A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week that a local municipality could tentatively approve a mixed-use development—known as planned residential developments—without requiring immediate disclosure of the exact nature of the buildings planned for the project.
The court in Newtown Square East v. Township of Newtown said the goal of Article VII of the Municipalities Planning Code, which provides for municipalities to create planned residential development ordinances, is to create flexibility for developers and townships in coming up with an alternative to “cookie-cutter zoning.”
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