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Aug 22, 2026

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Planning Commission Sets 2026 Leadership

Published Aug 22, 2026

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Briefing

May 20, 2026

Commission Reviews Tree Removal and Housing Proposals

The Planning Commission took no action on two proposed developments at 5214 West Chester Pike, noting that the current ordinance does not allow the proposed type and scale of development in the applicable districts. The commission also asked a property owner seeking retroactive approval for tree removal to return with an arborist-prepared site and replanting plan.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

Hospital Expansion Receives Planning Recommendation

The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of zoning exceptions and a variance for the hospital expansion at 255 Lancaster Avenue. The proposal includes relocating the helistop to the new addition’s roof, allowing building height up to 70 feet, and permitting roof projections above 15 feet.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

Driveway Proposal Recommended for Approval

The Planning Commission recommended 4-0 approval of a conditional-use application to reconstruct a driveway through prohibitive slopes and Riparian Buffer Area Zones 1 and 2, with one member recused. Conditions include recording approval documents, submitting a riparian buffer management plan, and replacing 50% of the removed tree caliper inches for natural-resource stabilization.

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Briefing

Mar 18, 2026

Commission Recommends Two Property Variances

The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend two variances: one for a pool pavilion with only minor side-yard setback encroachment and another for an existing covered porch with a 12-foot encroachment. The porch recommendation is conditioned on no further encroachment and the patio never being enclosed.

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Briefing

Mar 4, 2026

Pool variance recommended for approval

The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of a variance allowing a pool and patio in Zone 2 of the Riparian Buffer Area at 130 Jaffrey Road, finding no other reasonable location on the property.

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Briefing

Feb 18, 2026

Commission Advances Chicken and Zoning Changes

The commission voted 5-0, with one abstention, to recommend that the Board of Supervisors advertise and adopt amendments covering backyard chickens, signs, industrial-district uses, parcel-yield calculations, conservation plans, and stormwater agreements. It also voted 6-0 to recommend tree-removal and replanting variances for a revised 34-unit age-restricted apartment proposal.

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Briefing

Feb 4, 2026

Pool Variance Recommended With Driveway Removal

The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of a variance for an in-ground pool at 14 Stoneybrook Lane, contingent on removing part of the driveway so impervious coverage stays below 16% of the lot.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

Planning panel rejects home conversion

The Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend denying a request to convert a single-family home at 14 Chetwynd Road into a two-family dwelling. It also unanimously recommended approval of a detached garage variance, while requesting further reductions to a proposed pool’s impervious coverage, which remained above 17%.

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Briefing

Jan 7, 2026

Planning Commission Sets 2026 Leadership

The commission unanimously appointed Cathy Rubenstone as chair, George McHugh as vice chair, and Philip Foret as secretary for 2026, with each vote passing 3-0.

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