1 Ridgeview Rd, Newtown Square, PA 19073

Planned Residential Development 1 District

Planned residential development districts are designed for the following purposes: To encourage innovations in residential development so that the growing demand for housing may be met by greater variety in type, design and layout of dwellings and by the conservation and more efficient use of open space ancillary to said dwellings; To encourage more efficient allocation and maintenance of open space for conservation and active and passive recreation; To provide greater opportunities for better housing and recreation for all who are or will be residents of the Township; To encourage a more efficient use of land and public services and to reflect changes in the technology of land development so that the economies so secured may inure to the benefit of those who require housing; To encourage sensitive land development which will respect and conserve such natural features and resources of the land as flood hazard and flood-prone areas, important farmlands, steep and very steep slopes, watercourses and water bodies, groundwater and aquifer recharge areas, forested areas, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitats, historic and cultural sites, visual resources, and other features of importance to the vitality of natural and cultural resources; To encourage a more efficient use of land and public services and to reflect changes in the technology of land development so that the economies so secured may accrue to the benefit of those who require housing.