Bumpy start for zoning change request

It wasn’t all sunshine and roses for K. Hovnanian Homes. The builder is asking for a two-part zoning change so it can construct a 114-unit townhome development on property zoned for business along Brandywine Drive in Chadds Ford Township, but there was some pushback. Members of the Planning Commission expressed concerns about the request, as did a few residents. As previously reported, Hovnanian wants to…

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Residents balk at proposed developments

A standing room only crowd at the Chadds Ford Township municipal building spoke almost unanimously with one voice and one word: No. No to the YMCA, no to a K. Hovnanian Homes development and no to the southwest leg of the loop road around the intersection of Routes 1 and 202. A special informational meeting of the Chadds Ford Planning Commission drew a larger attendance…

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Overlay in ‘deep sleep;’ development still possible

The proposed overlay district for a swath of Chadds Ford Township from north of Route 1 to south of Hillman Drive is on hold with no timetable of being resurrected. However, proposals for a YMCA and a 120-townhouse development in that area remain in play. Chadds Ford Township Planning Commission Chairman Craig Huffman made the announcement during a commission meeting on Aug. 19. “Supervisors are…

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Overlay ordinance not a slam dunk in Chadds Ford

A possible overlay ordinance that would allow for mixed use in 100 acres along Route 202 is being viewed with apprehension. Developers want it, residents don’t. It’s the Neighborhood Commercial Overlay Ordinance, formerly referred to as the Loop Road Overlay, and it’s needed to allow two proposed developments. One is a YMCA at Hillman and Christy drives in the Henderson business campus and the other,…

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