NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF NEW ZONING ORDINANCE AND AMENDED ZONING DISTRICT MAPNorth Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania In accordance with Sections 608 and 609 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of 1968, P.L. 805, No 247, as amended (the "MPC"), 53 P.S. §§ 10608-10609, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors (the "Board") of North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (the "Township"), will hold a public hearing at the Township's municipal building located at 3256 Levans Road, Coplay, Pennsylvania 18037, during the Board's regularly scheduled public meeting commencing at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 1st, 2025, for the purpose of receiving public comment on the Township's proposed new zoning ordinance ("New Zoning Ordinance") and new zoning district map ("New Zoning Map"). Notice is also hereby provided in accordance with Section 610 of the MPC, 53 P.S. § 10610, and Section 1601 of the Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code, Act of 1933, P.L. 103, No. 69, as amended (the "SCTC"), 53 P.S. § 66601, that the Board will consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-3 (the "Ordinance") during the Supervisors' regularly scheduled public meeting described above. The Ordinance repeals the Township's current official zoning ordinance and official zoning district map in their entirety and replaces same with the New Zoning Ordinance and New Zoning Map, respectively. The following constitutes a brief summary of the Ordinance as prepared by the Township Solicitor. The title of Ordinance No. 2025-3 is "AN ORDINANCE OF NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ADOPTING NEW ZONING ORDINANCE AND NEW ZONING DISTRICT MAP." The purpose of the Ordinance is to enact the Township's New Zoning Ordinance and New Zoning Map. The purpose of the New Zoning Ordinance is to regulate the location and intensity of land uses on properties located within the Township, and the New Zoning Map identifies which such regulations apply to each property located within the Township. The Ordinance contains legislative findings, a severability clause, and provides that the Ordinance will become effective immediately upon its adoption. The Ordinance contains two (2) exhibits—the New Zoning Ordinance and the New Zoning Map—both of which are incorporated into the Ordinance by reference. The Ordinance repeals the Township's current zoning ordinance and current zoning district map, and such repeals are effective as of the effective date of the New Zoning Ordinance and New Zoning Map. The Ordinance also provides that the New Zoning Ordinance and New Zoning Map shall be codified in Chapter 440 of the Code of the Township of North Whitehall. The following constitutes the table of contents for the New Zoning Ordinance: Article 1 – General Provisions; Administration. (Title, Short Title, Severability, Procedural Defects in Enactment, Repealer, Effect on Other Ordinances, Enactment, Applicability, Purposes and Objectives, Permits and Certificates, General Procedure for Permits, Interpretation and Similar Uses, Enforcement; Violations and Penalties, Filing Fees; Submission Deadlines, Amendments, Curative Amendments, Zoning Officer, Zoning Hearing Board Actions and Variances, Board Hearings and Decisions, Appeals to Court, Limited Public Utility Exemptions, Limited Township and Municipal Authority Exemption, Site Plan Review Procedures for Paved Areas, Submission Requirements for Certain Site Plans, Conditional Use Process, Special Exception Use Process, Site Planning Guidelines, Liability, Building Permit Requirements). Article 2 – Terminology. (Word Usage, Definitions). Article 3 – Districts. (Designation of Districts and Purposes, Applicability, Zoning Map, District Boundaries, Setbacks Across Municipal Boundaries, Table of Permitted Uses by District, Table of Lot and Setback Requirements by District). Article 4 – Use Regulations. (Applicability, Use Regulations). Article 5 – Environmental Protection (Earthmoving, Filling and Grading, Nuisances and Hazards to Public Safety, Wetlands, Setbacks and Buffers from Surface Waters, Steep Slopes, Storage of Hazardous and Nuisance-Causing Substances, Vibration, Odors, Dust and Air and Water Pollution, Light, Glare and Heat Control, Placement and Screening of Waste Containers, Outdoor Machinery, and Storage, Electrical Interference, Preservation of Trees and Forests, Flood-Prone Areas). Article 6 – Off-Street Parking and Loading. (Required Number of Parking Spaces, General Regulations for Off-Street Parking, Design Standards for Off-Street Parking, Parking and Storage of Junk and Unregistered Vehicles, Off-Street Loading). Article 7 – Signs. (Applicability, Nonconforming Signs, Definitions, Temporary Signs, Exempt Signs not Requiring a Permit, Freestanding, Wall and Window Signs, Abandoned or Outdated Signs, Location of Signs, Illumination of Signs, Vehicles Functioning as Signs, Prohibited Signs, Construction of Signs, Measurement and Major Types of Signs, Off-Premises Signs (Including Billboards), Signs Identifying Major Residential or Business Developments). Article 8 – General Regulations. (Frontage onto Improved Street; Number of Uses or Buildings, Height Exceptions; Airport Approaches, Special Lot and Yard Requirements, and Sight Distance, Landscaping and Buffer Yards, Establishment of Future/Ultimate Right-of-Way Widths for Streets, Nonconformities, Temporary Structure or Use, Industrial and Commercial Driveways, Street Access; Highway Frontage Development, Posting of Street Addresses, Traffic Impact Study, Common Open Space; Homeowners' Associations; Condominium Ownership, Fences and Walls, Short Term Rentals). Copies of Ordinance No. 2025-3 may be examined without charge at the North Whitehall Township Municipal Building located at 3256 Levans Road, Coplay, Pennsylvania 18037, during normal business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additionally, a pdf copy of the Ordinance, including the New Zoning Ordinance and Amended Zoning Map, may be obtained by emailing Township Planner Kevin J. Murphy, Jr., at kmurphy@northwhitehall.org. In addition, and in accordance with Section 1601 of the SCTC, 53 P.S. § 66601(a), and Section 610 of the MPC, 53 P.S. § 10610, a full copy of the Ordinance, including the New Zoning Ordinance and New Zoning Map, has been supplied to this newspaper and the Lehigh County Department of Law. Dennis Klusaritz, Chairman North Whitehall Township Board of Supervisors Nov 12-13,19-20