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Zoning Hearing Board - 2026-05-11

Approves Special exception for residential conversion at 1453 Linden St., Unanimous (3-0)

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What happened

The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved two applications on May 11, 2026. A&R Development Company received variances for a 7-story, 44-unit apartment building at 405 W Walnut St., with the board providing a favorable interpretation that steep slopes were not regulated and app…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Allentown, PA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 11, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, Unanimous (3-0)

Projects in this meeting (2)

Variances for 44-unit apartment

Approved 3-0
1 condition of approval
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Special exception for residential conversion at 1453 Linden St.

Approved 3-0
1 condition of approval
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Meeting Summary

The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved two applications on May 11, 2026. A&R Development Company received variances for a 7-story, 44-unit apartment building at 405 W Walnut St., with the board providing a favorable interpretation that steep slopes were not regulated and app…

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Variances for 44-unit apartment building at 405 W Walnut St.

Vote: Unanimous (3-0)Conditions attached
Approved

Special exception for residential conversion at 1453 Linden St.

Vote: Unanimous (3-0)Conditions attached
Tabled

Hair salon special use application at 436 N 2nd St.

Vote: Unanimous (3-0)Conditions attached

Development Activity (2)

405 W Walnut St. Apartment Building

Residential

1453 Linden St. Residential Conversion

Residential

Market Signals (3)

Commercial Demand

A first-floor commercial space at 1453 Linden St. remained vacant…

Housing Demand

Infill residential development is proceeding in downtown Allentown, with a…

Other

Allentown's new zoning ordinance has significantly revised steep slope and…

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.

3. A-2025-00656 1453 Linden St conditional use permit

Case 15-8417
Approved Unanimous (3-0)ZoneWire called it
freeApproved Unanimous (3-0)1 condition of approval
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2. A-2025-00328 436 N 2nd St conditional use permit

Case 15-8416
No vote recorded

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