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Supercharger - Allentown, PA
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I'm not a lawyer, but it does seem important that the property owner (or renter) be the one to apply for a formal zoning change for said property. Otherwise I could be out there re-zoning my friends' properties all the time as a practical joke.
Lets hope that it is really just a procedural matter. This location/general area would be awesome for lots of people including me.
Lets hope that it is really just a procedural matter. This location/general area would be awesome for lots of people including me.
And if the process is the same, this will be followed a month later by the planning board and a month after that by the town board.
So approval possibly in December.
So approval possibly in December.
Oh yeh, sure. Like neither of those boards will require changes to the plans to make them start all over again? You so funny!
Let's say earliest approval could happen is December.
Oh yeh, sure. Like neither of those boards will require changes to the plans to make them start all over again? You so funny!
Let's say earliest approval could happen is December.
Let's think this through:
Tesla cannot get a zoning change without getting a lease agreement. If Tesla gets a lease agreement first and then doesn't get the zoning change, they have to break the lease.
On the other hand, if the owners get a zoning change and Tesla backs out of the agreement (ie: because they can't get enough electrical power to the location safely and inexpensively), the owners lose out by having zoning changed potentially to something they can't exploit the land for later.
Only way this works is if Tesla signs a lease agreement with a 90-day out clause and hopes for the best.
Not necessarily. From the article - "The board suggested Tesla have the property owner join as a co-applicant when the proposal goes back before the board — perhaps with a lease agreement contingent upon the project's approval."
So there's that. . .
You really think each town/municipality/governing body has the same processes? Please. . . I imagine the processes change in the same town from month-to-month!
Sorry, just aggravated with the usual politics this month. Why is nothing simple? It's like all of the people on the boards of these towns have something to prove. And yet when a developer comes in and wants to build 200 houses and destroy green space and completely screw up traffic - no problem!
InTheShadows
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Welcome to PA. This is typical of PA. Some municipalities accept an agent on behalf letter signed by the owners. Others don't. And still others ( most) don't require any owner approval to pull a building permit. It is very rare that we have to produce an agent on behalf letter. Getting a variance in PA can be quite a tricky task. Then cross a road or a river to the neighboring muni and you are asking for a letter in writing that no zoning is needed for the proposed project.
SabrToothSqrl
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InTheShadows
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2 weeks...
Bummer. I was just trolling meeting minutes in the Harrisburg area looking for signs of superchargers there too since I have heard rumors from tesla service. I did not find anything there either.
We had to stop at King of Prussia mall two weeks ago for an hour to get juice to make it to Newark. (Lots of construction at the mall by the way. I couldn't use the charger I used last time that our car had stored. That section of the lot was under construction. Had to use chargers in garage which took us 10 minutes to find.)
SabrToothSqrl
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InTheShadows
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Kop has 80 amp too. We only have a single charger though. Also I had the entire family with me and there was more for them to do at the mall.
GlmnAlyAirCar
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I've found with family trips free charging can be very expensive. :wink:Kop has 80 amp too. We only have a single charger though. Also I had the entire family with me and there was more for them to do at the mall.
SabrToothSqrl
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That's funny. It is a lot of work to keep my wife OUT of KOP.
With it being almost October, it's looking less and less likely that we will see a Harrisburg, PA Super Charger.
Not that I need one, but it would still be cool. I'd like a State College, PA one too...
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