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Council approves Kingdom Hall parking expansion and grants extension for conditional‑use review at East Erie Street
Summary
Council approved a minor land development to add 17 parking spaces at 807–821 Hawes Ave (Kingdom Hall) and granted the applicant an extension to revise conditional‑use plans for 1117 East Erie St.; the applicant asked about a prior revoked permit and a possible $1,800 refund, which staff agreed to investigate.
Planning staff asked council to approve a minor preliminary/final land development application to add 17 off‑street parking spaces (bringing the site to a total of 47 spaces) at the Kingdom Hall property (807–821 Hawes Ave). Representatives said the project had earlier variances and multiple reviews; council approved Resolution 25‑101 after the planning and engineering reviews and the planning commission recommendation.
The applicant asked why a 2019 permit had been revoked and whether the borough would refund about $1,800 paid previously; planning and code staff said applicants generally do not receive refunds and recommended administration review the specific file. Council asked administration and counsel to follow up and offered to correct any confirmed administrative errors.
Separately, the council granted an applicant’s request to extend the conditional‑use hearing deadline for a proposed demolition and mixed‑use replacement at 1117 East Erie St. The applicant will revise plans in response to HARB and county comments and return for further review and a public hearing by late February 2026.
What happens next: planning staff will coordinate with administration and counsel to investigate the permit/fee question and will set the conditional‑use public hearing after revised plans satisfy HARB/county comments.
Sources: Planning staff presentation, applicant representative comments and council roll call.
