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The Altoona Planning Commission uses its broad discretion to grant or withhold waivers of code requirements when considering applications for land development, so that it can help maintain a pleasing “urban fabric” in the city, while also allowing developers reasonable leeway, according to officials at a meeting Tuesday. The commission wants to enhance livability and […]

The city Zoning Hearing Board recently reinstated an expired variance it had granted last year to Groundhog Solar to establish an “outdoor showroom” on vaca

If the Altoona Planning Commission had a crystal ball capable of seeing many years into the future, the discussion that the panel had recently about waiving sid

The wisdom of requiring sidewalks on projects where adjacent properties lack them or waiving the mandate was discussed during a recent City Planning Commission