BETHLEHEM TWP., Pa. – The Bethlehem Township Board of Commissioners informally advanced a zoning text amendment petition Monday night at the administration building.
The zoning amendment (see pages 25-30) would allow for a convenience store with fueling positions at 4850 Freemansburg Ave., which is known as Harvey’s Corner. The parcels are located in the Medium-High Density Residential and Neighborhood Enhancement Overlay zoning districts.
The proposed amendment offered by the applicant, Wagner Enterprises, adds convenience stores as a conditional use in the Neighborhood Enhancement Overlay district for any property also in the Medium-High Density Residential district. This conditional use, according to attorney Julie Wagner Burkart, would address the township’s concerns “and ensure an added layer of protection for the township,” in comparison to adding the use as permitted by-right…