4237 LANCASTER AVE

ZP-2023-000217 · ZBA Permit Denial - Variance

Approved
Filed
March 3, 2023
Decided
August 15, 2023
Filed by
ABDUL-RAHIM MUHAMMAD; ISLAMIC CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND INFORM; JOHN AREND; KHAFI KNOX-MCDOWELL; LESLIE SMALLWOOD; LEWIS LOCKWOOD; MICHAEL LINK; NAIM MITCHELL; RACHAEL PRITZKER DBA: PRITZKER LAW GROUP, LLC; TOM LEE; YANITZA BRONGERS-MARRERO
Proposed units
34
Coordinating RCO
People's Emergency Center Community Development Corporation
Grounds for appeal

PERMIT FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) PARCEL “PARCEL A” FROM FOUR (4) OPA ACCOUNTS ( 4243 LANCASTER AVE, 4241 LANCASTER AVE, 4239 LANCASTER AVE,4237 LANCASTER AVE); “PARCEL A”: FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (62’ HIGH) FOR A PREPARED FOOD SHOP, COMMUNITY CENTER AND ACCESSORY OFFICE AT GROUND FLOOR WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( 34 DWELLING UNITS) ( TWENTY-ONE(21) DWELLING UNITS ARE APPROVED USING MIXED -INCOME HOUSING BONUS ( 14-702(7)(C ) UNDER THE LOW-INCOME OPTION) ( TOTAL THIRTEEN(13) UNITS REQUIRED A VARIENCE ) . SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION The permit for the above location cannot be issued because the proposal does not comply with the following provisions of the Philadelphia Zoning Code. (Codes can be accessed at www.phila.gov.) Code Section(s): Code Section Title(s): Reason for Refusal: REQUIRED PROPOSED 14-602(4)(a)[2] 14-702(7) (c ) Commercial districts TOTAL# OF DWELLING UNITS AREA OF LOT 21 DWELLING UNITS 7,199.3 SF 34 DWELLING UNITS 16,320 SF Table 14-701-3 Dimensional Standards for Commercial Districts MAXIMUM HEIGHT(FT) 38’ 62’ TABLE 14-804-1 REQUIRED BICYCLE PARKING TOTAL# BICYCLE SPACES 11 0 TWO (2) USE REFUSALS ONE (1) ZONING REFUSAL Fee to File Appeal: $300

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