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The West Chester Township Land Use Planning Committee and the West Chester Township Zoning Commission will host a joint meeting on March 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to accept public comment on proposed updates to the West Chester Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

The regularly scheduled Zoning Commission meeting will follow, starting at 6:30 p.m. The zoning meeting could attract a crowd, as it currently has a proposed shopping center, which would be near a residential area, on its agenda.

The shopping center, Crossings of Beckett, would be anchored by a Kroger Marketplace and be located near the intersection of Tylersville and 747. WestChesterBuzz.com will have more on the development before and after the meeting on March 18.

Residents, concerned about the Land Use Plan, can see the revisions at www.WestChesterOH.org and at the West Chester Township Community Development Department, 9577 Beckett Road, Suite 100, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

When recommending its changes, The Land Use Planning Committee takes into consideration each corridor, current land use designations, road projects and changes in terms of development since the previous document was adopted, according to Barbara Wilson, public information officer for West Chester Township.

The Land Use Planning Committee is a seven-member volunteer board composed of West Chester residents appointed by the Board of Trustees. The Committee ultimately takes the proposed Land Use Plan to the West Chester Board of Trustees for adoption.

The last Land Use Plan was last updated in 2004.

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West Chester’s Land Use Planning Committee has been working since May 2011 to update the community’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which was last updated in 2004.

The Land Use Planning Committee is a seven-member volunteer board composed of West Chester residents appointed by the Board of Trustees.

During updates to the plan, the committee meets regularly to approve new language, confers with interested property owners to consider their views and holds public forums to obtain resident feedback. The Committee ultimately takes the proposed Land Use Plan to the West Chester Board of Trustees for adoption.

According to Barbara Wilson, public information officer for West Chester Township, current revisions being considered reflect changes in demographic information, new developments that have occurred since 2004 including park development, and road improvements occurring since 2004 including U.S. Route 42 and Liberty Way.

A complete copy of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan with proposed revisions is available at www.WestChesterOH.org. Feedback on the proposed revisions will be accepted in writing until May 14. Comments can be made through email at landuseplan@westchesteroh.org.

A joint public hearing of the Land Use Planning Committee and the Zoning Commission will take place Monday, March 18th at West Chester Township Hall. The purpose of the public hearing will be to present proposed revision, receive public comment and hear discussion from the commission and committee members.

Another public hearing will be scheduled for the Land Use Planning Committee offering further opportunity for public comment. This hearing is tentatively scheduled Tuesday, April 15.

The West Chester Board of Trustees will also have a public hearing on the revisions on May 14, prior to Board action scheduled for May 28. Revisions to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan require Board of Trustee approval.

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