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Norristown zoning board continues variance request for 705 Chain Street, asks for code‑enforcement records
Summary
The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board continued a variance hearing for 705 Chain Street after questions about historic tax and permit records. The applicant said separate meters and entrances support a duplex designation; the municipality will be asked to provide code‑enforcement files at the April meeting.
The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board continued a variance request for 705 Chain Street after municipal records and parcel treatment raised unresolved questions about whether the property is a single building or a configuration of separate dwellings.
Charles Campbell, representing the applicant, said the parcel contains two physically separate addresses — 701 and 705 Chain Street — that share a brick wall but have separate entrances and utilities. “A variance would be required to achieve the proposed…
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