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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania In accordance with Section 609 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of Jul. 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, Art. VI, § 609, as reenacted and amended (the "MPC"), 53 P.S. § 10609, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors (the "Board") of North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (the "Township"), will conduct a public hearing at the Township's administrative 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, MAY 11, 2026, for the purpose of receiving public comment on proposed Ordinance No. 2026-7 (the "Ordinance"), which amends the Township's Zoning Ordinance's regulations pertaining to Data Center uses and Data Center Accessory Uses (as such terms are defined in the Zoning Ordinance). Notice is also hereby provided in accordance with Section 610 of the MPC, as reenacted and amended, 53 P.S. § 10610, and Section 1601 of Pennsylvania's Second Class Township Code, Act of 1933, P.L. 103, No. 69 (the "SCTC"), Art. XVI, § 1601, as reenacted and amended, 53 P.S. § 66601, that the Board will consider adoption of the Ordinance during the Board's regularly scheduled public meeting described above. The following constitutes the title of the Ordinance and a brief summary of the Ordinance's provisions in reasonable detail prepared by the Township Solicitor in accordance with Section 1601 of the SCTC, 53 P.S. § 66601. The title of the Ordinance is: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE OF 2025 TO MODIFY REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO DATA CENTER USES AND DATA CENTER ACCESSORY USES." The purpose of the Ordinance is to amend the Township's Zoning Ordinance's regulations pertaining to Data Center uses and Data Center Accessory Uses that were recently enacted by the Board by virtue of Ordinance No. 2026-2, adopted on March 09, 2026. Section 1 of the Ordinance contains a statement of legislative findings that identifies the Borad's authority to adopt the Ordinance and the background and purpose of the Ordinance. Section 2 of the Ordinance contains the substantive amendment of the Zoning Ordinance, which includes the following changes: a new definition is added for the term "High Impact Data Center," which generally includes any Data Center that has a critical IT load at full-build out of fifty megawatts (50 MWs) or greater, or a group of Data Centers that has a cumulative critical IT load of fifty megawatts (50 MWs) or greater; Data Center and Data Center Accessory Uses are removed as Conditional Uses in the Township's Light Industrial/Business (LI/B) zoning district and confined to the Township's Mineral Extraction/Industrial (MEI) zoning district; a general decibel limit is established for all uses within the Township at 60 dBA during normal operations, and noise studies required as part of the Conditional Use approval process for a Data Center or Data Center Accessory Use must demonstrate compliance with said decibel limit; a new setback of three hundred feet (300') is established for Data Center uses and Data Center Accessory Uses, except where such uses border a residential zoning district or parcel developed with a Sensitive Receptor (as such term is defined in the Zoning Ordinance), in which case the setback requirement is increased to five hundred feet (500'); new specifications for required noise studies to be submitted as part of the Conditional Use approval process and after construction are added; specification is added that vibration studies submitted as part of the Conditional Use process must demonstrate compliance with the Zoning Ordinance's vibration standards; a requirement is added for annual reports of groundwater withdrawal for Data Centers that propose to utilize cooling systems other than closed-loop systems or other similar systems that do not require continuous groundwater withdrawal; and electrical demand and fuel storage disclosure requirements, infrastructure capacity reporting, and a requirement to identify impacts on existing utility infrastructure are added. Section 3 of the Ordinance contains a savings clause, and Section 4 of the Ordinance provides that it shall become effective immediately after adoption by the Board. Copies of the Ordinance may be examined without charge, or obtained for a fee no greater than the cost to the Township to reproduce the Ordinance, at the Township's administrative building located at 3256 Levans Road, Coplay, Pennsylvania 18037, during normal business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. In addition, and in accordance with Section 1601 of the SCTC, as reenacted and amended, 53 P.S. § 66601, and Section 610 of the MPC, as reenacted and amended, 53 P.S. § 10610, a full copy of draft Ordinance No. 2026-2 has been supplied to this newspaper and the Lehigh County Department of Law. NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DENNIS KLUSARITZ, CHAIRMAN Apr 15-16,22-23

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TOWNSHIP OF WHITEHALL ZONING HEARING BOARD PUBLIC HEARINGS The regular monthly meeting of the Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board will be held on April 21, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the Public Meeting Room of the Municipal Building, at 3219 MacArthur Road, Whitehall, PA 18052, to hear the following applications and Appeal: DOCKET # 2136 – American Promotional Events East d/b/a TNT Fireworks c/o Debbie Ivins – 120 Louise Lane, Bartonsville, PA 18321. Location: 2180 MacArthur Road, Whitehall, PA 18052, PIN 549852398039. The subject property is located in the C-2 Regional/Community Commercial Zoning District. Applicant is requesting a Special Exception pursuant to Sections 27-43 and 27-65 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow a temporary tent sale of Pennsylvania legal fireworks from June 13 to July 6, 2026 in the parking lot of the Whitehall Square shopping