Polk Township is located in the southwestern corner of Monroe County and consists of 30.8 square miles of Township roads. The Land of Polk Township has a diversified amount of landscaping, from rolling hills of forest to flat pastures, to our local homes and businesses. Polk Township serves residency for approximately 8,000 people. Polk Township was founded in 1846 and was named after our 11th president of the United States of America, James K. Polk. The first school was built in Kresgeville in 1825. The first post office was established in Kresgeville in 1845.
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POLK TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE INTENTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE
The Polk Township Board of Supervisors shall hold a Public Hearing on June 23, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. at the Polk Township Municipal Building located at 165 Polk Township Road, Kresgeville, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of considering an Ordinance amending the Polk Township Zoning Ordinance.
The proposed Ordinance would eliminate Self-Storage Facilities as defined in Polk code 400-841 as a permitted use in a Commercial Zone, and add the use as a Conditional Use in an R-3 Village Center zone. Such use would continue to be a Conditional Use in a Commercial district.
The Amendment also requires a minimum of five (5) acres for a Self-Storage Facility.
The Board of Supervisors anticipates adopting the amendment at a regularly scheduled meeting commencing at 6:30 p.m.
Any and all interested citizen is invited to attend.
If any person with a disability should wish to request that special accommodation be made to allow his or her participation, he or she is asked to contact the Township by calling 610-681-5376 at least one (1) business day in advance to make arrangements.
By Order of the Polk Township Board of Supervisors
James V. Fareri, Solicitor