Thank you. Good morning, everyone. My name is Frank DiCicco. I'm the chair of the Zoning
Board of Adjustment. Before we get started, I'm going to ask Mr. Hand if we have any
continuances. I'm sorry, excuse me. Let me rephrase that. Before we begin our session,
I'm going to read off continuances that have already been requested.
Chair, can we wait maybe three minutes so everybody can get in the room?
Yeah, that's what I was getting ready to say. Thank you.
Thank you.
While we're waiting, Mr. Chairman,
I don't see Carol Tanari, is she not here today?
Oh, there she is. Never mind. Hi, Carol.
Ms. Tenere, you're on mute.
Is that Pauline talking?
Yeah, that is Pauline. Happy New Year.
Happy New Year.
Morning, everyone. Happy New Year.
Good morning.
Frank, I need another. Oh, can you hear me? I need another card table. This is getting really
confusing. I'm working off of card table also. I just don't have a deck of cards.
okay we should be ready thank you tanya okay good again good morning everyone my name is frank
di chico i'm the chair of the zoning board of adjustment i'll be participating in today's
hearing along with our vice chair miss carol tennieri board secretary confessor plaza and
board members mr thomas holloman and mr james snell our board administrator miss tanya suckon
and Mr. James Hand, Jason Hand, excuse me, and board member, board attorney Sharon Saleta
are also in attendance.
For those of you who haven't yet participated in one of our virtual hearings, I'll go through
some of the basics of what you can expect.
First, we will be administering oaths to individual participants prior to their testimony.
Second, we'd like to advise everyone that this proceeding is being recorded and that
by participating, you acknowledge your agreement to be recorded. Third, for anyone participating
by phone, if you wish to testify, you must raise your hand by hitting star nine and then
star six to unmute yourself. I'll repeat, for anyone participating by phone, if you
wish to testify, you must raise your hand by hitting star nine and then star six to
unmute yourself. To enter an appearance statement, call Google 267-270-5548 and leave your email
address and the address of the property at issue. I'll repeat. To enter an appearance statement,
call Google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address and the address of the property at issue.
And I'd also like to remind everyone, please do not attempt to testify in the chat.
Any comments should be directed to our board administrator, Ms. Tanya Sunkit, or Mr. Jason Hand.
With that, before we begin, I will read off a list of continuances that have already been requested.
When I complete reading the list, if anyone objects to those continuance, please raise your hand.
Frank, you muted yourself?
I can't hear you.
Sorry about that.
For anyone, I'm going to read off the continuance list that has been requested.
If anyone disagrees with the continuance after I've completed the list, please raise your hand.
Following cases have been requested to be continued. MI 2020-000922-1220
dash 000922 1220 walnut street number three on our list mi 2020 dash 005507 2102 south 64th street
Number four on our list, MI 2020-005610, 2063 East Dolphin Street.
Number five on our list, MI 2020-005508, 2432 South Franklin Street.
number six on our list mi 2020-003-603-2425-39 north american street
oh i think i got ahead of myself was that to be continued
um it is not on the continuance list it we don't have a record of exhibits okay that's why i
confuse it all right let me finish the continuance list and then we'll go back to that number nine on
our list mi 2020-000258 335 east price street
number 12 on our list mi 2020-001-839-5011 woodbine avenue
number 13 on our list mi 2020-001-837-5232 rodman street and just give me a
second um i'm sure i left something out but let me just get my schedule here
okay those are the continuances that i have if i missed any please let me know
um i think number 11 should be continued also but oh is that correct sharon
that is it has no exhibits okay so why don't we do this uh i just read off a list of requesting
continuances doing does anyone have any objection to those continuances please raise your hand
mr chair we have a we have vern anastasio whose hand is raised i will allow him to speak right
now sir good morning mr anastasio please identify yourself with a record good morning
mr chairman members of the board vern anastasio 1315 walnut suite 1006 philadelphia
19107.
Would you please spell your last name for this stenographer?
Yes, sir. It's A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O.
And do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Please proceed.
Thank you. Mr. Chairman, you mentioned continuance on 1220 Walnut Street.
That case is being withdrawn.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
So MI 2020.
Excuse me. This is Sharon Saleta.
Mr. Anastasia, we generally wait until we receive a letter asking that it be withdrawn
so we have it in the file, but we did understand that this was going to be withdrawn.
Very well.
Thank you.
Also, I need to correct the record, Sharon.
Do I need to read that in?
You can just say that it's being continued and expected to be withdrawn.
I think you've already said it.
So noted.
Thank you.
Thank you.
And Mr. Chairman, 2212 Bryn Mawr Avenue should be on the list.
That should also...
For 930?
I don't see that on the 930 list.
Does anyone have that?
It's on the 330 list.
Oh, my apologies.
No worries.
No worries.
And then you had mentioned 2063 East Dolphin.
um we did not request number four number four yes number four should not have been read as
continued thank you so i'm ready to hear that today yes sorry about that it's my mistake that's
okay i got it thank you and that concludes my business for now thank you okay thank you we'll
get back to you um anyone else have any uh concerns about the continuance list
Thank you.
