225 Lower State Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914

Eureka Village District

The primary purpose of the EV Eureka Village District is to promote/provide a mix of various housing types, commercial businesses, and institutional buildings in a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood with a sense of community and place.; The EV District is intended to: Create a mixed-use, small-town character that complements existing town and village development.; To provide a higher density and wider range of uses than otherwise allowed in return for a higher level of architectural detail, site design, and open space.; Allow a range of small-scale commercial and residential uses within easy walking distance of adjoining residential homes.; Encourage living, working, shopping and social interaction within a compact area.; Accommodate a variety of housing types and discourage one housing type from dominating the streetscape.; Promote pedestrian orientation of streets and buildings and give priority to pedestrian movement and access to buildings, open spaces, and streets.; Alleviate the perceived impact of high-intensity developments by requiring them to be of a pedestrian scale, bulk, and orientation.; Ensure that commercial and residential uses have a character that is compatible with existing Bucks County historic villages and towns, as well as future residences within the development.; Create a street circulation system that provides safe and convenient access but discourages faster, heavy traffic that is incompatible with a residential neighborhood and discourage design that gives priority to vehicular convenience only.; Use scale, building orientation, and landscaping to establish community identity, Discourage the development of a single use which dominates a site.