Union City to hold Sept. 16 public hearing on zoning changes for redemption games and accessory structures

Union City Borough posted a notice scheduling a public hearing for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at First Global Methodist Church, 42 East High Street, to receive public comment on a proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 1118.

The posted agenda says the amendment would add definitions and permit-and-regulate language for "redemption games," identified in the notice as "games of skill," and would add Section 701.04 to allow the use of accessory structures on adjoining lots under specified conditions. The notice also lists a repealer, a severability provision and an effective date as part of the ordinance text to be adopted if the amendment advances.

The agenda includes a "hearing of the visitors" to take public comment on the proposal; the posted notice does not record any prior votes or decisions and does not specify the exact regulatory language or the zoning districts that would allow redemption games. The Borough did not provide additional details in the posted text about operational limits, licensing, hours, or enforcement in the notice.

Residents, business owners and other interested parties may attend the hearing in person to speak during the visitor-comment portion. The notice does not state whether written comments will be accepted in advance or by what deadline.

If the Borough proceeds from hearing to a formal ordinance vote, any final text, voting record and effective-date language will be part of subsequent meeting minutes or legislative documents; the posted agenda contains only the hearing notice and the items listed above.