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PUBLIC NOTICE

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 Municipal Building located at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA on Monday March 2, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of hearing the following appeals:

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.

APPEAL NO. 2020-04: Calvary Bible Fellowship Church (Owners/Applicants), 6782 N. Main Street, Coopersburg, PA 18036. The property identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 642440135288 1 and 6782 N. Main Street, Coopersburg, PA 18036, is 5.27 acres in size and is located within the Suburban Residential (R-2) Zone. The Applicant requests variances from Sections 1527 and 1534.B of the 1986 Upper Saucon Township Zoning Ordinance as amended by Ordinance 79-OO, to not provide a required perimeter landscape buffer which would not be required for a permitted non-residential use in the R-2 Zone under the 2009 Zoning Ordinance.

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

Upper Saucon Wildlife

There have been some posts on various social media sites about coyotes and other wildlife. The Environmental Advisory Council is working with the Pa Game Commission to hold a presentation in the near future on these native species of animals and our impact on their habitat. More information will follow.

WildlifeHelp has a very good website to learn more about wild animals in our area and what to do if you encounter them.

Public Notice: The Upper Saucon Township Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting scheduled for 6:00 pm on Tuesday, February 11 is cancelled.

The next scheduled meeting will be Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm.

Craig Roth

Chairman 

Notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Upper Saucon Township Planning Commission originally scheduled for Tuesday February 04, 2020 at 6:30 PM HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP
PLANNING COMMISSION
Samantha Ciotti Falcone, Chairperson

Notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors originally scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2020 at 6:30 PM has been cancelled.

Upper Saucon Township
Board of Supervisors
Brian Farrell, Chairman

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 Municipal Building located at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA on Monday February 3, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of hearing the following appeal:

APPEAL NO. 2020-01: Saucon Creek Partners LP (Owners), 4505 Saucon Creek Road Suite 100, Center Valley, PA 18034 and St. Luke’s Physician Group, Inc (Applicant), 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015. The property identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 642515500995 1 and */4505 Saucon Creek Road, Center Valley, PA 18034, is 3.80 acres in size and is located within the Enterprise (E) Zone. The Applicant requests a variance from Section 314.V to allow occupancy of a portion of an office building with an allotment of off-street parking spaces that is less than the required number for the proposed use (26 spaces available and 36 spaces required for Medical Office use with 3 practitioners), including alternative relief as a de minimis variance.

The complete Zoning Appeal file 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

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 Municipal Building located at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA on Monday January 13, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of hearing the following appeal:

APPEAL NO. 2019-14 Richard and Sharon Camden (Applicants/Owners), 4165 Thompsondale Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036. The property identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 642422152636 1 and 4165 Thompsondale Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036, is .56 acres in size and is located in the Suburban Residential (R-2) Zone. The Applicant requests a variance from Section 512.C.2 to permit disturbance associated with installation of a yard drain within three feet (3’) of a wetland where a fifty foot (50’) setback from the identified wetland is required for filling, grading, clearing, water diversion and/or development.

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

ZHB meeting notice January 13 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby provided that the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Upper Saucon intends to consider passage of proposed Ordinance No. 67-XX at a public meeting to be held on the 6th day of January, 2020, commencing at 6:30 P.M. Said public meeting shall take place at the Township Municipal Building located at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA. The following constitutes the full text version of proposed Ordinance No. 67-XX:

TOWNSHIP OF UPPER SAUCON
LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

ORDINANCE NO. 67-XX

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UPPER SAUCON, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 67, AS AMENDED, ESTABLISHING A 25 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON TILGHMAN STREET AND A 30 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON CARLTON ROAD IN UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP

The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Upper Saucon, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, enacts and ordains as follows:

SECTION I: SECTION 7A: SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED, is hereby amended to add the following:

NAME OF STREET BETWEEN SPEED LIMIT
Tilghman Street (T-413) Carriage Drive (T-131) 25 MPH
& Gun Club Road (S.R.2041)

Carlton Road (T-347) Passer Road (S.R.2028) 30 MPH
& Forest Drive (T-449)

SECTION II: Except as modified herein, all other provisions of Ordinance No. 67, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION III: EFFECTIVE DATE

This Ordinance shall become effective five (5) days after passage.

DULY ENACTED AND ORDAINED this day of 2020, by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Upper Saucon, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in lawful session duly assembled.

UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DENNIS BENNER, CHAIRMAN

The Upper Saucon Fall/Winter Newsletter will be hitting mailboxes over the next several days. 

Newsletter Fall/Winter 2019

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Upper Saucon Township intends to appoint the certified public accounting firm of RKL, LLP to replace the elected Board of Auditors for the purpose of conducting an examination of all the accounts of Upper Saucon Township for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. The Board will consider this appointment at a public meeting to be held on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 6:30 pm in the Township Municipal Building, 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA.

Upper Saucon Township
Thomas F. Beil
Township Manager