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Board approves Lehigh Street paving and garage conversion with conditions to reduce front‑yard paving
Summary
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board on Aug. 11 approved relief for an existing Lehigh Street driveway and garage conversion that exceeded the 50 percent front‑yard paving limit, but conditioned approval on obtaining building permits and reducing excess paving while preserving safe turning movements.
The Allentown City Zoning Hearing Board on Aug. 11 approved relief for a Lehigh Street property where the existing paved front yard exceeds the ordinance limit of 50 percent paved area. The existing paved width was measured at about 56.9 percent of the required front yard; the board approved the request subject to conditions intended to restore some vegetative frontage while maintaining safe vehicle turning and loading.
Owner Jose Hernandez, represented in the hearing by Jennifer Plascencia (realtor and interpreter), said the current paved configuration allows safer on‑site turning…
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