Zoning board approves variances for 1014 South Hall Street, conditions require cross-easements and code compliance

The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved an application to construct a two-family dwelling at 1014 South Hall Street and to reconfigure rear parking, subject to conditions including land‑development review and cross‑easements satisfactory to city departments. The decision was reached after testimony from the property owner and detailed review of lot dimensions, parking layouts and ordinance requirements.

The applicant, Nick Spade, testified that the Spade family owns 1012, 1014 and 1016 South Hall Street and that the proposal would attach a new two‑family building to the side of 1016, creating a duplex (top/bottom units) on the 1014 lot. Spade said the combined lot measures about 45–46 feet in width and about 150 feet in depth (approximately 6,838 square feet). He told the board his family manages local residential…