08/04/2020: Jacoby Road at the Saucon Rail Trail Overpass will be closed until further notice. The road will be open to local residents and Lutron Employees.
Additional information will follow when available.
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The Administration & Finance Committee of the Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:00 pm in the Township Municipal Building, 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA. The purpose of the meeting is for preliminary discussion of the 2021 Township budget.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Upper Saucon Township
Thomas F. Beil, Township Manager
A Planning Commission Meeting regarding the proposed Estates at Saucon Valley residential project located along Taylor Drive and Flint Hill Road will be held on July 7th, 2020. The applicant is pursuing development of the site utilizing the Township’s Conservation Design Subdivision provisions and has submitted a Preliminary/Final plan in accordance with the requirements of the Township’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
Due to the anticipated attendance, this Planning Commission meeting will be held at the Southern Lehigh Middle School auditorium located at 3715 Preston Lane. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. Attendees will be expected to adhere to CDC guidelines related to mask wearing and social distancing. After a review of the proposal, the Commission may make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding action on the plan.
The meeting will be available as a Webcast for residents that want to see the meeting but are unable to attend. Use this link to register for the Webcast: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8625253512427581197
As Lehigh County has moved to the Yellow Phase, the June 22, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting will be held in person at the Township Municipal Building.
Under the Governor’s Yellow Phase, gatherings of more than 25 persons are prohibited. With this limitation, the meeting will be presented as a Webcast event of the actual in-person meeting.
To watch the meeting you may register with the link listed below:
Registration URL
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7594732940610115851
Webinar ID
488-407-595
On June 18th, the Township was officially notified by the attorney for Tree Course Adventures that they are withdrawing their zoning appeal (No. 2020-02) and the property at 5831 Vera Cruz Road is no longer being considered for a proposed ropes course. Accordingly, the regular meeting of the Zoning Hearing Board originally scheduled for Monday, July 6th at 7:00 pm at the Southern Lehigh Middle School has been cancelled as the ropes course zoning appeal has been withdrawn and is no longer under consideration.
Notice is hereby given that the regular public meeting of the Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) of Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, is scheduled at the Southern Lehigh Middle School Auditorium at 3715 Preston Lane, Center Valley, PA on Monday July 6, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of continuing the following appeal:
APPEAL NO. 2020-02: Jewish Community Center (Owners), 2201 W. Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 18104 and Tree Course Adventures (Applicant), PO Box 82, Shawnee-On-Delaware, PA 18356. The property identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 640447704115 1 and 5831 Vera Cruz Road, Center Valley, PA 18034, is 55.59 acres in size and is located within the South Mountain Conservation (SMC) Zone. The Applicant requests variances from Sections 200.B and 516 of the 2009 Upper Saucon Township Zoning Ordinance to permit the establishment of an Adventure/Ropes Course, a use not permitted in the SMC Zone and to allow minor removal of trees to accommodate the proposed use.
The complete Zoning Appeal files may be examined at the Upper Saucon Township Municipal Building located at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Questions should be directed to the Zoning Officer, Trent J. Sear, at 610-282-1171 ext. 1254.
UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP
ZONING HEARING BOARD
MICHAEL DEPAOLIS, CHAIRMAN