SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP LEGAL PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Commissioners of South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, beginning at 7:00 PM, at the South Whitehall Township Municipal Building, which is located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA 18104, for the purpose of voting on whether or not to enact the following proposed ordinances below. The proposed new Ordinances, of which this Notice is a summary, includes the following: AN ORDINANCE REENACTING, AMENDING, AND RESTATING CHAPTER 144 ARTICLE IV (BUILDING CODE) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS AS THE BUILDING CODE OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP AND AS PART OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING CODE OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP; REPEALER; CONTINUATION AND SAVING CLAUSE; SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE AN ORDINANCE REENACTING, AMENDING, AND RESTATING CHAPTER 144 ARTICLE VI (RESIDENTIAL CODE) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS AS PART OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING CODE OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, CONTINUATION AND SAVING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY, EFFECTIVE DATE. AN ORDINANCE REENACTING, AMENDING, AND RESTATING CHAPTER 144 ARTICLE III (FIRE CODE) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING THAT STATE LAW CONTROLS WHERE REQUIREMENTS ARE IN EXCESS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, CONTINUATION AND SAVING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE. AN ORDINANCE REENACTING, AMENDING, AND RESTATING CHAPTER 144 ARTICLE I (PLUMBING CODE) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS AS THE PLUMBING CODE OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP AND AS PART OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING CODE OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO ADD NEW REQUIREMENTS TITLED "PERMIT APPLICATION AND LICENSING"; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER, CONTINUATION AND SAVING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY, EFFECTIVE DATE. AN ORDINANCE REENACTING, AMENDING, AND RESTATING CHAPTER 144 ARTICLE VIII (PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING PROVISIONS OF THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP BUILDING CODE APPEALS BOARD TO SERVE AS THE BOARD OF APPEALS; PROVIDING THAT STATE LAW CONTROLS WHERE REQUIREMENTS ARE IN EXCESS OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, CONTINUATION AND SAVING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. A copy of the proposed ordinances in full-text are available for public inspection at the South Whitehall Township Municipal Building located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, PA 18104 during normal business hours where they may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof, or for inspection during normal business hours at the offices of this newspaper. THOMAS R. PETRUCCI Township Manager Apr 22-23

