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Norristown Zoning Board Denies Request to Convert 517 Stamford Street to Duplex
Summary
The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board denied application 71‑25 seeking a variance to convert 517 Stamford Street from a single‑family dwelling to a duplex, finding the applicant did not demonstrate the property hardship required for a variance.
The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board denied application 71‑25 on a 4–0 vote after questioning whether the applicant had shown the legal hardship required to permit a duplex at 517 Stamford Street.
Attorney Edwin Leon, representing JD Affordable Realty, LLC, presented the application and introduced owner Juan David Perez Lopez and architect Jeffrey Owens. Leon said the plan would convert a 2,278‑square‑foot single‑family house into two units and argued the change would provide more affordable rented housing in the neighborhood. Architect Owens described a proposed…
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