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Zoning board denies variance to reopen auto repair shop at 1016 Rear River Street
Summary
The Scranton Zoning Hearing Board denied a variance 3–0 to allow an auto repair shop and state inspections at 1016 Rear River Street, finding the application did not meet required variance criteria and that the prior garage use had been discontinued.
The Scranton Zoning Hearing Board on Aug. 2025 voted 3–0 to deny a variance that would have allowed an auto repair shop with state inspection services at 1016 Rear River Street.
The decision matters because the property is in an R‑9 residential zone where vehicle repair is not an allowed use; neighbors and a zoning witness argued the application failed to meet the five statutory variance findings required under the city zoning ordinance.
Anna Gonzales, speaking for her husband David Paramo, told the board the site was formerly Gavin Auto’s and that the applicants want the variance reinstated so…
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