52-B St Peters Rd, Macungie, PA 18062

Village Preservation District

The VP - Village Preservation District is established in order to recognize historical land use and building patterns in several existing rural village areas of Hereford Township and to accommodate development which will support the preservation and enhancement of the character of those villages, as relatively dense multi-use areas clearly distinct from the s-mounding countryside. The regulations set forth herein are fbrther intended to achieve the following purposes: To further the objectives set forth in the Hereford Township and Washington Township Joint Municipal Comprehensive Plan and the purpose statements and community development objectives set forth in Article I of this Ordinance.; To accommodate the continuation of the uses currently found in the village areas; To accommodate a mix of residential, commercial, and office uses suitable for the smaller lots and structures characteristic of the villages; To encourage new development that will be compatible in scale and arrangement to the current village pattern without creating hazards to the public health or safety; To discourage development that is disruptive to the village pattern or which blurs the distinction between the village and surrounding open area; and To provide opportunities for high-density, moderately priced housing in a settling compatible with the rural nature of the Township.