SEPTA-owned property at 101 Washington Street continues to be the center of the debate regarding residential development on the Conshohocken riverfront, writes Kevin Tierney for More Than The Curve.

Current zoning laws state that residential development is not permitted there, but SEPTA wants to change that.

Originally, SEPTA had planned to build a parking garage on the property to service its train station there, but because of cost issues and other concerns raised by transit activists, it has shelved the idea.

Borough officials have said that they want SEPTA to fulfill its plan for building the garage and wouldn’t support amending the current zoning code.

However, the council did agree that SEPTA could explore development proposals that include apartment buildings and parking.

In the meantime, SEPTA has plans to create a surface parking lot with approximately 125 spaces on the property.

If SEPTA decides to go through the process of having the zoning code amended and is denied, then it will have to build the garage.

Read more about SEPTA’s plans in Conshohocken for residential development at More Than The Curve.

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