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Council to consider additional zoning applications Monday; 17 Rosedale and 379 Cherry noted
Summary
Council received two zoning applications too late for the agenda and will add them to the packet for Monday: dimensional relief for an oversized storage shed at 17 Rosedale Avenue and zoning relief requests for 379 Cherry Street, including doggy daycare with overnight boarding and use of an auditorium/gymnasium for community rentals.
Pottstown Borough Council was notified Sept. 3 of two zoning applications that arrived after the packet deadline and will be added to the agenda for Monday's meeting.
The first application seeks dimensional relief for a storage shed at 17 Rosedale Avenue; council staff described it as a neighborhood issue and recommended review by council prior to the zoning hearing process.
The second application concerns 379 Cherry Street (the former Maria Sonsa building). Attorney Mister Murray said earlier doggy-daycare approvals for the building did not include overnight boarding; the current applicant seeks to add overnight boarding and to obtain zoning relief to permit community uses of the building's second-floor auditorium/gymnasium (meetings, practices, assemblies, recitals and similar activities). "The property owner has been approached by several local youth organizations, non profit organizations, other organizations that want to utilize either the space for meetings, practices, basketball games," Murray said.
Why it matters: Both filings require council review to determine whether council wishes to take a formal position for the Zoning Hearing Board process. The 379 Cherry Street building has appeared before the Zoning Hearing Board on multiple occasions because the building's nonresidential character sits in a residential zoning district.
Next steps: Council staff said both applications will be included in Monday's agenda packet and invited councilors to decide whether to take any action on the appeals.
