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Meeting Name: Zoning Hearing Board Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/25/2016 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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15-745 1  Zoning Commission Case1. A-67489 413-415 N. 15TH ST., 417-431 N. 15th ST., & 418-432 N. Franklin ST.- Special Use Appeal of Cigar Factory Allentown, LLC to consolidate properties & convert existing retail/storage Into 69 DWELLING UNITS, with ADAPTIVE REUSE being permitted by Special Exception under Article 1313.01.A, not having required 75% of the perimeter adjacent to or across the street from a residential district (28.19% proposed) & having the following insufficiencies: lot area, (124,200 sq. ft. req.; 52,340.6 existing); setback @ north side, (25 ft. req.; 5 ft. existing); maximum allowable building coverage, (30% permitted; 59.12% existing; 53.26% proposed), off-street parking, (104 spaces req.; 42 spaces existing; 79 spaces proposed); parking space size, (8.5 ft. wide req.; 8 ft. wide proposed & parallel spaces @ 22 ft. long req.; 20 ft. long proposed); 1-way aisle width for 45 degree spaces (13 ft. req.; 12 ft. proposed), 10% parking lot landscaping, (0% proposed); parking lot trees (8 req.; 0 proposed) ; parking access driveway setback from building, (20 ft. req. 0 ft. proposed); 10 ft. setback    Not available Not available
15-750 1  Zoning Commission Case2. A-67628 1528-1552 Linden St Special Use Appeal of CHOR Youth and Family Services, Inc. to use 4,535 sq. ft. on 1st floor for OUTPATIENT HALFWAY HOUSE for up to 30 youths ages of 12-18 years, & share parking with Masonic Temple, being a use permitted by Special Exception under Article 1313.01.D & shared parking being permitted by Special Exception under Article 1321.01.0, located in a High Density Residential (R-H) & Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay (TNDO) District.   Not available Not available
15-747 1  Zoning Commission Case3. A-67673 327-329 East Walnut St Special Use Application of Julie Saadah to use single family detached dwelling for GROUP CHILD CARE HOME (7-12 children), being a use permitted by Special Exception under Article 1313.01.G., located in a Medium High Density Residential (R-MH) District.   Not available Not available
15-704 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
15-457 1  Zoning Commission CaseTHE FOLLOWING APPEAL WILL BE BEFORE THE BOARD AT THE ABOVE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE FOR DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD AND THE RENDERING OF AN OPINION.   Not available Not available
15-748 1  Zoning Commission CaseA-67591 702-702 ½ N. 8TH ST. - Appeal of Vishal & Abhishek Mehta   Not available Not available