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Applicant Joel Jackson presented deeds, utility-meter records showing two gas and two electric meters, site photos and inspection histories to support that the property had functioned as a two-unit dwelling in the past and to justify relief from numeric or definitional zoning obstacles. Jackson told the board he purchased the property believing it to be a two-unit rental and said the property has been occupied by renters with a steady applicant pool for vacancies.

Why it matters: The decision regularizes a two-unit residential use the applicant said has existed for many years and removes uncertainty for the owner and tenants by authorizing the conversion and waiving the vacancy-related special-exception requirement.

Key findings and board action
- The board approved a variance to the zoning code definition/dimensional requirement for a multifamily conversion, a dimensional variance to permit conversion of a single-family structure into two rental units, and a variance waiving the ordinance's two-year vacancy rule. The board also approved the special exception allowing the multifamily conversion under the RS-2 rules.
- The planning commission had recommended approval; the planning staff recommended denial of variances but recommended approval of the special exception if variances were granted. The board's votes were unanimous in favor of the applicant.

Evidence and testimony
Jackson provided site plans, interior floor plans showing separate kitchens and bathrooms, photographs, and copies of periodic rental/property licensing records. He said the property had two meters and an active history of rentals; he presented those documents to show the property had historically been treated as a two-unit residence.

Implementation and next steps
The owner must proceed with any building- or licensing-related compliance steps necessary for two-unit occupancy and maintain required inspections and permits. The board's decision waives the vacancy timing rule and permits conversion with conditions typical for multifamily approvals.

Ending
Board members said they were satisfied the applicant provided sufficient documentary evidence to support the requested variances and special exception and voted unanimously to grant the relief, regularizing the property's two-unit status.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of York Zoning Hearing Board Meeting 9/18/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Zoning Hearing Board granted variances and a special exception to allow conversion of 204 South Albemarle Street into two dwelling units, waiving the two-year-vacancy requirement after reviewing documentary and inspection records.","taxTitle","York City, York County, Pennsylvania","taxId",4891,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6463304,"Zoning board approves salon and parking variances for 51 Hamilton Ave.",1154,6154000,7308000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5785773-fef21a7c4451526cfdc87b389f79a394&start=6154&end=7308","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5785773-fef21a7c4451526cfdc87b389f79a394/thumbnail_6154000.jpg","/articles/6463304/York-City/York-County/Pennsylvania/Zoning-board-approves-salon-and-parking-variances-for-51-Hamilton-Ave","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6463304-50323e501e29916e56e731974a920b74/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180050&Signature=hBXyuvkaxanASecNciv87VGJCPj4PeynBzKZoOPLfeTSrAnkeasKA1ZNvnIDzYE~~2WTH098E1hi8A14MLJTGAkKD8gEYVuV4q0jlgSItgj2zAc01SUNAQqv9oq9Mlf~X47gwQemoxMxC0ZZ4QsW~N-XR-ekLdGty0xf17-jvbGCf0GaqIhhN1fhs-cuPwCq5JW39oUQZAstM0-hpWCzvPIEx457BZbzBn~g2nnXhoKd0r04BeWIuEu2swb8SbnJj9l3QTCTQo8ScIJ-RrNZbOvcX~-Zoect6l7aQ8Z2cFkehM8BBcTwsUlWW-jgyqMx2nGCf9xW5wbwENR2FL3TtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of York Zoning Hearing Board approved variances on September 9 to allow a beauty and personal-care salon at 51 Hamilton Avenue and to reduce the property's required off-street parking.

Applicant Rosa Taveras testified the salon would be appointment-based, operate during standard business hours and employ three people. Her testimony, aided by a translator, said the business would comply with state and local licensing, health and accessibility requirements. Taveras' daughter testified the project would create local jobs and revitalize a vacant storefront.

Why it matters: The decision clears the way for a neighborhood salon on the first floor of a building that also contains apartments above. The board granted a parking variance after considering on-site spaces and shared needs of upstairs units.

Key facts and findings
- The applicant said the property has eight parking spaces behind the building; she planned three employees and appointment-only service.
- City staff and the board reviewed required parking calculations (which account for employees and shared residential needs). The board concluded the available spaces were adequate with the requested reduction.
- The planning commission had recommended approval; the planning staff had recommended denial. The board voted to approve both the use variance (hair/beauty service) and the parking variance.

Board action
The board voted to approve a variance to allow hair care/personal-care services as defined in the zoning ordinance and to approve a variance to reduce the required off-street parking for the site at 51 Hamilton Avenue in the RS-2 district. Members recorded unanimous votes in favor of both variances.

Applicant commitments and next steps
The applicant said construction to adapt the space had been paused pending zoning approval; the board's action allows the applicant to proceed with state licensing and building-code work needed to open the salon.

