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2026-09-15 - Board of Zoning Appeals (Zoning)

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; outcomes are not stated in it (the results document was not read).

  • Consent item: special exception to extend a nonconforming side setback for a rear addition at 43 Laurens Street.
  • Old business: a variance and special exception for a house on an undersized lot at 0 Main Street, and a special exception for church use on a residentially zoned parcel at 0 Moore Drive.
  • Request to amend the special exception for the 174-unit accommodations use at 131 Columbus Street, seeking a variance to provide 82 parking spaces (116 required, 125 originally approved); see 131 Columbus Street Accommodations Parking Variance.
  • Use variances for a pharmacy at 1027 Physicians Drive; wedding photography at 1025 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. was deferred.
  • Zero-setback home on a 1,767 sf lot at 10 Philadelphia Alley (deferred).
  • Setback variances at 1 Johnson Road, 1 Kyle Place, 132 S. Battery Street, 1536 Joan Street, 61 Gibbes Street, a lot-frontage variance at 1735 Pinckney Park Drive, and an appeal for reconsideration of a granted rear-setback variance at 173 Wentworth Street.
  • Minutes of July 21, August 18 and September 1, 2026 up for approval.

Agenda

A. Business items: call to order; roll call; announcements; approval of agenda; minutes of July 21, August 18 and September 1, 2026; meeting procedures; oath

B. One motion - one vote items

  1. 43 Laurens St. (BZA2026-002455) - special exception, vertically extend nonconforming 3' side setback for second-story rear addition

C. Public hearings - old business

  1. 0 Main St. (BZA2026-002362) - special exception and variance, house on 2,773 sf lot (6,000 sf required), 4' side setbacks
  2. 0 Moore Dr. (BZA2026-002372) - special exception, church use on SR-2 parcel

D. Public hearings - new business

  1. 1 Johnson Rd. (BZA2026-002452) - variance, accessory building 9' from side street (35' required)
  2. 1 Kyle Pl. (BZA2026-002453) - variance, detached house with 3' side setback (9' required)
  3. 132 S. Battery St. (BZA2026-002457) - variance, covered porch with 17' rear setback (25' required)
  4. 1536 Joan St. Units A & B (BZA2026-002458) - variance, two detached homes with 6' side setbacks (9' required)
  5. 1735 Pinckney Park Dr. (BZA2026-002459) - variance, two lots with 62' frontage (103' required)
  6. 61 Gibbes St. (BZA2026-002462) - special exception and variance, two-story rear addition
  7. 131 Columbus St. (BZA2026-002456) - amend special exception for 174-unit accommodations use; parking variance (131 Columbus Street Accommodations Parking Variance)
  8. 10 Philadelphia Aly. (BZA2026-002454) - DEFERRED; special exception and variances for a detached home on a 1,767 sf lot
  9. 1027 Physicians Dr. Bldg 200 (BZA2026-002461) - use variance for a pharmacy on GO-zoned parcel
  10. 1025 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. (BZA2026-002460) - DEFERRED; use variance for wedding photography on SR-1 portion
  11. 173 Wentworth St. (BZA2026-002439) - appeal for reconsideration of a granted rear-setback variance

E. Zoning Administrator's business

F. Adjournment

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