[ D R A F T Z O N I N G C O D E R E V I E W ]Translating the 2016 Comprehensive Plan into the Draft Zoning Code
Low Density Residential Zoning
Civic Engagement Committee Meeting January 10, 2019
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1. Introductions
2. Staff Presentation
3. Committee Discussion
4. Public Comment
5. Recommendations & Comments
6. Closing remarks & Next Steps
Agenda
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1. Implement goals and recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. Address modernization challenges.
3. Achieve a smaller ultimate population than under existing zoning.
4. Promote desired pattern and form.
Why is the Zoning Code be ing Updated?
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[ D r a f t Z o n i n g M a p - L o w D e n s i t y R e s i d e n t i a l 1 ]
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LDR1 AREA3.59 Sq. miles15% of the Total Township Land Area
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[ D r a f t Z o n i n g M a p - L o w D e n s i t y R e s i d e n t i a l 2 ]
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LDR 2 AREA8.05 Sq. miles33.7% of the Total Township Land Area
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LDR 3 AREA3.26 Sq. miles13.7% of the Total Township Land Area
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LDR 4 AREA1.88 Sq. miles7.9% of the Total Township Land Area
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MDR1 AREA0.54 Sq. miles2.3% of the Total Township Land Area
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[ D r a f t Z o n i n g M a p - L D R 1 - L D R 2 - L D R 3 - L D R 4 - M D R 1 ]
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[ D r a f t Z o n i n g M a p ]
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Maintain the character of established residential
neighborhoods
Guide future land development to ensure
that new development is compatible with the
mass, scale, intensity and use of existing villages
and neighborhoods
Zoning Code
a n d U s e R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s
A Synoptic Survey was performed to identify land use patterns and calibrate the proposed zoning to the existing standards.
[ Zoning to Match Land Use Pattern ]
Architectural standards are proposed to ensure building design and materials are compatible with the existing built environment.
[ Architectural Standards ]
[ Neighborhood Conservation Districts ]Newly established Neighborhood Conservation Districts provide a new level of protection to neighborhoods previously developed with a unified style and architecture
[ R e s i d e n t i a l ]
Low /Medium Densi ty Resident ia l Zon ing
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• Article 3 – General to Districts
• Article 4 – District Specific Standards
• Article 5 - Uses
• Article 7 – Conservation and Preservation Overlays
• Article 8 – Parking Standards
Low /Medium Densi ty Resident ia l Zon ing
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View an interactive version of the proposed zoning mapwww.lowermerion.org/rezoning
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[ D r a f t Z o n i n g C o d e / / P u b l i c R e v i e w a n d Ad o p t i o n P r o c e s s ]
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