HONESDALE, PA — The Borough of Honesdale Borough Council will hold a public hearing at 5:30 PM on Monday, June 23, 2025, to review proposed Zoning Amendments providing for multi-family housing development in additional areas of the Borough. A copy of the full text of the ordinance may be obtained by contacting the Borough Secretary and may also be viewed below. The public hearing will take place at City Hall, 958 Main Street, Honesdale PA 18431 and will be followed by a Council meeting to take place at 6:00 PM on Monday, June 23, 2025 to adopt the proposed Zoning Amendments.

The full text of text of amendment can be accessed here: 06-23-2025 DRAFT Zoning Amendment. It reads:

Revise the § 210-4.1 definition of Mixed-Use Development to read as follows:

MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT: The development of a tract of land, building, or structure with two or more different but compatible uses such as residential, office, retail, service, or public/semi-public uses. This shall include, but not be limited to, upper-story apartments combined with retail and/or service uses on the
ground floor, providing that residential uses shall not occupy the first floor of any mixed-use building or structure.

Revise the § 210-8 Schedule of District Regulations to: (a) Add “Multi-Family Dwellings (Not including first floor dwellings on parcels bordering Main Street) ” to the list of permitted Conditional Uses in the C-1 Central Commercial District. (b) Add “Multi-Family Dwellings” to the list of permitted Conditional Uses in the C-2 Highway Commercial District.