tiffany and sean hogan
tiffany and sean hogan if you're in the virtual audience can you please raise your hand
I don't see either hand, Chair.
Thank you.
And Tanya and or Sharon, we've not received exhibits for this case?
I have not.
No, Chair.
MI 2021-002419, 832 Judson Street is continued, must be heard.
Let's go to case number 10. MI 2021-002310. 8652 Dittman Street. Scott and Suzette Stranix. It's a pro se case. Upper Holmesburg Civic Association took no position, but vote sheet shows majority voted in opposition.
Is Scott and or Suzette Stranix available?
Chair, we have someone with their hand up, but it's neither one of the names that you stated.
Okay, if you're here for this case, Dittman Street, please identify yourself and I'll swear you in.
Mr. Mendoza, you can unmute yourself and wait for the chair.
Mr. Mendoza, please spell your first and last name, and I'll swear you in.
Mi nombre es Roberto Mendoza. Vivo en el 43.
I'm sorry, Chair. Could we pause for just a moment?
This is time to be Administrator.
I have an interpreter for this particular case.
I have promoted Ms. Ilana Frantz, I believe the name is.
Could she be in first and then be able to interpret?
Yes, thank you.
Ms. Ponce, please spell your first and last name, and I'll swear you in.
It's I-L-A-N-A, last name P-O-N-C-E.
We're firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Are you representing the applicant?
I'm sorry, it's here to tell you again.
This is just the interpreter.
Right.
Well, I meant to ask, she's the interpreter for the applicant.
Is that accurate?
Yes, could we please just determine first who's the Mendoza that is allowed to speak?
If you could ask that question, Ms. Ponce.
Señor Mendoza, señora Mendoza, ¿quién va a ser el que está hablando?
Mi nombre es Roberto Mendoza.
Roberto Mendoza will be speaking.
And could you ask what is his relationship to this application?
¿Y cuál es su relación con esta aplicación, señor?
Soy el propietario de la 8652 Dayman Stream.
Este...
He is the proprietor of 8652 Dittman Street.
Excuse me, this is Sharon. What does he mean by proprietor?
I don't believe that he is shown on the deed. Is he the owner?
yes did he provide us with a deed showing that he is the owner
could he share his screen
to show his application?
Yes, please.
I'm sorry.
He's asking if you guys could promote
Bedita Khadijo, his expediter.
No, she can't speak.
She can share her screen
if she can't present the case.
Right.
Ella puede nada más compartir la pantalla,
pero no puede presentar el caso.
this video has been promoted
ya tiene permiso la señora cabillo
esta bien
her role is only to
share the screen with the exhibits
ella nada mas puede
compartir la pantalla y no hablar
esta bien
lo que me trae aquí hoy es
para cambiar el uso de dos unidades a tres unidades what brings me here today is to
change the use ms pons let mr plaza have some questions and you can ask your
you can ask mr mendoza yes uh was he sworn in mr chan
uh i'm not sure i don't uh let me yeah i don't think he was yeah i don't think he was thank
you so miss pons would you ask uh mr mendoza does he swear and affirm to tell the truth the
whole truth nothing but the truth yes okay and mr plaza has questions for you
Thank you. Can you ask him if he submitted his documents?
Can you ask him if he emailed an exhibit packet with the required documents,
approval of ownership, approval of tax compliance,
copied the refusal or referral photos in the plan?
If I dig fire to this here.
Excuse me, this is Sharon.
Mr. Plaza, I can confirm that we did receive those.
As far as the confusion about the ownership, my paralegal mistakenly wrote the grantors as the owner, rather than Mr. Mendoza, who does appear on the deed.
Thank you. And also, have you met with the RCO and have a letter?
This is a question.
Okay. Could you repeat the question, please?
sure have he met with the rco and have a letter
but they're not in agreement thank you y'all can proceed okay
so you're uh mr mendoza now needs to walk us through uh the application and what his purpose
What brings me here today is to change the use from two units to three units.
Three units to how many?
Two units to three units.
be here to legalize the three units um if it's already three units why would you need to come
before us for three units this is the interpreter he's stating two to three
oh two to three yes sorry about that no problem
Siga, señor, por favor.
Juntos verán aplicación, apelación, título.
a hundo verán aplicación apelación título no debo taxes
for here you'll see the application pictures title i don't know any taxes
photos planos y el mailing photos plans and the mailing
I bought this property
on March 26, 2020.
At the time of purchase
it was two units
with a basement.
in which I would like to convert
into one unit.
As I started fixing up the basement,
an inspector arrived and told me
that I could not occupy and place a kitchen in the basement.
