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Zoning board denies request to open house of worship at 50 North Fourth Street
Summary
The Columbia Borough Zoning Hearing Board denied an application from Anthony Mateo to establish a house of worship at 50 North Fourth Street after the borough showed the lot did not meet minimum lot-area and parking requirements.
Columbia Borough Zoning Hearing Board members on the record denied an application from applicant Anthony Mateo to use 50 North Fourth Street as a house of worship, finding the lot did not meet the zoning code's minimum lot-area and parking requirements. The board adopted a motion to deny a variance from section 220-30(a) and to deny the related special exception to establish a house of worship.
The applicant, Anthony Mateo, testified that he planned to use the first floor as a place of worship and that his congregation currently numbers about 15 people. "We believe that we can be a great, a great help to Columbia and community," Mateo said while describing plans for Sunday services and occasional outreach. Mateo and Krista Mateo were…
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