Public Notice: 06/25/2025 [1b6519b1197b7b516b71a88aa8d70a8a]

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ENACT ORDINANCE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP hereby gives public notice of its intention to enact the following Ordinance at a Public Hearing of the Board of Supervisors to be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 7:00 o'clock P.M., at the Chestnuthill Township Municipal Building, 271 Route 715, Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania. Any and all interested persons are hereby given notice to attend the meeting and offer such comments in relation to the proposed Ordinance as they may desire. The proposed Ordinance is entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CHESTNUTHILL, MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP ORDINANCE NO. 2023-01 (CHAPTER 119, ZONING), AS AMENDED, WITH RESPECT TO DATA STORAGE CENTERS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH. The following is a brief summary of all of the provisions of the proposed Ordinance: Part 1 includes the authority to enact the ordinance to amend the Chestnuthill Township Code of Ordinances (‘Code”) and the legislative intent of the proposed Ordinance. Part 2 includes incorporation into Chapter 119, Zoning, Article II, Section 119-21 of definitions of “Data Storage Center”, “Data Center Accessory Uses”, “Data Center Equipment,” and “Cryptocurrency Mining Facility”. Part 3 provides for amendment to Code Section 119 Attachment 2 – Table of Permitted Uses to include “Data Storage Centers” and “Cryptocurrency Mining Facility” as a Conditional Use in the Light Industrial/Commercial District – (LIC) with a minimum lot size of ten (10) acres and further provides for the addition of specific standards for “Data Storage Centers” and a “Cryptocurrency Mining Facility” as a conditional use as more fully set forth in the proposed Ordinance. Part 4 provides for the effective date of five (5) days from enactment. COPIES OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE MAY BE EXAMINED WITHOUT CHARGE, AND COPIES OF THE SAME MAY BE OBTAINED FOR A CHARGE NOT GREATER THAN THE COST THEREOF, AT THE CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 271 ROUTE 715, BRODHEADSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. A COPY OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE HAS ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO THE POCONO RECORD AT 511 LENOX STREET, STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND POSTED ON THE CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP WEBSITE AT www.chestnuthilltwp-pa.gov. . If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend this public meeting and require auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact Cathy Martinelli at (570) 992-7247 to discuss how Chestnuthill Township may best accommodate your needs. Cramer, Swetz, McManus, Jordan & Saylor, P.C. By: F. Andrew Wolf, Esq Chestnuthill Township Solicitor 711 Sarah Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360