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Allentown holds public hearing on sweeping zoning and subdivision rewrite; environmental advisers urge adoption
Summary
Allentown City Council opened a public hearing to take testimony on two proposed ordinances — Bill 69, a proposed new zoning ordinance and map, and Bill 70, a proposed new subdivision and land development ordinance; Planning Director Jennifer Gomez introduced the "Zone Allentown" initiative and a representative of the Allentown Environmental Advisory Council urged adoption.
Allentown City Council opened a public hearing to take testimony on two proposed ordinances — Bill 69, described in the hearing as a proposed new City of Allentown zoning ordinance and map, and Bill 70, a proposed new City of Allentown subdivision and land development ordinance. The hearing record shows the bills are scheduled to be considered for adoption immediately following the public hearing. (No formal adoption vote is recorded in the provided transcript.)
Planning Director Jennifer Gomez introduced the initiative as "Zone Allentown, forming tomorrow's city today," and identified a project team including Kirk Bishop of Duncan and Associates, Leslie Oberhauser of Codometrics, Melissa Velez (senior planner), Trevor Tormann (senior planner) and Mike Hanzo (zoning supervisor). Gomez said the regulations aim to be "context…
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