Plan and Maps

All documents are "draft" and open to revision until approved and adopted by the Hanover Borough Council and the Penn Township Board of Commissioners (expected early 2015). A 45-day formal public review period began on October 29, 2014, and closed on December 12, 2014. A public hearing was advertised and held on December 17, 2014. If you would like to submit comments or corrections to the draft documents, click here. We will retain the complete comment record and share it with the Planning Commissions, Borough Council, and the Board of Commissioners for their consideration.

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Table of Contents

1—Plan Purpose and Preparation

2—The Hanover Area

3—Downtown

4—Economic Development

5—Land Use, Housing, and Signs

6—Transportation

7—Utilities

8—Community Services and Facilities

9—Parks & Recreation

10—Community Character

11—Compatibility and Consistency

12—Interrelationships and Implementation Plans

Appendix A: 2013 Survey of Downtown

Appendix B: Maps

Appendix C: Land Uses by Activity & Type

Appendix D: Outreach Documents

About the Project

Citizens of Hanover Borough and Penn Township are members of one community and one economy—the Hanover area. Over the years, Borough and Township staff have coordinated on water and sewer service and public safety. In 2013, Hanover and Penn began preparing a joint comprehensive plan to guide updates to ordinances, street and streetscape improvements, and further cooperation in providing public services.