315-317 N Hall St conditional use permit
Case 15-8501
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Samantha McLean2 conditions of approval
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Allentown Meetings
Zoning Hearing Board, June 22, 2026
Approved: Special exception for group childcare home at 1213-1217 Highland Street, unanimous
1h 56m16,260 words
84 mentionsmotion to approvezoningvarianceresidentialrezoningsetbackindustrialtraffic studydensitydeniedcommercialdeferredAllentown, PA
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What happened
On June 22, 2026, Allentown approved Special exception for group childcare home at 1213-1217 Highland Street (unanimous).
The Allentown Zoning Hearing Board approved all three matters on its June 22, 2026 agenda. The board approved Richard Bauer Sr.'s special exception for adaptive reuse of a warehouse into 6 apartments at 322-324 North 7th Street / 315-317 North Hall Street with parking-restriction…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Date
- June 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsGroup Childcare Home
Approved7 conditions of approval
Adaptive reuse
Approved9 conditions of approval
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Special exception for adaptive reuse at 322-324 North 7th Street
Special use/exception application of Richard Bauer, Sr. to adaptively reuse an existing warehouse building into 6 apartments, with parking on adjacent lot at 319 North Hall. Existing 7th Street buildings contain six 3-bedroom apartments, six 2-bedroom apartments, and two storefronts. Planning Commission recommended approval. Motion carried on voice vote.
- Recommended conditions from Planning Commission (bike rack, lighting, street tree, sewer/planning module)
- parking on the separate lot reserved for occupants of the buildings, with a recorded mechanism (deed restriction, recorded easement, or plan note) satisfactory to city planning and zoning to keep the two parcels functioning together
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Key Decisions (3)
Approved
Special exception for adaptive reuse at 322-324 North 7th Street
Vote: unanimous2 conditions attachedMoved by Samantha McLean
Approved
Two dimensional variances for apartment development at 2300 Hanover Avenue
Vote: unanimous2 conditions attachedMoved by Scott Unger
Approved
Special exception for group childcare home at 1213-1217 Highland Street
Vote: unanimous5 conditions attachedMoved by Scott Unger
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Development Activity (3)
Bauer 7th/Hall Street adaptive reuse - 6 apartments
Residential
Hanover Avenue / Broad Street apartment development (former car dealership)
Residential
Grullon group childcare home
Other
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
A 300+ unit multifamily development on a former car dealership…
Commercial Demand
Small-scale adaptive reuse of an underused warehouse into 6 below-market…
Infrastructure
Residents raised concerns about traffic at the Hanover Avenue/Broad Street…
Sentiment
Neighborhood opposition to both the large apartment project and a…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote3. A-2026-00210 1213 1217 Highland St conditional use permit
Case 15-8502
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Scott Unger5 conditions of approval
5 recorded conditions. Full condition text is available in Pro.
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Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 10 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Clerk, 2 Board Member, 6 Public, 2 Witness, 2 Applicant, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Staff, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 1 Clerk, 2 Board Member, 2 Witness, 2 Applicant, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Dwayne Wagner, Applicant.
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Zoning terms (12)
84 recorded timestamps
- motion to approve (1 timestamps)
- zoning (51 timestamps)
- variance (4 timestamps)
- residential (11 timestamps)
- rezoning (2 timestamps)
- setback (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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