Zoning Hearing Board meetings are held in person at the Township Municipal Building at 4444 Walbert Ave. They are also streamed on-line via the link found below. Please note that no virtual public participation will be allowed and no recording of the hearing will be posted on the Township website.
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Public Notice:
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board of South Whitehall Township will hold a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. in the South Whitehall Township Municipal Building located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, for the following zoning appeal:
ZHB-2023-07: The Appeal of Parkland School District seeking relief of the required number of parking spaces for the new District Operations Center with Administrative Offices where 139 spaces are required and the school district is proposing 112 spaces, therefore, seeking a variance of 27 parking spaces from the South Whitehall Township Codified Ordinance (“Ordinance”) Section 350-48(s)(4)(D) Secondary School Use minimum off-street parking calculations. The subject property is zoned RR-2 (Rural Residential). The subject parcel address is 2619 Stadium Road, Tax ID No. 547719272143 1.
ZHB-2023-08: The Appeal of Deborah and Larry Panik seeking relief from the Residential Solar Energy System of the Ordinance Section 350-48(s)(13)(E)(ii)(b) where the yard area devoted to ground mounted systems shall not exceed the lesser of 500 square feet or 10 square feet per every 1,000 square feet of lot area. The application proposes coverage of 1,418 square feet of area for the ground mount solar system. The existing lot size is 0.72 acres which allows for 313.632 square feet of area allowable for a solar energy ground mount system; a height variance of 1.3 feet to exceed the maximum height of 8 feet for a total of 9.3 feet; and side yard setback relief where 10 feet is required. The subject property is zoned RR (Rural Residential). The subject parcel address is 1919 Brickyard Road, Tax ID No. 547775677860 1.
ZHB-2024-01: The Appeal of Allentown Plumbing Properties seeking a Continuation of Ordinance Section 350-47(d)(2) to change one Nonconforming Use to another Nonconforming Use located at 3717 Huckleberry Road; a Service Business is proposed. The subject property is zoned RR-2 (Rural Residential). Tax ID No. 547797534446 001.
Laura Harrier, Zoning Officer
Case Information:
ZHB-2023-07:
The appeal of the Parkland School district has been continued and will not be heard the evening of January 24th, 2024.
ZHB-2023-08:
ZHB-2023-08 - Application for Deborah and Larry Panik - Packet - 2024.01.23
ZHB-2024-01:
ZHB-2024-01 - 3717 Huckleberry Road - Non-Conforming Use - Packet - 2024.01.23
Virtual Meeting Link Information:
SWT Zoning Hearing Board Hearing
