N Central Neighborhood Association
NW Neighborhood Association
Marshall Manor
Friends of Marshall Square Park
E End Neighborhood
Civic Action Southeast
SW Assoc of Neighbors
Historic S Walnut Neighborhood Assoc
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Borough Council Minutes
Collection of Articles on Zoning Issues Going on Around Us
This is a collection of Philadelphia Inquire articles collected by Marybeth Phillips. She pulled articles that were related to other zoning struggles occuring in the surrounding cities such as Philadelphia, Foxwood, Old City and more.
"Economic Redevelopment of Small-city Downtowns: Options and Considerations for the Practitioner."
Here are the headings:
- Economic Development in Small-city Downtowns in the Latter Half of the 20th Century
- Revitalization Strategies for Small-city Downtowns
- Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Regulations
- The Main Street Approach
- Other Planning Methods for Economic Revitalization
Memo Regarding Spot Relief or Variance from Height Limits
Ernie B. McNeely, Borough Manager did some research surrounding the feasibility to set a new much lower height limit and when a desirable project materializes to either grant it a variance or rezone the parcel to create a new height limit to allow that individual project to proceed. This issue is very relevant in determining the maximum height being set while not preventing desirable projects from being able to proceed.
Spot Relief or Variance Memo Dated 1/24/2007
Historic Preservation Report to WC Boro Council
Jane E. Dorchester, Architectural Historian, has prepared this report to document the history of historic preservation in and the revitalization of the Borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania. It was presented to Boro Council in September 2006. The paper was written in her capacity as an Architectural Historian and concerned citizen only; and in the fact that things continue to change, the author welcomes comments and corrections.
West Chester Historic Preservation Final Report
10 Steps to a Living Downtown
In 1996, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined with several non-profit and government organizations to form the Smart Growth Network (SGN). This is just one of many documents on their website about important elements to smart growth in a downtown.
www.smartgrowth.org - 10 Steps
www.smartgrowth.org
OTHER RESOURCES___
Primer on Friendly Streets (2 Meg)
Shadows from Buildings
Have you ever wondered how much of a shadow that a building would cast. Well here is a very interesting calculator to do just that. West Chester's latitude is 39.96 and Longitude is 75.61.
www.math.csusb.edu
Simple Chart Showing Several Heights
Phila Inquire Article - Downtowns flourish as places of interest
The Philadelphia Inquire recognized Downtown West Chester as a success story for revitalized small towns. To read the article go to this website at www.philly.com
25 Best Affordable Suburbs in
the U.S.
Business Week On-line wrote a store on the 25 Best
Affordable Suburbs of which West Chester was number 21. For more
information go to his website at http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/11/1116_suburbs/source/21.htm?campai
West Chester Jim's
Website
Local resident Jim Jones who likes to post current
stories and information about happenings in the borough. For more
information go to his website at http://www.wcjim.com/
West Chester Business Improvement
District
Serving exclusive the downtown business district.
For more information visit their website at WWW.DOWNTOWNWESTCHESTER.COM/.
Greater West Chester Chamber of
Commerce
Serving the West Chester Borough, East Bradford,
West Goshen communities. For more information go to their website at
http://www.gwcc.org/
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