Tredyffrin Township Passes Sidewalk Ordinance

Months of discussions, deliberations and debates over the future of sidewalks in Tredyffrin Township sidewalk have come to a head. The Township’s Board of Supervisors voted on and passed an ordinance amending its current code. There were two versions of the ordinance to choose from.

Here’s the bottom line on what the vote means.

• The first proposal to charge a fee instead of building a sidewalk, known as the “Fee-In-Lieu” of, was scrapped.

• The second proposal amending the current ordinance language was approved. The new ordinance states that sidewalks and paths will be required in every subdivision, land development or property development plan that changes its current property footprint that falls along the “Green Routes Network.”

The Green Roots Network Proposed Pedestrian Plan is a map within the ordinance created by committees who surveyed the township and recommended where sidewalks and paths would be most beneficial. Though the Green Routes Network map was passed, it will be revisited and itemized to decide what the township’s residents specifically want, so any major decisions are yet to come.

The Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance passed by a 5-2 vote. Board Chairman Robert Lamina and Vice Chair Paul Olson voted against the ordinance. Michelle Kichline, Evelyn Richter, John DiBuonaventuro, Michael Heaberg and Philip Donahue, each voted to approve.

But the decision wasn’t made without objection from both the residents and supervisors who opposed the measure.