Proposed Ordinances

PUBLIC NOTICE: PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 141-DD - PROVISIONS RELATING TO AS-BUILT FINAL GRADING PLANS

Notice is hereby provided pursuant to Sections 609(b) and 610 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §§ 10609(b) and 10610, that the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Upper Saucon (hereinafter, “Supervisors”) will hold a public hearing on the 10th day of March 2025, commencing at 6:30 p.m. at the Upper Saucon Township municipal building, located at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, to take public comment and input concerning the adoption of an amendment to the Upper Saucon Township Zoning Ordinance. The proposed amendment is identified as Ordinance No. 141-DD (the “Ordinance”).

The Supervisors intend to consider passage of the Ordinance at a public meeting to be held on the 10th day of March 2025, commencing after the above-noted public hearing. The public meeting will take place at the Upper Saucon Township municipal building located at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

The following constitutes a summary of the contents of the Ordinance, prepared by the Township Solicitor pursuant to Section 610(a) of the Municipalities Planning Code, as amended, 53 P.S. § 10610(a).

The title of the Ordinance is “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE OF 2009, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING REGULATIONS RELATING TO AS-BUILT FINAL GRADING PLANS, DELETING CERTAIN REFERENCES TO TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY, AND REFERENCING THE SOURCE WHEREIN INDIVIDUAL LOT GRADING PLAN FEES ARE PUBLISHED.”

The Ordinance will become effective 5 days after enactment. All other ordinances or parts thereof in conflict are repealed to the extent of such conflict. The Ordinance contains Legislative Findings explaining its history, purpose, intent and rationale and a savings clause.

The Ordinance provides for amendment of procedures relating to as-built final grading plans (the “Plan”) and requirements for issuance of a Final Certificate of Compliance (the “Final Certificate”) and require approval of the Plan as a precondition to issuance of a Final Certificate. Where a Final Certificate of Occupancy (the “CO”) is issued to an applicant without a Final Certificate, non-compliance with the Plan must be addressed within sixty (60) days or the applicant, builder, or owner may be subject to enforcement. If adverse weather precludes compliance with the Plan within sixty (60) days, a time extension may be granted based upon certain factors. Absent receipt of a Final Certificate a dwelling unit may not be occupied. Fees for Plan reviews and inspections shall be set forth in the Township Fee Schedule.

Copies of Ordinance No. 141-DD may be examined, without charge or obtained upon payment of a fee not greater than the cost thereof, 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. In addition, and in accordance with Section 610 of the Municipalities Planning Code, as amended, 53 P.S. § 10610, attested copies of the proposed Ordinance have been filed in the Lehigh County Department of Law (Lehigh County Government Center, 17 S. 7th Street, Allentown, PA) and supplied to the The Morning Call newspaper.

UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
JOHN INGLIS, CHAIRMAN

• PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 141-DD - PROVISIONS RELATING TO AS-BUILT FINAL GRADING PLANS