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5. A-2026-00549 926 928 W Walnut St Special Use Application of 926 928 W Walnut St LLC for Lehigh Valley 4 Rent to CONVERT COMMERCIAL SPACE to 1 APT, being an expansion of nonconforming use,…
4. A-2026-00545 1402 W Linden St Appeal of Christopher Dial LLC to CONVERT EXISTING OFFICE SPACE TO 2 APTS, for a total of 5 dwelling units, having insuff front façade width to accommodate 5…
3. A-2026-00541 829 845 W Hamilton St - Appeal of DLP Allentown Ventures LLC for The Pennsylvania State University to establish BUSINESS TRAINING use at street facing front of ground story, …
2. A-2026-00528 528 N 6th St Appeal of Justin F & Christina Y Cappuccino to ESTABLISH 3 ADDL ROOMING UNITS AND 1 ADDL DWELLING UNIT for a total of 4 dwelling units and 3 rooming units, havin…
1. A-2026-00342 501-503 N 4th St Appeal of Milvil, LLC for Drake Edward, LLC to CONVERT VACANT SOCIAL CLUB TO 33-UNIT ROOMING HOUSE, with 21 units not meeting the required 250 sf. per unit, …
Bill 84 Amending City Code Chapter 455, Property Maintenance Code, Article II, Licensing Residential Rental Units, to establish a fee for additional systematic inspections resulting from sub…
Bill 85 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) to fund a completion of a feasibility study evaluating the conversion o…
R146 Approves the change in the City’s grant program year from January 1st to December 31st each year to October 1st to September 30th of the following year.
R148 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of Valley Health Partners Community Health Center to support the renovation and redesign of…
R147 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of the Allentown Art Museum to support Architectural & Design Phase II on 10TH and Hamilton…
R145 Approves the submission of the formal application for the local share account grant on behalf of the Allentown Patriots Athletic Association to support Baseball Field Lighting Replaceme…
R138 Authorization for Contract with Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C., in the amount of $76,000.00 to perform groundwater sampling, analysis, 3rd party data validation and reporting of landfill mo…
R140 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, from Brown Daub Chevrolet of Nazareth and Atlantic Tactica…
Bill 83 Amending City Code Chapter 425, Parks and Recreation Areas, Section 8, dogs, by updating the name of the park, removing the use of key fobs, and updating the ordinance rules.
R144 Jeremy Siedt, Arts Commission, 10/22/2031 Richard Focht, Commission on Homelessness, 02/20/2029 Casey Gillespie, Commission on Homelessness, 10/18/2027 Christine Monico, Commission on H…
R143 1324 S. Howard Street - Sewage Planning Module
R142 Sewage Planning Module at 928 American Parkway
R141 Sewage Planning Module at 245 N. 8th Street
October 7, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes
3. A-2026-00664 1001-1007 Hamilton St Special Use Application of Allentown Art Museum to DEMOLISH FORMER POLICE STATION, with demolition requiring special exception approval per 660-12, loca…
2. A-2026-00644 1525 Hanover Ave Appeal of Mahmoud Salim to convert vacant garage bay at rear to PERSONAL VEHICHE REPAIR & MAINT., MINOR, with use not permitted, located in a GX-C (Residenti…
1. A-2026-00481 232 N 2nd St Appeal of Casa Guadalupe Center to add 74.3 sf new signage to 20 sf existing signage, with excessive resulting sign area (94.3 sf prop; 20 sf permitted), located…
August 19, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes
Controllers Reports Special Events and Procurement Process Flows
Bill 82 Amending the Allentown City Code by adding Chapter 653, Workforce Housing, to promote the development of workforce housing within the City of Allentown by establishing affordability …
August 12, 2026 Special Meeting Allentown Housing Authority (DAA Presentation)
Bill 81 Amending Article V, City Controller, by removing language assigning responsibility for preparing and reconciling all City accounts to the City Controller in order to align the ordina…
Bill 80 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Two Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand Dollars ($296,000.00) to fund the safety improvements and accessibility at South 1…
R123 Authorization for Contract with FileBank, Inc., in the amount of $85,842.20 to provide professional digitization services to convert and scan physical legal documents and official recor…
Bill 66 Amending the Allentown City Code by adding Chapter 130, Allentown Outdoor Encampment Response Ordinance, establishing requirements and procedures for the City’s response to outdoor e…
SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 MINUTES
R122 Authorization of Cooperative Contract(s) in an amount greater than $40,000.00 to provide the City with various goods/services, from Horwith Trucks Inc., Bethlehem Truck and Body, Tom Ma…
Bill 76 Amending the 2026 General Fund budget to accommodate the upgrade of position 235-012, presently a Receptionist within the Human Resources Department and paygrade s05, to that of Cons…
R130 Hunter Daly, Planning Commission, 10/8/2029 (Filling Jeff Glazier's Seat)
Bill 75 Amending the 2026 Golf Fund to accommodate an upgrade of the Greenskeeper position and the Maintenance Mechanic 3 in the Golf Fund’s Grounds Maintenance program. The Greenskeeper pos…
Bill 77 Amending City Code Chapter 75, Pensions and Retirement, Article III, Police Pension Fund, Section 75-30, Association membership; appointment and term, and Section 75-31, Association …
R129 Sylvester Novak, ACIDA, 1/1/2030 (Reappointment)
Bill 78 Amending the 2026 Grant Fund to provide for a supplemental appropriation of One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) from the State Office of the Budget, Redevelopm…
Bill 74 Amending the 2026 Capital Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) to fund the approved Public Works capital project to replace the salt s…
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