North East Borough Holding Public Hearing to Restate and Amend Existing Ordinances

The Borough of North East hereby gives notice that the Borough Council for the Borough of North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at its regular monthly meeting on September 4, 2018, commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Borough Hall, 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428, will conduct a public hearing on and consider enactment at such meeting of an Ordinance Amending and Restating Ordinance Nos. 692, 797, and 855, North East Borough Zoning Ordinance, a summary of which is set forth below.

Editor’s note: This is an extensive restatement with numerous definitions and changes that all residents of the borough should be familiar with. It is highly recommended that residents follow the provided link and read Ordinance 903 to understand any changes or inclusions that may affect them.

Ordinance amending and restating ordinance nos. 692, 797, and 855, North East Borough zoning ordinance and implementing numerous changes to ordnance nos. 692, 797, and 855 by adding numerous uses to zoning districts, updating references to the uniform construction code, adding a parking only district, revising some yard, lot, and other requirements and establishing requirements for special exception uses.

The above statement is a brief summary of the Ordinance to be considered, copies of which are available and on file at the North East Borough Office, 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428, the Erie County Law Library, Erie County Court House, Erie, PA 16501, and on the North East Borough website at www.northeastborough.com.

Patrick J. Gehrlein
Borough Manager

Changes and amendments: Ordinance 903

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