Published February 19. 2026 11:46AM<\/p>\n
The Feb. 10 meeting of the Lower Macungie Township Planning Commission involved the Hamilton Dental Office and a zoning ordinance update discussion.<\/p>\n
The Hamilton Dental Office would be located at 6048 Hamilton Blvd. The property would involve the conversion of an existing single family home.<\/p>\n
The project was represented by Erich Hornung of Hornung Architects as well as Jason Schweyer of Keystone Consulting Engineers. The plan would involve adding a second floor addition in the rear of the building and parking in the rear of the property.<\/p>\n
A special exception will be required to convert the home on the property based on the lot size only being a half acre.<\/p>\n
There was a discussion about the public water and sewer on the property. Hornung questioned if a street wall would be a requirement on the property. Township Planner Nathan Jones clarified a street wall would still be required.<\/p>\n
Planning Commissioner Jennifer Mack suggested the idea of the dental office sharing parking with First Commonwealth Credit Union.<\/p>\n
This would reduce the amount of impervious land needed for parking and more space for native planting.<\/p>\n
There was talk about replacing the existing sign on the property with a monument sign. There was also talk about garbage truck and emergency vehicle access.<\/p>\n
The other item discussed during the meeting was the zoning ordinance update presentation and discussion. The discussion was focused on the data center use.<\/p>\n
The data center use is currently allowed in the industrial, office, research, light industrial center zone and highway enterprise zones.<\/p>\n
There was a discussion about design guidelines and having public water on the property. Jones said there would be a distance requirement of 1,000 feet from the property line regarding residences, schools and places of worship, along with life care facilities and day cares.<\/p>\n
The planning commission voiced concerns about data centers using up a lot of the township\u2019s water and electricity. There was a discussion of using some decibel measurements to keep data centers within certain noise requirements.<\/p>\n
There was a discussion about requiring data centers coming into Lower Macungie Township to create new renewable energy projects or fund existing projects in the area that require assistance.<\/p>\n
Township Engineer, Bryan McAdam said it would be difficult to enforce a decibel level requirement in the township.<\/p>\n
The next Lower Macungie Township Planning Commission meeting will be held March 10. Usually the planning commission meets the second Tuesday of every month and occasionally there is a workshop meeting on the third Tuesday of the month. There will be no workshop in February.<\/p>\n
Meetings begin 6 p.m. and currently all planning commission meetings will be held both in person and over Zoom with a video recording uploaded to the township\u2019s YouTube channel after the fact.<\/p>\n
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