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Resident urges council to clarify zoning interpretation after large-rooming rental properties reported in Muhlenberg-area neighborhood
Summary
A resident told council she has observed houses converted to high-occupancy rentals and urged the city to address a recent zoning interpretation she says allows more nonrelated adults to live in a single-family house.
A resident raised concerns at the council meeting about a perceived change in the city’s interpretation of the zoning ordinance that she says has enabled high-occupancy rental houses in her Muhlenberg-area neighborhood.
Christina Schwer told the council she previously spoke to the city in June or July and returned to “reiterate some issues” about rental properties. She said the current interpretation allows four renters on a lease and then effectively allows each of those lessees to bring additional family members or friends into the house, resulting in far more nonrelated adults…
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