Would you allow someone to adopt my testimony as your own?
Great.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Any questions from the board?
Anyone else to testify in this case, please raise your hand.
Chair, we have Nicole.
Nicole has been unmuted.
Please unmute yourself and wait for the chair.
good morning again ma'am you've already been sworn in but but identify yourself with the
record now please sure uh my name is nicole koniker k-o-e as in edward d as in david y-k-e-r
i'm the executive director for south of south neighborhood association or sosno
thank you and please proceed uh so this project was presented to sosno's community and zoning
committee on july 14th there was no community vote taken at the july 14th meeting because it
It was determined that neighbors and our zoning members would like to see the applicant revise plans and represent at a later date.
SOSNA's Architecture Review Committee met with the applicant last week to review their second iteration of plans
and provided final feedback on materials used, the location of utility meters, the reduction of the bulk stoops,
reduction of the overhang of the roof, consideration for the rear yard egress, addition of mansard roofs, and more.
While this feedback is considered aesthetic by the applicant, our zoning meetings are the only opportunity for near-
while this feedback is considered aesthetic by the applicant our zoning meetings are the only
opportunity for near neighbors and our zoning committee to provide recommendations on the
aesthetic of the proposal and provide context to the block it's expected that the applicant
will incorporate architecture review committee and community feedback and present final plans
to the community for a vote the meeting is currently scheduled for august 18th 2021 sasna
will submit a letter of recommendation following that meeting's community vote to fulfill the zba's
hear and hold request. Thank you very much. Anyone else to testify in this case? Please raise your hand.
I see no hands here. Okay. Planning Commission.
Thank you, Chair DeChico. Ian Hegarty for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
Comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing RM1 and RSA5 zoning on this lot.
the proposed buildings facing Chadwick Street are substantially consistent with what would be
permitted for individual lots and are also consistent with adjacent development in terms
of use in bulk. City Planning Commission recommends that the board grant the variances.
Thank you. I believe we all agreed that we would hold a vote on this until we received
a letter from the RCO, Sassana.
Is that accurate, Mr. Mulvihill?
Yes, Chair.
Chair, if I could, that was also from
Councilman Johnson's office
who were going to read the letters into the record.
If you could announce the date,
if Ms. Sunkett agrees,
since it is just the reading of the letters,
the next hearing following the 18th
is August 25th, I believe.
So if it could be, the letters could be read and it could be voted after the executive session on August 25th.
Again, if Ms. Sunkit agrees.
Yes, Ms. Saleta, no problem.
So what has just been read into the record by Ms. Saleta is what will take place.
So we'll hold the vote until August, what was that, the 25th?
we'll wait yes yes yes chair i'll be 25th at 9 30. okay thank you okay i believe this concludes
unless i missed another case somewhere concludes the 9 30 list thank you members of the board thank
you any other chair um sharon did you mention to the chair about number 10 is it
I may have just missed it I heard that number nine was dismissed was number 10 also read into
the record as dismissed yes okay thank you okay we're all done I'm sorry we did read that into
the record yeah I'll do it again but I remember Latrice's name but I'll read it in again
And MI 2020, that's 002-817-6948 Keystone Street.
My vote is to dismiss.
My vote is to dismiss.
Dismiss.
Dismiss.
Dismiss.
Any other unfinished business for the 930 list?
um if chair if you don't mind could you just read the um s if anybody has been waiting for
something that has been presented there anyone out there who has not yet been heard
chair we have latrice burrell would you like for me to unmute her so she can speak
yes miss burrell please unmute yourself and please wait for the chair
Ms. Burrell, please identify yourself, spell your full name, and I'll swear you in.
Hello. Good morning, everyone in attendance.
My name is Latrice Burrell, and I am the property owner at 6948 Keystone Street.
Ms. Burrell, you have not sent us any exhibits. This was your second listing.
um um i'm a little confused as to how this process goes sir because i had a community
meeting on march the 10th 2021 i'm sorry so we pause a moment please cheer if you don't mind
uh could you swear her in and can she please uh spell her name for the court reporter thank you
ma'am please please spell your full name full name latrice l-a-t-r-i-c-e last name burrell
b-u-r-r-e-l-l wherever from to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes i do
Where we're from to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Yes, I'm just a little confused as how this process goes, sir.
I had a community meeting on March the 10th, 2021.
And during that meeting, I was told by the neighborhood associations that once I, well, I had put in a request for my application.
to be changed to the proper verbiage
because I was told that the verbiage
was placed incorrectly on the application
and I wouldn't have to go through
all of these meetings for changes and variances
for what I was trying to, for my project.
And I also had full community support
for my project.
Any reason why you did not submit exhibits?
to to the board and that's what i'm saying i didn't know what exhibits to it to um to submit
sir i don't i don't i'm not making any changes or anything to the property or anything like that
i'm trying to open up a group home and there will be no changes to the property but we don't know
what that property looks like because we don't have exhibits okay so can i have a continuance
then i don't i don't who do i talk to about what am i supposed to put submit and everything like
that i'm sorry chair can i interject yes i'm just gonna ask you um so miss burrell did you receive
um the posters to post on the property along with that instructions about hearings where would i
have received them from an email from the uh rcozba phillip.gov and it was sent by jason hand
did you post the property with the orange posters i mean okay just the poster
no can i have any can may i request the continuance today so i can look further into this
because like as i was told previous prior to this hearing today i didn't have to go through all of
that because the verbiage for the project was incomplete incorrectly put into the computer
for what I requested originally.
