Politics & Government

New House Angers Neighbors in North Wayne

Some say the rebuilt home is "too big" for the neighborhood.

 

Some North Wayne residents are upset with the owner of 219 Poplar Avenue in over the size of his newly expanded house — "a structure they maintain is out of scale in this quiet neighborhood of tree-shaded eclectic homes dating back to the 19th century nestled in a historic district," reports Main Line Media News.

The newspaper reports that "Neighbors are angry over what they perceive as the razing of a 1960s-era bungalow down to just three foundation walls and reconstructed into a massive home without, they allege, following proper development protocols such as obtaining approvals and telling nearby neighbors. But the applicant contends that he has all along adhered to the township’s zoning code and ."


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