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Landowner seeks rezoning of 900 Island Park Road; board to refer petition to planning review
Summary
Attorney Joshua Mason asked the board to entertain a rezoning petition to change a 1.22-acre parcel at 900 Island Park Road from agricultural to local commercial; staff explained this is a first-step authorization that would trigger planning commission and Lehigh Valley Planning Commission review.
Attorney and agent Joshua Mason (speaker 11) represented landowners Susan and Sam Cribilero and asked the board to authorize a zoning amendment petition so the parcel at 900 Island Park Road (parcel ID ending 12-27) can proceed to planning review.
Mason said the 1.22-acre vacant parcel sits next to commercially zoned property and, given its small size and constraints, is not well-suited to productive agricultural use. He argued rezoning to local commercial would better align the parcel with surrounding land use and the township comprehensive plan. "We respectfully request the board of supervisors approve the proposed zoning amendment," Mason said.
Staff (speaker 8) clarified this is the first step: if the board elects to entertain the petition tonight, the matter will go to the township planning commission and the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for review and later return to the board for a subsequent hearing and decision. The board discussed whether to send a representative to the June 24 hearing; staff recommended that authorizing the petition tonight allows the process to move forward but does not grant rezoning approval.
Next steps: the board must vote whether to formally entertain the petition (which would send it to planning review); the transcript records discussion and a motion to proceed but does not capture a final recorded vote in the provided segments.
