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Planning commission forwards Zone Allentown zoning and SALDO updates to city council, urges future amendments where needed
Summary
The Planning Commission on Sept. 16 forwarded a comprehensive zoning rewrite (Zone Allentown) and a new SALDO to City Council with favorable recommendations and signaled willingness to pursue targeted amendments after initial adoption to address stakeholder concerns.
The Planning Commission on Sept. 16 voted to forward two city‑sponsored bills — a replacement zoning ordinance and map (Zone Allentown, Bill 69‑2025) and a replacement subdivision and land‑development ordinance (SALDO, Bill 70‑2025) — to City Council with a favorable recommendation and an acknowledgement that the documents are intended to be living codes subject to future amendments.
Planning staff explained the adoption timeline: the commission had previously forwarded recommendations; City Council introduced both bills; the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission reviewed…
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