48 Blacksmith Rd, Douglassville, PA 19518

Rural Village - Amityville District

The purpose of this district is to: Create an identifiable core area within the Township which contains community facilities and services vital to the local residents.; Promote a sense of community by establishing a location within the Township where Township functions are centralized and able to operate in a mutual and complementary fashion.; Consolidate the various government and public service facilities, as well as the various support services, into a location which promotes a mutually efficient operation, thereby benefiting each individual activity.; Allow for a mix of residential, commercial and institutional uses at a scale compatible with existing uses in the District.; Encourage infill of vacant parcels at the same density and with uses consistent with the existing neighborhoods.; Where existing, preserve the historic, rural character of the village of Amityville by allowing future development that is compatible in scale, density and setbacks with current village uses.; Accommodate expansion of the village while maintaining the traditional village development pattern.; Accommodate expansion through dual use residential and commercial of structures consistent with traditional village uses.; Preserve historic and traditional structures within the village through flexible use/adaptive re-use and flexible design standards.