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Zoning board denies storage variance for 1325 Penn Avenue after neighbor complaints
City of Scranton Zoning Hearing Board · November 13, 2025
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Summary
Robert Jones sought a variance to use 1325 Penn Avenue for personal storage; the board denied the request 5–0 after staff and neighbors described outdoor materials and equipment as unpermitted and inconsistent with a residential lot.
The Scranton Zoning Hearing Board denied a request to allow outdoor storage at 1325 Penn Avenue, ruling that the lot lacks a principal residential use to which storage could be accessory and that much of the material on the site appears to meet the building code’s definition of junk.
Applicant Robert Jones told the board the items are…
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