ORDINANCES
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL
TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Hopewell, Beaver County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall hold a public hearing and consider action upon a proposed Ordinance at a Public Meeting to be held on Monday, October 13, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, 1700 Clark Boulevard, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania of which this notice is a summary:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING THE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP AMENDED AND RESTATED ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 301 TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF “PLACE OF ASSEMBLY” AND SECTION 1401 TO ALLOW PLACE OF ASSEMBLY
AS A PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USE IN THE I-P INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT
A Place of Assembly shall be defined as: The gathering or assembly of persons for civic,political, religious, educational, or social purposes and where instruction, office, recreational and charitable activities may take place as an accessory use. All activities associated with a Place of Assembly shall occur inside a fully enclosed and permanent principal building or principal structure in accordance with applicable capacity, health, accessibility, safety, noise, zoning and building code requirements.
This Ordinance will be considered for adoption pursuant to the First Class Township Code and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
A copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available for public inspection at the Office of the Hopewell Township Manager, 1700 Clark Boulevard, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and the Beaver County Law Library, Courthouse, Beaver, Pennsylvania during normal business hours.
After adoption, an official copy of the Ordinance shall be filed in the Beaver County Law Library.
Michael B. Jones, Esquire
Solicitor
Dated: September 5, 2025