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Council to research code change after resident seeks ceiling-height exception for rental permit
Summary
A Bellefonte resident, Zeb Smoyer, asked council to reconsider the borough's adoption of section 404.3 of the Center Region Property Maintenance Code after being denied a rental permit because second-floor bedrooms fall below the 7-foot ceiling-height standard.
A Bellefonte resident, Zeb Smoyer, asked council to reconsider the borough's adoption of section 404.3 of the Center Region Property Maintenance Code after being denied a rental permit because second-floor bedrooms in his older house fall below the code's 7-foot minimum ceiling height.
Smoyer said he was requesting reconsideration so he could rent the home while he moves away temporarily.…
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