Lehighton plans to hold another public hearing on its zoning ordinance and map.

Borough council on Monday deliberated if it should advertise the ordinance and map.

Solicitor Jim Nanovic told council that it would have to hold another public hearing first.

Last month, council on a 4-2 vote decided against the measure.

That action came after council again heard from Robert March, president of Standard Metal Industries, 500 S. Ninth St.

March said he believes his business, along with a neighboring business, MB Bridge Real Estate, would be affected.

March added that one of his businesses may not be able to continue, and that he may have to re-purpose it so that it would fit into the new ordinance.

Borough engineer Bruce Steigerwalt said at that time that the zoning map was developed based on the most recent Federal Emergency Management Agency mapping from June.

He said that some of March’s building is the flood plain.

March said he understood, but that it’s only a “tiny little section” of his property.

Steigerwalt said there was a detailed study done, and that a portion of the building “is still in the flood way.”

Councilman Donnie Rehrig said at that time he was in favor of advertising the zoning ordinance and map because “we spend a whole lot of money on this.”

Steigerwalt added at that time that it was disappointing because the borough had previously applied for and received a grant.

The borough had received multi-municipal funding from the state Department of Community and Economic Development to update its zoning and Subdivision and Land Development ordinances.

Council’s decision last month means at this point, the old version of the ordinance/map is still in effect.

That means the two businesses would be in the same position as before with no change.