Southtowns Record

Zoning Board of Appeals minutes — April 29, 2026

Government
City of Lackawanna
Board
Zoning Board of Appeals
Meeting
Apr 29, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Zoning and land use

Original document

Same meeting

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2. Araif Ali – Land Use Variance/Area Variance – 14 West Elmview Avenue – Araif Ali
  representing. Applicant is requesting a variance to build an 8-foot-tall privacy fence in
  the rear yard in Single Family Residential Zone. Board discussion involved historical
  Zoning Board approval and fence placement.

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 Sobaszek; seconded by to Kogut to approve variance as presented.
Yeas: Geercken, Kogut, Sobaszek, Stampone, Turner  Carried 5-0

3. Araif Ali – Land Use Variance/Area Variance – 28 West Elmview Avenue – Araif Ali
  representing. Applicant is requesting a variance to build an 8-foot-tall privacy fence in
  the rear yard in Single Family Residential Zone. Board discussion involved historical
  Zoning Board approval and fence placement.

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 Sobaszek; seconded by to Kogut to approve variance as presented.
Yeas: Geercken, Kogut, Sobaszek, Stampone, Turner  Carried 5-0

4. Brian Fitzpatrick – Land Use Variance/Area Variance – 50 Leo Place – Brian Fitzpatrick
  representing. Applicant is requesting a side yard variance to expand an existing garage
  that sits on the east/west property lines 10 feet forward and raise the roof an additional 4
  feet to accommodate new 14-foot-tall garage doors in Mixed Residential Zone. Board
  discussion involved the business activities and future business relocation.

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 Stampone; seconded by to Geercken to approve variance as presented.
Yeas: Geercken, Kogut, Sobaszek, Stampone, Turner  Carried 5-0

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