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Comprehensive Plan
for the
Borough of West Chester
Chester
County, Pennsylvania
November
28, 2000
Comprehensive Plan
for the Borough of West Chester
Chester County,
Pennsylvania
Borough of West Chester
401 East Gay Street
West Chester, PA 19380
tel: 610.692.7574
www.west-chester.com
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MAYOR |
Clifford E. DeBaptiste |
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BOROUGH
COUNCIL |
Anne M. Carroll,
President |
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William J. Scott, Vice
President |
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Diane C. Lebold |
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Shannon E. Royer |
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Ann Duke |
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Paul Fitzpatrick |
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Mary Zimmerman |
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PLANNING
COMMISSION |
Michael Gavin, Chairman |
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Stanford Zukin |
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Craig L. Tucker |
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William Quinn |
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Joseph Zaber |
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Joseph Finnaren |
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Stephanie Phillips |
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TASK FORCE: |
Ann Duke
(Borough Council) |
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Eleanor Loper (Borough Council) |
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Shannon Royer
(Borough Council) |
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Donald Wetherby
(Historic & Architectural Review Bd.) |
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Joe Zaber
(Planning Commission) |
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Nancy Klabunde
(W.C. Regional Planning Comm.) |
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Ernie McNeely
(Borough Manager) |
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Mike Perrone
(Zoning Officer) |
ADOPTED: November 28, 2000
This plan was funded in part through a grant from the Vision Partnership
Program sponsored by the County Board of Commissioners. The Plan is prepared to
achieve the goals and objectives of Landscapes, The Chester County Comprehensive
Plan to manage growth.
RAY
OTT
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ASSOCIATES
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Planning and Landscape Architecture
17 South Church Street
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West Chester, PA 19382 tel: 610.429.9993
This plan was also prepared with the
assistance of West Chester Residents Steve Pitcherella, Roy Smith,
David Sweet, and Jim Jones – who posted the
plan draft on West Chester’s web site.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION ONE: WEST CHESTER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
I. The
Comprehensive
Plan......................................................................................................
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Comprehensive Plan
Defined..........................................................................................................Click
Here
Adoption
Process.........................................................................................................................
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Chester County Comprehensive Plan: Landscapes
(1996)................................................................Click
Here
Comprehensive Planning in West
Chester.......................................................................................
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Development Policy Plan,
1965......................................................................................................................................
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Growth Management Plan,
1986.....................................................................................................................................
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Open Space, Recreation and Environmental Resources Plan,
1992......................................................................
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West Chester
Region....................................................................................................................
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II. Public
Participation
Process............................................................................................
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III. PLAN GOALS AND
OBJECTIVES................................................................................................
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Character and
Appearance............................................................................................................
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Cultural Resources
Protection........................................................................................................
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Transportation and
Circulation........................................................................................................
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Here
Parks, Recreation and Open
Space................................................................................................
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Here
Land
Use.....................................................................................................................................
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Housing.......................................................................................................................................
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Economic
Development.................................................................................................................
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Community Facilities and
Services.................................................................................................
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Here
IV. Comprehensive
Plan
RECOMMENDATIONS...........................................................................
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Plan
Format.................................................................................................................................
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Planning
Context................................................................................................................................................................
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Recommendations.............................................................................................................................................................
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Overall
Recommendations.............................................................................................................
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Future Development
Objectives.......................................................................................................................................
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A Plan for Land
Use.........................................................................................................................................................
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A Plan to Meet the Housing Needs of Existing and Anticipated
Future Residents of the Borough...................
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A Plan for the Movement of People and
Goods..........................................................................................................
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A Plan for Community Facilities and
Utilities..............................................................................................................
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A Plan for the Protection of Natural and Historic
Resources....................................................................................
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General
Recommendations...........................................................................................................................................
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Planning Area
Recommendations.................................................................................................
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Planning Area #1:
Northwest..........................................................................................................................................
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Planning Area #2:
Northeast..........................................................................................................................................
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Planning Area #3:
East....................................................................................................................................................
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Planning Area #4:
Southeast.........................................................................................................................................
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Planning Area #5:
Southwest.........................................................................................................................................
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Planning Area #6:
West...................................................................................................................................................
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Planning Area 7-A: Town
Center...................................................................................................................................
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Planning Area #7: B-Commercial
Service..................................................................................................................
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Planning Area 8:
Industrial.............................................................................................................................................
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Circulation and
Parking................................................................................................................
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Here
Recommendations for Traffic
Management................................................................................................................
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Recommendations for Alternative Modes of
Transportation....................................................................................