Ending
With the board's vote, the applicant may proceed to complete interior work and pursue the cosmetology and health permits required by state and local regulators.","The Zoning Hearing Board approved two variances allowing a beauty/personal-care salon at 51 Hamilton Avenue in the RS-2 district and granting reduced off-street parking after finding the applicant's plan compatible with the neighborhood.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6463309,"York Zoning Board allows auto-repair use at 371 W. Philadelphia St., denies zoning officer's broader determination",3215,179000,3394000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5785773-fef21a7c4451526cfdc87b389f79a394&start=179&end=3394","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5785773-fef21a7c4451526cfdc87b389f79a394/thumbnail_179000.jpg","/articles/6463309/York-City/York-County/Pennsylvania/York-Zoning-Board-allows-auto-repair-use-at-371-W-Philadelphia-St-denies-zoning-officers-broader-determination","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6463309-3008398553ad5137af6343a42c0fe061/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180050&Signature=ALzSvYqzlhA4MZnXpS-BMjKOoLkwsweR2oI8iMUd8Js-dN0W7CXr2rjDLggEoiO76ZjE-Y66EQyrUmuFkDMtuShaSa9TAdUjbXgimqXQ1DEkKZsz2nRMDGDFqIbbfLKiODsPbt~Ouoa4a0CbTINbwQUMWkfgTf7UXDppoAV0fjX5CYzL~TIFZwqwSuitNoFazvGajxzUkBj1lN~7HyKBMSfA4JMnGeUUZzrtHI2dIJmKG~QO1PKQ6hakIDfkGX50uxLyjxX-VzRH9HVv-PjQQ6VkcmgiZ80zOiq7NpPk97O4CD9vHtihXDBEuEOamguWO4kGo7TU-0DbCPeo3B2oig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of York Zoning Hearing Board on a September evening denied an appeal of a zoning determination and granted a limited variance allowing motor-vehicle repair at 371 West Philadelphia Street, concluding the site may continue as a service-use property but restricting on-street parking in front of the garage.

Attorney John Ogden, representing tenants Nathaniel (\"Nick\") Cheatham and Reynaldo (applicant) Zuzuela (spelling in records varies), urged the board to treat the building as a continuing nonconforming service use. Ogden told the board the building retains heavy-duty lifts and overhead cranes and that the property has been used for service work since at least the 1980s. He said the applicants intend “to do repair on vehicles” and that most work is by appointment.

Why it matters: The board's ruling lets a family-run automotive service operate at the site while limiting potential new impacts in a neighborhood zoned for residential uses. The decision preserves local property use that the applicants and their lawyer said had existed for decades while giving neighbors an enforceable condition on street parking.

Evidence and key facts
- The applicant said the building has a large commercial garage door, overhead cranes and concrete shop floors and that much of the original equipment remained when they acquired the property in 2023.
- Tenant Nathaniel Cheatham said the business will focus on electronic programming and light repairs and that most work is by appointment; he told the board, “We do not sell cars. We do not rent cars there.”
- Objectors including Jane Stambaugh and Charles Miller testified during the hearing that, in their recollection, the building historically served as a hydraulic repair or pallet-jack shop and not a conventional automobile garage. Stambaugh said, “Since 1977 ... that building has never been used as a garage.” Miller, owner of Miller Brothers Vacuum, said the neighborhood's on-street parking is already constrained and said a change to a traffic-generating business would harm his longstanding shop.

Deliberation and board action
Board members weighed documentary evidence (assessment records listed the site as auto parts/service, an obituary and historical photos were entered as exhibits) and oral testimony. After discussion the board moved to deny the applicant's appeal of the zoning officer's determination and, in the alternative, to grant variance relief limiting the permitted activity to motor-vehicle service (not sales or rental). The motion included a condition that vehicles should not be parked on West Philadelphia Street in front of the property as part of the permitted use.

The board recorded the motion, second and a roll-call vote; the motion passed. The board made clear the variance approval was narrower than the zoning officer's initial classification (which listed sales, repair and rental) and replaced that classification with a service-only allowance subject to the no-on-street-parking condition.

What the decision does and does not do
- Approves motor-vehicle repair/service at 371 W. Philadelphia St., limited to indoor service and appointment-based operations as described by the applicant.
- Denies vehicle sales and rental as part of the approved relief.
- Imposes a condition that vehicles not be left or parked on West Philadelphia Street in front of the garage; the board discussed signage and enforcement during the motion.
- Does not adjudicate every historical factual dispute about the building's exact past uses; board members relied on assessment records, photos and testimony to reach a legal conclusion on nonconforming use and abandonment.

Neighborhood context and applicant commitments
Tenant Nathaniel Cheatham said the shop can accommodate vehicles inside, estimated the interior could hold about 20 cars at full capacity and that the rear yard could fit roughly eight vehicles stacked comfortably. He said typical hours would be roughly 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and that the business would avoid late-night work. City planner Nancy Griffin told the board the city had not found a prior straight auto-repair classification in all records but that the city's enforcement response followed from the certificate-of-occupancy/business registration rules.

Next steps and implementation
The applicant must comply with the conditions set by the board and pursue building- and health-code approvals as required. Neighbors and the city may monitor the no-on-street-parking condition; the board discussed signage and other measures as potential follow-ups.

Ending
Board members emphasized compromise and neighborhood impacts in explaining their votes: one member said, “Next year is 2026, not 2024,” urging the board to focus on present realities rather than decades-old uncertainty. The decision allows a locally run repair shop to operate at the address under conditions intended to limit traffic and parking impacts to the surrounding block.","The City of York Zoning Hearing Board denied a zoning determination that the property at 371 West Philadelphia Street had lost a nonconforming service use and granted a variance permitting motor-vehicle repair only, with a condition barring parking on West Philadelphia Street.","actionData","errors"]

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Zoning board approves conversion of 204 S. Albemarle to two residential units

Zoning board approves salon and parking variances for 51 Hamilton Ave.

York Zoning Board allows auto-repair use at 371 W. Philadelphia St., denies zoning officer's broader determination