Union City Borough schedules Sept. 16 public hearing on zoning changes covering "redemption games" and accessory structures

Union City Borough posted a notice that it will hold a public hearing on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at First Global Methodist Church, 42 East High Street, Union City, PA 16438, to consider amendments to Zoning Ordinance No. 1118.

The proposed amendment would add definitions and regulations for permitted use zones for "redemption games," also described in the notice as "games of skill," and would add Section 701.04 to provide for use of accessory structures on adjoining lots. The notice also states the amendment package will include a repealer, severability language and an effective date.

The hearing notice, as posted in the transcript, identifies the purpose of the meeting as providing information and receiving public comment on the proposed ordinance changes. The transcript contains only the posted agenda text; it does not record any staff presentations, public comment, votes or additional materials.

No individual speakers, municipal officials or staff members are named in the posted notice included in the transcript. The transcript does not specify details such as the precise text of the definitions, the locations where redemption games would be permitted, any proposed zoning map changes, or the effective date; those details are not specified in the posted agenda and would need to be made available by the borough for a fuller public review.

The borough's next procedural step, according to the notice, is the public hearing itself on Sept. 16, 2024. The transcript does not include any final action, vote, or outcome; any ordinance adoption or subsequent procedural steps are not recorded in the provided text.