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Recommendations for
Parking.....................................................................................................................................
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Community
Facilities...................................................................................................................
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Recommendations for Borough
Administration.........................................................................................................
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V. PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION...........................................................................................................
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I. COMMUNITY
FACILITIES AND
SERVICES..................................................................................
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Borough of West Chester
Administration.......................................................................................
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Borough-owned
Facilities.............................................................................................................
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Public
Safety..............................................................................................................................
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Police
Protection...............................................................................................................................................................
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Fire
Service........................................................................................................................................................................
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Ambulance
Service.........................................................................................................................................................
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Emergency Management Operations
Plan.................................................................................................................
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Hazardous Materials Team
(HAZMAT)........................................................................................................................
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Infrastructure.....................................................................................................................................................................
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Here
Planning
Implications...................................................................................................................
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II. HISTORIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCES........................................................................
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Historic
Resources......................................................................................................................
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Environmental
Resources.............................................................................................................
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Hydrology...........................................................................................................................................................................
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Soils and
Geology............................................................................................................................................................
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III. DEMOGRAPHICS
AND
HOUSING...............................................................................................
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Population and Growth
Trends......................................................................................................
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Household and Per-Capita
Income................................................................................................
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Housing
Characteristics...............................................................................................................
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Housing
Tenure...........................................................................................................................
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Housing Type and
Density...........................................................................................................
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Housing
Affordability....................................................................................................................
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IV. Land
Use.................................................................................................................................
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V. Economic
conditions...........................................................................................................
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Resident
Employment.................................................................................................................
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Borough
Employers.....................................................................................................................
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Non-Residential
Properties...........................................................................................................
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VI. CIRCULATION
AND
TRANSPORTATION.....................................................................................
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Existing
Conditions.....................................................................................................................
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Traffic
Studies.............................................................................................................................
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Alternative Modes of
Transportation.............................................................................................................................
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VII.
Parking...................................................................................................................................
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Residential
Parking.....................................................................................................................
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Town Center
Parking...................................................................................................................
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List of Maps
After Page
Map 1: Regional
Context..................................................................................................................
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Map 2: Overall
Recommendations...................................................................................................
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Map 3A: Recommendations - Planning
Area
1....................................................................................
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Map 3B: Recommendations - Planning
Area
2....................................................................................
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Map 3C: Recommendations - Planning
Area
3....................................................................................
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Map 3D: Recommendations - Planning
Area
4....................................................................................
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Map 3E: Recommendations - Planning
Area
5....................................................................................
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Map 3F: Recommendations - Planning
Area
6....................................................................................
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Map 3G: Recommendations - Planning
Area
7....................................................................................
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Map 3H: Recommendations - Planning
Area
8....................................................................................
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Map 4: Community
Facilities..........................................................................................................
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Map 5: Historic
Resources.............................................................................................................
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Map 6: Carriage
Houses.................................................................................................................
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Map 7: Environmental
Resources....................................................................................................
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Map 8: Rental
Units.......................................................................................................................
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Map 9: Housing
Types...................................................................................................................
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Map 10: Existing Land
Use..............................................................................................................
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Map 11: Transportation
Analysis.......................................................................................................
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Map 12: Parking
Facilities................................................................................................................
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List of Tables
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Table 1: Housing Partnership
Program...........................................................................................
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Table 2: Population
Characteristics...............................................................................................
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Table 3: Population
Trends...........................................................................................................
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Table 4: Housing
Characteristics...................................................................................................
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Table 5: Housing
Tenure...............................................................................................................
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Table 6: Housing Types and
Density..............................................................................................
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Table 7: Housing
Affordability........................................................................................................
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Table 8: Existing Land
Use...........................................................................................................
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Table 9: Resident Employment
Characteristics...............................................................................
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Table 10: West Chester
Employers.................................................................................................
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Table 11: Commercial
Properties....................................................................................................
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Table 12: Level of Service - Major
Intersections.................................................................................Click
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Table 13: Town Center Parking
Inventory..........................................................................................Click
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Appendices
A.
Historic Resources...................................................................................................................Click
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- Carriage House Survey
- 1981 Historic Resources Survey
B.
Borough History........................................................................................................................Click
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- “The Borough's History and Neighborhoods,” Alice Kent
Schooler, 1986
- “African Americans in West Chester: Creating a Home,”
Penny Washington, 2000
C.
Visioning Summary....................................................................................................................Click
Here
D.
West Chester University Comprehensive Campus Facilities Plan - Executive
Summary......Click Here
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