After a four-month break, the City’s Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) will resume hearings that will be held online until further notice. The first two hearings are scheduled for July 14 and July 15. Following these meetings, ZBA will hold meetings online twice a week through July to hear rescheduled cases.

The proposal to build a five-story “entrepreneur hub” on 53 N. 52nd Street, which was presented to the community last month, will be considered by the ZBA on Wednesday, July 15 at 10 a.m. Members of the public are invited to participate in the meeting via Zoom or by phone (see more info below). 

The ZBA began postponing hearings in March when the City shut down due to COVID-19. Since then it has postponed approximately 520 cases. The July 14 and 15 hearings are those that were first postponed and that are ready to be heard. Each has completed all notification and public meeting processes.

The ZBA will hold the hearings on Zoom, which are accessible on a computer, tablet, smart phone, or telephone. ZBA will publish a link to the meeting and a meeting phone number on its website five days before the meeting. Members of the public can use that link or phone number to participate in the meeting.

The ZBA expects applicants, attorneys, and witnesses to appear on camera. ZBA encourages members of the public to appear on camera but they may participate by phone.

Zoom will prompt attendees to fill out a Notice of Appearance form as they enter the meeting. ZBA staff will instruct those attending by phone how to fill out a Notice over the phone. The Notice of Appearance form preserves the right to participate in the case in the future.

For more information on the scheduled hearings and how to join them, visit the ZBA website.