Swarthmore development task force issues zoning recommendations

Dated: June 15 2023

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The mission of the Swarthmore Development and Affordability Task Force was to identify and recommend strategies to borough council to preserve and expand reasonably priced housing. The task force met from March 2022 to March 2023 and submitted its final report on April 1, 2023. The task force recommended that borough council implement two strategies as first steps. The first would be to change the borough’s zoning code to allow for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The second would include the development of a new comprehensive plan and an overhaul and modernization of the zoning code to align with the goal of improving affordability as a priority in the community. Read the full report created by the task force here. 

Source: Swarthmore Borough; 4/2023

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