Residents publicly pressed the council to reject the proposal in early August, including Aug. 6, 2026. The property is identified in the community dispute as being owned by Rockwell Development Group.

What the proposal would change

The tract’s existing zoning is described as allowing construction of 56 single-family homes. The requested mixed-use plan would instead include townhomes, apartments, retail space and a park.

The proposal therefore raises questions about more than the type of housing permitted on the site. It could also change the amount and variety of residential development, introduce commercial activity and establish a different layout for the property.

The number of townhomes and apartments proposed, as well as the amount of retail space, has not been established. The precise acreage and final zoning classification requested also have not been confirmed in the public information describing the dispute.

Open-space concerns and next step

Residents and other community participants have characterized the Mozino Tract as Upper Darby Township’s last forested open-space parcel. That description has made the rezoning debate a dispute over the future of one of the township’s remaining wooded areas, as well as over the density and uses that could be allowed there.

The existing and proposed plans represent different possible outcomes. Under the description of the current zoning, the site could accommodate 56 single-family homes. Under the requested plan, it could contain a combination of townhomes, apartments, retail and a park. The proposal itself does not establish that either outcome has been approved.

As of Aug. 10, 2026, Upper Darby Township’s public agendas-and-minutes portal had not established a final council vote on the rezoning. The township’s portal is also where a hearing, agenda item or formal action would be confirmed.

No hearing date or next council decision date had been established at that point. Until the council takes formal action, the rezoning remains a proposal opposed by residents rather than a completed change to the tract’s zoning.

The request, associated with Rockwell Drexel LLC, would create a community mixed-use district. That designation could permit a combination of residential and commercial development on the site. The land is currently zoned for up to 56 single-family homes, according to local reporting.

For nearby residents, the proposal could affect future housing, commercial activity, traffic and the use of open space. The available material does not establish how many housing units or how much commercial space the request would allow. It also does not provide a projected traffic volume or identify infrastructure commitments tied to the proposal.

No final decision documented

The retrieved sources show that the zoning amendment was considered and that residents were heard. They do not establish whether the council approved, rejected or tabled the request. The mixed-use district should therefore be treated as a proposal, not an approved development plan.

Upper Darby’s official agenda materials, published May 1, identify zoning matters in Drexel Hill and include a public hearing concerning 4221 Ferne Boulevard. That agenda item may be a separate zoning matter and is not being treated as the same project as the approximately 14-acre State Road proposal.

No next hearing date, vote deadline or other formal next step for the State Road amendment was identified in the retrieved material.

Separate stormwater projects in the capital program

Upper Darby’s proposed 2026-2030 capital program lists two Drexel Hill-area stormwater and streambank projects. It includes $2,850,438 for streambank stabilization at Drexel Gardens Park.

The program also lists $740,180 for the Naylor’s Run Creek West Basin project. Township materials say that project is intended to address flooding and storm-sewer surcharging affecting approximately 158 residential properties west of Naylor’s Run Creek.

Those figures are budget listings, not evidence that construction is complete. The retrieved records also do not connect either stormwater project to the proposed zoning amendment. For now, the central question for Drexel Hill is whether the township will change the zoning on the State Road site—and, if so, what development details and conditions would follow.