Zoning Hearing Board

Council Chambers https://rebrand.ly/ZHB-JANUARY-22 (717) 740-2323 Conference ID: 123 213 176#

Agenda — 8 items

1. 1 NOTICE is hereby given that the Zoning Hearing Board will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the following appeals. The meeting will be held both in person City Hall Council Chambers, 435 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA and online. The meeting information will be available at https://allentownpa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx You may submit any questions, support, or state an objection ahead of the meeting by emailing public.comment@allentownpa.gov. Please include your name and address when submitting any comments. All comments and questions received by 4 pm on January 22 will be reviewed by the board.
2. 2 ALL APPELLANTS MUST APPEAR AT MEETING
3. 3 1. A-2023-00095 732 Tilghman St. Appeal of Home Investment LLC for variance to convert vacant building to 6 DWELLING UNITS, 6 INT PARKING SPACES, ERECT 20 SF EXT-ILLUM WALL SIGN and CONSTRUCT 8.16’X9’ FRONT PORCH W/ROOF, with adaptive reuse being a use permitted by special exception; having the following insufficiencies: lot area per dwelling unit (1,800 sf/du req; 555.83 sf/du proposed); side yard setback (add’l 4’ req; 0 proposed); off-street parking (9 req; 6 proposed); aisle width (24’ req; 12’ proposed); being attached to a building on another lot; insuff landscaping plan; being a change of use granted by the Zoning Hearing Board under Application No. A-54583 on January 31, 2000, located in Medium High Density Residential (R-MH) and Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay (TNDO) District. 15-6555
4. 4 2. A-00284 827 N 6th St. Appeal of JD 827 N 6th St LLC for variance to CONVERT VACANT COMMERCIAL TO 1 DWELLING UNIT for a total of 3 dwelling units, with residential conversion not being a permitted use; having insuff: lot area (1,200 add’l. req; 0.00 sf prop), lot area per dwelling unit; (1,600 add’l sf req; 0.00 sf prop), being a change of use granted by the Zoning Hearing Board under Application No. 71682 on January 27, 2022, located in a Medium High Density Residential (RMH) and Traditional Neighborhood Overlay (TNDO) District. 15-6556
5. 5 3. A-2023-00678 18-28 N 8th St. Appeal of Da Vinci Science City LLC for Norris Hill for variance to ERECT SIGNS: 9.2’X5.67’ INT ILLUM MONUMENT; (3) 6.35’X8.04’/3.12’X11.41’ INT ILLUM CHANNEL LETTERS; 1.75’X15.67’ INT ILLUM CHANNEL LETTERS; (2) 1.75’X15.67’ INT ILLUM LETTERS; 2’X28.46’ ILLUM LETTERS; 2’X37.83’ ILLUM LETTERS; 1’X12.42’ ILLUM LETTERS; 0.67’X6.42’ ILLUM LETTERS;3’X17.5’ PROJECTING; 6’X16.34’ ILLUM LOGO/NON-ILLUM LETTERS; (2) 3.6’X11.5’ INT ILLUM HEADERS; (2) 12.81’X11.5’ MUSEUM BANNERS; 7’ DIA STAINED GLASS LOGO, with monument sign exceeding max height (8’ permitted; 9.2’ proposed) & max allowable SF per 660-53E(2)(f)[4] (32 sf permitted; 52.5 sf proposed); exceeding max allowable SF for signage @ facing Hamilton St (100 sf permitted; 544.58 sf proposed) @ 8th St (300 sf permitted; 327.17 sf proposed), located in a Central Business (B-2), Historic Building Demolition Control Overlay (HBDO), Hamilton Street Overlay (HSO) and Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay (TNDO) District. 15-6557
6. 6 4. A-2023-00821 108-124 N Filbert St. Appeal of Christine Amato for variance to CONSTRUCT 6’X7.25’ ENCLOSED FRONT PORCH, having insuff front yard setback (25’ req; 20’ existing; 14’ proposed), being an increase of a nonconformity; located in a Medium Density Residential (R-M) District 15-6558
7. 8 All 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. This meeting will be video recorded and placed on the city website as public record.
8. 9 Adjourn