18 Church Rd, Malvern, PA 19355

Village Mixed Use District

The intent of the VMX Village Mixed Use District is to provide for the combining of moderate-intensity offices, stores and shops, residential uses, and civic, public, and semipublic uses in a closely knit walking precinct at specific locations along the US Route 30 Lancaster Pike corridor as designated by the East Whiteland Township Comprehensive Plan. It is the purpose of these regulations to encourage a diversification of uses in each VMX Community Mixed Use District and to promote close interrelationships among different uses; high-quality, visually attractive, and environmentally responsible site design and buildings; efficient circulation systems; conservation of land and energy resources; reduced rates of auto trip generation; and increased opportunities for pedestrian circulation. In addition, the specific intent of the District is to: Establish or reinforce moderate-intensity, mixed use areas, following the precedent of traditional villages, by keeping a variety of different, reasonably compatible uses together in a closely knit setting; Provide for convenient, local services for Township residents living in and near to these areas and opportunities for short-distance trips by automobile or alternate means, such as by bicycle or on ft; Encourage the use and reuse of historic structures and discourage their demolition; Allow for moderate-intensity commercial uses where more intensive commercial use would have adverse effects on adjacent and neighboring residential areas; Minimize auto trip generation through maximizing opportunities for pedestrian movement and patronage of multiple facilities in a development district that emphasizes the interrelationship of uses and structures; Establish a framework for development that anticipates and encourages the necessary conditions for a high level of pedestrian circulation