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Zoning board grants de minimis variances for A and B Realty lot on South Sixth Street
Summary
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved small, dimensional variances for a South Sixth Street property owned by A and B Realty 16 LLC, finding both variances de minimis and not requiring proof of hardship.
The Allentown City Zoning Hearing Board approved two dimensional variances requested by A and B Realty 16 LLC for a property on South Sixth Street.
Christopher Lang, a project manager with Carroll Engineering testifying for the applicant, provided the board with a zoning exhibit plan and existing conditions showing a lot area of 5,920 square feet and a calculated lot area per dwelling unit of 1,973 square feet. The applicant and the board agreed the requested variances were minor.
Board members said the variances appeared de minimis and, under board practice, did not require the applicant to prove unnecessary hardship. "If we believe that that's so, the applicant does not have to prove any hardship," one board member said during deliberations. The board granted the variances by unanimous vote and directed that usual permitting procedures be followed for any work needing building permits.
The variances were described as dimensional only; no change of use or other exceptions were requested or approved. The board clerk will issue a written decision to the applicant.
