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Allentown zoning board denies request to legalize 17-inch side-yard addition, citing material impact on neighbor access
Summary
The Allentown City Zoning Hearing Board denied an application to legalize a 17-inch encroaching side-yard addition, finding the increased nonconformity materially impacts the adjacent property and ordering a written decision to follow.
The Allentown City Zoning Hearing Board denied an application seeking retroactive approval for a small side-yard addition that encroaches 17 inches into the required side-yard setback, voting to require the applicant to bring the structure into compliance.
Applicant Simon Alsaktiti told the board he bought the house in 2012 and built a narrow addition in 2014 to increase sunlight. He said permits were not obtained for that work. An adjacent…
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