North East Borough Zoning Hearing Board Will Consider Variance Request

The North East Borough Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 12, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the North East Borough Chambers, 31 West Main Street, North East, PA 16428.

The Zoning Board will hear the following variance request: Robert Bell and Jennifer Bell, owners of 52 Liberty Street, (Parcel No. 36010061000100) request a variance to convert a single family home into a 3-unit multi-family dwelling. The named parcel lies in a R-B Multiple Family Residential Zoning District. Zoning Ordinance No. 797, Chapter 27, §27-406 Yard & Lot Requirement Table requires a minimum area in square feet of 8,000 plus 2,000 per family.

Anyone with an opinion either for or against this request may be heard. Any person with a disability requiring special accommodations to attend this meeting should notify the Borough at 725-8611 five (5) working days prior to the meeting. The Borough will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations. North East Borough Zoning Hearing Board William Rogers, Borough Manager

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