So then I understand our involvement. Okay. And then I guess I'm just still confused as to
what this subdivision really accomplishes or what the benefits of this subdivision are.
So now he's going to have this storage space on what will be, in essence, a separate lot.
and right why would he why would he need that because he doesn't want to have his garage with
his personal belongings on a lot that had that he's renting out to you know a tenant essentially
bringing the mcclellan street property closer in conformance to the code because it no longer has
a storage unit on it and it's an rsa5 property and bringing the cycle street property closer
in conformance to the code because it you know he's not living in this the other property he's
just renting it out on mcclellan he's just renting it out he's renting it out to family currently
i think his family has plans to leave and he you know he's going to find a qualified tenant to live
there okay and then he can't just lock this space what why does he need to
his insurance provider recommended that he split the lots because of the building materials that
he has stored on on the same parcel uh and and i think personally he would he feels more comfortable
being able to put a fence up and divide the lot on a true lot line behind in the rear in addition
to his locked door and he's planning to do something with this these building materials
or they're just going to be sitting in this storage space the storage uses the app is what
we're asking for storage of building materials and supplies and also non-accessory parking
because he has a car that he he would like he keeps there we're not go ahead sorry okay okay
uh you keep saying storage storage isn't the right use that's right our application
was for storage of building materials and supplies when i spoke to hillary earlier today what she
told me was it was a newer examiner they didn't properly relay that but that is what is going to
be on the refusal for when the board ultimately votes on this well you're going to do an amended
remember you're doing i think that she had it wasn't clear to me and i'm happy to follow up
whether i was doing that or whether she directed ellen i to do that i'm happy to request that if
that's i'll double check but just so you know it's going to be an equipment and materials storage
yards and buildings that's exactly right yes but we're also holding we're
holding this anyway okay I thought it was for that reason but if there's
another reason okay all right we're on the same page we're on the same page
okay question of comments from the virtual audience chair I do not see any
hands raised planning commission michael gold with the philadelphia city planning commission
Planning Commission Michael Gall with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing RSA 5 residential single family attached zoning at this location.
This property is also partly split zone with the CMX 2 commercial mixed use district.
This property as constructed is already occupying more area and has a smaller rear yard setback than the zoning code would allow at this location by right.
The minimum lot area proposal variance is diminished in nature.
The property currently hosts two garages, so the proposal would be in character with the existing arrangement. Therefore, the city planning commission recommends the board grant the requested variances for maximum occupied area, non accessory parking use, storage use, minimum lot area and minimum rear yard depth.
Ian, do we want to give this a date?
Or we'll just wait for when they get this.
i'm sorry chair what was the question do we want to give this a date or we're going to wait
to hear from them um that's at your discretion if we need to continue it would be the january
date um otherwise we would be looking at the resumption date oh we don't need to resume we
don't okay well here's what i'm going to do we're going to close this today other than this this uh
Corrected refusal.
Yeah. Why don't we do two weeks then chair? Sure. Two weeks. Yep. That would be August 26 at 2 o'clock PM. August 26 at 2 PM. Thank you. All right. Who's he's 15. Thank you. By the way. Thank you.
Uh, I don't know. I've lost track of them. 15 is a 16 46 North.
you guys want to you want to take it five why don't we take a five minute yeah yeah i was hoping
so um number 15 2026 002 405 16 46 north 3rd street mr knockamson um have you
entered your appearance you can mention your name yet or we stopped alan knockamson and could you
identify your client in relationship to the property uh yes my client is josh kranz
the owner of the property right and our um vice chair has a few questions good evening have you
submitted your documents and exhibits five days in advance of this hearing i have and do you waive
the reading of the refusal and stipulate to his accuracy i do all right thank you you can begin
case i just need to be oh right here we met with the community we modified our plans based on what
the community asked of us and we have support of the coordinating rco based on those modifications
originally this started as a three uh a triplex we went down to a duplex you'll see in the
presentation materials, a letter of support from Old Kensington Neighborhood Association.
You also will see a revised proviso plan form where we reduced the amount of units and made
other dimensional changes to be more in conformance with the Philadelphia Zoning Code.
At the conclusion of my presentation, I'll ask Mr. Krantz to virtually raise his hand
and I'll be sworn in.
