MINUTES OF ZONING HEARING BOARD MEETING

The zoning hearing board of Palmer Township met on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 7:30 P.M. in the Palmer Memorial Library, One Weller Place, to hear the following appeals. In attendance were Nick Noel III, zoning board solicitor, Charles Roseberry, board chairman and Cherie Kavanaugh, board member, John A. Embardino, zoning officer, and court reporter Ted Rewak. Board member Dan Caravetta was absent. The Express Times was represented for hearings 05-07 and 05-08.

05-07 7:30 P.M. Kevin Gray, 1350 Tatamy Road, is seeking relief from sections 190-199 C (1) (a) [1] and 190-116 D, for expansion of a non-conforming structure and front yard setbacks to build additions onto an existing home in a PO/IP district.

Witnesses: Kevin Gray, Dean Fenstermaker.

A motion was made by Cherie Kavanaugh and seconded by Charles Roseberry to grant setback relief as requested to rebuild the residence with front yard setback no less than what presently exists. All were in favor.

05-08 7:40 P.M. Denise Aburto, 1007 Greenleaf Street, Easton, is seeking a special exception per section 190-199 F (2), to change from one nonconforming use to another at 1235 Tatamy Road, located in an LDR district.

Witnesses: Denise Aburto, Don Lynch.

Charles Roseberry made a motion to approve the request for a special exception as presented, providing the seven northernmost parking spaces proposed in exhibit A-5, be eliminated, the existing sign which is to have a lettering change is to be externally illuminated and lit during business hours only, and a buffer zone of evergreens must be installed between the parking area and residential uses to the south. Any expansion of the business beyond what was presented will need future zoning approvals. All state highway occupancy permits and regulations to apply. The motion was seconded by Cherie Kavanaugh, with all in favor.

05-09 7:50 P.M. KNBT, Lehigh Valley, is seeking relief from sections 190-184 A (4) (a) and (b), 190-174 B, and 190-161 D (1) pertaining to wall sign area in excess of square footage allowed on a lot with multiple commercial establishments, excessive free-standing signs and lighting and contrast of illuminated signs in the Palmer Town Center in a GC district.

Witnesses: Richard Barry Crawford of Bartush Signs, Timothy J. Siegfried, Esq., William Petterson.

A motion was made by Cherie Kavanaugh to approve three walls signs as depicted in exhibits A-4, 39.375 square feet in area, A-5, 45.16 square feet in area, and A-6, 13.75 square feet in area, and also approving a fourth color, an approximate 3/8 inch strip of white outlining the bank logo, and denying the freestanding sign depicted in exhibit A-3. The motion was seconded by Charles Roseberry, with all in favor.

05-10 8:00 P.M. Richard Westergren of Poyant Signs of Amherst, New Hampshire, representing Aspen Dental, is seeking relief from section 190-184 A (4)(a) to install wall signs in excess of square footage allowed on a lot with multiple commercial establishments in the Palmer Town Center in a GC district.

Witness: Richard Westergren of Poyant Signs

A motion was made by Charles Roseberry and seconded by Cherie Kavanaugh to approve the sign request as presented in exhibit A-2 for a wall sign of 45 square feet, with all in favor.

05-11 8:10 P.M. Bartush Signs, Inc., of Orwigsburg, PA, representing Holiday Hair, is seeking relief from section 190-184 A (4) (a) to install wall signs in excess of square footage allowed on a lot with multiple commercial establishments in the Palmer Town Center in a GC district.

This hearing is continued at the applicants request, to April 5,2005, due to lack of documentation for standing to be heard.

05-12 8:20 P.M. Stowaway Self Storage V, LLC of North Branch NJ, is seeking relief from section 190-126 F, requiring a 150-foot setback from abutting residential lots at 2279 Corriere Road in a PO/IP district.

Witnesses: George Ritter of Ritter Associates, Henry Newton, Esq., Robert Vollers, Thomas Buss of Base Engineering, Dean Fenstermaker, 1340 Tatamy Road, J.B. Reilly of J.B. Reilly Associates.

On a motion by Cherie Kavanaugh and seconded by Charles Roseberry, with all in favor, the request for relief of the required 150 foot setback was denied.

Deliberation in the matter of SBA Network Services, hearing 05-03, February 1, 2005, relative to the installation of a commercial communications tower to be located at 2210 Corriere Road, which was deferred due to lack of required documentation, will commence at the conclusion of hearing 05-12.

With the necessary documentation received on February 22, 2005, and entered as exhibit A-17, the hearing was deemed closed at that time. Deliberation took place, and Charles Roseberry made a motion to approve the request for a communications tower with multiple users as presented, with the tower being restricted to 140 feet in height, and a buffer zone to be installed between the tower lease site and the residential use to the southeast. The tower is to be removed upon abandonment and the land returned to its original condition. The motion was seconded by Cherie Kavanaugh, with all in favor.

Having no further business to discuss, the hearing was adjourned.

John A. Embardino

Zoning Officer