May 11, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
Bethlehem Township’s Planning Commission will review a convenience store proposed for Freemansburg Avenue, where the township rejected a plan for a Wawa earlier.
The May 26 agenda includes the presentation of a sketch plan for 4850 Freemansburg Ave., the intersection with Wagner Drive that is known as Harvey’s Corner.
The earlier plan for Wawa was for 4900 Freemansburg Ave.
Sketch plans are preliminary proposals placed before planning commissions for guidance. No votes are made on sketch plans.
The commission will also review a plan for an “office building” at 3708 Freemansburg Ave., the former Young’s Pharmacy. That property was purchased for use as a laboratory, but Deibel Labs chose another location.
Agendas are subject to change. Check the township website closer to the meeting.
The Bethlehem Township Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, in the meeting room at the township municipal building, 4225 Easton Ave.
Here’s an abbreviated cut-and-paste version of the agenda, which is also on the township website:
The Bethlehem Township Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on TUESDAY May 26, 2026 at 7:00pm, in the Main Meeting Room of the Bethlehem Township Municipal Building, located at 4225 Easton Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. All items listed on this agenda should be considered open for discussion. The meeting will also be in a virtual format on Zoom: meeting ID number 822 4371 5829, passcode 837600.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF February 23, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes
April 27, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes (pending submittal)
COURTESY OF THE FLOOR
CORRESPONDENCE
NEW BUSINESS
- Autumn Estates – Waiver Requests
- Convenience Store (4850 Freemansburg Ave) – Sketch Plan
- Office Building (3708 Freemansburg Ave) – Site Plan
- Healthcare Village Overlay Sign Regulations – Zoning Ordinance Amendment
OLD BUSINESS - 2840 Santee Road – Subdivision Plan
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTAL MEMO - Next meeting is June 22, 2026
ADJOURN
Interested parties may appear at the public meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed items. Copies of the applications are
available for review Monday through Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm at the Bethlehem Township Community Development Department,
TOWNSHIP OF BETHLEHEM
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MUNICIPAL OFFICES
4225 EASTON AVENUE
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18020-1496
TABLED & ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – Items pending consideration at a future public meeting.
- Autumn Estates – Subdivision Plan (No submission made)
- Bethlehem Township Self-Storage Expansion #2 – Site Plan (No submission made)
- Farmersville Estates – Conditional Use Permit (Admin Review)
- Farmersville Estates – Subdivision Plan (Admin Review)
- Ice Cream Restaurant (3301 Easton Ave) – Site Plan (Tabled)
- Nazareth Pike Self Storage – Land Development Plan (Admin Review)
- River Hill Estates (Kay River Hill, LLC) – Street Tree Waiver Request (Tabled)
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