All right. We only have the refusal for the multifamily living. This is a 1,721-square-foot lot. This is a rather large lot. You'll see. We're going down to two units.
We have a letter of support from the group as well as the nearby neighbors.
Again, what we presented to the group in terms of reduction of the unit count from three to two, reduction of the size of the pilot house, decrease the occupied area, all are reflected in our revised plans.
I mean, the most important thing to them was three is too much, and I would agree with that.
I THINK TWO IS THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO MEET WITH THE GROUP
AND KNOW WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE THINKING. AND HERE ARE REVISED PLANS. WE HAVE A WELL
DISTRIBUTED PETITION OF NEARBY NEIGHBORS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. WE EVEN HAVE THE PERSON
NEXT DOOR WHO WOULD BE MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTED IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. MAPS TO THE AREA.
this is your last one that i i think so uh so yeah so this is an interesting lot look at this like i
Yeah. So this is an interesting lot. Look at this. Like, I mean, this, this side, it's, it's crazy. It's like goes from really itty bitty and we're the largest one on that side of this street. So we're, you know, adjacent to Cecil B. Moore. We're near North American streets, some substantial streets.
mean this this
Photographs of the property. That's the cleanest lot I've seen in a while for a client. I do applaud him. We tell all of our clients to maintain their properties. This is our orange notice poster. This is North 3rd Street to the right of the property. This is a three-story block. North 3rd Street to the left of the property.
Our plans and drawings, as I stated, this is a three-story structure, two units.
We're four feet above ground, four and a feet one inches below ground.
Pretty straight.
Well, let's not say straightforward.
No, no, it's getting things done.
Exactly.
So we go into our vestibule area.
We have a bedroom.
It's a easier seat.
bathroom kitchen living room or a dining room in the living room and then you have outdoor area in
the rear uh then you have a lower level area uh which is just a secondary living area um we don't
and then just storage area for utilities and stuff like that we do have a bathroom down there we just
think of it as someone who works virtually from home a lot of people do that nowadays they need
some separation from their main living area. Second floor is another unit. You have a bedroom
here. You have a bathroom here. You have a kitchen here, dining room, living room. And then you go up
to a bi-level and you have two more bedrooms, a couple bathrooms. And then there's a roof deck
access structure two units uh two units now we're going down to two units so uh and you know just
proof of mailing um you know we have i know this is a long day for the board i think you have you've
seen all of our documents um and proof of we only have six of our cases somewhere yeah so all right
I think, you know, I would ask that Josh be promoted as a panelist.
I'll be coming back in shortly as a panelist, Mr. Chair.
Yes, hello.
Josh, could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Josh Kranz, J-O-S-H-K-R-A-N-T-Z.
do you swear or affirm to tell the truth told truth nothing but the truth yes i do
would you please turn on your video yes
um council josh you heard everything i had to state today about your zoning matter
yes is it true and correct yes it is do you adopt as your own yes specifically the proviso
to reduce the unit count from three to two you agree with that yes i do thank you questions from
the board yes um where's the trash uh going to be for storage trash storage for units all right so
this trash on the first floor unit will be stored in the rear and then the second floor unit there's
a ventilated trash closet in the kitchen i also think and i didn't mention this and josh correct
me if i'm wrong we don't need to promote logan you know your project there's an alley we don't
connect right to the property to like Cecil B Moore. So there's an actually a three foot alleyway
along the side of our property, right? Correct. Yes. So, so people, if they necessary, they can
also go front to back. I don't anticipate that's going to be the case, but you know, that's another
option. And was there a second floor deck? The, the, the upper unit has a deck. I don't think
there's no deck for the first floor unit, right? Or, or excuse me, there's no deck on the second
floor right in the rear is there no okay is it is there a deck in the front can you pull up the
elevation again yeah let me do it no no there's not it's a it's an interesting design um but let
Let me show you on the rendering just must be.
Let me just go to the front page.
My indulgence.
Let me just squeeze.
there are there are there are front decks uh front patio areas not not rear this is the front
front patio areas not not rear this is the front trying to get there you go
no that's the front so there is nothing in the rear but in the front
and then you can see here that's the like the you know the three-foot alleyway to the right of us
all the questions
Questions from our attorney? None at this time. Questions from the virtual audience?
Chair, I do not see any hands raised. Planning Commission.
Michael Gall with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
The comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing RSA 5 residential single family attached zoning at this location.
