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Plan NL - Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan
As part of the ‘PLAN NL’ Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan, the Townships of Weisenberg, Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn & Washington as well as the Borough of Slatington have contracted with Environmental Planning & Design to update their zoning ordinances & create an official map for each municipality. The estimated completion date for the project is the 4th quarter of 2024. Please visit PLANNL.org for more information or contact the Township office if you have any questions.
Electronic Recycling Events - 2024
Weisenberg Township will be holding an Electronic Recycling Event on April 27th and October 5th of 2024.
The event will be held at the Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Company - 2500 Golden Key Road, Kutztown PA 19530 from 9am -11am or until the truck is full. This is a no contact event and you will need to show that you are a resident of Weisenberg township. A flyer will be posted closer to the event. If you have any questions please call the Township Office @ 610-285-6660. Thank you.
Public Notice - May 2024 Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan Zoning Update Workship - MEETING NOTICE
The Townships of Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn, Washington & Weisenberg and the Borough of Slatington, Lehigh County PA have rescheduled their May 2024 Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan Zoning Update Workshop to Tuesday, May 14th 2024 at 5:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Washington Township building, 7951 Center St., Emerald, PA 18080.
Brian C. Carl
Weisenberg Township Manager
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
SEALED PROPOSALS will be accepted by Weisenberg Township until 9:00 a.m., on Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Weisenberg Township Building, 2175 Seipstown Road, Fogelsville PA 18051, for the following Contract:
“2024 Bituminous Paving” on West Hills Court, Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County PA.
937 Tons of 9.5 mm Wearing Course
471 SY of Gutter Milling, As Directed
All materials must meet PENNDOT Pub. 408 Specifications and Standards. Bidders need to be PENNDOT prequalified.
Proposals must be on forms provided by the Township. Proposals shall be marked “2024 Bituminous Paving”. Proposal forms, specifications and bid information can be obtained at the Weisenberg Township Municipal Building at the above address or by calling Brian Carl, Manager, at 610-285-6660, Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
All bidders are asked to drive roads and check out current conditions prior to submitting a bid. Bidders must also
schedule an individual mandatory pre-bid meeting with Tony Werley, Roadmaster, at the above number, prior
to the bid deadline.
All bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the bid made payable to Weisenberg Township.
The successful bidder will be required to provide a Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price within 20 days of the award of the contract.
All bids will be opened and read publicly at 9:05 AM on Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Township Building and, pending review, awarded at the Board of Supervisors Meeting at approximately 7:00 PM on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Weisenberg Township reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals or portions thereof, and to delete projects and or portions of the project depending on budgetary constraints and may also waive any technicalities deemed to be in the best interest of the Township.
Pennsylvania Prevailing Wages WILL Apply to this contract if the final price exceeds $100,000.00.
Weisenberg Township
Brian C. Carl,
Township Manager
2175 Seipstown Road
Fogelsville, PA 18051
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWNSHIP OF WEISENBERG, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-1
Notice is hereby provided pursuant to Subsections 1601(a) and 1601(d) of the Second Class Township Code (hereinafter, “Code”), as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 66601(a), (d), that the Board of Supervisors (hereinafter, “Supervisors”) of Weisenberg Township (hereinafter, “Township”), Lehigh County, Pennsylvania intends to consider for adoption at its regularly-scheduled, public meeting to be held on Monday, April 08, 2024, commencing immediately following the conclusion of the below-described public hearing, at the Weisenberg Township Municipal Building located at 2175 Seipstown Road, Fogelsville, Pennsylvania 18051 (hereinafter, “Municipal Building”), proposed Ordinance No. 2024-1 (hereinafter, “Ordinance”). Because the Ordinance also constitutes an amendment to the Township’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and Zoning Ordinance, notice is also hereby provided, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended, 53 P.S. §§ 10505 and 10609, that the Supervisors intend to hold a public hearing on Monday, April 08, 2024, commencing at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Building, for the purpose of receiving public comment and input concerning the amendments to the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and Zoning Ordinance as effectuated by the Ordinance.
The Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the express powers granted to the Supervisors by Subsection 1601(d) of the Code, as amended, 53 P.S. § 66601(d), which authorizes the Supervisors to prepare or have prepared a consolidation or codification of the general body of Township ordinances. The purpose of the Ordinance is to codify existing, at-large Township ordinances into a single comprehensive code of Township ordinances (hereinafter, “Code of Ordinances”). The Ordinance also provides for the consolidation of certain Township ordinance provisions and amends and repeals existing Township ordinances. Consolidations, repeals, and amendments to existing Township ordinances are noted throughout the Ordinance, as well as the Code of Ordinances.
The title of the Ordinance is: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEISENBERG, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, APPROVING, ADOPTING, AND ENACTING AN ORDINANCE CODIFICATION FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF WEISENBERG; CONSOLIDATING, REVISING, AMENDING, AND ENACTING CERTAIN NEW ORDINANCE PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN LEGISLATION NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; SAVING FROM REPEAL CERTAIN OTHER LEGISLATION NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; SAVING FROM REPEAL CERTAIN OTHER LEGISLATION NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR AMENDING THE CODE AND FOR THE CITATION OF THE CODE AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF; AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR TAMPERING WITH THE CODE.”
In accordance with Subsection 1601(d) of the Code, as amended, 53 P.S. § 66601(d), the following constitutes the table of contents of the Code of Ordinances to be adopted and approved by the Ordinance:
Table of Contents
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Chapter 1. General Provisions....……………………………………………………………1:1
Article 1. Adoption of Code
Chapter 43. Fire Department.……………………………………………………………….43:1
Chapter 82. Joint Regional Recreation Commissions.……………………………………...82:1
Chapter 101. Pensions.……………………………………………………………………...101:1
Chapter 108. Planning Commission.………………………………………………………..108:1
Chapter 120. Records.………………………………………………………………………120:1
Article I. Open Records Policy
Chapter 129. Salaries and Compensation…………………………………………………...129:1
Article I. Supervisors’ Compensation
Part II: General Legislation
Chapter 176. Accessory Housing Structures.……………………………………………….176:1
Chapter 183. Alarm Systems.……………………………………………………………….183:1
Chapter 191. Animals.………………………………………………………………………191:1
Article I. Animal Control
Chapter 201. Brush, Grass and Weeds.……………………………………………………..201:1
Chapter 209. Burning, Open.………………………………………………………………..209:1
Chapter 216. Bus Shelters.………………………………………………………………….216:1
Chapter 225. Construction Codes, Uniform…………………………………………….…..225:1
Article I. Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 234. Erosion and Sedimentation Control……….………………………………….234:1
Chapter 251. Fire Department Responses…………………………………………………..251:1
Article I. Reimbursement for Cleanup of Petroleum or Chemical Spills
Article II. Reimbursement for Incident Response Costs
Chapter 255. Fire Prevention………………………………………………………………..255:1
Article I. Key Lock Boxes
Article II. Adoption of Standards
Chapter 259. Fireworks……………………………………………………………………..259:1
Chapter 270. Floodplain Management……………………………………………………...270:1
Chapter 277. Fuel-Burning Appliances, Outdoor…………………………………………...277:1
Chapter 303. Junkyards and Junk Dealers…………………………………………………..303:1
Chapter 322. Littering and Dumping..………………………………………………………322:1
Chapter 329. Moving Permits………………………………………………………………329:1
Chapter 336. Municipal Claims and Liens………………………………………………….336:1
Article I. Attorneys’ Fees
Chapter 344. Nuisances……………………………………………………………………..344:1
Chapter 390. Sewers………………………………………………………………………...390:1
Part I. Sewage System Permits
Part II. Sewage and Industrial Waste
Part III. Wastewater Discharges
Part IV. Aberdeen Hills Community Subsurface Sewerage System
Chapter 397. Solid Waste…………………………………………………………………...397:1
Article I. Solid Waste Management Planning
Article II. Solid Waste Management, Collection and Disposal
Article III. Waste Building Products
Chapter 405. Stormwater Management……………………………………………………405:1
Part I. Drywell Design, Installation and Inspection
Part II. Stormwater Management
Chapter 413. Streets and Sidewalks………………………………………………………...413:1
Article I. Driveway Construction
Article II. Driveway Maintenance and Repairs; Excavations and Restorations
