PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of South Whitehall Township will meet in the Township Municipal Building located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of conducting a public meeting to discuss the following, and any other business brought before the Board. The meeting will also be streamed live through GoToMeeting. Due to the limitations of the facility, public comment may or may not be available for remote viewers. To access though your computer, go to https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/757430189. To access the meeting through your phone, dial 1-224-501-3412 and, when prompted, enter 757 430 189.
ORATOR STREET VACATION – TOWNSHIP FILE NO. 2024-901
Applicant Shane Smoyer submitted a Street Vacation Application to vacate by Ordinance an unopened alley named Orator Street, located to the immediate south of 1814 Frankenfield Street (PIN 549715660139), The immediate north of Frankenfield Street Rear (PIN 549715659006) and 1819 West Columbia Street (PIN 549715643836) with access to North Bird Street. All three properties are owned by SLS Properties LLC. The application will be reviewed and comments provided before proceeding to a public hearing with the Township Board of Commissioners.
PPL 827 HAUSMAN ROAD SIDEWALKS
MAJOR PLAN 2025-105
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY/FINAL REVIEW
An application to further develop a property located at 827 Hausman Road, PIN 547676288637 on 40.78 acres. The plan is proposing to install a new pervious patio paver walkway, new concrete sidewalk within with stone bed along new sidewalk, relocate existing crosswalk, remove a small amount of the existing blacktop driveway to provide efficient turning movements, and install a new stone pull-off area;. The property is served by existing public water and public sewer and is zoned IC-1 Industrial Commerical-1 (Special Height Limitation.) PPL Corporation is the owner. Fedetz & Martin Associates is the applicant.
PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT –TRANSPORTATION CENTER -LOT CONSOLIDATION
MAJOR PLAN 2025-101
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY/FINAL REVIEW
An application to further develop a property located at 4434 Orefield Road, 4362 Orefield Road, 2675 PA Route 309 and 2619 Stadium Drive, PINs 547801127956, 547801824720, 547800509889, and 547719272143 . The plan is proposing to consolidate four tracts owned and operated by the district. The parcel located at 4362 Orefield Road, being approximately 11.1 acres, exists with bus parking and maintenance buildings utilized by the school district. The parcel located at 4434 Orefield Road, being approximately 7.6 acres, exists in an undeveloped condition, previously utilized for mining. The parcel located at 2675 PA Route 309, being approximately 42.6 acres, contains the existing Orefield Middle School and surrounding recreation fields and stadium. The parcel located at 2619 Stadium Drive, being approximately 2.8 acres, contains the recently constructed Operation Center. The parcels associated with the Transportation Center and Orefield Middle School are located within the R-3 Low Density Residential Zoning District. The parcel associated with the Operation Center is located within the RR-2 Rural Residential-2 Zoning District. Three of the parcels are served by water and sewer and the fourth parcel being the vacant lot is not currently served by water or sewer. Parkland School District is the owner. Alloy5, LLC is the applicant.
SITE PLAN - TRANSPORTATION CENTER
PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT - HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION
MAJOR PLAN 2024-103
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY/FINAL REVIEW
An application to further develop a property located at 2700 N. Cedar Crest Blvd. PIN 547893306327. The plan is proposing five (5) building expansions to individual sections of the existing high school consisting of an athletic entrance expansion of 5,385 sf, a cafeteria expansion of 2,753 sf, two (2) classroom expansions of 18,773 sf and 19,782 sf, and a building addition of 572 sf, on the 112.5-acre tract. In addition to the building expansions, the bus loop at the rear of the building will be extended to create eleven (11) bus parking spaces. A new parking lot will be constructed to the southeast of the existing parking lot in front of the school, which will add one hundred eleven (111) new parking spaces to the site, increasing the total of parking spaces from 1,285 to 1,489 parking spaces. The property is served by public water and public sewer and is zoned Rural Residential -2. Parkland School District is the owner and applicant.
PLANNED INNOVATION, RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY (PIRT)
OVERLAY DISTRICT
Request for zoning ordinance amendment review of an ordinance of South Whitehall Township (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) Amending Part II (“General Legislation”), Chapter 350 (“Zoning”) of the codified ordinances to add “Data Center” as a new use to Section 350-48(D)(2), add Section 350-33 to create a Planned Innovation, Research, and Technology (PIRT) Overlay District and establishing regulations for the PIRT district, add Attachment 4 – Appendix D: PIRT design guidelines, amend the zoning map to identify the boundary of the PIRT overlay district, and provide for a repealer, failure to enforce not a waiver, severability, and effective date.
