Traditions of America has proposed a 55+ community on a 90-acre farm along Snyder Road. They are requesting the property to be rezoned from Agricultural (A) to Low Density Residential (R-1).  They are also requesting a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance.   A public hearing is scheduled for March 16, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Elizabethtown Area School District Middles School Auditorium, 600 East High Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022  Meeting Location Map

Proposed Rezoning and Text Amendment

2026-01-19 TOA Mount Joy Rezoning Presentation BOS

Location Map

2026-02-23 – TOA-Mount Joy Twp – Concept Plan

Proposal to subdivide a 106.5-acre tract located at 2843 Mount Pleasant Road into three lots for industrial use. Lot 1 will contain a 603,200-sf industrial building; Lot 2 will contain an industrial park consisting of two buildings of 378,000 and 246,580 sf. No improvements are proposed for Lot 3.

Zoning Hearing application filed 11/13/2025 requests the following approvals under the Mount Joy Township Zoning Ordinance:

• Special exception pursuant to Sections 135-163.B & 135-163.C for industrial uses exceeding 50,000 sf
• Special exception pursuant to Section 135-163.E for an industrial park
• Extension of time pursuant to Section 135-383.B(7) to pull a zoning permit and complete construction

11/13/2025 submission files:

• Application w/ Supplement
• Exhibits:
  1. subject property deed
  2. LanCo view parcel map
  3. site plan part 1 / part 2
  4. landscaping plan
  5. lighting plan
  6. waters delineation report
  7. transportation impact study
  8. renderings
  9. environmental technical memorandum
  10. performance standards for non-residential land uses
  11. sound level study
  12. offsite improvements plan
  13. sewer capacity certification
  14. adjoining property owners
• Transportation Impact Study Technical Appendices:
  1. existing roadway conditions
  2. traffic count data
  3. nearby development information
  4. trip generation and distribution
  5. volume development sheets
  6. synchro capacity/queue analysis
  7. auxiliary turn lane warrant analysis
  8. traffic signal permit plans
  9. concept plans & estimates
  10. — SKIPPED —
  11. road segment analysis part 1 / part 2

Location: West and east sides of Hershey Road (Rt. 743), generally between Old Hershey Road and Mount Gretna Road (Rt. 241) and south of the Route 283 interchange. The collection of properties comprising the site totals approximately 65 acres. About 60 acres are located in Mount Joy Township and zoned (MU) Mixed-Use; the remainder is situated in Elizabethtown Borough. A concept plan submitted to the Board of Supervisors for discussion proposes a mixed-use development containing commercial, industrial, and residential uses. The developer also proposed text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to enable the project as presented.

UPDATES:

February 16, 2026 – Public hearing to be held with the Board of Supervisors (7:00 pm)

February 3, 2026 – Updated amendments received:

• clean version
• redline version

January 29, 2026 – Illustrative exhibits provided:

• various exhibits
• overall plan

November 17, 2025 – Board of Supervisors to consider a Petition to Amend the Zoning Ordinance by the applicant.

• concept plan
• petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance

July 21, 2025 – Concept plan and proposed amendments presented to Board of Supervisors (no action taken).

• concept plan
• draft amendments to Zoning Ordinance