Pa. lawmakers consider housing solutions, some wary over bills' mandates
HARRISBURG — Proposed revisions to Pennsylvania law would allow empty office and retail spaces zoned for commercial use to be converted into housing.
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HARRISBURG — Proposed revisions to Pennsylvania law would allow empty office and retail spaces zoned for commercial use to be converted into housing.
The Edison Lofts West development proposed for Allentown would bring 186 new apartments to the city, but at rates that would be beyond the income of many downtown residents.
This legislation could have a direct impact on a proposed development project in Uwchlan Township, where residents have pushed back against the proposed sale and development of Lionville Station Farm, owned by the by the Downingtown Area School District, to Audubon Land Development.
Commonwealth Court recently limited municipalities’ ability to invoke the pending ordinance doctrine. In Appeal of Jaindl Land Company and RCSVP-Chambersburg, LLC, the Commonwealth Court sided with the Applicants and landowners in an action against Greene Township.
A Lehighton business owner is concerned with how proposed changes to the borough’s zoning ordinances would affect his operation. Robert March, president of Standard Metal Industries, 500 S. 9th St., a...