Mr. Chair, I have a
Justin Crick. I will allow him to speak right now.
Mr. Crick, please identify yourself with a record, spell your name, and I'll swear you in.
Yes, Justin Crick, J-U-S-T-I-N-K-R-I-K. Address is 1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 630-19102.
swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Yes. Thank you, sir. Please proceed. Yes. You had mentioned on the continuance list
MI2020-001962, the address of 2425-39 North American Street. The applicant did not request
the continuance. We would like to proceed in tandem with the application for 2401-11 North
American Street. And just wanted to note that there was no continuance on our end requested.
Mr. Crick, this is Sharon Saleta. Can you tell me, did you submit exhibits? I don't have any
record of having received them. Yes, I submitted them on January 1st, emailed to yourself as well
as to the RCOZBA email. And I can do that right now again, if you would like. Okay, thank you.
All right. So when we get to that, we'll hear that. That's number six on our list.
thank you thank you
any other objections or concerns about the
continuance list that i read into the record
mr chair i have mr alan knockinson i will allow him to speak right now
good morning thank you good morning mr knockinson please identify yourself with
the record i'll swear you in
Alan, you can unmute yourself.
Sorry, I've been talking this whole time.
Not really.
Can you hear me now?
All right.
Good morning, Mr. Chair, members of the board.
First of all, Happy New Year.
My name is, yes, thank you.
My name is Alan Nockamson of Nockamson, PC, 123 South Broad Street, Suite 1600, Philadelphia, PA, 19109.
And I'm here to.
Alan, please spell your last name.
Yes, Nockamson.
N-O-C-H-U-M-S-O-N
Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Please proceed.
Yes, I'm here to request a continuance for 2610 Edgemont Street, calendar number MI-2020-000461.
Number eight on our list, MI 2020-000461-2610 Edgemont Street is continued.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Any other, anyone else subject, any objections to continuances?
is anyone else would like to have a case continued or withdrawn please raise your hand at this time
mr chair i have a newest bomb whom i will allow to speak right now
thank you good morning sir please identify yourself with the records play your
last name and i'll swear you in uh yes sir my name is lewis bound b-a-u-m
for him to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
I do, sir. Mike, I have a question. I'm wondering if you could advise the person requesting the continuance for 5232-Rodman.
We what?
Excuse me. This is Sharon Saleta. The request was from Vern Anastasio. It's because he is
he's requested permission to submit an amended application to LNI.
Very good. I appreciate it. Okay. Thank you.
Anyone else have any requests for continuance or withdrawals? Please raise your hand.
Mr. Chair, I have Sloan Foulkes. He is pending out to speak right now, sir.
Thank you. Good morning, Mr. Foulkes. Happy New Year. Please identify yourself for the record.
Good morning, Chairman DiCicco. Happy New Year, members of the ZBA board.
My name is Sloan Foulkes, S-L-O-A-N-E-F, as in fire, O-L-K-F.
My name is Sloan Folks, S-L-O-A-N-E-F, as in fire, O-L-K-F.
Officer Councilman Maria Quinonez Sanchez, room 508 City Hall.
Mr. Folks, do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Yes, sir, I do.
Please proceed.
We are requesting a continuance for calendar, for meeting number, calendar number MI-2020-001841, 3469 Crystal Street.
They have yet to set a meeting with the coordinating RCO and are in the process of doing so.
This is Sharon Stolidide.
I believe that was read as continued.
Or if not, then we haven't received it.
I didn't read it in yet.
No, I didn't read it.
Oh, I'm sorry.
No problem.
it's that we have no exhibit okay all right thank you mr folks so mi 2020 that's zero zero one eight
four one three four six nine crystal crystal street c-y c-r-y-s-t-a-l street is continued
thank you sir thank you
any other requests for continuances or withdrawals
No hands at this time, Mr. Chair.
Thank you.
Before I begin, I believe we have a couple of add-ons, MI 2020-000037, 3114 Frankfurt
Avenue.
This is to correct the proviso.
My vote is yes with proviso. Revised plan, two pages approved today. Maximum three units.
Excuse me, this is Sharon Saleta. You just read the original proviso. The proviso now is maximum
five residential units. Sorry about that. That's okay. I'll read that in again. 3114
Frankfurt Avenue. Yes with proviso. Two pages approved today. Maximum five units.
No, excuse me. No, it's that we can't do revised plans because there were no plans originally submitted. So the only proviso is maximum five units.
Okay, I'm sorry. The way I was reading it, I saw provisions. All right. So 3114 Frankfurt Avenue, MI 2020-000037, maximum five units.
my vote is yes with proviso five units yes or proviso yes for proviso yes with proviso
okay uh we have another add-on uh mi 2020-002679
1100 Oak Lane and MI 2020-000737-1122 Oak Lane. My vote is no to reconsideration.
My vote is no to reconsideration. No to reconsideration. No to reconsideration.
before i get started get my card table straightened out here
um i guess that's it on my end did i leave anything out sharon jason or tanya
no i don't believe so so i think we'll begin with uh case number one number four on our list
correct or is it number one it's number one one number one on our list right calendar number
1843 12030 glenfield street um this is sharon slid i don't have a record of having received