center. DOCKET # 2138 – EDPRNA DG PA Whitehall, LLC – 100 Park Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Location: 2650 MacArthur Road, Whitehall, PA 18052, PIN 549835892868. The subject property is located in the C-2 Regional/Community Commercial Zoning District. Applicant is requesting a favorable Interpretation that a rooftop solar energy installation that sells electricity generated in excess to that used by the existing retail store back to the local electric utility provider is an Accessory Use to the existing retail use, pursuant to sections 27-58, 27-80, and 27-84 of the Whitehall Township Zoning Ordinance. In the alternative, Applicant is requesting a Variance to section 27-104(A) of the Zoning Ordinance to allow a rooftop solar energy installation that sells electricity to a local electric utility provider as a second principal use. DOCKET # 2139 – White Castle Systems, Inc. – 555 Edgar Waldo Way, Columbus, OH 43125. Location: 1280 MacArthur Road, Whitehall, PA 18052, PIN 549778827105. The subject property is located in the C-2 Regional/Community Commercial Zoning District. Applicant is requesting Variances to sections 27-155(A)(1) and (3) of the Zoning Ordinance to add a two-sided reader board to the existing freestanding sign resulting in sign display areas of 108 square feet per side where 75 square feet per side is the maximum allowed, and located 6.1 feet from the right-of-way where 25 feet separation is required. DOCKET # 2140 – FSOP, LLC – 310 S. Main Road, Mountain Top, PA 18707. Locations: 906, 908, and 910 Third Street, Whitehall, PA 18052, PINs 640802886467, 640802886927, and 640802896109. The subject properties are located in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District. Applicant is requesting Variances to sections 27-60(D)(1) and (6), and 27-89(4) of the Zoning Ordinance to demolish the nonconforming semi-detached single family residences and enlarge and relocate the nonconforming mini mart and gas station without required Special Exception approval, enlarging the nonconforming impervious surface coverage by more than 25%, and without the required 25 feet Buffer Strip on the north side adjacent to an existing residential use. DOCKET # 2141 – County of Lehigh – 17 S. Seventh Street, Allentown, PA 18101. Location: 3561 W. Columbia Street, Whitehall, PA 18052, PIN 548983373788. The subject property is located in the R-1 Very Low Density Residential Zoning District. Applicant is requesting Variances to sections 27-110(C)(2), and 27-145(D) and (E)(3) of the Zoning Ordinance to construct a Police Training Facility and Firing Range with portions of driveway with width of twelve feet (12') where 22 to 25 feet width is required, with a twelve feet (12') width at the curb where 20 feet width is required, and with portions constructed of crushed stone where a nonbiodegradable hard surface such as concrete, macadam, or paving units is required. DOCKET # 2142 – Talal Rajah – 4205 Lehigh Street, Whitehall, PA 18052. Location: 4720 Third Street, Whitehall, PA 18052, PIN 548928776167. The subject property is located in the R-4 Medium Density Residential Zoning District. Applicant is requesting Variances to sections 27-74(E)(2), 27-100, and 27-110(A) of the Zoning Ordinance to construct a detached single family residence without any frontage on or access to a public street where 60 feet of frontage and access are required, with access by a private driveway not up to Township standards. DOCKET # 2143 – ProSolve Global Solutions, LLC – 855 Third Street, Whitehall, PA 18052. Location: 855 Third Street, Whitehall, PA 18052, PIN 640812142058. The subject property is located in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District. Applicant is requesting a favorable interpretation that sections 27-45(C) and 27-146(21), requiring a scaled site plan signed and sealed by a registered professional and requiring 11 off street parking spaces up to Township standards, do not apply to a pending Conditional Use application to continue to operate an illegal rooming or boarding house as a drug and alcohol recovery house. In the alternative, Applicant is appealing the Zoning Officer's Memorandum and recommendation to the Board Of Commissioners and Planning Commission regarding that Conditional Use application. Copies of plans, applications and supporting documents are available for public inspection at the Township Municipal Building. Comments and questions may be submitted to CGittinger@Whitehalltwppa.gov. The decisions of the Township of Whitehall Zoning Hearing Board are made without regard to race, color, national origin, familial status, and disability status of the Applicant. The Whitehall Township Municipal Building is accessible to the physically handicapped. Any person that requires special assistance to understand the nature of the business conducted at the above meeting because of visual, hearing, or other impairment, is requested to contact the Zoning Officer at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled meeting to arrange for the necessary assistance. Applicants, and all interested parties MUST appear at this hearing to be considered. The Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board has an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing and to review all land use and zoning applications in accordance with federal civil right statutes. This includes taking meaningful actions that overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. The Zoning Hearing Board, in its land use and zoning decisions, does not discriminate against persons based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or familial status and reviews all land use and zoning applications in accordance with federal civil rights statutes. Public comments made on the basis of bias and stereotype concerning people within these protected classes will not be taken into consideration by the Zoning Hearing Board in its deliberations. Christopher W. 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