SWT Planning Commission Meeting
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of South Whitehall Township will meet in the Township Municipal Building located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of conducting a public meeting to discuss the following, and any other business brought before the Board. The meeting will also be streamed live through GoToMeeting. Due to the limitations of the facility, public comment may or may not be available for remote viewers. To access though your computer, go to https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/757430189. To access the meeting through your phone, dial 1-224-501-3412 and, when prompted, enter 757 430 189.
ORATOR STREET VACATION – TOWNSHIP FILE NO. 2024-901
Applicant Shane Smoyer submitted a Street Vacation Application to vacate by Ordinance an unopened alley named Orator Street, located to the immediate south of 1814 Frankenfield Street (PIN 549715660139), The immediate north of Frankenfield Street Rear (PIN 549715659006) and 1819 West Columbia Street (PIN 549715643836) with access to North Bird Street. All three properties are owned by SLS Properties LLC. The application will be reviewed and comments provided before proceeding to a public hearing with the Township Board of Commissioners.
PPL 827 HAUSMAN ROAD SIDEWALKS
MAJOR PLAN 2025-105
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY/FINAL REVIEW
An application to further develop a property located at 827 Hausman Road, PIN 547676288637 on 40.78 acres. The plan is proposing to install a new pervious patio paver walkway, new concrete sidewalk within with stone bed along new sidewalk, relocate existing crosswalk, remove a small amount of the existing blacktop driveway to provide efficient turning movements, and install a new stone pull-off area;. The property is served by existing public water and public sewer and is zoned IC-1 Industrial Commerical-1 (Special Height Limitation.) PPL Corporation is the owner. Fedetz & Martin Associates is the applicant.
PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT –TRANSPORTATION CENTER -LOT CONSOLIDATION
MAJOR PLAN 2025-101
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY/FINAL REVIEW
An application to further develop a property located at 4434 Orefield Road, 4362 Orefield Road, 2675 PA Route 309 and 2619 Stadium Drive, PINs 547801127956, 547801824720, 547800509889, and 547719272143 . The plan is proposing to consolidate four tracts owned and operated by the district. The parcel located at 4362 Orefield Road, being approximately 11.1 acres, exists with bus parking and maintenance buildings utilized by the school district. The parcel located at 4434 Orefield Road, being approximately 7.6 acres, exists in an undeveloped condition, previously utilized for mining. The parcel located at 2675 PA Route 309, being approximately 42.6 acres, contains the existing Orefield Middle School and surrounding recreation fields and stadium. The parcel located at 2619 Stadium Drive, being approximately 2.8 acres, contains the recently constructed Operation Center. The parcels associated with the Transportation Center and Orefield Middle School are located within the R-3 Low Density Residential Zoning District. The parcel associated with the Operation Center is located within the RR-2 Rural Residential-2 Zoning District. Three of the parcels are served by water and sewer and the fourth parcel being the vacant lot is not currently served by water or sewer. Parkland School District is the owner. Alloy5, LLC is the applicant.
SITE PLAN - TRANSPORTATION CENTER
PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT - HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION
MAJOR PLAN 2024-103
REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY/FINAL REVIEW
An application to further develop a property located at 2700 N. Cedar Crest Blvd. PIN 547893306327. The plan is proposing five (5) building expansions to individual sections of the existing high school consisting of an athletic entrance expansion of 5,385 sf, a cafeteria expansion of 2,753 sf, two (2) classroom expansions of 18,773 sf and 19,782 sf, and a building addition of 572 sf, on the 112.5-acre tract. In addition to the building expansions, the bus loop at the rear of the building will be extended to create eleven (11) bus parking spaces. A new parking lot will be constructed to the southeast of the existing parking lot in front of the school, which will add one hundred eleven (111) new parking spaces to the site, increasing the total of parking spaces from 1,285 to 1,489 parking spaces. The property is served by public water and public sewer and is zoned Rural Residential -2. Parkland School District is the owner and applicant.
PLANNED INNOVATION, RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY (PIRT)
OVERLAY DISTRICT
Request for zoning ordinance amendment review of an ordinance of South Whitehall Township (Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) Amending Part II (“General Legislation”), Chapter 350 (“Zoning”) of the codified ordinances to add “Data Center” as a new use to Section 350-48(D)(2), add Section 350-33 to create a Planned Innovation, Research, and Technology (PIRT) Overlay District and establishing regulations for the PIRT district, add Attachment 4 – Appendix D: PIRT design guidelines, amend the zoning map to identify the boundary of the PIRT overlay district, and provide for a repealer, failure to enforce not a waiver, severability, and effective date.
SWT Planning Commission Meeting