Meeting Time: December 06, 2023 at 6:00pm EST
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Allentown City Council will consider for possible adoption an Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Allentown to add a new section that would establish a new "Mixed Use Overlay" Zoning District that would (i) apply to approximately 195 acres of land formerly occupied by the Allentown State Hospital that is South of Hanover Ave., South of E. Allen St., South of Wahneta St. extended, generally East of Maxwell St. extended, North of River Dr., and West of the City of Bethlehem border as shown in more detail on the map that accompanies the proposed Ordinance, (ii) allow a variety of uses, including residential, commercial, recreational and institutional uses, as well as selected industrial uses on a portion of the tract, and (iii) add certain definitions to the Zoning Ordinance. City Council will consider the foregoing at a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers, 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101. Copies of the full text of this Ordinance are available to any interested party for examination and copying at cost at the City Clerk's Office or for inspection during regular business hours at the offices of this newspaper and t he Lehigh County Department of Law. City Council may adopt this amendment to the Zoning Ordinance at the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting at 6:30 PM on December 6, 2023 immediately following this Public Hearing.