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Applicant seeks two-family conversion at 540 S. Main St.; commission recommends approval to Zoning Hearing Board
Summary
Joshua Vickrey applied for a Special Exception to convert a former doctor's office into a one-bedroom apartment at 540 S. Main St.; the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval to the Zoning Hearing Board after reviewing floor plans, parking expansion and utility separation.
Applicant Joshua Vickrey presented a plan to convert the former doctor's office at 540 S. Main Street into a secondary living area or in-law suite and to expand the rear parking area to meet borough requirements. The commission record states the proposed apartment/suite would total 714 square feet, exceeding the borough requirement of 500 square feet for a one-bedroom unit; parking would expand from roughly 9,000 square feet to about 13,400 square feet to satisfy the ordinance’s parking calculation.
Vickrey said utilities already are separate for the former office and the primary residence and he plans to separate other utilities as well. The exterior would remain as-is with the existing separate entrance to the proposed apartment. Mrs. Slenker moved that the commission recommend approval of the Special Exception to the Zoning Hearing Board; Ms. Nidam seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
