Okay. I'll select a different size. How's that? Is that a little better?
And if you could turn it, that would be helpful.
Yeah, I will turn it.
Wait, the wrong way.
how's that is that better and and if you could enlarge the the entire screen as there we go
there you go perfect thank you how's that that's that's helpful thank you okay so a little larger
if you could though i'm just looking okay no problem i got this new computer and you know
it's a little tricky to use
i gotta go so you want it a little bit bigger let's see if that is that big enough
uh yeah i think so tom can you see it that's it that's good that's good that's good right there
thank you just let me know when you're ready to go to the next we're ready you please proceed
okay all right thank you so much for your patience this photograph and i have to go back to
view, rotate.
Hopefully I can get this to do
the right thing.
All right.
Here we go. This is the north side
of the property in the front.
We don't see that. We're not seeing.
Do you see it?
At least I don't
by somebody oh i got it now sorry good that's okay no problem okay please proceed all right
so this next picture is the south side of the property and i'm going to change the view back to
uh where it was
There we go.
This is a view of the south side of the property.
Can you see that?
All right.
The next picture is a view of the east side of the property.
Can you see that?
Yes. Okay. This next picture is a view of the west side of the property. This is on 17th Street.
The west side is the one on the left? Yes, the one on the left. Right here, this one. Yep. Okay.
Are you ready for the next picture? Yes, ma'am. Okay. And this is a view of the rear of the property.
are you ready for the next yes yes yes okay and this is a picture
going to the next slide all right of the zoning notice posted on the property
are you ready now yes okay and these are the posted addresses that were notified
and this is a uh the rco the summary of the rco meeting
okay and the notice
And this is a letter of support from the RCO approving the variance.
And that ends my presentation.
Could you go back to the site plan?
Yes. You need me to maneuver it back into how I had it before with the, here we go.
you can rotate that i sure will
hopefully this is oops keep choosing the wrong way
okay there we go okay um i just want to make sure tom you're gonna
Mr. Holloman, are you looking at this?
I'm looking at it, but it's not clear to me.
Wait, do you need me to make it smaller, or do you need me to make it bigger?
What do you not see?
Enlarge it.
You want it much bigger than it is now?
It's not a site plan.
Go to the site plan, please.
Do you see this document here?
Tom, do you have any questions?
All right.
Ms. Nichols, you want to ask your client if he adopts your testimony?
Yes. May I close this?
Can I close this now?
Okay. Thank you so much.
Mr. McCray, you've heard the testimony here and seen the presentation.
Do you adopt the testimony that I've presented today as your testimony before the board?
Yes. Yes, I do.
Thank you.
Questions from the board? No. Anyone else would like to testify in this case please raise your hand.
Seeing all hands at this time chair. Thank you. Planning Commission?
Good morning. David Fecto, City Planning Commission, Mr. Chairman, members of the board.
The comprehensive plan recommends this property for single family use.
However, this appears to be a long-standing three-unit building.
We recommend that the board approve the requested variance.
Thank you. MI 2021-001498, 1651 West Grange Street.
My vote is yes. James Snell, my vote is yes.
Thomas Howellman, my vote is yes.
thank you we go to number six mi 2021-00 someone may i be excused yes yes thank you so much for
your patience today thank you have a good day mi 2021-001-532-2300 south 20th street
Mr. Raymond DiRizio is the attorney of record. Notation says we have not yet received a letter from the RCO.
Excuse me, Chair. Can I please ask Mr. Holloman, I think that you had two of your devices volumes on.
It looks like they're both off now, but when you speak, definitely only do one of them and we won't hear the echo.
get that Tom
Tom you're muted
are you able to unmute one without the other yeah I corrected it I lost power I corrected it
perfect you read my mind thank you no problem mr dorizio
he's coming back and now chairs a panelist
thank you mr dorizio please identify yourself with the record spell your name and i'll swear
you in yes good morning mr chairman members of the board raymond dorizio d-o-r-i-z-i-o
to Penn Center, Suite 521-9102, Attorney for Applicant.
We're a firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Mr. Snell?
Okay, Mr. D'Orizio, also, have you emailed an exhibit packet with the required documents,
proof of ownership, proof of tax compliance, copy of the refusal or referral,
and plans and photos five days prior to this hearing?
have you met with the rco yes and finally do you have a letter from the rco well the rco
sent in an email this morning that's um from gear and that's miss jody um hold on i'm gonna pull it
up jody della barba she sent that in at uh looks like at 6 57 this morning an email and i was cc on
looks like at 6 57 this morning an email and i was cc on it and it's an email of support
okay great uh you may proceed thank you before you begin
sharon and or tanya have you received that letter i have not
it was an email it looks like uh miss sunka was copied uh councilman johnson i'm sorry this is
if we could proceed and i will have the staff take a look at the zba box okay thank you thank
you thank you please proceed thank you so this is 2300 south 20th street um
it's on the corner of 20th and wolf um it's my client mark lewitz he's the owner it's his
application for two family dwelling in the existing structure that was the refusal um
Um, I'm going to get to the deed. Here's the deed. He purchased the property in 2015.
