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Planning Commission approves subdivision waiver for Chew Street property to enable a second affordable unit
Summary
The commission granted a waiver allowing a long, narrow Chew Street lot to be subdivided so the owner can build a second affordable unit accessed from a 20-foot alley; one commissioner recorded opposition citing precedent and street access concerns.
The Allentown Planning Commission voted to grant a waiver allowing a property at Chew Street to be subdivided into two parcels so the owner can build a second affordable housing unit facing Oak Street and share parking access from a 20-foot alley.
Applicant Sean Roth told the commission he bought the property five years earlier and intends to keep both units affordable. He argued the “hardship comes from…
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