The Adams Township Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 P.M. on November 10, 2025, at the Municipal Building, 690 Valencia Road, Mars, PA 16046. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to obtain testimony and public comment on enacting an Ordinance Amendment entitled “An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of Adams Township to Allow for Indoor/Outdoor Recreation Complexes and Arena/Convention Center Within the Township.”
The Adams Township Board of Supervisors will vote on adopting the aforesaid Zoning Ordinance Amendment at their regular meeting at 7:00 P.M. on November 10, 2025, also held at the Municipal Building.
A Summary of Ordinance Amendments are as follows:
Section 1 – Purpose of the Ordinance is to allow for Indoor/Outdoor Recreation Complexes and Arena/Convention Centers within the Township.
Section 2 – Adds the following definitions to the Adams Township Zoning Ordinance: “Indoor/Outdoor Recreation Complex” and “Arena/Convention Center”.
Section 3 – Adds Indoor/Outdoor Recreation Complex as a conditional use in the Industrial Zoning District, Personal Services Overlay Zoning District and the Route 228 Overlay Zoning District. Also adds Arena/Convention Center as a conditional use in the Industrial Zoning District and Route 228 Overlay Zoning District.
Section 4 – All inconsistent Ordinances and § 192-58(B)(3) of the Adams Township Zoning Ordinance are repealed.
Section 5 – Severability Clause.
Section 6 – Effective date is five days after enactment.
Copies of the full text of the Ordinance are available at the Adams Township Municipal Building, the Butler County Law Library (in the Butler County Courthouse) and at this newspaper and may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge no greater than the cost thereof.
Indoor/Outdoor Recreation Complexes and Arena/Convention Centers
ADAMS TOWNSHIP
Michael D.Gallagher, Solicitor
Sean M. Gallagher, Solicitor
GALLAGHER LAW GROUP
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