Politics & Government
Group Home Proposed for Main Street Property
Hellertown Zoning Officer Kris Russo told Borough Council July 16 that a small group home has been proposed for a property at 1360 Main Street.
The Hellertown Zoning Hearing Board will hear a proposal for a group home at its Wednesday, July 18 meeting, which begins at 6:30pm at .
At Borough Council's July 16 meeting, said the proposal is for a small group home at 1360 Main Street.
The facility would house no more than five people, council was told.
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Councilman Tom Rieger asked if the residents would be receiving medication, and said that if they are medicated, he feels the business should be classified as a "treatment center" rather than a group home.
"It's almost a rehab," council vice president John Bate said of the proposal.
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In order for the Zoning Hearing Board to approve use of the property as a group home, a special exception to the zoning ordinance would need to be granted.
According to , "all of them are special exceptions," council president Phil Weber said of group homes.
"I say, we spent a lot of time on that ordinance," he said. "Let's see if it works."
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