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Zoning board denies request to convert first floor at 935 S. Fourth St. to salon; use variance not shown
Summary
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board denied a request to operate a by‑appointment salon on the first floor of 935 South Fourth Street because the use is not allowed under current home‑occupation rules and the applicant did not demonstrate the hardship required for a use variance.
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board denied an application for a use variance to allow a personal‑service salon on the first floor of a building at 935 South Fourth Street, concluding the owner did not meet the legal standard for an exceptional use variance and that the proposed use is not permitted under current zoning rules.
The case was listed on the agenda as an appeal by GFC Investment on behalf of the business Develvia Emery’s. The owner, sworn in at the hearing as Develvia Reyes, said she has lived in the building for about four years and proposed to operate a by‑appointment salon on the first floor while continuing to live in the second and third floor apartments. Reyes said she would be the only person…
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