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Zoning Hearing Board - 2026-04-13

Denies Appeal denial at 827 North 5th Street, unanimous

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What happened

The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board denied the variance appeal of Robert Spierko at 520 North 20th Street (Case #3), which concerned an accessory potting shed and gazebo with insufficient side and rear setbacks and an encroachment into the city right-of-way, on a unanimous voice v…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Allentown, PA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
April 13, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Denied, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

Variance denial at 520 North 20th Street (Spierko)

Denied

Meeting Summary

The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board denied the variance appeal of Robert Spierko at 520 North 20th Street (Case #3), which concerned an accessory potting shed and gazebo with insufficient side and rear setbacks and an encroachment into the city right-of-way, on a unanimous voice v…

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Key Decisions (3)

Denied

Variance denial at 520 North 20th Street (Spierko)

Vote: unanimous
Denied

Appeal denial at 827 North 5th Street

Vote: unanimous
Withdrawn

Appeal withdrawn at 943-951 2nd Street (MPC Allentown LLC)

Who Spoke (8)

Staff · 2Applicant

On the record: 2 staff members and the applicant.

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