The recommended zoning change that would allow for taller buildings is being removed from the proposed Ardmore master plan. The edit comes from the Lower Merion Township commissioners who identified it as a distraction in the guiding document, wrote Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal.

The process of preparing a master plan for Ardmore came to a head earlier this year when the first draft was unveiled to the public.

The plan allowed for zoning changes to enable the construction of four-, five-, and six-story buildings and their associated requirements, as related to positions along the SEPTA and Amtrak lines that traverse the geography.

Following a strong pushback from residents and commissioners, the zoning changes will not be included in the next version of the plan.

Commissioners could create a future task force to further consider zoning proposals as any zoning changes from the master plan would need separate approval anyway.

“The majority of the community has pretty loudly said over the years; We don’t want greater height. We don’t want greater density,” said Micah Snead, former Ardmore Progressive Civic Association president and a member of the master plan steering committee.

“Having that removed from the document, I think, yes, that’s good.”

Read more about the Ardmore master plan in the Philadelphia Business Journal.