Public hearing on Ordinance No. 580 regarding data center overlay district.

PUBLIC NOTICE
 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Tobyhanna Township Zoning Hearing Board will conduct a public hearing at the Pocono Summit Volunteer Fire Company, 5334 Hummingbird Drive, Pocono Summit, PA 18346 on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the following:
 
APPLICANTS Mark and Joan Lippi. Jennifer Beardsley, Dolores Ruppel, Jim Millington, the Stoddartsville Association and Ray Laytham of 293 Scenic Drive, Blakeslee, PA 18610 appeal the Tobyhanna Township Board of Supervisors enactment of Ordinance No. 580 titled: “An Ordinance Amending Part II, Chapter 155, of the Code of the Township of Tobyhanna, Monroe County, PA to create a data center overlay district; to define data center use; and to add data center use as a permitted use to the data center overlay district and setting forth specific regulations.”
 
Applicants challenge the substantive validity of Ordinance No. 580 pursuant to Zoning Ordinance Chapter 155-69 Jurisdiction A. Applicants allege the enactment of Ordinance No. 580 is unlawful spot zoning, contradicts the intended purpose of the Township’s rural residential district, is for the specific and exclusive benefit of a single landowner, Pennsylvania Glacial Till, LLC a New Jersey limited liability company, is arbitrary, unreasonable and has no bearing to the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. Applicants request the Zoning Hearing Board to find in favor of its validity challenge and hold that Ordinance No. 580 is invalid under the law.
 
The properties impacted by this Ordinance include the following Tobyhanna Township Tax Map Parcels: Tax Map Nos. 19.111691, 19.119925 and 19.18.1.8-1, all in a RR zoning district. These properties consist of 59.36 acres along a private drive, also known as Parcel 1B and Lot 3; 59.10 acres northwest of Township Road 553 also known as Parcel 1A and Parcel 1C, and 401.70 acres known as 291 Caughbaugh Road are located in the Township’s RR rural residential zoning district.
 
APPLICANT Natalie McCarty of 7223 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19135 seeks dimensional variances from the 15 ft. side yard and 40 ft. rear yard minimum setbacks required in the R-2 medium density residential district. Applicant proposes to construct a 14 ft. x 36 ft. detached garage. The near rear garage corner will be three feet from the rear property line and the entire near garage side yard will be three feet from the side property line. The property in question is 1204 Ranger Trail, Pocono Lake, PA also known as Lot 110 Section G II and further identified by Tax Map No. 19.11B.1.195, PIN 19630604741614, in the R-2 district.
 
Any interested party may examine the plans and applications for this public notice during the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Tobyhanna Township Municipal Building on business days. Any person with a disability and in need of special accommodations to allow participation at the public hearing should contact the Township Secretary at (570) 646-1212 at least 24 hours prior to the public hearing.
 
ZONING HEARING BOARD OF TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP
Joseph P. McDonald, Jr., Solicitor
1651 West Main Street
Stroudsburg PA 18360