ZONING HEARING BOARD OF BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA APRIL 29, 2026 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD, AT 6:30PM ON WEDNESDAY, ARPIL 29, 2026 AT THE TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 4225 EASTON AVENUE, BETHLEHEM, PA 18020 WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, AMONG OTHER ISSUES, CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING: Appeal #08-2026 of Domingo A. Jimenez and Medilda E. Vargas seeks relief concerning real estate located at 4358 Rexford Drive, Bethlehem Township, Northampton County. The relief requested is a dimensional variance from Bethlehem Township Zoning Ordinance Section 275-190.D(5)(c) which requires an overhead structure, located on a deck or patio, to meet the setback criteria for a principal structure and from Bethlehem Township Zoning Ordinance Section 275-34.G(1) which requires a minimum 50-foot rear yard setback for principal buildings. The applicant requests a 15 foot rear yard setback to construct a pavilion on a patio, thereby seeking a variance of 35 feet. The real estate is located in the Rural Residential (RR) District, maintains Northampton County Tax Parcel Identification Number M7 11 3C-40 0205 and is described in Northampton County Deed Book Volume 2020-1, Page 170176. Appeal #09-2026 of Benjamin T. Flanagan seeks relief concerning real estate located at 2815 Jefferson Street, Bethlehem Township,Northampton County. The relief requested is a dimensional variance from Bethlehem Township Zoning Ordinance Section 275-144.D(2)(c) which requires access drives and driveways to be graded in accordance with any stricter requirements that may be in Bethlehem Township's Subdivision and Land Development, Chapter 230. Per Section 230-65.D of the Bethlehem Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, "Grades of access drives or driveways shall not exceed 12% when connecting to a local or collector street and 7% when connecting onto an arterial street; however, the initial 20 feet from the edge of the cartways of an arterial street shall not exceed 4% and the initial 20 feet from the edge of cartways of any other street shall not exceed 7%." The applicant requests a driveway grade of 11.1% for the initial 20 feet of driveway from the edge of cartway, thereby seeking a variance of 4.1%. The real estate is located in the Medium-Density Residential (MDR) District, maintains Northampton County Tax Parcel Identification Number N7NW3 15 14 0205 and is described in Northampton County Deed Book Volume 2024-1, Page 163187. All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard.Supporting documents are available for review at the Bethlehem Township Municipal Building located at 4225 Easton Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18020 by appointment with Zoning Officer Aaron Stasiw (astasiw@bethlehemtwp.com / 610-814-6464). Apr 8-9,15-16,22-23