This site is hosted by the Chester County Planning Commission, under contract with the Borough of Kennett Square through the County Vision Partnership Program (VPP) to assist the Borough in updating its 2001 Comprehensive Plan.
Regular meetings for the Comprehensive Plan update are held at the Borough Planning Commission’s regular meeting at Kennett Square Borough Hall, on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm. These meetings are open to the public.
What is a comprehensive plan?
Under the updated Pennsylvania Municipalities Plan Code (MPC), the enabling legislation for comprehensive plans, four types of plans are defined. A municipal, multi-municipal, county and specific plan. A municipal plan covers a single municipality. A comprehensive plan is not an ordinance or regulation. It is an adopted document that establishes a municipality’s planning policy and includes recommendations to meet those polices to guide land use regulation and other planning actions and decisions, typically for a 10 year timeframe. More...
Why update the plan?
The Borough contacted the Chester County Planning Commission in interest of utilizing the County’s VPP program to update the Borough’s 2001 comprehensive plan by 2011 in accordance with the Municipalities Planning Code.
Project schedule
Click here for project timeline and organization.
Presentations
Kick off meeting
Click here for the presentation from the September 2009 project kick-off meeting in PDF format.
Nov 2009 Natural Resources Discussion
Click here for the discussion focusing on the natural resources in the Borough such as geology, soils, topography (slopes), vegetation (woodlands, street trees, riparian buffers), animals (geese, deer, deer ticks), watersheds (floodplain, wetlands), urban greenspace, opportunities for improvement of resources, and obstacles to improving resources.
Dec 2009 Historic Resources Discussion
Click here for the discussion focusing on the historic resources in the Borough.
April/May 2010 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Discussion
Click here for the discussion.
July 2010 Community Facilities and Services Discussion
Click here for the discussion focusing on the community facilities and services in the Borough such as sewer, water, solid waste (trash), police, fire department, ambulance, library, post office, and health and human services.
Sept 2010 Transportation Issues Discussion
Click here for the discussion focusing on transportation issues in the Borough such as traffic volumes, access management, pedestrian facilities, trails, and public transportation.
January 2011 Housing Issues Discussion
Click here for the discussion focusing on housing issues in the Borough such as housing trends, types and tenure,
affordability, conditions and maintenance, redevelopment, senior citizens, and fair housing.February 2011 Land Use Discussion
Click here to see the draft Character Areas map that will serve to facilitate land use plan recommendations and tie the various plan sections together by describing how specific recommendations are directly applicable to individual areas. Please note that the Character Areas have been developed to facilitate the discussion of planning concepts for issues such as maintaining neighborhood character, issues between adjacent Character Areas, issues between different land uses, connectivity, corridor management, and redevelopment. The Character Areas map is not a zoning map.
June 2011 Economic Development Discussion
Click here for the discussion focusing on economic development issues in the Borough such as employment, workforce profile, Historic Kennett Square, commercial development, industrial development, revitalization, redevelopment, marketing, and gaps in goods or services.
July 2011 Energy Conservation
Click here for the discussion focusing on energy conservation issues in the Borough such as energy use, energy conservation, new technology, reuse, recycling, and education.
First Draft Chapters
Chapter 4
- DRAFT Chapter 4: Land Use Plan
- DRAFT Character Area 1: Southview
- DRAFT Character Area 2: Birch Street
- DRAFT Character Area 3: Stenning Hills
- DRAFT Character Area 4: South Street West
- DRAFT Character Area 5: Central Core
- DRAFT Character Area 6: Downtown
- DRAFT Character Area 7: East Linden
- DRAFT Character Area 8: North East
- DRAFT Character Area 9: North West
- DRAFT Appendix 4-1: Zoning Summary Table
- DRAFT Appendix 4-2: Land Use Recommendations Summary Table (incomplete)
Chapter 5
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
- DRAFT Chapter 10: Natural Resources Element
- Map 10-1: Land Resources Map
- Map 10-2: Biotic Resources Map
- Map 10-3: Water Resources Map
Chapter 11
- DRAFT Chapter 11: Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Element
- Map 11-1: Parks, Recreation, & Open Space Resources Map
- Map 11-2: Regional Trails Network Inventory
- Map 11-3: Parks, Recreation, & Open Space Plan
- Map 11-4: Regional Trails Network Plan
First Draft Recommendations
Click here for First Draft Natural Resources Recommendations (January 13, 2010 meeting).
Click here for Preliminary Draft Historic Resources Recommendations (March 10, 2010 meeting).
Click here for Preliminary Draft Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Recommendations (October 13, 2010 meeting).
Click here for Preliminary Draft Community Services and Facilities Recommendations (November 10, 2010 meeting).
Click here for Preliminary Draft Transportation Recommendations (December 8, 2010 Meeting).
Photovoice
Residents are encouraged to submit to the Borough photographs and/or lists of things they would like to see encouraged or things that are important to the Borough, and lists of things they would like to see improved or discouraged. Examples include submissions from two Kennett Middle School students who participated in the "After the Bell" program.
- What to Keep in Kennett Square by Matthew Wileyto
- Kennett live on 5 by Adam Ianni
Message Board
Click here to view the message board and post your opinion. It was created specifically to provide a means to distribute information, increase awareness, and provide an alternative means of communication and comment on the plan process. Please feel free to post comments, questions, or anything else related to planning in regard to the Borough.
Contact information
For more information, comments, or questions please contact Kevin Myers, lead planner from the Chester County Planning Commission for the Kennett Square Borough Comprehensive Plan. KMyers@Chesco.org or 610.344.6285. You may also contact the Borough directly at www.kennett-square.pa.us or by calling 610.444.6020. Also please visit the Kennett Square Borough Planning Commission Facebook Page.
