Southtowns Record

Zoning Board of Appeals minutes — May 27, 2026

Government
City of Lackawanna
Board
Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting
May 27, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Zoning and land use

Original document

Same meeting

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2. Mohamed Sharion/Saed Shafie – Land Use Variance/Area Variance – 3071–3085 South
  Park Avenue – Zachary Alabadi representing. Applicant is requesting a sign variance
  approval to permit additional signage associated with the conversion of a former Rite
  Aid store into a full-service grocery store within the Neighborhood Commercial Zone.
  Board discussion included sign placement, lighting, and the removal of the prior
  business signage.

The Board asked if anyone from the public was in attendance to speak on the agenda item
and no one replied stating they were. Therefore, the public comment and question period
was not enacted.

Motion by Turner; seconded by to Stampone to approve variance as presented.
Yeas: Geercken, Kogut, Stampone, Turner  Carried 4-0

3. Land Use Variance/Area Variance – 400 Ingham Avenue – Charles Morgan
  representing. Applicant is requesting a height variance to permit the installation of a 72-
  foot flagpole on the property on Empire Building Diagnostics within the Mixed
  Commercial/Industrial Zone. Board discussion included flagpole location and applicant
  business activity.

The Board asked if anyone from the public was in attendance to speak on the agenda item
and no one replied stating they were. Therefore, the public comment and question period
was not enacted.

Motion by Kogut; seconded by to Geercken to approve variance as presented.
Yeas: Geercken, Kogut, Stampone, Turner  Carried 4-0

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