A zoning amendment that would allow for the potential construction of a full-scale hospital in Whitehall Township has been approved by the board of commissioners. The commissioners approved a zoning amendment for the Lehigh Valley Health Network-owned parcel located at 3230 MacArthur Road from R-2 low-density residential and R-4 medium-density residential to R-3 low-/medium-density residential.
The zoning amendment will allow for a healthcare campus/hospital to be built on the 147-acre parcel of land at MacArthur Road and Lehigh Street. The township has not officially approved the project, only the zoning change, which amends the allowed use of the property.
The zoning amendment passed 6-1 among the board, with Commissioner Taylor Stakes as the only vote against…