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Hawthorne council adopts zoning clarification for gas stations despite local owner objections
Summary
The council adopted an amendment clarifying how gasoline service stations with convenience stores are regulated in certain zones after a local owner, Nino Gorga, told the council he had not been informed he needed a use variance to convert garage space into a convenience store.
The Hawthorne Borough Council on the motion adopted an amendment to the borough zoning code intended to regulate gasoline service stations with convenience stores in specified zones. The ordinance was presented by council leadership and adopted by roll call after a public comment period.
Resident Nino Gorga of 326 Lincoln Ave told the council the borough's building department had not informed him that his conversion plan would require a use variance. “I wasn't told I needed a use variance,” Gorga…
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