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Zoning board reaffirms Walnut Street conversion, grants variances previously approved
Summary
Allentown Zoning Hearing Board unanimously reaffirmed a prior decision allowing conversion of a Walnut Street house to four dwelling units and reissued dimensional variances for side-yard setback and driveway aisle width after the municipal zoning officer testified there had been no change in code or neighborhood conditions.
The Allentown City Zoning Hearing Board on Aug. 11 unanimously reaffirmed its earlier approval allowing the conversion of a single‑family house at Walnut Street into four dwelling units and reissued two dimensional variances tied to that project.
The decision follows a brief appearance by the appellant’s counsel, who asked the board to confirm the prior ruling and re‑incorporate previous testimony and exhibits. Municipal zoning officer Mubashar Dastgir testified there have been no changes to the zoning code or to neighborhood conditions that would affect the prior relief. The board accepted the submitted case decision into the record and voted to reaffirm the prior approval.
The relief reaffirmed includes a special exception to permit conversion of the single‑family dwelling into four dwelling units and dimensional variances for an existing side‑yard setback of 2.7 feet and a driveway aisle width of 13 feet. Counsel for the appellant stated the building will require substantial rehabilitation but that the facts underlying the prior decision remain unchanged. No objectors or interested parties appeared at the hearing.
Board members said the conditions remain the same as when the matter was last heard and that the record from the earlier hearing could be incorporated rather than repeating testimony. After a motion and second, the board recorded unanimous approval.
The board did not identify additional conditions beyond reissuing the prior decision. No member of the public spoke on the matter during the session recorded in the transcript.
Copies of the prior exhibits and the decision are part of the hearing record as entered at the meeting.
