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Zoning board denies plan for convenience store at 4446 N. 13th St.
Summary
The Allentown City Zoning Hearing Board on Jan. 13, 2025, concluded that converting a first-floor commercial unit at 4446 North 13th Street into a retail convenience store requires a use variance and denied the applicant's request for dimensional relief related to parking and square footage.
The Allentown City Zoning Hearing Board on Jan. 13, 2025, voted to deny an application to convert the first-floor commercial space at 4446 North 13th Street into a retail convenience store, finding a use variance would be required in addition to dimensional relief for parking and interior square footage.
Board members heard testimony from the property’s managing member, V. Ausubel, and from the prospective tenant, Adil Al Mahmoudi. Ausubel said the owner acquired the building in 2019, that a church tenant was later evicted for nonpayment of rent, and that the owner had marketed the space for several years before the current lease. He testified the…
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