Chapter 425. Subdivision and Land Development………………………………………….425:1
Chapter 436. Taxation………………………………………………………………………436:1
Article I. Discounts and Penalties
Article II. Exemption for Open Space Property
Article III. Realty Transfer Tax
Article IV. Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Article V. Local Services Tax
Article VI. Earned Income and Net Profits Tax
Article VII. Tax Certifications
Article VIII. Fire Protection Services Tax
Chapter 452. Vehicles, All-Terrain…………………………………………………………452:1
Chapter 460. Vehicles and Traffic…………………………………………………………..460:1
Article I. Speed Limits
Article II. Parking Regulations
Article III. Stop Intersections
Article IV. Truck Traffic
Chapter 473. Wind Energy………………………………………………………………….473:1
Article I. Small Wind Energy Systems
Chapter 500. Zoning………………………………………………………………………...500:1
Disposition List
DL. Disposition List……………………………………………………………………….DL:1
Index
Index…………………………………………………………………………………………IDX:1
The Ordinance contains “Whereas” clauses explaining the legislative history behind, and rationale for, its adoption. The Ordinance also contains provisions explaining the effect of the Code of Ordinances on prior Township ordinance provisions, repealing inconsistent prior legislation, saving certain prior legislation from repeal, providing for the inclusion within the Code of Ordinances of Township ordinances adopted following the Ordinance’s adoption, describing the provisions amended by the Ordinance, providing for the interpretation of the Code of Ordinances’ provisions, providing for title headings and editor’s notes, providing for the filing of a copy of the Code of Ordinances with the Township’s Ordinance Book, providing for the method for amending the Code of Ordinances in the future, requiring the Code of Ordinances to be kept up to date, requiring the publication of all required notices to effectuate the Code of Ordinances’ adoption, providing for penalties for tampering with or altering the Code of Ordinances, providing for the severability of the Ordinances’ and Code of Ordinances’ provisions, and providing for an effective date for the Ordinance and Code of Ordinances as five (5) days after adoption of the Ordinance by the Supervisors.
Copies of the full text of the Ordinance and the Code of Ordinances, may be examined or obtained, without charge, at the Municipal Building located at 2175 Seipstown Road, Fogelsville, Pennsylvania 18051, during normal business hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In accordance with Subsection 1601(a.1) of the Code, as amended, 53 P.S. § 66601(a.1), full copies of the text of the Ordinance have been supplied to the Times News newspaper.
WEISENBERG TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BRIAN C. CARL, TOWNSHIIP MANAGER
Public Notice - MEETING NOTICE
Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County, PA will conduct the following meetings during the calendar year 2024 in the Municipal Building, 2175 Seipstown Road, Fogelsville, PA 18051.
Supervisor’s Re-organizational meeting: Tuesday - January 2, 2024 @ 5:00 pm.
Supervisor’s Close-Out meeting: Wednesday - December 23, 2024 @ 8:00 am.
Auditor Re-organizational meeting: Wednesday - January 3, 2024 @ 5:00 pm.
Supervisor’s Regular meetings: 2nd Monday of each month @ 7:00 pm.
Planning Commission meetings: Last Thursday of each month @ 7:00 pm except
November when the meeting will be held Thursday November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm and
December when the meeting will be held Thursday December 19, 2024 @ 7:00 pm
Zoning Hearing Board meetings: 2nd Wednesday of the month (as necessary) @ 7:00 pm.
Environmental Advisory Council meetings: 3rd Tuesday of each month (as necessary) @ 7:00 pm.
Fire Company and Board of Supervisors meetings: 3rd Thursday of each month (as necessary) @ 6:30 pm.
Public Notice - Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan Meetings (2023)
The Townships of Heidelberg, Lowhill, Lynn, Washington & Weisenberg and the Borough of Slatington, Lehigh County, PA will hold regular workshops as necessary to discuss updates and changes to each municipality’s Zoning Ordinance as part of the recently adopted Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan for the Northern Region of Lehigh County. The workshops will be held at the Washington Township building (7951 Center St., Emerald, PA 18080) at 5:30 pm on the following Tuesdays:
February 7, 2023
March 7, 2023
April 4, 2023
May 2, 2023
June 6, 2023
August 1, 2023
September 5, 2023
October 3, 2023
November 7, 2023
December 5, 2023
Brian C. Carl,
Weisenberg Township Manager
