 10:56 AM
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On August 15, 2023, representatives of BET Investments, Inc. presented their plan to redevelop the Corners at Newtown Place shopping center located at the intersection of Buck Road (Route 532) and Newtown-Richboro Road (Route 332).
Specifically, the plan is to build a 3 story, 120 unit multi-family apartment building with related amenities on the approximately 3.909 acre parcel (Tax Parcel No. 29-011-243) .
The Applicant is proposing a new B-11 use TEXT AMENDMENT to the JMZO, which states in part:
Parking Core Apartment Building. A building where individual apartments surround a central parking garage to feature a walkable oriented streetscape in keeping with a traditional village. Each apartment unit has direct access to the outside or to a common hall and each unit is designed for and occupied by a single family.
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