Yeah, this is Jeffrey Hayes.
J-E-F-F-E-R-Y-H-A-Y-E-S.
I'm the chair of the East Mantaire Neighbors Zoning Committee.
Okay, please proceed.
Yeah, I just wanted to say that everything that Mr. Jen had reported there is in accordance with our understanding of the application process, and we appreciate their cooperation and understanding the neighbors' concerns.
And we also look forward to follow up with the items that won't be included in the proviso.
So the concrete patio, the street trees, we look forward to following up later with the applicant and the owner on those issues in the future.
So thank you very much.
Thank you.
Anyone else?
yes secretary we have a caller on a 5g telephone you've been unmuted please wait for the secretary
caller please uh identify yourself for the record please
yes my name is uh fred fiorini can you hear me yes okay yeah i um i work with tcs anika homes
sir yes please uh spell your first and last name and your address for the record
sure would you like the business address for the owners of the home or would you like my personal
i guess your person will be fine okay uh again first name is uh fred f-r-e-d last name fiorini
F-I-O-R-I-N-I
and the address is
Algon Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Okay, you swear and affirm to tell the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
I affirm
Please proceed
Yes, we
in the last few months we picked
we just bought the property next door
and they're in the process of
uh, rehabbing it right now with permit. Um, there were just a basic questions I've seen
with the plans, what's going on. And we just want more than anything else to, um,
just make sure, um, exactly what's happening based
to, uh, make, you know, secure our property itself. I mean,
I know a lot of the construction traditionally never been used before as for housing was probably
an open lot I know the last all I could find was the last time it was sold in 68 for a dollar
we have windows facing this unit right now which you know will change our plans for what we were
planning on doing with the house I mean you know I mean there's there's some things we'll have to
back out that we had originally purchased and we're planning on doing in the house so we would
like to you know I don't we don't have any problem with them building or anything like that it's just
you know my main concern since I wasn't able to reach or contact anyone is to open up a dialogue
so that we got full understanding and that neither one of us are interfering with the
other's project. Yeah, I think it would not be a problem for my client to have a dialogue with
I don't want to mispronounce your last name. So I'll just say Fred. What I think that's best
addressed outside of the zoning hearing. Certainly, if you can reach out to my office,
my information is contained on the application as well as the notification. We'll be happy to
speak with you or actually the application that's uh listed on the the uh for the zoning meeting
your information is there yes okay so i'll be giving you a call afterwards yeah we'll provide
our client's contact for you to have direct dialogue yeah that's fine i mean that that's
fine like i said it just more um we were more concerned that there was going to be a zero lot
line no back set from our property um which may affect i mean our structure our structure is very
old and um you know that's that's the the bigger concern at this point understood thank you all
right thank you very much thank you secretary we have charles richardson mr richardson you've
Mr. Richardson, you've been unmuted. Please wait for the secretary.
been unmuted please wait for the secretary
Mr. Richardson, please identify yourself for the record.
Good morning, Mr. Secretary.
Charles Richardson from the office of Councilwoman Cindy Bass, room 312 City Hall.
You swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, for nothing but the truth?
Thank you. Please proceed.
Councilwoman has no objection as she supports the community and the RCO with regard to the
granted variance with the provisos as those that can be applied successfully. So she is in support.
Thank you. Anyone else?
I see no more hands, Secretary.
Thank you. Board has any questions?
Thank you.
Planning Commission?
Thank you, Secretary Plaza.
Ian Haggerty for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
In 2019, the zoning map was amended in this area in accord with recommendations from the
comprehensive plan with the support of the community.
I just want to note that this parcel was intentionally not changed from the single-family
zoning district.
And while we appreciate the fact that the applicant has worked with the community to
satisfy some of their concerns. The applicant hasn't demonstrated that the development is
restricted by any kind of unique physical circumstances or conditions. Furthermore,
we don't believe that the proposed variance is necessary to enable viable economic use of the
property, and this is evidenced by recent development of single-family homes on infill
lots in the neighborhood, including 242 Slocum Street, single-family home in 2019,
101, 107, and 121 to 124 East Philolena Street, all single-family homes constructed between
2018 and 2020, and 100 to 112 East Philolena Street, which is a row of seven attached single-family
homes constructed in 2014. And so, accordingly, we recommend that the board deny the variance.
thank you uh sharon what was the the proviso the no no third floor roof deck and the other one
and there's yes the no third floor roof deck and mr janet's meet the eight foot front setback
requirement. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Calendar number MI002995254 East
Philadelphia Street. My vote is yes with the provisos no third floor roof deck and also to
meet the eight-foot backyard requirement.
No, I'm sorry. Front setback.
