Pittsburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled the following public hearings of interest to South Pittsburgh residents in the first-floor hearing room of the John P. Robin Civic Building, 200 Ross Street, Downtown.

Zone Case 3/12 – Thursday, Jan. 12 at 9:10 a.m.
Appeal of Richard Lesikiewicz Jr., applicant and owner for 108–109 Brosville Street in the 17th Ward (Zoning District H).
Applicant requests five off-site parking stalls as an accessory use: two for 105 Brosville Street to be located at 109 Brosville Street, and three for 107 Brosville Street to be located at 108 Brosville Street.
Special Exception Request: 914.07.G.2(a) – Off-site parking is a special exception.

Past Cases and Decisions:
ZBA Case 330 of 1993 for 107 Brosville Street: variance granted for erecting a 6′ high retaining wall, 2′ high retaining wall with a 5′ high solid fence, and a 4′ high wall with a 5′ high solid fence on the westerly side of the two-story one-family dwelling and two parking stalls.

Notes:

  • Certificate of Zoning Classification dated 10/11/1991 for 108 Brosville Street described use of property as a single-family residence.
  • Certificate of Zoning Classification dated 8/18/2003 for 105 Brosville Street described use as a residential dwelling.
  • Certificate of Occupancy 75387 for 107 Brosville Street dated 2/28/1998 permitted occupancy in a two-story one-family dwelling with a two-stall accessory parking area in the front southwesterly portion of the yard and a 6′ high retaining wall, a 2′ high wall with 5′ solid fence above, and a 4′ wall with 5′ solid fence above in rear yard (including 2′ high guard rail).

Zone Case 225/11 – Thursday, Jan. 12 at 9:20 a.m.
Appeal of Heartland Everywhere, applicant, and Landmark Property Development LLC, owner for 93 South 13th Street in the 17th Ward (Zoning District R1A-VH).
Applicant requests six new attached single-family dwellings.

Variance Requests:

  • 925.06.C – Minimum contextual side setback shall be 3′; 1′ requested (for Unit H19-B2)
  • 903.03.E.2 – 5′ interior side yard setback required; 1′ requested (for Units H19-A1 and H19-A2)
  • 903.03.E.2 – 3 stories maximum height required; 4 stories requested

Past Cases and Decisions:
ZBA Case 14 of 2008: Applicant requested change from one nonconforming use to another. Approved as a variance with conditions:

  1. Amended application structure on subject property may not exceed 40′ in height.
  2. Applicant shall obtain site plan approval from the zoning administrator demonstrating that all dimensional requirements of the Zoning Code not expressly addressed in this decision are met; setbacks may follow existing basement and foundation walls.
  3. Contextual setback may be utilized along Sarah Street.
  4. Applicant shall file with BBI a constructability plan detailing how adjacent properties will be protected during construction and how voids and other features from prior demolition will be addressed.

Notes:

  • Certificate of Zoning Classification 117592 dated 4/18/2007 described current use of property as “warehouse.”

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