Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zoning Variance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Hempfield Zoning Board approves buffer reduction for property at 708 Reynolds Street
Summary
On June 9, 2026 the Hempfield Township Zoning Hearing Board unanimously approved Appeal No. ZHB-26-8, granting a variance to reduce the required buffer area at 708 Reynolds Street (Tax Map No. 50-37-07-0-025), a Neighborhood Commercial parcel; the motion was moved by Chairman Woody Weissinger and seconded by Vice Chairman Robert Whisner.
The Hempfield Township Zoning Hearing Board on June 9 approved a variance to reduce the buffer area required for a Neighborhood Commercial property at 708 Reynolds Street in Youngwood.
Woody Weissinger, chairman of the Hempfield Township Zoning Hearing Board, moved to approve Appeal No. ZHB-26-8, a request filed by John Cenkner on behalf of property owner Michael Hoffer; the motion was seconded by Robert Whisner, vice chairman, and the Board voted unanimously to grant the variance.
The request sought relief from Article XXIII, Section 87-159 A(1) of the township zoning code to reduce the mandated buffer area for the parcel listed as Tax Map No. 50-37-07-0-025, which is zoned Neighborhood Commercial (NC). Planning Specialist Matthew Pernelli appeared for Hempfield Township and provided staff presence at the hearing. Residents Russell Sell and John Rady also spoke during the testimony portion of the appeal.
The Board’s record lists John Cenkner and Michael Hoffer as appearing and testifying on behalf of the applicant; the hearing record does not specify conditions attached to the variance beyond the code citation and the property’s tax-map identification.
No formal opposition vote or abstention was recorded; the four board members present approved the motion. The Board took the action during the regular meeting and moved to the next appeal after the vote.
