Reference: West Grove Borough, Pennsylvania

Summary of Municipal and County
Land Use Plans and Ordinances

West Grove Borough, Pennsylvania

KEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS, OBJECTIVES OR ELEMENTS

  • The borough is using the comprehensive plan developed for the borough by the Avon- Grove Regional Planning Commission.
  • Through cooperative efforts with neighboring townships, protect underground water resources by preventing their pollution through those areas most susceptible to surface pollution and by preventing depletion through over crowding and concentrated withdrawal.
  • Make a concerted effort to maintain the qualities of the community by preserving open spaces within the remaining land in the borough.
  • "In order to encourage the retention of open space in the few remaining parcels of land in the borough subject to intensive development, the planned development provisions of the Land Use Plan are suggested for application within the borough."
 

FLOODPLAINS

There are no mapped floodplains within the Borough of West Grove.

Regulations
There are no floodplain regulations.
 

STEEP SLOPES

15-25%-
Same uses as underlying district; 50% of area may be counted toward minimum lot size requirement.

25+% Conservation Slope District-
Cannot alter existing slopes, same uses as underlying district; 25% of area may be counted toward minimum lot size requirement.
 

VEGETATIONAL BUFFERS
No ordinances provide for vegetated buffers adjacent to surface waters.
 

WOODLANDS
There are no restrictions on woodland disturbance.
 

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Currently there is no participation in a regional Watershed Management Plan, and there are no stormwater quality management standards.
 

WETLANDS
There are no required buffers around wetlands.
 

HISTORIC DISTRICTS/STRUCTURES
No historic districts are recognized by state or local designation at this time.
 

RECREATIONAL AND PARK USES
There are recreational and park lands in the borough. However, there no recreational/park uses along White Clay Creek.
 

CLUSTERING OR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Clustering is an option in the R-3 district. There is a minimum of 50 units and 15 acres for this option.
 

SITE PLAN REVIEW
There are provisions for site plan review.
 

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES

Table 1
 

RESIDENTIAL ZONING

Table 2
 

PERMITTED USES

Table 3