21 S VALLEY FORGE Rd, Lansdale, PA 19446

Business District

To preserve and build upon the strengths of the Business District of the Borough.; To maintain the character of the downtown commercial core, defined as Main Street between Line Street and Valley Forge Road.; To encourage development that is compatible with the historical character and scale of the Business District and the downtown commercial core with respect to uses, building dimensions, building materials and function.; To discourage development of strip-type highway-oriented commercial uses that require incongruous architectural styles, excessive paved areas, numerous curb cuts and large signs and which attract large volumes of vehicular traffic.; To encourage pedestrian connections between buildings, parking areas and sidewalks and to encourage consolidation of driveways, parking and curb cuts to provide more efficient, economical and safe access and parking.; To encourage the formation and continuance of an uncontested environment for business and professional offices together with residences and other limited commercial uses.; To encourage those types of development that do not attract large volumes of traffic and continuous customer turnover.; To encourage development/redevelopment of existing buildings and properties for mixed uses, including residential, office, retail and service uses previously used for industrial purposes.; In areas designated within the Special Regulations Business Center Revitalization Overlay District, to encourage redevelopment and revitalization of existing buildings and properties and the development of new buildings for mixed uses, including commercial, office, retail and service uses previously used or developed as business centers.