PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING AND OF INTENTION TO ENACT PROPOSED ORDINANCE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Supervisors of Barrett Township will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Barrett Administrative & Recreation Complex, 1200 Route 390, Cresco, PA 18326 with respect to a proposed ordinance to change the zoning district designation of Parcel No. 01.23.1.6-1 from Commercial – Resort/Hotel to Mixed Use – Village and to make a corresponding amendment to the official zoning map.

At the time of the public hearing, the Supervisors will listen to comments by members of the public concerning the proposed ordinance. If substantial amendments are not offered to the draft of the proposed ordinance, the Supervisors intend to consider enactment of the proposed ordinance immediately after the public hearing.

The proposed ordinance is entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BARRETT, MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 525 (ZONING) OF THE BARRETT TOWNSHIP CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO CHANGE THE ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATION OF THE PORTION OF PARCEL NO. 01.23.1.6-1 THAT IS LOCATED IN THE COMMERCIAL - RESORT/HOTEL (CRH) DISTRICT SO THE ENTIRE PARCEL IS DESIGNATED AS THE MIXED USE - VILLAGE (MU-V) DISTRICT, AND TO MAKE A CORRESPONDING AMENDMENT TO THE TOWNSHIP'S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REFLECT THIS REZONING.

The following is a brief summary of all of the sections of the proposed ordinance:

• Section 1 provides background, legal authority, and legislative intent for the proposed ordinance.
• Section 2 rezones the portion of Parcel No. 01.23.1.6-1 that is currently designated as the Commercial - Resort/Hotel (CRH) District and rezones it to the Mixed Use - Village District (MU-V) such that the entire parcel is designated as the MU-V district.
• Section 3 amends the official zoning map to reflect the rezoning described in Section 2.
• Sections 4 and 5, respectively, contain severability and repealer provisions. Section 6 provides that the proposed ordinance will be effective five days after the date of its enactment.

A copy of the proposed ordinance will be posted on the Township's website and also has been supplied to the Pocono Record and to the Monroe County Law Library. Anyone may inspect the proposed ordinance (without charge) or obtain a copy of it (for a charge not exceeding actual copying costs) at the Township's office at the address listed above during regular business hours.

If you require any special accommodations to attend or participate in the public hearing, please call (570) 595-2602 at least one day in advance.

Weitzmann, Weitzmann & Huffman, LLC By: Todd W. Weitzmann, Esquire 700 Monroe Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Solicitor, Barrett Township Board of Supervisors