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City of Reading Zoning Hearing Board May Public Hearings

by The City of Reading

City of Reading Zoning Hearing Board May Public Hearings

Notice is hereby given that the City of Reading Zoning Hearing Board will conduct public hearings on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 5:30 P.M. in the following matters. The public may participate in these hearings virtually and via telephone. Upon request, a meeting space may be provided at City Hall, 815 Washington St., Reading PA 19601, for the public to view or participate in the hearings, subject to the following advance registration requirements.

Members of the public who wish to attend or participate in public hearings must register in advance by providing their name, address, phone number, and email address to the Zoning Administrator by 4 P.M. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, via email to zoning@readingpa.gov or via phone to (610) 655-6326.

DECISIONS WILL BE RENDERED IN THE FOLLOWING MATTERS:

Appeal #2022-09 –1240 Chestnut St. (UPI 10531622280978)

Appeal 2022-14 – 449 N. 2nd St. (UPI 06530766623918)

Appeal 2022-15 – 1010 & 1012 Lancaster Ave. (UPI 18530618327355 & 18530618327317)

Appeal 2022-16 – 211 W. Greenwich St. (UPI 15530764438614)

Appeal 2022-17 – 419 Woodward St. (UPI 07530766724852)

Appeal 2022-18 – 1001 Scott St. (UPI 18530655246465)

HEARINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE FOLLOWING MATTERS:

Appeal #2022-19 – 615, 617, 619 Walnut Street (UPI 07530775816403, 07530775816423, 07530775816442) Ken Pick with Berks County Nonprofit Development Corporation is proposing to annex the property as one parcel and is seeking special exception approval for adaptive reuse to establish twelve (12) residential apartment units, variances from the minimal habitable space requirement, the number of permitted studio units, and an appeal of the September 11, 2021 Zoning Officer determination. The subject property is located in the C-R Commercial Residential Zoning District.

Appeal #2022-20 – 431 W Oley Street (UPI 15530756348184) Vanessa Mosquea-Rojas is seeking special exception approval to establish a daycare in a private home at the subject property. The subject property is located in the R-3 Residential Zoning District.

Appeal #2022-21 – 1235 & 1237 Carbon Street (UPI 19530738166475, 19530738166467) Nathan A. Fisher and Jason Fisher are seeking variances to re-establish an apartment use in the detached rear accessory building thus creating two principal uses, a variance for off-street parking requirements, variance from the minimal habitable space requirement and variance from the relevant dimensional requirements. The subject property is located in the R-2 Residential Zoning District.

Appeal #2022-22 – 1849 Perkiomen Avenue (UPI 16531633584063) Mark Ponce with Ponce’s Home Investors LLC is seeking variances for dimensional, use and off-street parking created by subdividing the exiting lot into two lots, one lot consisting of a building with retail and apartments and other lot with existing garages applicant states the uses are not changing and are non-conforming. The subject property is located in the R-3 Residential Zoning District.

Appeal #2022-23 – 338 Madison Avenue (UPI 07530774724227) Navid Moosa, Smart Decisions Development, LLC is seeking a use variance to establish indoor storage facility and commercial office use and appeal of the November 30, 2021 Zoning Officer determination or seeking special exception approval as equally or less intense non-conforming use which had previous approval as a warehouse. The subject property is located in the R-3 Residential Zoning District.

Appeal #2022-24 – 416, 418, 420 Walnut Street (UPI 07530775715207, 07530775715228, 07530775715237) Jorge Diaz – Walnut Street Properties LLC is seeking special exception approval for adaptive reuse to establish eighteen (18) residential apartment units, variances from the minimal habitable space requirement, the number of permitted studio units, off-street parking requirements, dimensional variance (minimum lot size) and an appeal of the March 13, 2022 Zoning Officer determination. The subject property is located in the R-3 Residential Zoning District.

The properties referenced above are located in the City of Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Complete applications and plans may be viewed by contacting the Zoning Office.