Zoning Hearing Board 4-18-08

Folks may want to pay attention to some of the appeals coming up this Thursday.
APPEAL # 2769 105 Aberdeen LP, owner of property located at 107 N.
WARD 1 Aberdeen Avenue, Wayne, PA, zoned C-3 Service Commercial
District, and in Ward 1. Relief requested is as follows: Rear Yard
Setback - a variance from Radnor Code section 280-56.E to permit
a rear yard setback of approximately 59.3’ instead of 66.73’
Continued as required, based on the depth of the lot. Or, an interpretation that
to April no rear yard relief is required because of existing nonconforming
building. Lot Coverage – a variance from Radnor Code section
280-56.G to permit lot coverage of approximately 83.6% where
65% is permitted. Or, an interpretation that no lot coverage relief is
required because of existing lot coverage nonconformity, from
88.5% to Approximately 83.6%. Off-Street Parking – a variance
from Code section280-103.B to permit the proposed building to be
occupied with uses permitted in the C-3 Commercial Service
District with a total minimum off-street parking supply of
approximately 53 off-street parking spaces or a minimum of
approximately 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet of “floor area” of the
proposed building instead of the total amount off-street parking
spaces that would otherwise be required by considering each use
within the proposed building as a separate use under the parking
requirements of Radnor Code section 280-113.B. Parking in Front
Yard - a special exception pursuant to Radnor Code section 280-
105.F to permit approximately 10 off-street parking spaces in the
front yard area. Or, an interpretation that no relief is required for the
10 off-street parking spaces proposed in the front yard area, because
the number of off-street parking spaces in the front yard area will be
reduced from 14 to 10. Front Yard Setback – a variance from Radnor
Code section 280-56.C to permit a front yard setback of 0’ where 65’
is required. Drive-thru Stacking for Bank Use – a variance from
Radnor Code section 280-103.B(11) to provide five (5) stacking
spaces for the drive-through facility instead of the twelve (12)
required in the event that a bank occupies the portion of the building
improved with the drive-thru window. Miscellaneous – such other
relief as the Zoning Hearing Board deems necessary to authorize the
proposed improvements.

APPEAL # 2772 Matt Paolino, owner of property located at 625 Conestoga Road,
WARD 3 Villanova, PA, zoned C-1 Commercial, and in Ward 3. Applicant
proposes to convert the existing residence, which is a legal nonconforming
use, to an office for his custom home construction
business on the first floor and an apartment each on the second and
the third floor. Applicant will preserve the residential character of the
building. Applicant seeks a special exception under section 280-45 of
the Zoning Code to convert a dwelling to a nonresidential use and/or
a special exception under section 280-101(A) of the Code to convert
from one non-conforming use to another non-conforming use.
Applicant also seeks a special exception under section 280-101(B)(1)
of the Code to extend the existing non-conformity in regards to sideyard
setback which does not increase the existing non-conformity and
also to continue to provide one parking space within the front yard
setback. In the alternative, Applicant contends that the relief is
permitted as of right or requests a variance.

APPEAL # 2763 The Rosedon Holding Company Limited Partnership, owners of
WARD 1 property located at 147 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wayne, PA, zoned
C-3 Service Commercial District and in Ward 1. Relief is
requested for a three(3) building community storage facility with
4000 square feet of office space included. The following Variances
are requested: Section 280-103(b)(20) Off Street Parking – 57
spaces required, 6 provided. Section 280-56(G) Lot Coverage 65%
Continued from maximum, 75% proposed, 91% existing. Section 280- 109(A)
to April Fence Height – Limit 6 feet in height, 8 feet proposed.
Special Exception: Section 280-105(F) Parking within the front
yard setback(s). Section 280-104 Offstreet Loading – 5 berths
required, none in the required dimensions proposed. Alternative
compliant berths proposed. Section 280-56E Rear Yard setback-
78.51 feet required, 25 feet proposed. Section 280-56C, D & E
Front Yards, Side Yards, Rear Yard – variance requested from the
requirement of 3 front yard setbacks. Ordinance requires at least 2
side yards and 1 rear yard. Applicant proposes 1 front yard on
Plant Avenue, 2 side yards east and west, and one rear yard at
Pennsylvania Avenue. Section 280-56A&C, lot width of 150 feet
required at building line, proposed: measure Plant Avenue building
line at 65 feet from legal right of way line which is parallel to the
property line at Plant Avenue – and include the area of the
northwestern side yard as part of the 150 foot required front
building line. The actual lot width at the Plant Avenue building
line is 215 feet.