| Project Description: In July 2002, the Lower Windsor
Township Board of Supervisors adopted the Lower Windsor
Township Comprehensive Plan. The planning process of updating
the 1989 Lower Windsor Township Comprehensive Plan to reflect
recent amendments set for by the Municipalities Planning Code
regarding Comprehensive Planning in Pennsylvania took over a
year to complete and included an extensive citizen survey and
a number of public meetings. Notable implementation
strategies are set forth below.
Along with Lower
Windsor Township officials, C. S. Davidson, Inc. received a
planning award by the York County Planning Commission in 2003
for the Comprehensive Plan that addresses current issues and
trends, and provides a practical blueprint for future growth
and development in the Township.
"Lower
Windsor's rich heritage as a safe, family-oriented, small town
and farming community shall be our primary guide for directing
future growth and development in the Township. Our citizens
and leaders will work together to preserve and enhance the
Township's traditional "town and country" character, even as
we welcome the new residents and private investment needed to
maintain and grow a healthy, viable and prosperous community."
Community Vision of the Lower Windsor Township
Comprehensive Plan Update
As a result of the Comprehensive Plan, the Township
adopted its first ever Zoning Ordinance and Map.
As set forth in the Future Land Use Plan, approximately 80% of
the Township is designated as Agricultural. Therefore, the
Zoning Ordinance is designed to preserve the farmland by
permitting very low density development in the "sending area",
while utilizing transfer of development rights to provide an
incentive and guide intensive development into "receiving
areas" able to accommodate the growth.
The
Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance was revised to make it comply with recent amendments to
the MPC, and add new provisions that are more specific and
detailed reflecting current development practices.
The Official
Map shows proposed public land and facilities throughout the
municipality, and gives the Township the first right to
acquire the property in these designated areas.
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