Front setback. I'm sorry. Front setback.
I'm sorry. I don't know where I got that.
Yes, for proviso.
Yes, for proviso.
Thank you. Good luck.
Thank you.
MI 2020-001535
East Somerset Street.
i i believe that one was continued attorney moving party okay so we're on number 14 14 14
thank you mi 2020-003040 3237 west montgomery avenue
And this is Sharon again. The exhibits in this case were submitted by the architect Mr. Brian
Jones. Mr. Jones understands that he cannot present the case that the owner will present,
but if he could be promoted to panelist status only so that he could share exhibits and if
um requested by the board to answer technical questions. Thank you.
Okay I have uh Haley Johnson no one else with the uh excuse me Haley Johnson no one by that name
first or last name hand is up so I'll allow them to speak that way we can determine if they're the
architect. Um there's also the property owner's name if this helps is Tatiana Garcia Granados.
right she's been promoted to panelists already thank you you're welcome hi good afternoon this
is Haile Johnston uh spelled h-a-i-l-e j-o-h-n-s-t-o-n um I am husband of Tatiana Garcia
Granados and we both reside at the subject property 3237 West Montgomery Avenue excuse me
excuse me but i don't believe your name is on the deed is it it is not no it's not afraid it will
but I don't believe your name is on the deed, is it?
It is not, no.
have to be your wife who presents the case all right thank you thank you can you hear me yes
please identify yourself for the record yes my name is tatiana garcia granados and that's spelled
T-A-T-I-A-N-A
and then the last name is hyphenated.
It's G-A-R-C-I-A
hyphen G-R-A-N-A-D-O-S
and I reside at 3237
West Montgomery Avenue.
You swear and affirm
to tell the truth, the whole truth,
or nothing but the truth?
thank you please proceed um i i'd like to um you know to request that either highly or
or the architect brian jones be able to present i'm sorry that's not possible it has to be you
or an attorney well what about the um i mean i i can speak but there's a presentation that we
submitted oh of course they can um share their screen and show any documents that you refer to
okay mr jones has just now been promoted to panelists all right thank you
in this packet um you'll see the um here i'll wait until it comes up
but the packet has the information it has the um the okay here yeah here starts the zoning refusal
And we did have a public meeting with the RCO, it was the 32nd Ward Community Organization,
and we have a letter of support for the project.
we're looking for to do to enclose our porch we've been living in our house for about 20 years
and have four children and would like to use our porch more actively we've been working with
our architect brian jones to design an enclosure that will be in keeping with the historic nature
of the neighborhood. And yeah, and we also, you know, next door to our house, there's an abandoned
property, which makes it, and the way that the porches are built, they, the, our porch is kind
of reliant on the structure of the neighboring house. And so what we would, you know, one of the
ideas of the design was to make it in a way that it you know can has the continuity of our block
of all the porches on our block but that it's also able to um you know to stand on its own
um and we um we've actually spent quite a bit of time on the design and um it so that you can see
that it is in keeping we've tried to design something that allows the light and the vision
lines but and that is also in keeping with the historic nature of our neighborhood.
Okay does the board have any questions? No.
Anyone else here in this matter?
Secretary, we have Calvin Williams.
You've been unmuted.
Please unmute yourself and wait for the secretary.
Mr. Williams, you there?
Yes, I am.
Please identify yourself for the record.
Calvin Williams.
Can you identify yourself for the record?
This is Calvin Williams.
C-A-L-V-I-N
W-I-L-L
I-A-M-S
North Nutrona Street
You swear and affirm to tell the truth
the whole truth for nothing but the truth?
Yes, sir.
Please proceed.
Hello?
Please proceed.
I just wanted to say that
I am a neighbor
of Tatiana and Holly, and they've been great neighbors.
of Tatiana and
Holly, and they've been
great neighbors over the last
20 years. I welcomed them to the
community 20 years ago,
and they've been great and outstanding
neighbors, and
letting you know that I
do support their effort in
enclosing their porch. That's it.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Anyone else?
Okay, we have Haley Johnston. Please unmute yourself and wait for the secretary.
Hello? Yes. Please identify yourself for the record. Again, my name is Haley Johnston.
Address?
3237 West Montgomery Avenue.
You sure and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Please proceed.
Yeah, I wanted to add just some additional elements relevant to this consideration.
One is that we are proposing a porch enclosure that is fully within the existing footprint of the existing porch.
We're not seeking to expand the porch in any regard.
Our original rejection for our permit request was related to the setback of the principal building and the immediate adjacent lot.
the proposed enclosure actually is going to exist.
Excuse me, this is Sharon Slota.
This is going beyond being a fact witness.