735 Old Lancaster Rd, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Bryn Mawr Village District

The Bryn Mawr Village District is intended to provide for pedestrian-oriented outlets with multifaceted interconnected and interrelated uses in an established commercial area. Specific objectives of the district include the following: Encourage economic development while maintaining the traditional main street environment.; Protect existing residential neighborhoods.; Establish a walkable community by promoting pedestrian-oriented streets and pedestrian-scaled buildings.; Encourage lively, human-scaled activities within a mix of residential, commercial, cultural and other uses separately or in the same building.; Ensure a vibrant street life by encouraging active ground floor retail, and discouraging certain uses on Bryn Mawr and Lancaster Avenues.; Promote the reuse of existing structures in a manner that maintains the historic and visual character architecture and building scale of the neighborhood.; Reduce auto dependency by promoting transit ridership, bicycling and walking.; Accommodate parking in a convenient and unobtrusive manner and encourage shared parking, where possible.; Promote residential uses in upper stories.; Concentrate commercial uses on the ground level of mixed-use buildings.