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, JULY 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-2024-04: The appeal of Matthew and Jessica Lertzman seeking Special Exception approval to change one Nonconforming Use (namely an office for a combination heating & air conditioning installation and repair business) to another Nonconforming Use (namely a Motor Vehicle Sales Facility) in accordance with Section 350-47(d)(2). The subject property is located at 1727 Mauch Chunk Road and is zoned R-5. Tax ID No. 549717165285-1.

ZHB-2024-06: The appeal of Palmeiro Realty, LLC, seeking a variance from the South Whitehall Codified Ordinance (“Ordinance”), from Section 350-42(d)(4)(B)(i) for the proposed separation distance between the centerline of the newly relocated commercial driveway and the centerline of the intersection of Hausman Road and Crackersport Road is 157 feet when 200 feet is required; a variance from Section 350-42(d)(4)(C) for the proposed separation distance between the two driveways to be 101 feet when 250 feet is required; a variance from Section 350-42(t)(2) to not dedicate the required 70 feet for an Ultimate Right of Way of a Collector Street and allow for a 5-foot intrusion int the required 70-foot Right of Way dedication area. The Applicant is requesting the following interpretations and, in the alternative, variances: Section 350-48(o)(2)(E)(iv)(4) that no parking area setback is needed between adjacent parking areas, and if necessary, in the alternative, a dimensional variance from Section 350-48(o)(2)(E)(iv)(1) to allow for a 20-foot intrusion into the setback where 25 feet is required; and, an interpretation that the proposed building addition on the northern side of the existing one-story building does not need side yard setback relief as it is no closer to the property line than the closest portion of the building to the side property line and, if necessary, in the alternative, a dimensional variance from Section 350-48(o)(2)(E)(iv)(1) to allow for a 11-foot intrusion into the setback providing for a 14-foot setback where 25 feet is required. The subject property is located at 4580 Crackersport Road and is zoned (H) Highway Commercial. Tax ID No. 547669050330-1.

ZHB-2024-09: Robert and Elizabeth Price seeking a Special Exception from Section 350-47(c)(1)(D) and (2) to construct a single-family dwelling on a nonconforming lot where the lot is more than 40% deficient in the required area of 7,200 square feet where 2,530 exists; and a variance from Section 350-24(c)(7) from the required Front Yard Setback of 25 feet where a one-foot setback is proposed from N. Adams Street; and a variance from Section 350-24(c)(7) from the Side Yard Setback of 10 feet where three-feet is proposed from the neighboring parcel with an existing dwelling known as the Mohr parcel. The subject property is located at 3821 Broadway and is zoned (R5) Medium Density Residential. Tax ID No. 548623947434-1.

The above-referenced properties are in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA.  Copies of any plans, applications, and/or supporting documents that were submitted can be available for public inspection at the Township Building during normal business hours where they may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof (it is recommended that appointments be made in advance).  All appellants, or their representative with legal standing, must attend.  All objectors and interested parties are invited to attend and will have the opportunity to be heard.

Laura Harrier, Zoning Officer

Case Information:

ZHB-2024-04:

ZHB-2024-04 - Matthew and Jessica Lertzman - Packet - 2024.07.24 Hearing

ZHB-2024-06:

 ZHB-2024-06 - Palmeiro Realty LLC - Packet - 2024.07.24 Hearing

ZHB-2024-09:

ZHB-2024-09 - Robert and Elizabeth Price - Packet - 2024.07.24 Hearing

Virtual Meeting Link Information:

SWT Zoning Hearing Board Hearing

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