This is the largest property on the block of uneven lot sizes making this proposal in character with the corner location of the property.
there is no development on this block as well and the appellant has demonstrated that the
proposed use would not cause undue detriment beyond what might otherwise be expected this
location therefore the city planning commission recommends the board grant the request of variance
for two-family household living use mi-2026-002-405-1646 north 3rd street i vote yes with
proviso revised plans one page stamp by zba august 12 2026 maximum two dwelling units
michael johns my vote is uh yes with proviso
tenetta graham my vote is yes with proviso
cheryl gaston my vote is yes with proviso i'm sorry i had trouble getting off from you
Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes with proviso.
Layla Beebe, my vote is yes with proviso.
Thank you.
Thank you for your work today.
Thank you. Have a great guidance.
All right.
Okay, number 14, MI 2026-002-327, 2450 North 30th Street.
Devin Upta is the attorney.
i'm sorry mr chair i do not see mr octa in the wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute
oh my god she's not there i thought i hadn't seen him but i got him now hold on you got him
oh good right yes i'm wanting them to panelists right now all right thank you you're welcome
good morning mr chair could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
uh devin ukdh all right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the
true i do but you identify your client in relationship to this property
uh my client is richard jones he's a member of the llc that owns the property okay and our vice
chair has a few questions for you good evening have you submitted your documents and exhibits
five days in advance of this hearing yes okay and do you waive the reading of the refusals
and stipulate to the accuracy all right thank you can see the screen to begin your case
are you able to see my screen it's coming up now sir it's it's up
okay so this is for property 2450 north 30th street um you might be aware but this property
came up before you prior um so i'm going to go through this rather quickly
um where i have here is a notice of refusal so this is a vacant lot they're looking to erect
and build a three unit uh three unit apartment building on an rsa five unit
here i have the d
so i have areas of surrounding properties some so again this is 2450 north 30th street and
north philly and strawberry mansion um you have myrtle wood on on the bottom side and then
parallel on the top
again as i mentioned this property is currently listed as rsa5
um what i will say is that um there is commercial properties at the corner of properties and there's
a bunch of lots actually on a block so it's pretty much 50 of the block is actually vacant lots
there's a current picture of what the property looks like now
there's a current picture of what the property looks like now
it's the corner of the block so as you look if we go a block down there's commercial commercial
housing you're my housing um on that side as well so it's not far from the area that my client you
know my client has similar housing as an area now i want to show you the specs of the project
so as i mentioned it will be three units
it's a picture showing that the taxes is zero balance
so what i have here is some testimonial from um some neighbors in the area so as i mentioned um
some of these testimonials are from some while ago because this this project you know it's the
second time it's come in front of you so it's been it's been a while since we originally actually
started this process and i've listed here on the block this is a this is a list of abandoned
abandoned or vacant vacant lots that are on the actual block
here are some petitions signed by neighbors who are in support of our project
um some pictures of surrounding areas receiving lots and some commercial spaces
This is a proof of mailing, it's proof of posting, and this is a letter of support from the RCO.
and that concludes
you want to bring on your client
uh mr jones are you in audience richard jones can you hear me
i'll promote him to a panelist now council thank you
has he been promoted devin go back to the drawings while you're while you're waiting for him to get
good afternoon hi sir could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
richard r-i-c-h-a-r-d jones j-o-n-e-s do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth
and nothing but the truth yes um mr jones did you hear my testimony yes you agree with my testimony
i agree and do you adopt my statements yes okay thank you questions from the board
Could you just explain what's going on with the basement, please?
Bring the basement drawing up for a plan. I'm sorry.
Yeah, so in a basement, there's a bathroom.
Yeah, but I want you to do this. Why don't you go to the plans for the basement, the whole plan? You can look at that and what we're trying to figure out the picture of the drawing.
i have the pictures of the plans up in front of you well well you got the side view here the cut
right yeah we want to want to see the whole yeah there you go thank you
so what what is your trash plan for uh all units
so i think this area has a is on the two week uh pickup area so they would just do the right
storage storage for trash uh it would just be outside um the neighborhood like yeah like normal
trash they did the neighbor the neighbors we met with our so they didn't access to do like a um
so where are you going to store the trash cans be prior to trash day or the trash prior to the trash
stay. These are trash closets in the units.