Zoning Hearing Board, June 22, 2026

Approves Special exception for group childcare home at 1213-1217 Highland Street, unanimous

June 22, 20261h 56m16,260 words

84 mentionsmotion to approvezoningvarianceresidentialrezoningsetbackindustrialtraffic studydensitydeniedcommercialdeferredAllentown, PA

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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
Governing body: Final authority
Date: June 22, 2026
Decisions: 3 zoning decisions
Outcome: Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (2)

Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings

Group Childcare Home

Approved

7 conditions of approval

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Adaptive reuse

Approved

9 conditions of approval

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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: unanimousConditions attached

Approved

Two dimensional variances for apartment development at 2300 Hanover Avenue

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Approved

Special exception for group childcare home at 1213-1217 Highland Street

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

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…

Who Spoke (18)

ChairBoard Member · 2ClerkApplicant · 2Applicant's Rep · 2Witness · 2Public · 5

On the record: the chair, 2 board members, the clerk, 2 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, 2 witnesses, and 5 members of the public.

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315-317 N Hall St conditional use permit

Case 15-8501

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freeApprovedmoved by Samantha McLean2 conditions of approval

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3. A-2026-00210 1213 1217 Highland St conditional use permit

Case 15-8502

ApprovedZoneWire called it

freeApprovedmoved by Scott Unger5 conditions of approval

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