any requests for continuances or withdrawals on the 330 list okay yeah please spell your full
name ma'am michelle m-i-c-h-e-l-l-e kleschick k-l-e-s-c-h-i-c-k um sorry with parallel
architecture studio 230 south broad street 17th floor philadelphia pennsylvania 19102
you swear to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes and you're requesting
a continuance yes for which case man for um mi 2021 002432 1831 north 21st street
thank you uh mi-21 excuse me mi-2021-002432 1831 north 21st street is continued unless there's
any objection to that if not anyone else requesting continuance or withdrawal
i'm sorry chair the previous continuance that um she state her relationship to the case
i believe she said she was the architect is miss uh michelle still there
she's there chair yeah yes your affiliation with the case
yes i'm design professional from parallel architecture studio
you're making the request on behalf of the applicant
uh yes i'm sorry miss salette are you there
i am miss sunk it because it is only a continuance request
um i think the board can accept it okay thank you the continuance request must be heard for mi 2021
1831-002432, 1831 North 21st Street. Any other requests for continuances or withdrawals on the 330 list?
Any other requests for continuances or withdrawals on the 330 list?
I see no other hands at this time, Chair.
Thank you. We'll begin with case number one, MI 2021-002431, 1624 South 20th Street.
I'm not sure if this is an attorney
H-A-K-I
Q-A-N-U-E
M-A-N-A
Here's a letter of support from the Point Breeze Community Development Corporation
Anyone here for 1624 South 20th Street
Hi Chair
This is Tanya Sankip, the administrator. Just for the record, Ms. Saletta requested I check for the exhibits, and we still have not received exhibits in the RCOZBA email box.
Thank you. One more time, is there anyone here for 1624 South 20th?
Chair, we have someone by the name of Hakeem Mani. Mr. or Ms. Mani, you can unmute yourself and wait for the chair.
you uh miss mr or mrs uh amani please identify yourself spell your full name um yeah uh we
also have an attorney here um named scott sigman well just spell your name first and i'll swear
you in yes so your name bob my name is uh haki h-a-k-i my last name is m-a-n-a mana you swear
affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes and you have an attorney yes
yes scott sigmund here uh sigmund please spell your full name yes scott last name sigmund that's
like sam i g m a n affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes sir thank
you um are you prepared to go forward with this case
we are prepared to go forward but i'm just being informed that apparently you don't have our
exhibits we don't we do not and this is sharon i can confirm that neither i nor the rco according
to miss sunkit received them because the rco my understanding is approved was supportive of this
i'm sorry i'm going to say the board itself has an email box that they have to be submitted to
that is RCOZBA.
I'm sorry.
You're saying what's the email address again
and we'll get those exhibits to you based on that chair.
Do we need to request a continuance
and get these over or this can be done today?
Chair, we generally would not hear a case
when the exhibits had not been submitted even.
Understood.
Thank you.
So then I will request a continuance
of this matter to get the exhibit submitted to you.
What is that email address you need to submit it to?
My email address is ssuleta at gmail.com.
And Ms. Sunkett, if you could tell me
if I'm getting this right, rcozba at phila.gov.
Absolutely correct.
Thank you.
Okay, Mr.
All right, so I'll request a continuance then.
Yes, I'm requesting continuance.
Okay, MI 2021-002431, 1624 South 20th Street is continuance, must be heard.
Any other requests for continuances or withdrawals?
I see the other heads at the side, Chair.
Thank you. We'll now go to case number 3, MI 2021-002427, 325 Green Street,
This is a pro se case.
The owners are Peter and Julie Bernard.
Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association submitted a letter of support.
Mr. and or Mrs. Bernard, if you're there, please raise your hand.
Spell your full name and I'll swear you in.
Chair, we have Peter Bernard.
Mr. Bernard, you can unmute yourself and wait for the chair.
Yes, good afternoon.
My name is Peter Bernard.
p-e-t-e-r b-e-r-n-a-r-d you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the
truth i do thank you sir please proceed mr mr plaza has questions for you i'm sorry
chair he's coming in now as a panelist thank you very kindly
i'm sorry should i switch to attendee or join as a panelist
He's being promoted to a panelist now.
He's being promoted to a panellist now.
Chairman, you sworn him in already?
Yep, he's sworn in.
Confessor, I think you can proceed.
Yeah, he's on.
Mr. Bernard is on.
Sir, have you emailed an exhibit packet with the required document,
proof of ownership, proof of tax compliance, copy of the refusal or referral for voters and
plans five days prior to this hearing? Yes, I have. That was emailed. I don't have the date,
but it was emailed prior to it being required to do so. And have you met with the RCO and have a
letter? I did, sir. Yes. Okay. Are you an attorney or no? I am not. Okay. Please proceed.
mr bernard please proceed with your presentation share any exhibits you may have with us please
uh sure uh um yeah i'm going to share my screen
um so thank you for thank you for uh for hearing my case my name is peter bernard i'm i'm i'm here
on behalf of 325 Green Street, a property that my wife and I currently own. I purchased this
property back in April. It's actually of 2001 and lived in the property as a resident until 2010.
I purchased the property in the condition that it's in now, which is essentially configured as
a three-family property. I bought it. I lived in it. I had a friend of mine renting one of the
apartments. All of the utilities have been in place. You'll notice that there are electric
meters that were in place, gas meters that were in place, all when I purchased the property.