Chair, if I could also mention to Ms. Burrell,
please be mindful that the Zoning Board of Adjustment
is the only one who can give you guidance and directions
on how to proceed with a hearing
and as far as instructions
to what should be submitted before the hearing.
So unfortunately, you were giving misinformation
from whomever you spoke with.
So it's the call of the board as to whether they wish to continue the case, but all your instructions or questions, inquiries, should only come to the zoning board staff so we may give you accurate information.
Thank you.
Yeah, I understand.
But Ms. Burrell, the only concern I have is this was the second listing.
Apparently, you did not attend for the first listing.
Wait a minute.
The first listing?
it was continued it was no it was continued I had my I had a community
we we we continued the first hearing and this is the second hearing and you've not yet submitted
any exhibits I'm gonna what I'll suggest in all fairness uh if it's all right with you Tanya
maybe you can have an offline conversation and then advise us before we begin the two o'clock
hearing you think that will that work um sure it's totally your call my recommendation because
of the misinformation would be a continuance okay we'll do a straight out continuance then okay
thank you very kindly chair thank you thank you i could i mentioned uh could you please reach out to
rcozba.gov with any questions and we'll assist okay thank you okay so we're going to make a
correction MI 2020-002817-6948 Keystone Street is continued. Thank you. Any other business before
on the 930 list? Thank you Chair. I believe that completes everything. Thank you. See
everyone back at two o'clock. Thank you all. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Thank you.
Okay, and Tanya and Fatina will give you a few minutes, you'll let us know when we're
ready to roll.
No, everyone is here, sir.
We're all ready.
All good?
Good afternoon, everyone.
My name is Frank DiCicco.
I'm the Chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
I'll be participating in today's hearings, along with our Vice Chair, Ms. Carol Tineri,
I'll be participating in today's hearings, along with our Vice Chair, Ms. Carol Tenere.
Board Secretary, Confessor Plaza, and Board Members, Mr. Thomas Holloman and Mr. James
Snell, Board Administrator, Ms. Fatina L., and our Board Attorney, Rebecca Cole, are
also in attendance.
For those of you who haven't yet participated in one of our virtual hearings, I'll go through
some of the basics of what you can expect.
First, we will be administering oaths to individual participants prior to the hearing.
Second, we'd like to advise everyone that this proceeding is being recorded, and that
by participating, you acknowledge your agreement to be recorded, and that the recording will
be made available to the public on the web or otherwise.
Third, for anyone participating by phone, if you wish to testify, you must raise your
hand by hitting star 9, and then star 6 to unmute yourself.
I'll repeat.
For anyone participating by phone, if you wish to testify, you must raise your hand by hitting star 9 and then star 6 to unmute yourself.
Finally, to enter an appearance statement, call Google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address and the address of the property at issue.
I'll repeat that.
to enter an appearance statement, call Google 267-270-5548
and leave your email address and the address of the property at issue.
I would also like to remind everyone at this time,
please do not attempt to testify in the chat.
Any questions you have should be directed to our administrator, Ms. Fatina El.
and having said that I will now read off the two o'clock list the cases that have been
requested to be continued. Number two on our list MI 2021-000 551-1618 North 54th Street
MI 2021-001430, 1905 Orthodox Street, and number 11 on our list, MI 2021-001569, 760 South 18th Street.
If anyone objects to the cases that I've just been read into the record as being continued, please raise your hand at this time.
If you object to any of the continuances I read into the record, please raise your hand.
Good afternoon, Chairman and members of the Board.
Rachel Pritzker, R-A-C-H-A-E-L-P-R-I-T-Z-K-E-R, 1635 Market Street, Suite 1600, Philadelphia PA 19103.
you swear affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes please proceed
thank you chairman so um i represent the owners of 760 south 18th street similar to a matter that
the board heard this morning with mr movahill uh this matter um is asked to be continued not based
on anything related to the refusal um based on some aesthetic changes that we've actually already
made and uh that we've asked uh sasna if they would uh allow us to do a hear and hold and we
would ask the board if we could do a hear and hold. There's no issues or with support related
to the actual refusals. However, it was just in order to have the community see revised plans
that we've actually already provided to the SOSNA's R Committee. They made an updated
recommendation and we've actually delivered to near neighbors. So we're asking for a hear and
hold and we hope that that would be granted similar to Mr. Mobihill's case. It's exactly
the same situation. We'll handle it the same way unless there's an objection from the SOSNA
If there's anyone from SOSNA, please raise your hand.
I think it was Nicole was on earlier this morning.
Hi, this is Nicole.
Hi, Nicole.
You're still on the oath from this morning, but please identify yourself.
Spell your name.
Nicole Kodeiku, K-O-E, as in Edward, D as in David, Y-K-E-R.
I'm the Executive Director for South and South Native American Association,
and we're amenable to proceeding the same way we did earlier
for the Logan Hill project,
but we would like to hear testimony today.
Thank you very much.
Okay, anyone else object to any of the requests
for continuances that have been read into the record
for the two o'clock list?
Chair, we have Lionel Ginsberg.