NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY PENN TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD
Notice is hereby given that the Penn Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., at the Penn Township Municipal Building; 97 N. Penryn Rd., Manheim, PA 17545, to hear the following application(s):
Case #250988 – Applicant Elite Storage of Manheim, LLC., requests zoning relief from the Penn Township Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB) to use its property for a Contractor Shop/Construction Company or Tradesperson’s Headquarters. The ZHB had previously approved a Contractor Shop use of the property. The Applicant had recorded final land development plans, but was not able to gain applicable permits before the ZHB approval expired. Accordingly, the Applicant requests the approvals needed to proceed with its previously-submitted and approved plans. Specifically, they request dimensional variances from §27-210.2 (lot coverage), §27-210.3.A (front yard setback), and §27-210.6, §27-210.7.B, & §27-312 (landscaping requirements). Furthermore, the Applicant requests any additional dimensional variances the Board may deem necessary. The property that is the subject of this application is located at 701 Ditz Drive, Manheim, PA 17545, which is located in the CLI – Commercial/Light Industrial Zoning District of Penn Township, Tax ID#500-50150-0-0000.
Case #250989 – Applicant/Contract Owner, Landmark Builders, Inc., requests a variance from §27-215.4.B.(1)(a) related to the disturbance of steep slopes, within the Penn Township Zoning Ordinance. Additionally, to the extent deemed necessary, Applicant is requesting a variance from §27-207.1 of the Zoning Ordinance to authorize two flag lots with widths less than 70 feet at the front yard setback. The Applicant proposes to develop the property with a mixture of single family detached and single-family attached dwellings. The property that is the subject of this application is an approximately 28.26-acre tract of land that is located in the vicinity of Fruitville Pike and Temperance Hill Road, which is located in the RM – Medium Density Residential Zoning District of Penn Township, and has a Tax ID#500-86869-0-0000.
The applications may be examined at the Penn Township Municipal Office, 97 N. Penryn Rd., Manheim, PA between 7:30am and 5:30pm, Monday through Thursday. If you require any special accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Township office at (717) 665-4508 during the above listed times and days.
PENN TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD
By: Matthew Reeser, Zoning Officer