Upper Bern Township
Berks County, PA
Meeting Dates
Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Meeting Location: Upper Bern Township 25 North 5th Street Shartlesville, PA 19554.
Re-Organization Monday, January 6, 2025, at 9am - Election of Officers
February 13, 2025 -9am
March 13, 2025 - 6pm
April 10, 2025 - 9am
May 8, 2025 - 6pm
June 12, 2025 - 9am
July 10, 2025 - 6pm
August 21, 2025 - 9am/and Public Hearing for Ag Security
September 11, 2025 - 6pm
October 9, 2025 - 9am/and Budget workshop
November 13, 2025 - 6pm
December 11, 2025 - 9am
--Hearing Date: October 23, 2025, at 5PM.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Supervisors of Upper Bern Township will hold a public conditional use hearing at the Shartlesville Fire Company building located at 5637 Old Route 22, Shartlesville, PA at 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2025, for Applicant: Chad Bruner – Love’s Travel Shops & Country Stores, Inc.; Owner: Helen Gingrich; Property: 218 Forge Dam Road, Hamburg, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, PA, Tax Parcel 28445311565209 & 28445311560311. Applicant seeks a conditional use to operate an accessory use of an auto service station (tire shop) at the property located in the HC Highway Commercial Zoning District. The application and related materials submitted may be examined at the Upper Bern Township Building, 25 North 5th Street, Shartlesville, PA 19554.
--Upper Bern Township will hold a budget workshop in conjunction with the Board of Supervisors meeting on October 09, 2025, at 9:00 AM.
Any person with a disability requiring special accommodations to attend a meeting should notify the Township Secretary at 610-488-1191 prior to the meeting. The Township will make an effort to provide reasonable accommodations.
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. Conditional Use Hearing for October 23, 2025
Special Meetings
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Supervisors of Upper Bern Township will hold a public conditional use hearing at the Shartlesville Fire Company building located at 5637 Old Route 22, Shartlesville, PA at 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2025, for Applicant: Chad Bruner – Love’s Travel Shops & Country Stores, Inc.; Owner: Helen Gingrich; Property: … Read more
Planning Commission
Planning Commission Meeting Location: Shartlesville Community Fire Company 5637 Old U.S. 22 Shartlesville, PA 19554.
All meetings start at 7:00 pm
January 28, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
April 22, 2025
May 27, 2025
June 24, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 26 meeting has been rescheduled to September 10, 2025
September 23, 2025
October 28, 2025
November 25, 2025
December 23, 2025
Any person with a disability requiring special accommodations to attend a meeting should notify the Township Secretary at 610-488-1191 prior to the meeting. The Township will make an effort to provide reasonable accommodations.
Zoning Hearing
NOTICE OF ZONING BOARD HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Upper Bern Township Zoning Hearing Board has
scheduled a hearing on September 25, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. at the Upper Bern Township
Municipal Building, 25 N. 5 th Street, Shartlesville, PA 19554. The Applicant is GDS
TRANSPORTATION INC. and has entered an agreement of sale to purchase the
subject property and parcel located at 47 Feick Industrial Drive, Hamburg, PA 19526,
UPI no. 28445311669291. The property is located within the GI-General Industrial
Zoning District. The Applicant is requesting a use variance from § 408 of the Upper
Bern Township Zoning Ordinance to operate an automotive service station on the
property. Applicant intends to use an existing building on the property for the automotive
service station. Any person having standing and desiring to comment may appear and
be heard. A copy of the hearing application is available for public examination at the
Upper Bern Township Municipal Building during normal business hours.
Shane H. Hobbs, Esquire
118 S. 2 nd St., Suite 103
Pottsville, PA 17901
Any person with a disability requiring special accommodations to attend a meeting should notify the Township Secretary at 610-488-1191 prior to the meeting. The Township will make an effort to provide reasonable accommodations.
Elected Auditors
Dates TBA