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Next Meeting (August 13, 2026) Applicant Submissions:
- 2017-101 Ridge Farm Phase 1D
- 2026-202 Iyad Alraei
- 2025-101 PSD Transportation Center Lot Consolidation
- Project Atlas - 2025-109
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Planning Commission Members
The South Whitehall Township Planning Commission is a seven-member board comprised of Township residents. Each of the members are appointed by the South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners and serve four-year terms or until they are replaced by the BOC. They serve voluntarily without pay.
- David Wilson | Chairman (Term expires 12/2022*)
- Brian Hite | Vice Chairman (Term expires 4/2026*)
- Trevor Dombach | Member (Term expires 4/2024*)
- Timothy Dugan | Asst Secretary (Term expires 4/2026*)
- Todd Fahringer | Member (Term expires 6/2027)
- Diane E. Kelly | Member (Term expires 7/2022*)
- Mark Leuthe | Member (Term expires 12/2029)
- Erinn Bet | Assistant Engineer
- Jennifer Alderfer, Director of Legal Affairs | Solicitor
* Or until a successor is appointed by the Board of Commissioners.
If you are interested in serving on this Commission, please click on the Volunteer Board Member Application link below to print out, complete, and return to South Whitehall Township as directed on the form. There is (0) vacancy at this time.
Volunteer Board Member Application Form
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Please send any communications for the Planning Commission to David Manhardt, Director of Community Development.
About the Board
The great bulk of the subject matter studied by the Planning Commission pertains to the suitability of land development and subdivision plans; however, it also reviews proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map, proposed changes to the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan revisions, rezoning petitions, and conditional use applications.
The subject matter to be considered by the Planning Commission is advertised in the newspaper, as a Public Notice in the classified ads section, two weeks, and again one week, before the meeting. Public Notices are also posted on this web site. As a courtesy, ten days before a meeting, the Township will attempt to send property owners within 300 feet of a proposed land development a copy of the Public Notice by mail.
Subdivision and Land Development applications must be submitted by the published cut-off date. Resubmitted plans may be received after the published cut-off date, with the prior agreement of staff and Township Engineer. There can be no guarantee, however, that plans submitted will be deemed sufficient for a review by the Planning Commission. Also, circumstances such as: the volume of plans to be considered, the availability of a quorum, or bad weather can affect the possibility of having a review on the desired date. The members do their best to accommodate expeditious review; however, most plans require more than one meeting before a recommendation can be rendered.
The Planning Commission is advisory to the Board of Commissioners. After it completes its own deliberations, the Planning Commission forwards its recommendation on to the Board of Commissioners for final disposition.
The Planning Commission’s annual reports to the Board of Commissioners can be found here:
Meeting Schedule and Information
All meetings are open to the public.
This Board meets at 7:00 PM in the Public Meeting Room of the Township Municipal Building , 4444 Walbert Avenue and virtually via the link on the event or through the Planning Commission GoToMeeting Room. The Planning Commission generally meets on the second Thursday of each month; but there may be cancellations of regularly scheduled meetings or extra meetings scheduled for emergency purposes and heavy case loads.
Meeting Recordings: Meeting recordings can be accessed by visiting the South Whitehall Township Planning Commission Meeting Recordings Playlist. You may also access the recordings by clicking on the specific event below and following the link found on the event page.
Meeting Documents: Recent Planning Commission meeting documents are available in the calendar list below. All meeting documents since February 2020 can be found in the "Planning Commission Documents" folders located at the upper left corner of this page.
Meeting Dates and Information:
Planning Commission Meeting
- Date: 07/09/2026 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Location: Springhouse Middle School
1200 Springhouse Road
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of South Whitehall Township will meet in the Township at Springhouse Middle School located at 1200 Springhouse Road, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, July 9, 2026 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for the purpose of conducting a public meeting to discuss the following, and any other business brought before the Board. There will be no remote access to the meeting through GoToMeeting. Anyone who wishes to comment must attend the meeting in person.
CANCELED - REMOVED FROM AGENDA
ST. PAUL ORTHODOX CHURCH
MAJOR PLAN 2023-104
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY/FINAL PLAN REVIEW
An application to develop the property located at 670 South Cedar Crest Boulevard (PIN 548671329250). The proposed use of the lot is an Orthodox Church. The area of the lot is 8.28 acres and the proposed number of lots is to remain at one. The size of the proposed buildings is as follows; 10,870 square foot sanctuary, 600 square foot chapel, 13,425 square foot fellowship hall, and a 1,600 square foot storage building. The total building area is proposed to be 26,495 square feet. The total number of parking spaces proposed is 153: 77 parking spaces provided for the sanctuary and 76 parking spaces provided for the fellowship hall. The parcel is proposed to be served by public water and sewer and is zoned Neighborhood Commercial NC. St. Paul Orthodox Church is the owner and applicant.
