Politics & Government
Villanova Campus Presentation Postponed
The school hopes to add five-story dorms and a six-story parking lot.
was scheduled to go in front of the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners on Monday to talk about the school's plans to add buildings to its campus.
But due to the death of the Rev. William A. McGuire, OSA, who died Tuesday, the planned presentation of the school's design concept will be postponed.
The funeral for McGuire, who served in many capacities at Villanova from 1979 to 2006, is Monday.
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According to a flyer from the Garrett Hill Coalition (in the pdf section of this article), Villanova is not permitted to build new structures on Lancaster Avenue under current zoning rules. The school would need exceptions for:
• raising height allowances from 3 stories to 5 stories, for dorms and a parking structure
• building 5-story dorms as close to the street - or closer - than a single-family home
•building a 6-level parking structure for 1800 cars
•housing approximately 1160 students in the new dorms
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