The council makes its decision unanimously.
The Baldwin Council unanimously rejected on Tuesday night a request from representatives of Ryan Homes, borough Manager John Barrett said. Ryan Homes is a developer of residences in north Baldwin Borough's Breckenridge Highlands complex, and its request was for borough officials to make an exception to the amount of space required in the borough between a structure and the street that it sits along (known as "setback"). The impetus for the request is that Ryan wished to build "morning rooms" onto five future Breckenridge homes. The morning rooms are extra living spaces built onto residences' kitchens. Ryan had hoped to lessen its required setback from 20 feet to 15 feet. As Barrett pointed out at an earlier council meeting, however, Ryan'…
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A developer of north Baldwin homes wants an exception to be made.
Should some future properties in north Baldwin Borough be treated differently than developments in the rest of the borough are? That is the question facing the Baldwin Council, and according to borough solicitor Stanley B. Lederman, the council has 45 days to answer it. Representatives from Ryan Homes, a developer of residences in north Baldwin's Breckenridge Highlands complex, appeared in front of the council at a special meeting on Tuesday night to ask council members to make an exception to the amount of space required in the borough between a structure and the street that it sits along (known as "setback"). The impetus for the request is that Ryan Homes wishes to build "morning rooms" onto five future Breckenridge homes. The morning …
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old man
11:09 am on Friday, February 22, 2013
I agree with Baldwin boro council on this decision, they already granted a 15 ft. variance. It had to stop somewhere. Now lets see if Ryan homes files a lawsuit to try to get their way. more ›