Thank you.
Ishmael, are you under Ms. Sunketh's name?
Is Ishmael Logan under Ms. Sunketh's name?
He is.
That could be the case.
Can you?
Yes, Pauline.
okay chair it looks like we have 29 attendees we can we can start when you wish great thank you
good morning my name is bill bergman and i will be chairing this morning's dba hearings
with me is ismail shaheed our board secretary
he's here i just heard it mr chairman thank you thomas hallman our board member
Thomas, and James Snell, our board member.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Also present is our board attorney, Hillary Emerson, and also our ZBA hearing administrator
today is Karima Quintana.
Before we begin, here's our virtual format.
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Let's look at our continuances on today's list.
number one m i 2022 003 932 25 23 52 north 22nd street this case is continued number two
m i 2022 003 865 excuse me mr chair this is hillary what what was the address in the last
one i thought i heard you say 23 52 23 52 north 22nd 29th street 29th 29th okay thank you
number two mi 2022 003 865 4063 holland street that case is continued number three mi 2022
003-935-2627 West Oakford Street. This case is continued. Number four, MI 2022-003-989-2851
Bodine Street. That case is continued. Number seven, MI 2021-002-828-6516-20
Upland Street. That case is continued. Number eight, MI 2022-004-033-2235 Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
that case is continued and number 12 MI 2022 004 477 2623 orthodox street that case is continued
that's the first listing is there anyone have any comments relative to the cases i just called
for continuation. Good morning, Chair. This is Fatina L. We have Raymond Dorizio. Okay.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Could you state your name and spell for the court reporter, please?
Could you state your name and spell for the court reporter, please?
Mr. Dorizio?
Mr. Dorizio, please unmute us now.
Yes, sorry.
Could you state your name and spell for the court reporter?
Yes, Raymond Dorizio, D-O-R-I-Z-I-O.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, told truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
What case, sir?
So I just wanted to confirm it's a 2627 West Oxford Street, and I believe it's a continuance,
but I think I heard Oakford, and I just wanted to confirm that it was actually Oxford.
If I did, I mispronounced it.
Oh, no problem.
It's Oxford Street.
I just wanted to confirm.
Thank you so much.
Sorry.
You're at Oxford Street.
Thank you.
Have a good day.
Anyone else have any comments?
I see no hands, Chair.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
Chair, we have Vern Anastasio.
Good morning, Vern.
Could you state your name, please, for the court reporter?
Good morning, Mr. Chair.
Vern Anastasio, A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O.
Right.
Do you swear, Vern, to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
What case?
4063 Howland
we do have to go back to the RCO on this one
does anybody see a number on that
that's number two Mr. Chair we didn't continue that case
we continued that already oh thank you very much
yeah sure sure any other requests for continuance
yes chair we have jeffrey young
good morning mr young could you state your name and spell for the court reporter please
uh yes good morning my name is jeffrey young uh j-e-f-f-e-r-y-y-o-u-n-g right do you swear
for him to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes and is that case
5900 Pulaski?
Yes, sir. We're asking for
a continuance on this
matter to continue the dialogue
with the near neighbors.
Thank you. MI
003 966
5900 Pulaski Avenue.
That case is continued. Thank you.
Any other requests
for continuance?
I see no, yes, Chair.
I have a few cases that we
don't have exhibits mi 2022-005-303-4140 poplar street mr young is the attorney no exhibits first
listing mr young mr young you can amuse yourself yes good morning um you've already been sworn
jeffrey uh we have no exhibits for this case yes we're also asking for a continuous on this matter
uh we've met with the rco um they've asked for some design changes in our um uh development
and so we're working on those design changes all right thank you so number nine mi 2022 005 303
4140 Poplar Street, that case is continued. Case number 13, MI 2022-004-030-9311
Voight's Lane. We have no exhibits for that.
Ved Patel is the owner.
i see no handshare okay so that's the first listing mi 2022 004 030 93 11 volts lane that
case is continued excuse me chair we have someone with the last name patel yes that's his name
yep i'm mr patel could you mr patel could you state your name and spell for the court reporter
please yes my name is barad hotel b-h-a-r-a-t hotel so i'm the protestant all right okay okay so
you swear for him to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
yes sir okay so are you the owner of the property no i'm the i'm the protestant i'm right next to
his property. Okay. Thank you. This case is going to be continued. Okay. Okay. Thank you, sir.
Okay, thank you, sir.
All right. So MI 2022-004.
