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Developer seeks CS zoning for Eighth Avenue site; planning commission and LVPC recommend conditions
Summary
Attorney Dennis Benner asked Bethlehem City Council at an informational public hearing to rezone two parcels at Eighth Avenue and Martin Court from CMU to CS to allow vehicle-oriented uses including a possible car wash or restaurants with drive-throughs.
Attorney Dennis Benner, representing a private owner group, asked Bethlehem City Council at an informational public hearing to amend the city zoning map and rezone two parcels at Eighth Avenue and Martin Court from the Mixed Use Commercial District (CMU) to the Shopping Center District (CS).
Benner told the council the rezoning would allow more automobile-oriented uses than the existing CMU zone, specifically naming an “upscale car wash” operator and restaurants that commonly require drive-through service. “CMU does not permit a drive through. CS does,” Benner said during his presentation. He said he had spoken with prospective…
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