PALMER TWP., Pa.- A real estate developer is seeking a zoning change to build several industrial buildings on land that includes one of the last remaining farms in Palmer Township.
The Charles Chrin Real Estate Trust has submitted a challenge and a curative amendment to the township, requesting that the land be rezoned from Rural Agriculture (RA) to North End Business (NEB).
The 41-acre parcel butts up against a more than 50-acre parcel in Upper Nazareth Township that’s also owned by Chrin.
The company wants to build ten industrial buildings on the combined property, Palmer Township Planning Director Craig Beavers told 69 News. According to Beavers, the parcel on the Palmer side is one of only five remaining farms in the township…