The basement has two entrances on the side and on the back.
It has a location behind the building to collect the trash.
Pago quinientos dólares en el año por la basura.
I pay $500 a year for trash collection.
Fuimos al RCO, pero ellos no están de acuerdo a legalizar de tres unidades.
We went to the RCO and they're not in agreement in approving for the three units.
Yo quiero hacer un estipulado.
I would like to please, please ask for it to be three units.
Chair, this is John Kelly, the court reporter. May I interrupt, please?
Yes, yes, please.
I am experiencing some intermittent, very short glitches in my feed.
Would I be allowed to leave and come back in?
Let us know when you're back.
Thank you.
Please pardon the interruption.
No worries.
Ms. Ponce, we'll be back to you in a moment.
As soon as the court reporter gets back on.
Thank you.
Ahorita regresan, que el reportero de la corte tiene que regresar.
Está bien, gracias.
Thank you.
Mr. Chair, this is John Kelly.
I am back.
Thank you, John.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Ms. Ponce,
uh let's see where do we did is your a client i keep saying your client i apologize is mr
menendez has he completed his testimony yes all right uh questions from the board no mr chairman
no thank you uh anyone else would like to testify in this case if so please raise your hand
I see no hands at this time, Chair.
Thank you. Planning Commission.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the board, David Fecto, City Planning Commission.
The comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing residential single-family zoning at this location.
This is a 3,392 square foot lot with an existing structure.
the existing row home is a long-standing two-unit building there is no unique condition or
The existing row home is a long-standing two-unit building.
There is no unique condition.
circumstance of the lot or structure that would prevent it from continuing to be used as a two-unit
home the majority of the houses on this block are single families we recommend the board deny the
requested use variance my 2021 i'm sorry chair this is tanya if i could i just wanted to make
sure that the interpreter could inform the applicant that the planning commission did
the recommendation was to deny. Thank you.
So you're denying my application?
Well, the board will make that vote right now.
okay so mi 2021-002-310-8652 ditman street my vote is no professor plaza my vote is no
thomas halliman my vote is no gain snell my vote is no
the zoning board voted no
thank you very kindly for your interpretation
thank you very much give us a moment
thank you cheer for your indulgence you can continue
Thank you. Okay, we're back to case number eight, 6134-46 Wayne Avenue. Mr. Masters, has Ms. Templeton been able to get on?
I believe that she has, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. Templeton, if you're out there, please raise your hand, spell your full name, and I'll swear you in.
Can you hear me now?
Yes, we can.
okay great uh nancy templeton n-a-n-c-y-t-e-m-p-l-e-t-o-n
do you swear or from the top of truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
ministers i think you're first up am i correct yes um good morning again mr chair members of the board
we represent West Central Germantown Neighbors, which is the coordinating RCO in this matter.
We're here on an appeal against LNI because we believe that a number of variances were missed
that our expert will testify to in a moment. But in addition, this next point is really because
of the change of the design of this plan. Originally, the applicant has two lots and
they were seeking to consolidate them together into one lot. And that would make a very large
flag lot with a very small 17 foot wide portion that would connect to a public street, Wayne Avenue.
They chose to revise their plans to not consolidate the two lots and to have the two lots be joined together as a unity of use, which means that they're separate, but that they are together in terms of the unity of use.
That means that the flag lot is only one portion of this project now, and there's another portion that's a standalone parcel that has no connection to a public street.
So we'll be talking about both of those features in the reason that LNI has mistakenly issued a refusal and missed a lot of the variances that are needed here.
I'm going to just go through the resume briefly of my expert, unless the opposing counsel will agree to stipulate that she is, in fact, an expert.
Any objections, Rachel and Brandon, to stipulating?
The only thing that we would object to is any testimony from Ms. Templeton about traffic or traffic engineering.
Her expertise seems to be just in planning.
So we would just appreciate if she could keep her testimony to what her actual expertise is.
We're going to go through some of her expertise then because that isn't an acceptable stipulation to us.
Let's go through and see, then we'll make it the same.
Okay. Ms. Templeton, can you state your name and your professional affiliation and where you work in the record?
Okay. Ms. Templeton, can you state your name and
Yes, Nancy Templeton. I'm an urban planner with CH Planning in Philadelphia.
And your professional degrees?
I have a Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning and a Master of City Planning.
And your licenses?
I'm certified with the American Institute of Certified Planners and licensed professional
planner in the state of New Jersey. How many years have you been working in this field?
25. And as part of your work, what types of expertise are you asked to weigh in on for