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Agenda Item
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Allentown City Council will consider for possible adoption an Ordinance amending the City of Allentown Zoning Ordinance. The proposed amendment of which this Notice is a summary, proposes to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Allentown by repealing Section 1314.02.C.4 (7) of the Zoning Ordinance with respect to the prohibition of on-site frying of foods in the Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay District (TNDO) in its entirety, providing for a repealer clause, a severability clause and an effective date.
The effect of the repeal of this section of the Zoning Ordinance would permit on-site frying of foods in the TNDO Overlay District.
City Council will consider the foregoing at a Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 6:30 pm in Council Chambers, Room 118, City Hall, 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA. 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 at the Lehigh County Department of Law. All interested parties are invited to attend and to comment.
This Public Hearing will be livestreamed. The link to the Public Hearing can be found on the city website with the agenda and legislation at https://www.allentownpa.gov. Council will receive comments on the legislation prior to the meeting and will consider all comments from city residents. Comments can be registered using the ecomment provision on each agenda. These comments are public and will appear on the agenda and website. All comments must include your name and address, including your city. They can also be emailed to Michael.Hanlon@AllentownPa.gov by 2:00 PM on the date of the Public Hearing. Any comments received on the Hearing day, after the 2:00 pm deadline, will be forwarded to the Mayor and Council as soon as practicable. In addition, if you would like to speak during the Hearing, please email address above or call the office at 610.437.7555 to leave your name, address and telephone number and you will be called during the Public Hearing.