How should land use rules shape
Millcreek Township’s future?
M
illcreek Township is hosting
an open house event to
gather input on an update
to the Township’s zoning
ordinance. All residents, business
owners and other interested parties are
invited to attend on March 12th, 2020
at the Millcreek Township Municipal
Building in the Assembly Room,
3608 West 26th Street; Erie, PA
16506. A brief overview presentation
will kick off the meeting starting at
6:00 PM, though interested persons
may stop by at any point between 6:00
PM and 8:00 PM to learn about the
project and/or provide input.
Following the adoption of the
Embrace Millcreek comprehensive plan,
Township officials and staff started
work to update the Township’s zoning
ordinance, a set of local regulations
controlling what may be built in certain
locations, how much may be built, and
where on the lot it may be built. The
zoning ordinance is the best tool the
Township has to enable creation of the
types of places envisioned in the plan.
In addition to modernizing and
streamlining regulations, the update
will promote mixed-use development
and introduce design standards in
targeted areas, such as the Presque Isle
Gateway District; broaden the array of
housing options across the Township;
open up flexibility that will allow
commercial corridors to respond to
changing market demands; and
remove regulatory impediments that
currently slow down or discourage
redevelopment.
This meeting will provide an
opportunity for attendees to examine
maps of existing and proposed future
zoning districts and review ideas
about how development and
redevelopment should be permitted
to take place in each.
All are encouraged to visit
www.millcreektownship.com/survey
to participate in a brief preliminary
survey to inform the ordinance
update.
For more details about the meeting or requests for accommodation of any
type, please contact Matthew Puz, project manager, at 814.833.2935 or
[email protected], or Jenni Easton, project consultant, at
412.788.0472 or [email protected].
MILLCREEK
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SPRING 2020
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