I basically bought it from a friend back in 2001, and it was never zoned as a
three-family house. I only had a second unit in it and was running it essentially as a, you know,
to a friend. The property is very similarly configured. This is just where it's located
in the block. You'll notice that a number of the other households right next door, 323 is a
three-family property, 319 is a two-family property, 317 is a three-family property,
and 313 is also a three-family property, all configured exactly the same as the unit that
I live in. These are just some pictures of the houses that are on the block that are
configured that way. These are some of the documents that I just obtained showing that
the houses were converted and when they were converted. And I'm simply asking, it's my hope
to bring the property into conforming, to conform to the way that it's configured and just have it
legally changed from a single family to a three-family household so that I can have it occupied
legally and be able to rent out the property in the future. It is currently not rented,
The units are vacant. I have a friend that's staying on the first floor, and I'm interested in just getting it classified as a three-family household, the way that it's configured, and being compliant with the requirements.
Do you have any interior photos by any chance?
uh i do not uh the only interior photos i took at the request of um of the rca with the with the
meters
questions from the board no mr chairman
anyone else would like to testify in this case if so please raise your hand
i see no hands at this time chair you planning commission this is uh ron bednar city planning
it's r-o-n last name bednar b-e-d-n-a-r firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the
truth i do thank you ron please proceed property is indicated for residential on the city plan
given the documented use history
we recommend the request of variance
MI 2021-002427
0-0-2-4-2-7-3-2-5 Green Street.
325 Green
My vote is yes.
Professor Plaza, my vote is yes.
Thomas Holliman, my vote is yes.
James Stell, my vote is yes.
You will now go to case number 6, MI 2021-003521, 706 Cantrell Street.
Mr. Henry Clinton is the attorney of record.
7th Street Community Civic Association sent a letter of support, and Councilman Mark Swilla
sent a letter of non-opposition. Mr. Clinton is coming back in as a panelist now, Chair.
Thank you. Mr. Clinton, you know the drill. Please identify yourself, spell your name,
and I'll swear you in. Sure. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the board. Henry Clinton,
Queen Memorial Building, 1313 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia PA, 19146.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Thank you.
Mr. Plaza has a few questions for you.
Mr. Clinton, you agree to wait to read in a bit of refusal and stipulate to a dead person?
And have you emailed an exhibit packet with the required documents, proof of ownership,
proof of tax compliance, copy of the refusal or referral, photos and plans five days prior
to this hearing?
I have.
And have you met with the RCO and have a letter?
Thank you.
Please proceed.
can you see that mr chairman yes okay uh so this is the presentation for 706 cantrell
on behalf of my client anthony giacobatti who's on the call with me as well as his son
this table of contents containing exhibits aa through 810 all of which i ask to be admitted
this is my appearance statement this is the refusal this is an rsa5 zoning district
and we're requesting a two-family dwelling with a parking space in the rear even though it's zoned
rsa5 i'll show you from the photographs and the zoning histories that there are a number of duplexes
two-family dwellings with garages and there's at least nine garages already on the street
we have a letter of support from the RCO and basically going into the details of what we
presented at the meeting who was there and indicating that there are garages already at
718 720 and I have documentation that there's also garages at 715 and 717 so there's a letter
of support. And then we also have nine written submissions from neighbors on the block in
support of the project. Every neighbor is on the 700 block of Cantrell Street. These
are photographs. Let me reduce them a little bit. Some aerial photographs indicating garages
and duplexes on the block already this is 706 right here this is looking westbound on cantrell
again just showing you the multiplicity of garages on the street and there's only parking on one side
and frankly there's really not that much room even park you can see everyone has jumped the
curb and and parks on the curb on the south side uh this is looking same direction again showing
you more actually no yeah it's looking the same direction uh again just giving you a feel for
the number of garages new construction and duplexes on the street
some construction it's under undergoing on the block this we're currently a vacant lot right now
and these are some of the other garages on the street typically they're just used for storage
by some of the businesses in the area frankly this is 718 718 again this is 720.
the plans for the project are pretty straightforward brick and a bay on the
second floor with metal or perhaps hardy siding here the rear elevation of the property
the floor this is the site plan ample rear yard nine feet deep
floor plan pretty straightforward again you have foundation there's no basement full garage on the
first floor and it's two one-bedroom units one on the second floor one on the third floor
uh this is just some history to provide the board indicate this is 7 15. i can't dwell
to provide the board indicate this is 715 cantrell two family dwelling this was granted back in 19
excuse me 2018. 717 same thing 2018 two family dwelling with a garage
718 two family dwelling with the garage no basement and same thing with 720.
morning. We have the other pro forma documents that you usually would see in a presentation,
tax certification or application for appeal, a zoning map indicating the RSA zoning district,
the deed, etc. So just in summary, this project is asking for a change in use. The use on
the block had many garages already four duplexes two four two family dwellings already recently
granted there's no parking on one side of the street and the parking is tight on the block
there's no effect on light and air but joining neighbors we have a unique block and unique
circumstance here we believe the project is in harmony with the code and in harmony with the
community, which has provided their letter of support. So with that, I would rest and ask if
the board or the chairman have any questions, and I certainly will have my client adopt the testimony.
Let the client adopt their testimony, and then I'll ask the board.
Okay. Anthony, can you raise your hand so you can be unmuted?