All right, so MI 2022-004-030-9311 Volts Lane, the cases continue.
And number 14, MI 2022-003-948-5017 Walnut Street, no exhibits, first listing, Andrea Tillman.
I see no hands share.
Okay, so MI-2022-003-948-5017 Walnut Street, that case is continued.
We're going to go to our add-on list.
Number one, MI-2022-003-770-3920 North 17th Street, I vote yes.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes.
James Snell, my vote is yes.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes.
Thank you.
Number two is MI 2021-002-095-4319-Rawne Street.
This vote will be next Wednesday at 930.
Number three, MI 2022-003-393-2612-North 17th Street.
I vote yes with proviso.
Maximum two units, interior storage of trash and recycling, use of basement limited to trash storage and mechanicals, rooftop access limited to mechanical use.
thomas holloman my vote is yes with provisos james snell my vote is yes with provisos
ishmael shaheed my vote is yes with provisos number four and mr chair this is mr chair this
is hillary i i just wanted to note on that that last case we had held it um for a month for
feedback from two of the affected rcos yeah um we received one letter in opposition from
swamp poodle a neighborhood parcels association um that letter also included um proviso should
the board be inclined to grant in this matter i just want to note that for the record thank you
Okay, thank you.
Number four, MI 2022-002-678-1330 East Burke Street, I vote no.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is no.
James Snell, my vote is yes.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes.
okay um okay moving to our regular list
number five mi 2022 003 987 3844 fairmount avenue henry clinton is the attorney
letter of support from the Drexel Area Property Association letter of support from the Mantua
Civic Association. Morning Mr. Chairman members of the board. Morning. Hi Mr. Clinton could you
state your name please and spell for the court reporter? Henry Clinton C-L-I-N-T-O-N. All right
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Our secretary has a few questions for you.
Do you agree to waive the reader under refusal and stipulate to his accuracy?
Have you mailed all the information in that was required within five days of this hearing?
Yes, I have.
All right, please move forward and share your screen.
Thank you, Mr. He.
Mr. Chairman, is that visible?
It is, it is.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the board,
Henry Clinton for AHM Properties, LLC,
the principal of which is Leffler, L-E-F-T-E-R,
Dima, D-H-I-M-A, who is on the call with me.
This is my presentation package containing Exhibits A1 through A11, which I ask to be admitted into the record.
This is my presentation package containing exhibits A1 through
I'll go right to the refusal.
This is a current vacant lot, Mr. Chairman.
It's been vacant for a while, and the proposal is for a three-family dwelling.
Adjacent to this property at 3842 is a recently approved four-family dwelling, which the board voted on and approved in October of this past year.
So we're asking for one less unit than what has been previously approved very recently.
This is an RSA 5 zoning district.
Our request is for a three-family dwelling.
We have three refusals.
We've managed to eliminate the third refusal by pushing the front of the house back in
context with the other homes on the block.
So this refusal goes away, the minimum front setback refusal.
The occupied area is a de minimis issue.
It's a 6% variation from the code.
So the single issue that we see before the board today is one of use.
As the chairman mentioned, we have letters of support from the Manchewa Civic Association,
an overwhelming support of 10 to zero.
And we also have a letter of support from the Drexel Area Property Association.
photographs of the street looking south towards center city there's a number of vacant lots on
both the south side as well as the north side so the neighborhood group basically sees this as an
opportunity for some infill and perhaps that will spur other development on the block as i said this
is our property right here 3844 the previously approved quadplex is to the the east at 3842
and at 3836 there's also a triplex which I'll show you a photograph of that. I also have zoning plans
to substantiate the approval of 3842. This is a photograph on Fairmount Avenue. We're looking
east on Fairmount. Again just showing you the number of vacant lots on the on the property.
Our lot is is in between. There's two vacant lots to the west one to the east
and our property is situated in between again just another contextual photograph
this is 3836 indication it's a triplex of three meters and one common meter for the common space
our zoning notices we do have a proviso sheet with one plan
one page of the plan if the board looks kindly upon this application
So I just wanted to show the board the site plan. Basically, it's a very, very large lot. It's 90 feet deep. We have a large rear yard, 11 feet. Actually, our rear yard is larger than the approved quadplex next door.
We also have set the front back 14 feet, six inches in context with the other properties on the block.
And I can show you some of those properties.
Basically have three units.
Basement of first floor is one unit.
Second floor is another unit with two bedrooms.
Third floor is another unit.
There is no rooftop deck.