Revision for senior apartments approved
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WAYNESBURG – Waynesburg Zoning Hearing Board approved a revision Monday to a developer’s plan to construct a four-story apartment building for seniors at the corner of High and East streets.
PIRHL Developers LLC of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, received the necessary variances from the board to construct the building last October; however, a slight change was subsequently made to those plans.
The developer originally proposed a building containing 51 units. After completing further design work on the project, PIRHL determined the building could contain 52 units and it asked the zoning board to approve that change.
PIRHL had expected to begin the project next year; however, in July it failed to receive the federal housing tax credits that were needed to help finance the project. David Burg, a principal of PIRHL, said earlier that his group intended to continue with the project and would apply for the funds again this year.
PIRHL has proposed constructing the apartment building on the north side of High Street, between High and Nazer streets. Buildings on the properties, including storage units, a single-family house and a house previously used as offices by Dr. Stanley Fowler, will be demolished.
The complex will provide housing for independent seniors, 62 or older, whose income is about 60 percent or less of the medium income for the county. These are people with annual incomes of $23,000 to $30,000. Rent for a single-bedroom apartment would be between $410 and $500, and for a two-bedroom apartment between $470 and $530.
The board earlier agreed approved variances for the project to allow a mulifamily building in a R-2 area and to provide shorter setbacks. It also agreed to a variance to reduce the minimum number of on-site parking spaces from 1.5 to 1 for each unit.
The zoning board Monday also continued a hearing on a plan by Richard and Jean Kalsey to establish a used car lot on vacant property at the corner of High and Richhill streets. The board asked the developer to provide additional information.
The zoning board previously denied variances to the Kalseys to develop a used car lot at the site. The Kalseys had appealed the decision to the Greene County Court and the court remanded the case to the zoning board for another hearing. The board original denied the Kalseys variances for minimum lot size and for off-street parking.