NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENACT ORDINANCE
MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP
LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA PROPOSED
ORDINANCE NO. 070826
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Millcreek, County of Lebanon, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that it shall consider proposed Ordinance No. 070826 at its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and subsequently, if appropriate, at that meeting or at a subsequent public meeting held within 60 days of the date of publication of this notice, may enact an ordinance the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP ZONING
ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NO. 4-13-77, ENACTED APRIL 13, 1977, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING THE TEXT OF ARTICLE 16, SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS, SECTION 16.21 ENTITLED "SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS".
A brief summary of the Proposed Ordinance is as follows:
Section 1. Article 16, Section 16.21, entitled Solar Energy Systems, is hereby amended by changing the language to read as follows:
A. SECTION 16.21(A)(3) shall be amended to read "Ground mounted solar energy systems and related equipment shall not be located in the front yard or within ten (10) feet of a side lot line nor be located within fifteen (15) feet of a rear lot line. The maximum lot coverage of solar collectors and support structures on the ground shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the remaining lot area excluding setbacks."
B. SECTION 16.21(A)(4) shall be amended to read "The maximum lot coverage of solar collectors and support structures on roofs shall not exceed Lebanon County's building code regulations."
Copies of the full text of Proposed Ordinance No. 070826 may be examined without charge or may be obtained for cost thereof at the Millcreek Township Municipal Building, 81 East Alumni Avenue, Newmanstown, PA, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, prevailing time, excluding holidays.
It is anticipated that final action will be taken on this proposed ordinance at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at the Township Building, 81 East Alumni Avenue, Newmanstown, Pennsylvania.
By order of the Board of Supervisors, Millcreek Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
Eric Weidman
Chairman