Township News

Contractors for Comcast/Xfinity will be installing underground cabling throughout the Township over the next several months. Work is permitted to be done in the Right of Way along Township roadways. As part of the project, Comcast is required by law to place PA One Calls (811) to have all existing underground utilities marked. As the facility owners (Verizon, PPL, RCN, UGI, etc.) respond they will place small colored flags or spray paint the ground to mark where their utilities are located.  In some cases the underground utilities will be marked from the street to the location where they enter your home. This is to identify all underground utility locations and does not mean that Comcast is trenching to your house. 

Comcast has assigned construction specialists who are “on the ground” to help with questions, concerns and complaints:

Senior Specialist, Alisa Crozier – alisa_korpa@cable.comcast.com +1 (267) 907-5572

The proposed 2024 Annual Budget of Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, PA, is available for public inspection at the Upper Saucon Township Municipal Building at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA 18034 during normal business hours. Final adoption of the 2024 Budget will be considered at the regular meeting of the Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors on Monday, December 18, 2023 at 6:30 pm at the Upper Saucon Township Municipal Building.
Upper Saucon Township
Thomas F. Beil, Secretary

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 December 4, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of hearing the following appeals:

APPEAL NO. 2023-19 – James & Marina James (Owners/Applicants), 4820 Lexington Court, Center Valley, PA 18034. The property, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 641590155549 1 1 also known as 4820 Lexington Court, Center Valley, PA 18034, is .53 acres in size and located in the Suburban Residential (R-2) Zone. The applicants request a variance from Section 212.H (as amended by Ordinance 141-K) to construct an egress well with a 13’ side yard setback where a minimum side yard setback of 15’ is required.

APPEAL NO. 2023-20 – Center Valley Lodging LLC/Janet Johnson (Property Owner/ Applicant), 5215 Geissinger Road, Zionsville, PA 18092. The properties identified as Tax map Parcel No. 642424840803 1 & 642424750112 1, also known as 6034 Main Street and * Main Street, Center Valley, PA 18034, are a combined 0.95 acres in size and located in the Multi-Family Residential (R-3) Zone. The applicant seeks Special Exception approval as authorized in Section 703.A & 704 to alter an existing non-conforming use by changing the use from 12 room rentals and a restaurant to 3 apartments and 8 room rentals or change/replace the existing non-conforming use with a different non-conforming use.

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

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Upper Saucon Township intends to appoint the certified public accounting firm of Zelenkofske Axelrod, LLC 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, 2023. The Board will consider this appointment at a public meeting to be held on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 6:30 pm in the Township Municipal Building, 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA.

Upper Saucon Township
Thomas F. Beil
Township Manager

A fertilizer/Lime application is scheduled for the following Upper Saucon Park locations on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.

The parks will be closed for 24 hours beginning at 7am the day of the treatment:

Community Park
3231 Preston Lane
Center Valley, PA 18034

Hopewell Park
4695 W Hopewell Rd
Center Valley, PA 18034

This application is: Granular Fertilizer & Lime
• 20-0-0 granular fertilizer with Solu Cal (Lime)

The rain date is Wednesday, October 25, 2023.

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 November 6, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of hearing the following appeals:

APPEAL NO. 2023-15 – Anthony Stoeckley & Lisa Cawley (Owners/Applicants), 40 E. Wall Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018. The property, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 6413392765851 1 also known as 5390 Applebutter Hill Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036, is 5.73 acres in size and located in the Suburban Residential (R-2) Zone. The applicants seek interpretations that a proposed 1,440 sq. ft. detached structure qualifies as an accessory structure and that an accessory detached private garage can include a workshop and a bathroom. In the alternative, the applicant requests variances from Sections 113 and 212,B.12 to permit an accessory structure on the lot with a larger footprint than the principal structure (single family dwelling) and to allow an accessory detached private garage to include a workshop and bathroom.

APPEAL NO. 2023-16 – Fernando & Victoria Fernandes (Property Owners/Applicants), 3144 Oakhurst Drive, Coopersburg, PA 18036. The property identified as Tax map Parcel No. 641514396074 1, also known as 3144 Oakhurst Drive, Coopersburg, PA 18036, is 0.89 acres in size and located in the Suburban Residential (R-2) Zone. The applicants seek an interpretation that a proposed 1,500 sq. ft. detached structure qualifies as an accessory structure and can include storage of an excavator, a backhoe and a flat-bed utility trailer. In the alternative, the applicant requests variances from Sections 113 and 212,B.12 to permit an accessory structure on the lot with a larger footprint than the principal structure (single family dwelling) and to include storage of an excavator, backhoe and a flat-bed utility trailer.

APPEAL NO. 2023-17 – Eric & Nicole Marcovcy (Property Owners/Applicants), 5935 Concord Way, Coopersburg, PA 18036. The property identified as Tax map Parcel No. 640592295769 1, also known as 4432 Vera Cruz Road, Center Valley, PA 18034, is 3.50 acres in size and located in the Agricultural Preservation (AG) Zone. The applicants request a variance from Section 511.F .2 to permit a portion of a required secondary/replacement septic absorption area within a riparian buffer.

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 Township will be holding a Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The event is for Upper Saucon Residents only. Proof of residency is required.

No commercial or business drop-offs will be accepted. Registration is free; however, the number of participants will be limited. Register on-line at uppersaucon.org.

Materials must be in the trunk of the car or bed of the truck or SUV. You must stay in your car while in the event site. You may arrive any time while the event is open from 8:00am to 12:30 pm.

Please print out your ticket if possible (or write your name and appointment time on a piece of paper) and place it on your dashboard.

If you cannot attend the event, please cancel your appointment, as others may be waiting for an opening.

NO TVS, ELECTRONICS OR APPLIANCES WIIL BE ACCEPTED.

NO YARD WASTE WILL BE ACCEPTED.

THIS IS NOT A PAPER SHREDDING EVENT.

Acceptable materials are Oil-based paints, solvents, motor oil, antifreeze, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, household cleaning products, aerosols, degreasers, etc.

Not acceptable materials are tires, propane tanks or other gas cylinders, electronics, appliances, medical waste.

Location Information:

Hopewell Park

4695 West Hopewell Road

Upper Saucon Township, PA 18034

USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER

 

Lehigh County is sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) event Saturday, November 18th at Coca Cola Park. 

 

 All participants must pre-register online by visiting lehighcounty.org or by clicking HERE.

 

This is a chance for residents to properly dispose of old chemicals, fertilizers, batteries, automotive liquids, and much more! 

For more information, please visit lehighcounty.org and click on the Online Registration Form link towards the bottom of the homepage.  Hope to see you there!

Upper Saucon and Lower Saucon Townships have partnered together to offer a second electronics recycling event to our residents on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Lower Saucon Township Building, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18015.

Event Information and Price List

PUBLIC NOTICE
The Administration & Finance Committee of the Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors will meet as follows: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 1:30 pm; Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 10:00 am; Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 1:00 pm; Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 9:00 am, and Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 10:00 am. All meetings will be held in the Township Municipal Building, 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA. The Committee will be reviewing various issues related to the 2024 Township budget at these meetings.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Upper Saucon Township
Thomas F. Beil, Township Manager