MINUTES OF ZONING HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2004
The Zoning Hearing Board of Palmer Township met on Wednesday, January 7, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Palmer Memorial Library. In attendance were Chairman, Dan Caravetta, board members, Charles Roseberry and Cherie Kavanaugh, John Embardino, zoning officer, Ted Rewak, court reporter, and solicitor, Nicholas Noel, with no newspaper representative in attendance.
The minutes of the December 2, 2003 meeting were approved on a motion by Charles Roseberry, second by Cherie Kavanaugh, with all in agreement.
04-01 7:30
P.M. Biagio Parascandolo, 4 Grove
Street, Easton, PA, is seeking a special exception to continue or change an
existing nonconforming use in an HI district to conduct a pizza restaurant
business as per 190-199 B, with an alternative use variance from sections
190-112, 190-113, and 190-114. He is
also seeking relief from the William Penn overlay district requirements of
sections 190-265, 190-266, 190-167 C, and relief from sign location
restrictions of 190-180 C.
Witnesses: Biagio Parascondolo, Ed Dietrich, and Louis
Ferrone.
Charles
Roseberry made a motion to approve the request to operate a pizza restaurant,
citing that sections 190-112, 190-113, and 190-114 are not applicable subject
to the zoning boards approval of a replacement of a nonconforming use as per
190-199 B, and that the requirements of 190-265 cannot be met due to the unique
physical layout of the property, and should be waived, and that the
requirements of 190-266 should be waived because earlier agreements for road
frontage improvements were made between Palmer Township and the Palmer Town
Center currently being developed. Also,
190-167 C requirements are met as per parking capacities, and a sign, as presented
in exhibit A-5, with a dimension of 12 feet by 3 feet, mounted on the mansard
roof in front of the building be approved.
The motion was
seconded by Cherie Kavanaugh and passed unanimously.
04-02 7:40
P.M. Pete Giacoumopoulos is seeking relief from sections 190-174 B, 190-180 B,
and 190-184 (3) (a) to erect wall signs that exceed size, lighting and color
requirements, on the City Diner at 1061 25th Street.
The 7:40 hearing
for City Diner was postponed on request by Attorney Daniel Cohen, representing
the applicant, until the February 3 hearing.
In other
business, pursuant to the annual zoning board reorganizational meeting, Cherie
Kavanaugh made a motion to retain Daniel Caravetta as chairman of the zoning
hearing board with Charles Roseberry as second. Motion passed by majority vote.
Having no
further business to discuss, the hearing was adjourned.
John A.
Embardino