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Zoning board denies demolition of turret on 36 S. Madison Street
Summary
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board denied a request to remove a turret roof component at 36 South Madison, finding the applicant did not provide the documentation required under the historic building demolition overlay rules to show demolition was necessary or feasible.
The Allentown City Zoning Hearing Board on July 21 denied a special‑exception request from the owner of 36 South Madison Street to demolish a turret roof feature on a building in a historic building demolition overlay area.
A property co‑owner, Lawrence Lynbrook, told the board the turret is in poor condition and leaking and that he and co‑owner Carol Johnson want it removed. "It's in bad shape right now. It's leaking really hard," Lynbrook said. The…
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