Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
tie when my vote is yes
okay um thank you sir you have your votes let's go back to number nine
mi 2025 002 663 2830 hayne street west hayne street
isaac and jordan howlin townsend
All right, Mr. Townsend. He's still not promoting. See if you can do it, Jay. He's still not promoting.
okay all right so so what i'm going to do is i'm going to we're going to continue the case
and you know i'll make sure that they know that they have to contact the office for the next time
to make their case um um so mi2025 002 663
okay mi2025 002 663 28 to 30 west hayne street this case is continued to 429 26 at 9 30 a.m
well what we'll do is we'll have them um get a hold of the office right and then see if in fact
we can get them back in okay thank you um number two mi 2024 005 744 4858 fairmount avenue um
um steve masters is the attorney um steve how do we did we uh how we do with the rco well
why don't you state your name first and i'll swear you good morning mr chair members of the
board steve masters s-t-e-v-e-m-a-s-t-e-r-s do you swear or firmly to tell the truth the whole truth
nothing but the truth i do how would you make out with the rco with this we had a very productive
RCO meeting last week
in which there was overwhelming
support for the project
we were expecting to get
copies of the RCO
report and
vote information but
we have not received that
why don't you present your case
can I get promoted
let's see
I have to find it again
hang on
yes I am logged in
but it looks like I got
logged out for some reason
Okay, it looks like it's working.
all right
good morning again um mr chair members of the board uh i'm here with our our clients um
uh the the uh business name for the client is mount boy investment group llc um anthony page
is the member of that LLC. We're here on 4858 Fairmont Avenue. I'm going to go through
some of the exhibits and then Mr. Page will present a little bit more about the project.
um it's a little a little clanky here
this is um a project for a duplex and in a um in a property that is zoned for single family
However, I'm going to jump to the planning commission's 2035 plan.
Wow, it is very slow when we're moving here.
so the 2035 plan um we're showing you is um whoa i apologize there there's like a very big delay
so i'm i click on something and i think it's done and it's still in process
Thank you.
It looks like it's coming back up.
Thank you.
We have a hard time with your computer, Steve, or?
Yeah, this is my computer.
I think it's the connection that I'm using inside the room.
Yeah, I'm on the Wi-Fi.
Get off the Wi-Fi.
So that's your petitions there, right?
The 34 signatures you have.
Correct.
So it looks like we are on the part that I wanted to be on, which is the Planning Commission's report for 2035.
What I'm going to try to do is get off my VPN.
My VPN, maybe that's what's going on.
Yeah, and maybe that's what's going on.
Could you transfer this to your associate's computer,
then use hers?
um could try that why don't we do this why don't we do this why don't you we'll go on to the next
case but i'll get right back to you okay so see if we can get this going and then we'll come back
okay thank you thank you very much um number four mi 2024 006 754 226 written street joseph
consul is the attorney there's a letter of support from the whitman council no vote count provided
and proviso of interior trash storage.
Non-opposition from Council Member Squilla.
Mr. Council.
Chair, we have a hand up for Mr. Zen-Gen.
Maybe he took the case over.
Mr. Gen, you're allowed to speak?
Good morning.
I will be representing the applicant for today.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Counsel, could you please state your name and spell it for the stenographer?
Sure. Yep, we're good.
Yes, good morning.
Xin Jin, Z-H-E-N-J-I-N, here on behalf of the applicant.
All right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Counsel, could you please identify your client, a relationship to the property?
Yes. My client is a LLC. It is, apologies, one second.
It is J.G. Premier Home LLC, the owner of the property and the owner, I mean, the representative of the LLC is here today as well.
All right. Vice Chair Teneda Graham has a few questions.
Good morning. Have you submitted your documents five days in advance of this hearing?
I believe it was submitted by the applicant themselves. However, I have reviewed the documents and asked them to submit an updated one this morning. I don't know if the board has that available.
Okay. And do you submit to the refusal and the reading note? I'm sorry.
Do you waive the reading note of refusal and submit to its accuracy?
All right. Thank you. You can proceed.
Thank you. I'm going to share with the board the exhibit that I have on my file. If it is slightly different than what the board has, please let me know.
Can the board see my screen on theirs?
We can.
Thank you. So this is an application for the legalization to use the property as a two-family dwelling.
This property is zoned in the RSA 5 district and as a result only permits a single family dwelling.
However, Whitman Council is well aware and the neighbors as well, as my client did a petition in the area as Whitman Council normally would require.
