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Resident seeks lot consolidation after permit issued across two parcels; Board explains SALDO process

Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors · August 26, 2025
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Summary

Resident Tim Faust asked the Board for guidance after a fence permit was issued across two parcels on one deed; Solicitor Backenstoe advised a minor subdivision under the Lehigh Township SALDO is the typical solution and warned that granting waivers could set precedent.

During public comment, resident Tim Faust described a permit error where a fence spanned two distinct tracts that currently sit on the same deed. Faust said he purchased what he believed to be one parcel and now wants to consolidate the two tracts so an accessory building for horses can be built on the lot with his home.

Township Solicitor David Backenstoe told Faust that under the Lehigh Township…

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