NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
The Board of Supervisors have
canceled the Workshop Meeting for
Friday, October 9, 2020.
The next scheduled meeting is
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 7p.m.
ENACTMENT NOTICE
The Board of Supervisors of Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, will consider and vote upon the adoption of an ordinance at its regular meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, commencing at 7:00 p.m., at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, Pennsylvania 19526. A summary of the proposed ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF TILDEN TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER XXVI ENTITLED “STREETS, SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS AND CURBS,” ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS REGARDING STREET EXCAVATIONS AND DRIVEWAYS, INCLUDING: PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS, REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS, APPLICATION AND PERMIT FEES, RESTRICTING ISSUANCE OF PERMITS, PERMIT APPROVAL / DISAPPROVAL PROCEDURES, RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT UTILITIES, EMERGENCY OPENINGS, REQUIREMENTS REGARDING EXCAVATION & SURFACE RESTORATION, TUNNELING, DRIVEWAY CONSTRUCTION, CORRECTIONS OF DEFECTS IN WORK, BONDS, AND PAYMENT FOR WORK DONE BY TILDEN TOWNSHIP, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, AND REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES.
Copies of the full text of the ordinance may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, Pennsylvania 19526, at the Berks County Law Library, Berks County Courthouse, 633 Court Street, 10th Floor, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601, and at the Reading Eagle Company, 345 Penn Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601.
Joan E. London, Solicitor
Tilden Township
Berks County, Pennsylvania
ZONING HEARING BOARD – 10/01/2020
N O T I C E
TO ALL RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF TILDEN TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY:
Baljinder Singh and Savita Thakur, whose property is known as Lot 14 on Holly Drive, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania and is located in a residential district, have applied for a variance from and special exception pursuant to the Tilden Township Zoning Ordinance to construct a residential structure, and have also requested an extension of a time period set forth in a decision previously issued by the Tilden Township Zoning Hearing Board.
Hearing on the application will be held at 7:00 p.m. on October 1, 2020 at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, PA. You may attend and shall be heard.
Any person wishing to attend who requires an auxiliary aid or service should contact the Township office at 610-562-7410 not less than 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing.
TILDEN TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD
By: Ronnie L. Arndt Sr., Chairperson
2021 OPEN POSITIONS
NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF TILDEN TOWNSHIP
Tilden Township has the following positions available for 2021.
Planning Commission member – volunteer
Zoning Hearing Board member – $50.00 per Hearing
Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) – volunteer – (4 openings)
Emergency Management Coordinator – volunteer – certification required
(This position is not required to be a resident of Tilden Township)
Anyone interested in any of these positions, please contact the Township office @ 610-562-7410. Applications need to be submitted to the Township Manager by October 9, 2020. They can be dropped off Monday-Friday, between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm.
ZONING HEARING BOARD – 9/24/2020
N O T I C E
TO ALL RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF TILDEN TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY:
AutoZone Development, LLC, lessee of the real property located at 75 Wilderness Trail, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania owned by Alfredo Gabriele Liguoro in a commercial district, has applied for a variance from the Tilden Township Zoning Ordinance to construct an AutoZone retail store. The Applicant requests variances regarding side and rear yard requirements, as well as parking space and loading area requirements, and other relief.
Hearing on the application will be held at 7:00 p.m. on September 24, 2020 at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, PA. You may attend and shall be heard.
Any person wishing to attend who requires an auxiliary aid or service should contact the Township office at 610-562-7410 not less than 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing.
TILDEN TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD
By: Ronnie L. Arndt Sr., Chairperson
Important census information for Berks County
The Census Bureau is out throughout Berks County making direct contact with residents as part of the Census operations.
The enumerators will be going door to door until September 30, 2020.
Zoning Hearing Board – June 25, 2020
N O T I C E
TO ALL RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF TILDEN TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY:
Pastor Alex W. DuBee and the Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh Day Adventist, whose property is located at 22 Willow Road, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania in an R-2 residential district, have applied for a variance from and a special exception pursuant to the Tilden Township Zoning Ordinance to install a double-sided LED sign on the subject property.
Hearing on the application will be held at 7:00 p.m. on June 25, 2020 at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, PA. You may attend and shall be heard.
Any person wishing to attend who requires an auxiliary aid or service should contact the Township office at 610-562-7410 not less than 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing.
TILDEN TOWNSHIP
ZONING HEARING BOARD
By: Ronnie L. Arndt Sr., Chairperson
ENACTMENT NOTICE
ENACTMENT NOTICE
The Board of Supervisors of Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, will consider and vote upon the adoption of an ordinance at its regular meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 commencing at 7:00 p.m., at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, Pennsylvania 19526. A summary of the proposed ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF TILDEN TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER IX, TITLED “FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION” OF THE TILDEN TOWNSHIP CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A NEW PART 3, TITLED “EMERGENCY SERVICES COST RECOVERY” IN ORDER TO AUTHORIZE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SEEK RECOVERY OF COSTS INCURRED WHEN RESPONDING TO FIRES, AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT SCENES, HAZARDOUS INCIDENTS, AND ANY OTHER SAFETY AND / OR RESCUE RESPONSES WHICH TAKE PLACE IN TILDEN TOWNSHIP.
Copies of the full text of the ordinance may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, Pennsylvania 19526, at the Berks County Law Library, Berks County Courthouse, 633 Court Street, 10th Floor, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601, and at the Reading Eagle Company, 345 Penn Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601.
Joan E. London, Solicitor
Tilden Township
Berks County, Pennsylvania
ENACTMENT NOTICE
ENACTMENT NOTICE
The Board of Supervisors of Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, will consider and vote upon the adoption of an ordinance at its regular meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 commencing at 7:00 p.m., at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, Pennsylvania 19526. A summary of the proposed ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF TILDEN TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TILDEN, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, CHAPTER XIV, ENTITLED “HEALTH AND SAFETY,” TO ADD PART 3, ENTITLED “BUILDING NUMBERING AND STREET ADDRESSES” TO PROVIDE FOR PROPERTY ADDRESSING, ASSIGNMENT OF ADDRESS, CHANGE OF ADDRESS, BUILDING NUMBERING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO SET FORTH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
Copies of the full text of the ordinance may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof at the Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, Pennsylvania 19526, at the Berks County Law Library, Berks County Courthouse, 633 Court Street, 10th Floor, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601, and at the Reading Eagle Company, 345 Penn Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601.
Joan E. London, Solicitor
Tilden Township
Berks County, Pennsylvania
2020 General Election
05/08/2020
The township has received questions regarding whether the township building would be open as a polling place for the 2020 GENERAL PRIMARY election on 06/02/2020.
The answer is YES.
The Berks County Office of Election Services will be releasing information regarding social distancing and masks when voting.
If you want to vote in person, your polling place will be OPEN on 06/02/2020.
If you want to vote by a absentee ballot online, click here BY 05/26/2020 AT 5PM.
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/#/OnlineAbsenteeBegin
If you want to download a mail-in-ballot, click here for that document, which must be mailed in by 05/26/2020.
https://www.co.berks.pa.us/Dept/Elections/Documents/applications_forms/PADOS_MailinApplication.pdf