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Chester zoning board approves conversion of garage to three-bedroom rental with conditions
Summary
The City of Chester Zoning Hearing Board approved a special exception allowing Ty Trevkin, LLC to convert an existing oversized garage at 2514 Edgeline Avenue / 12 West Parkway Avenue into a three-bedroom rental unit, subject to a bedroom limit and submission of final plans before permits are issued.
The City of Chester Zoning Hearing Board on Wednesday approved a special exception allowing Ty Trevkin, LLC to convert an existing oversized garage at 2514 Edgeline Avenue / 12 West Parkway Avenue (Parcel ID 49010188290) into a long‑term, three‑bedroom rental unit.
The allowance was granted under zoning code section 1,325.011 for conversion of a principal nonresidential building space into one or more dwelling units in the R‑2 single‑family residential district. The board approved the exception with two written conditions: the dwelling shall contain no more than three bedrooms, and updated plans reflecting the final layout must be submitted before any permits are issued.
Tim Gardner, who identified himself as the owner and the applicant’s representative, told the board the structure currently sits on its own lot adjacent to 2514 (the existing single‑family house) and that the conversion will not change the building’s footprint. "I currently own 2514 Edg[e]mont Avenue, which is a single family house, and then I also own the lot next to it," Gardner said during his presentation. He described the planned unit as a three‑bedroom, two‑bath apartment with living spaces on the first floor — kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom, laundry and an office — and three bedrooms and a full bath on the second floor. Gardner said the second floor will be expanded slightly but the footprint will remain the same.
Board members questioned parking, interior layout and future use. Gardner said the existing single‑family home uses street parking and the driveway adjacent to the converted structure will be reserved for the new rental. On interior questions about two first‑floor rooms that appeared to have closets, Gardner said that area is currently open space and that the architect had included egress windows in multiple rooms; the board clarified that approval, if granted, would be limited to a three‑bedroom layout.
Gardner confirmed the property is intended for long‑term tenancy: "12 months or longer," he said when asked whether the unit would be used as short‑term rental or as housing tied to a program. He also asserted the converted exterior will match the existing house where feasible, with brick and siding used to create consistency between the buildings.
After board deliberation in executive session on legal questions, a motion to approve the special exception was made and seconded. The chair announced the motion: "The special exception is approved with the following conditions. The dwelling shall contain no more than 3 bedrooms, and new plans reflecting the final layout shall be submitted before any permits are issued." The motion carried on a voice vote; individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded on the transcript.
What happens next: the applicant must submit final architectural drawings reflecting the approved three‑bedroom layout before the city will issue building permits. The board noted a decision timeline of up to 45 days to finalize and file the written decision.
No public comments were recorded on this application during the meeting.
