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, FEBRUARY 28, 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 194 spaces are required and the school district is proposing 94 spaces, therefore, seeking a variance of 100 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-2024-02: The Appeal of Tilghman Holdings LLC, seeking to establish a Special Exception Use of Outdoor Storage to temporarily store truck tractor cabs in accordance with Section 350-24(c)(14); Variance relief from Section 350-42(b) for a buffer strip modification; Variance relief from Section 350-48(o)(8)(E)(iii) to waive the requirement to pave Outdoor Storage Area for the truck tractor cab parking; Variance relief from Section 350-48(c)(11)(E)(v) and Section 350-24(c)(14) for a 25- feet side yard setback where PA Turnpike Right-of-Way abuts lot line; Variance relief from Section 350-(c)(11)(D) and Section 350-48(o)(8)(D) for minimum off-street parking requirements for Coordinated Developments and Outdoor Storage to allow for 27 fewer off street parking spaces than required for the Uses; a Variance from Section 350-48(o)(8)(E)(i) to allow for the existing 6-foot-high fence to remain instead of the 8-foot-high fence with visual barrier required for the Outdoor Storage Use; a favorable interpretation that a Walk-Up ATM Kiosk is permitted as part of a Coordinated Development. The subject property is zoned HC-1 (Highway Commercial-Special Height Limitation). The subject parcel address is 4750 Tilghman Street. Tax ID No. 547654969042 1.
Laura Harrier, Zoning Officer
Case Information:
ZHB-2023-07:
ZHB-2023-07 - Parkland School District - Packet - 2024.02.28
ZHB-2024-02:
ZHB-2024-02 - Tilghman Holdings, LLC - Packet - 2024.02.28
Virtual Meeting Link Information:
SWT Zoning Hearing Board Hearing