500 Jackson Rd, Gilbertsville, PA 19525

Route 100 Corridor Master Plan Overlay District

In expansion of the Statement of Community Development Objectives contained in Article I of this chapter, it is declared to be the intent of this article to: Encourage the growth and development of the Route 100 Corridor by allowing additional permitted uses within an overlay district beyond the permitted uses already established in the underlying zoning districts.; Allow for the flexibility of uses in an area designated for growth by the future land use plan of the Pottstown Metropolitan Regional Comprehensive Plan PMRCP.; Recognize that the Route 100 Corridor in Douglass Township should be more intensively developed to handle larger densities and a variety of commercial/industrial uses based upon its proximity to Route 100.; Permit increase in density in residentially zoned areas within the Route 100 Corridor Master Plan, a designated growth area.; Provide for alternative mixed-use opportunities for parcels zoned for office and light industrial uses within the Route 100 Corridor Master Plan Overlay District.; Allow for alternative types of commercial uses in areas zoned for mixed use.