NESTLE PURINA WASTEWATER TREATMENT UPGRADES
MAJOR PLAN 2021-102
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY/FINAL PLAN REVIEW
An application to further develop the properties located at 2050 Pope Road and 4535 Huckleberry Road (PIN Nos. 547735265505 & 547726166829). On 2050 Pope Road, the plan proposes the construction of a 21,921 square foot wastewater treatment building on the current site of Waste Disposal Facility Holding Basin 1B, as well as ancillary tanks and piping, on approximately 4 acres of the 87.61-acre tract. The updated 2026 layout involves only a change to the treatment plant’s design and orientation within the overall wastewater treatment plant area. A new system is proposed, featuring an ‘OxyShark’ wastewater treatment process. This will be located on existing Lagoon 3. Lagoons 1A and 1B will remain unchanged from the current use. To compensate for runoff, which was previously being managed with the wastewater treatment process, the applicant is proposing an underground detention basin which will manage runoff from this project area. The treated effluent is proposed to be piped north across the remainder of 2050 Pope Road, under Huckleberry Road, and north across 4535 Huckleberry Road to discharge directly into the Jordan Creek. The plan proposes the construction of a gate and driveway on 4535 Huckleberry Road to support monitoring and property maintenance, on the 18.77-acre tract. 2050 Pope Road is zoned IC-1 Industrial-Commercial-1 (Special Height Limitation). 4535 Huckleberry Road is zoned RR-2 Rural Residential-2. Nestle Purina Petcare Company is the owner and applicant.
Nestle Purina WWTU Meeting Packet
PROJECT ATLAS
MAJOR PLAN 2025-109
Submitted 5/14/2026-Scheduled 6/11/26 rescheduled to 7/9/26 – Applicant will be prohibited from reviewing any new materials which were not part of their 5/14/26 Resubmission.
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW
An application to develop the property located at 2493 North Cedar Crest Boulevard, 2807 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard, and 2747 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard (PIN Nos. 548824698560, 548813031059, and 548803901857). The plan proposes to develop a data center campus. The site consists of three parcels and a total of 410.6528 acres: Lot 1, contains 404.3042 acres; Lot 2, contains 5.8665 acres, and Lot 3, contains 0.4821 acres. The plan proposes to consolidate the three (3) lots into one. Proposed improvements include the construction of an industrial campus that contains three (3) data center buildings, one (1) administration building, and one (1) warehouse building. Each data center is 492,285 square feet in size. The administration building is 40,680.46 square feet in size and the warehouse building is 39,167.25 square feet in size. The total building square footage of the campus is 1,556,702.71 square feet. The campus will also include associated site improvements such as internal access roads, employee parking areas, perimeter security fencing, landscaped buffers, stormwater management facilities, and a multi-use path. The campus is proposed to have a total of 399 parking spaces. Data center number one will have 47 parking spaces to serve its operations, of which eight spaces will be for electric vehicles. Data center number two will have 50 parking spaces to serve its operations, of which eight spaces will be for electric vehicles. Data center number three will have 50 parking spaces to serve its operations, of which eight spaces will be for electric vehicles. The administration building will have 142 parking spaces to serve its operations, of which eight spaces will be for electric vehicles. The warehouse building will have 27 parking spaces to serve its operations, of which two will be for electric vehicles. Stormwater management for the campus consists of three wet detention ponds and one dry-extended detention basin. The three wet ponds will utilize spray irrigation equipment to manage the 2-year 24-hour storm and will contain aerator fountains to help prevent algae growth in the ponds. A new roadway is proposed running east-west through the site. This proposed roadway will start at the intersection of North Cedar Crest Boulevard and Suncrest Drive and will end at the existing intersection of Mechanicsville Road and Mauch Chunk Road. The intersection of Mechanicsville Road and Mauch Chunk Road will become signalized as part of this development. This application also proposes dedicating land along both North Cedar Crest Boulevard and Mauch Chunk Road to meet the ultimate right-of-way width for each. Additional infrastructure will include an onsite electrical substation and emergency generators at the data centers. The onsite electrical substation will be visually shielded from North Cedar Crest Boulevard via a 12’ tall berm and plantings. The emergency generators will be surrounded by sound attenuation walls to minimize acoustic impacts on neighboring properties. The parcel is not currently served by public water but there is an existing water main located within Ritter Road to the southwest of the site. This water main is under South Whitehall Township’s jurisdiction. This water main will be extended east along Ritter Road to the proposed development. Public sanitary sewer does not currently serve the site. A private septic field is proposed to serve the development and is zoned Industrial (I). Jeras Corporation is the owner and CDE Acquisitions, LLC (Purchaser) is the applicant.
All properties are located in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Copies of plans, applications and supporting documents are available for public inspection upon request.
Kent Baird, AICP, Director of Development