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Zoning board conditionally approves pole-barn variance at 1225 S. Howard; requires licensed survey verification
Summary
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board granted a variance for a pole barn at 1225 South Howard Street on March 17, contingent on a licensed Pennsylvania surveyor confirming the rear lot line and the footings so the zoning office can verify the requested 18-inch rear-yard relief.
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board on March 17 conditionally approved a variance allowing an existing pole-barn foundation to remain at 1225 South Howard Street, provided the applicant supplies a survey from a licensed Pennsylvania surveyor confirming that the rear lot line and footing locations show the structure will be three feet from the alley (an 18-inch relief from the advertised requirement).
Eliezer Rivera, the property owner, testified and presented contractor William Savage, who described site work already performed: Savage said crews had excavated and augured 22 foundation pilings (described in testimony as 18-inch diameter by 42-inch depth) and that materials and footings were on site.…
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