The East Allen Township Board of Supervisors rejected a request for a public zoning hearing for a zoning map change from Pivot Energy, a Colorado-based energy company seeking to construct two solar facilities in the township. This decision was made during the Jan. 22 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Pivot Energy appeared before the board in December to make their request, presenting their plan for 10,000 solar panels on land owned by the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority. This construction would have required amending the properties’ zoning from Suburban Residential to Agricultural.
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code allows landowners to request a public hearing when seeking a zoning map change. Whether to hold a hearing is decided by supervisors…