They're aware that this property has historically been a two family dwelling and my client also acquired the property as is.
We're just trying to legalize the conditions within the property.
So the property in question is here.
This is a corner property that has a front entrance.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I don't know what happened there.
Let me.
As well as a side entrance.
However, the layout is very simple.
There's one unit on the first floor, one unit on the second floor.
The property has been occupied for many years.
it's not a new condition the meters in the basement existing the basement itself is used
for utility and storage and it's not a finished basement so that is essentially what the conditions
are for this property we do have because of the corner property we do have both a rear deck as
well as a rear yard accessible from the street for trash storage for both units, so no trash
is ever left outside.
Whitman Council specifically also requested that no trash cans or dumpsters or anything
no trash cans or dumpsters or anything of that nature be left on the street side.
of that nature be left on the street.
The plans are a little hard to read. I'm sorry about that.
Let me try to make sure it's zoomed in properly.
So it's a pretty simple layout on the plans.
Let me again try to zoom in a little further.
So the entry is from the front of the building.
there is a side door that leads into the first floor unit and then there's direct exit from the
rear bedroom to the outside so that is the first floor the second floor is laid out very similar
it's a these are all single bedroom units with a kitchen living room and a bath with access to the
rear exterior. Historically, this property was a duplex as the history shows that at one point
it was a store in a single family. Then it was converted into two family only as far back as
in the 50s. And the community does agree that it is historically been used that way and therefore
they had no opposition to legalizing the conditions. And it's because of that reason,
we request the board's favorable consideration in this application in allowing it to be legalized
as a two-family use. Thank you. My client should be here to verify my testimony adopted as his own.
His name is? His name is Mr. John. I don't want to screw up his last name. JG actually
stands for his initials. Mr. Gaeta, G-A-E-T-A.
They're being promoted to panelists.
Mr. Gaeta, can you...
Good morning, sir.
You need to unmute, Mr. Gator.
Do we see him?
I see him on the screen.
He's still muted.
counselor do you know when he bought the property uh the yes i do have the deed here
the property was purchased on the september of 2021 and it was a duplex then it was a duplex
then yes can you hear me now we can sir could you please state your could you please state
your name is spelled for the sonographer yes sir john gata g-a-e-t-a jr right do you swear
or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes sir is it possible
could you turn your video on oh
I don't know how to
all right counsel why don't you start your question yes thank you great go ahead am I there
yes yes yes can you uh verify that you purchased the property in 2021 in the condition it is in
today? Yes, sir. We bought the property as is in 2021. And it was a duplex at that time?
Yes, sir. Thank you. And have you seen and heard the rest of my presentation before the zoning
board today? Yes, I did. Can you verify what I have represented is true and correct and adopt
it as your own testimony? I adopt the testimony. Yes, I do. Thank you. Questions from the board.
You purchased the property in 2021. Has it been rented since then or occupied since then?
Mr. Gera, did you hear that question from the board?
Yeah, I'm trying. My phone's ringing. I'm sorry.
so the question the question was you you bought the property in 2021 has it been occupied
and rented out since then yes sir
additional questions from the board
um is that a deck on the back of this yes it's a it's a deck on the second
Is that a deck on the back of this?
Yes, it's a deck on the second floor, and there's a rear yard for the first floor.
Gotcha. Okay. And then you're keeping the trash where?
The trash is being stored on the first floor in the yard.
Okay. And how does the second floor unit have access to that?
they'd have to walk it downstairs
and put it in through the door
on the first floor to have access
there's a door in the fence correct
ah okay
so they have to walk outside
yeah they can't
be throwing it you know you won't be
able to hand it down so you have to come down
the steps and go through the door
where you have accessibility through
the yard door
that would be on
American Street
and the storage in the meantime the trash storage in the meantime for the second floor unit is is
there a trash room is there a how no they bring they bring it down and they put it in the first
floor yard so that when the trash men come they could put it out that day and it can be picked
up they do have a they do have exterior uh rear yard deck i mean rear deck that can temporarily
store it there until they bring it down to the first floor they don't have to leave it in the
premises. Thank you. All right. Okay. Thank you. Other questions? Yes. What is the plan for the
basement? The basement's not furnished, and there's no plan for any living spaces. It's just
storage and meters and utilities. Okay. Questions or comments from our attorney, Hillary Emerson.
um just briefly um mr jen we did receive um some updated plans but if there's a complete
packet that you'd like to submit you can resubmit that um by close of business tomorrow thank you
sure thank you questions or comments from the audience or the virtual audience