Board of Supervisors Agenda

MINUTES
Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors
Special Meeting
Friday, May 15, 2009 - 6:00 p.m.
Township Municipal Building

Members Present:
Miro A. Gutzmirtl, Chairman
Stephen C. Wagner, Vice Chairman
Joseph M. Horvath
John E. Gilda, Jr. 
        
Staff Attending:
Miro A. Gutzmirtl, Chairman
Stephen C. Wagner, Vice Chairman
Joseph M. Horvath
John E. Gilda, Jr.

CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Gutzmirtl called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room of the Upper Saucon Township Municipal Building, 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, PA.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chairman Gutzmirtl asked all in attendance to stand and recite the “Pledge of Allegiance.”

PUBLIC HEARING
Harold and Ann Dieterly – Application for Conditional Use Approval – Brinley Court
The public hearing from April 20, 2009 was continued to accept public comment and input on the Conditional Use Application of Harold and Ann Dieterly for the construction of 215 single family attached dwelling units in the form of a townhouse development on 41.34 acres located at 7535 S. Main Street and 7611 S. Main Street. The applicant requests conditional use approval pursuant to Sections 602.B.15, 1702, and 1704.A.1-10 (as amended by Ordinance 79-JJ) of the Township Zoning Ordinance. The subject properties are zoned R-3 Multi-Family Residential District.

Special Solicitor Mullane explained she would be handling the proceedings on behalf of the Township in place of Attorney Dimmich.  Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Volk were added to the party objectors/interested persons list.  Mr. Gulida confirmed that he had reviewed the transcript from the prior hearing date.  Attorney Mullane explained the hearing procedures. 

Present on behalf of the applicants was Attorney Robert Gundlach, Jr., Professional Engineer Bill McNaney of Van Cleef Engineering Associates, Project Manager Fred Ebert, Professional Engineer Mark Bahnick, and Keith Dieterly, son of Harold and Ann Dieterly.  Messrs. McNaney, Ebert, and Bahnich gave testimony in support of the applicant’s request for conditional use approval.  Harold and Ann Dieterly were present but did not provide testimony. 

Chairman Miro Gutzmirtl stopped the hearing at approximately 10:00 pm.  All parties agreed that the hearing would resume on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 6:00 pm at the Township Municipal Building.

A stenographer was present to record the proceedings.  A copy of the transcript from the hearing is attached hereto, made a part hereof, and marked as Attachment “A”.

ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

                                                                       
Secretary