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Union City Borough schedules hearing on zoning amendment to define "redemption games" and allow accessory structures
Summary
Union City Borough will hold a public hearing Sept. 16 on a proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 1118 to define and regulate "redemption games" (games of skill) and add Section 701.04 permitting accessory structures on adjoining lots; the hearing will solicit public comment.
Union City Borough will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at First Global Methodist Church, 42 East High Street, to consider an amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 1118 that would define and regulate "redemption games," also described in the notice as games of skill, and add rules for the use of accessory structures on adjoining lots.
The borough posting announcing the hearing states the amendment would provide definitions and establish permitted-use zones for redemption games, add Section 701.04 to allow accessory structures on neighboring lots, and include a repealer, severability clause and an effective date. The posting was published as the official notice of the public hearing.
The hearing notice emphasizes that the event is intended "to provide information and receive public comment" on the proposed changes. No formal vote, motion, or adoption schedule appears in the posting; the agenda text notes only that the hearing will be followed by adjournment. The posting lists the Borough as the responsible body but does not identify individual speakers or presenters.
If adopted, the amendment would change how the borough classifies and regulates businesses or activities that provide redemption-style or games-of-skill operations by establishing where such uses are permitted under the zoning code and by adding a new section (701.04) governing accessory structures on adjoining lots. The notice does not provide the text of the proposed definitions, specific zoning districts affected, or an effective date for the ordinance.
Community members who wish to speak on the proposal can attend the hearing at the church address listed in the notice. Additional procedural steps (for example, subsequent readings, a formal vote, or administrative review) are not specified in the posted agenda.
The Borough posted the public hearing notice to solicit comment and provide information on the proposed changes to Ordinance No. 1118; further details, including the full draft amendment and any supporting materials, were not included in the text of the posting.
