Mill Creek Community (West Lampeter, PA)
Client: Circleville Road Partners, LP
Contact: David E. Meese Partner:
Professional Services Provided:
- Erosion & Sedimentation Control
- Land Development Plans
- Miscellaneous Permits
- Planning Module
- Potable Water Design
- Roadway Improvements
- Sanitary Sewer Design
- Signal Permitting
- Stormwater Management
- Subdivision
- Traffic Impact Study
- Traffic Signal
- Zoning
ELA Group worked with West Lampeter Township (Lancaster County, PA) to plan a “Traditional Neighborhood” development.
One of the first of its kind in Lancaster County, PA, Mill Creek is comprised of 237 single-family homes, semi-detached homes, and attached homes built on an 84-acre tract.
ELA Group worked with the municipality to craft the “Neighborhood Design Option” provisions via an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. This Design Option places a premium on distinctive “place-making” through housing types, walkability, resource protection, accessory retail, and incentive-based density bonuses.
As a result, the Mill Creek Community was consciously designed around a framework of green spaces, from forest areas to stream corridors and well-defined civic greens and parks. An existing barn and springhouse were augmented by a newly constructed “manor house,” which serves as a community gathering place with a small coffee shop and general store.
This successful example shows West Lampeter Township has experienced similar projects elsewhere. Additionally, Mill Creek has become a model for other communities in Lancaster County, communities that seek to allow increased density that is context-sensitive and well-planned.
