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Meeting Name: Zoning Hearing Board Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/7/2015 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-425 1  Zoning Commission CaseNOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board will meet in Council Chambers Room #118, City Hall, 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 7:00 pm for the purpose of hearing the following appeals.   Not available Not available
15-422 1  Zoning Commission Case1. A-67413 1448-1452 Chew Street Appeal of Francisco Fernandez to convert take-out restaurant into EAT-IN RESTAURANT with seating for up to 28 patrons, reuse existing FLAT WALL SIGN (3 ft. x 10 ft.), @ west (15th St), & erect FLAT WALL SIGN, (2 ft. x 10 ft.) @ north (Chew St.) both interior illum., being a change of the Order of the Zoning Hearing Board under Application No. 46552 granted June 14, 1989, and restaurant being a use permitted by Special Exception under Article 1314.02.C.4, with signs exceeding maximum allowable sq. ft. (20 sq. ft. permitted by Special Exception, 50 sq. ft. proposed), new sign not permitted to be interior illum., and deep frying of foods not permitted, located in a Medium High Density Residential (R-MH), Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay (TNDO) & Historic Building Demolition Overlay (HBDO) District.   Not available Not available
15-423 1  Zoning Commission Case2. A-67429 601-623 N. 10th Street Special Use Application of Salwa Larrimnore for Rivers of Life Seibert Church to use existing social hall 1 time a month for a SOUP KITCHEN (community center), being a use permitted by Special Exception under Article 1313.01.E. & having insuff. off-street parking (10 additional spaces req.; with 5 spaces on-site req. & 5 spaces within 500 ft. req.; 32 spaces within appx. 547 ft. existing), located in a Medium High Density Residential (R-MH) & Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay (TNDO) District.   Not available Not available
15-424 1  Zoning Commission Case3. A-67445 101-115 Tilghman Street, 715, 715 ½ & 717 Railroad Street Appeal of Joseph & Naziha Elias for variance to consolidate lots and construct WAREHOUSE ADDITION (129.33 ft. x 53.33 ft. irreg.), at rear, having insuff. rear yard setback (20 ft. req.; 5 ft. proposed), located in a Limited Business/Residential (B-1/R) District. Applicant requests a favorable interpretation of Section 1315.03 pertaining to rear & side yards on a corner lot to allow the yard along the northern property line to be considered a side yard. In the alternative applicant requests a variance to allow a 5 ft. setback. CONTINUED   Not available Not available
15-287 1  Zoning Commission CaseAll persons interested or those desiring to protest against the allowance of the above appeals may appear and be heard. The appeals listed above may be reviewed at the Zoning Office, 4th Floor, City Hall, 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania.   Not available Not available