Here are the plans. He's asking for two, two bedroom units. Um, this is a photo of the front
of the building. It's on the Southwest corner of 20th street. Uh, this is the side facing, uh,
or looking South. It's the side of the building. That is a photo of 20th street going North.
that's 20th street going south here are some photos of the interior sorry about that if i
could twist it but that is kitchen bathroom we did get a petition from the near neighbors
here are some signatures from them we did meet with gerard estate area residents mistela barbara
that was last week there's no opposition as far as i know to this proposal and here is my client's
tax clearance I believe Mr. Liuzzi is on the call. The building is currently uh the first
floor is currently in office is that correct? Yes yes. Okay I'm familiar with the property.
All right Mr. Liuzzi if you're available please spell your full name and I swear you in.
Mr. Liuzzi you can unmute yourself and speak now.
Mr. Luizzi, please unmute yourself and speak now.
L-E-U-Z-Z-I.
L-E-U-Z-Z-I.
Do you swear to affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Thank you, ma'am.
Mr. Liuzzi, you heard my testimony, correct?
You were on the call?
Yes, I did.
I'm going to get off the cat tree.
I'm sorry?
And was it truthful and accurate?
Yes, it is.
And would you adopt it as your own?
Yes, I would.
And you wish to adopt it as your own for the purposes of this hearing?
Yes, I do.
Thank you.
I have nothing further.
Questions from the board?
Anyone else would like to testify in this case, please raise your hand.
There are no hands at this time, Chair.
Thank you.
Planning Commission?
Good morning.
David Fecto, City Planning Commission.
Mr. Chairman, members of the board,
the comprehensive plan recommends no change in the existing single family zoning for this property
we are aware of only one other two-family home on this block of south 20th street
we recommend that the board deny the requested variance david do you are real uh are you aware
that the first floor is commercial space i was not aware of that no it has been for a number of
years that's why i only just bring that to your attention so it has not been used as a single
family for a number of years okay thank you thank you thank you did we find the letter tanya
sharon jason is still searching for it sir so could what do you do you recommend we hold this
vote i don't want to hold it for another week if we can find the letter we can vote it today
this is sharon do you have a copy of the letter can you just forward it to me
please? Absolutely. I could forward the email to you right now. And I just did.
chair since my internet seems to be working a little slowly this morning do you want to just
hold this until the end of the next case and then vote it yeah we'll do it at the end all right um
mr uh darizio we'll we'll get to this uh and momentarily okay okay thank you i'm gonna log
back in for my phone only because I have to, I have an appearance before. Sure. No worries. Thank you.
All right. We can now go to case number eight, MI 2021-001495, 5046 Germantown Avenue.
Yvonne Haskins is the attorney of record. Wakefield 49ers Community Improvement and
Development Association has sent a letter of support along with a letter of support from
Councilwoman Bass. Ms. Haskins, if you are here, please raise your hand.
She's coming back in as a panelist now, Chair. Thank you.
am i morning good morning please identify yourself spell your first and last name and
i'll swear you in good morning mr chairman my name is yvonne haskins yvonne y-v-o-n-n-e
Haskins, H-A-S-K-I-N-S, attorney for the applicant. You swear and firm to tell the
truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth? I do. Thank you. Mr. Snow has some questions for you.
Good morning. Have you emailed an exhibit packet with the required documents,
proof of ownership, proof of tax compliance, copy of the refusal or referral, and plans and photos
five days prior to this meeting? Yes, sir, I have. Okay. Have you met with the RCO? Yes, sir.
They've sent in a letter. Okay. And that was my final question. Have they sent or do you have a
letter? But okay, that's great. You may proceed. Thank you, Mr. Snow. Good morning, members of the
board. I represent the applicant and I have to preface my presentation by saying this is probably
most frustrating, one of the most frustrating cases I've ever presented. I would like to share
my, begin by sharing my screen to begin to give you some background as I present the case.
May I share the screen? And I hope I do a better job this time than I did the last.
yes yes you may and um can you go to the green button that says share
um i see start video i don't i think that's just to show my face okay i saw your video i just saw
you you look cute um so if you hit that green there we go we see you now okay so now hit the
button that says share at the bottom you're on a regular computer yeah i'm on it let me put it in
full screen and it's on you okay now i see it now i see it and you have your documents up already
i have them up and i i think they're right here and you click on it once you hit click on that
okay there you go it's coming up i did it all right
This is the history of members of the board. You will see the date here of 2004.
That's a permit that allows three families. This project is zoned CMX-2.5 which requires
commercial on the first floor. However, my client has had a rental license for this property for