yes good afternoon mr how's that computer uh computers doing well thank you can you get it
bring it up uh okay coming up no well you need to share your screen am i right this is the
third time we're trying to share the screen sharing now
please start your presentation okay this is 1500 winsome avenue uh back in 1941 this property was
built as a two unit duplex the requirement here is to get the property
since it is no longer under zoning as a two unit it has been used as a two unit for a long long
a long time as this is the application for appeal this is the supplemental
application project information form and all the deeds
now the property as
property as constructed
is a duplex it has been since 1941 we have two
electric supplies we have two heating units separate entrances two heating
to be set ups and this is the frontage on Linson we have the frontage off of Cornelius
All right, let's do it.
And we have 170 waivers who have only been notified multiple times.
All right, so the property has been licensed by L&I since 2003 for the prior owner, and
And then the prior builder, the entire area
was developed as a two unit at the end of the row of houses.
All information, and the property has been used as two units as built since 1941.
Every one of the corner properties has been developed as a two-unit property, and a property
across the street has been a three-unit field by the zoning board, as a triplex,
Well, you're trying to, yours is a duplex, am I right, Mr. Shermer?
Yes, this is a duplex.
This is a duplex, 1941.
I understand.
It has been licensed as a duplex from this owner, the prior owner, the prior, prior owner.
Okay, Mr. Shermer, why don't you bring your client on?
Bring your client on.
And if not, Ms. Samuel will raise her hand.
They've been allowed to speak.
Hi, could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Hello, my name is Lillian.
My name is Lillian Samuel, L-I-L-L-I-A-N Samuel, S-A-M-U-E-L.
You swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Yes, I do.
Proceed, counsel.
Ms. Lillian, are the photos which I have submitted, which your daughter took, are representative of the house as it is?
They are.
Okay, so the property was or has been, excuse me for scrolling quickly, but let me go to the interior.
here so we have the okay so the property has a has two entrances one off of or the property
Property has a two-car garage.
Property has an entrance off of Side Street.
Property has two boxes, two hearings.
and are all these photos correct yes they are
okay when the property was purchased that you heard when your husband as far as you know
when your husband purchased the property was it set up as a duplex yes it was
did you make any changes to the property
no changes
okay for purposes of notice we sent out 100 and I sent out 170 notices to everybody on the list
we saw that Mr. Shermer yep yep just making sure and the one uh twist in this hearing is that
But the RCO, which was pretty much a one-person RCO, which was Isabella Fitzgerald, has passed away.
So we were unable to set up a hearing with the RCO because the RCO is a single person who passed away.
But I can't continue.
I'm working out.
As of Thursday last week, I found out that Isabella had passed away.
So I re-sent 170 notices and re-posted the property to invite all the neighbors to come through and deal with or invited all the neighbors for a neighborhood hearing.
We had no people on Monday, no people on Tuesday.
the property is one of pretty much every single property in the area was developed by orleans
homes and they were all developed as duplexes or triplexes the property across the street was
developed as a triplex you think you've said that a little while back mr chairman and the
design board actually approved that as a triplex but just to make sure that the Planning Commission
when they speak on this that the properties in the area pastorious this property specifically
was previously listed as and improved as a duplex and then previously approved as a duplex and the
property duplex okay mr mr mr shirmer we know i i think we understand that no and but all the
properties when these properties when this entire development was laid out all of the properties
were laid out of duplexes at the end of the world so it's not just pastorious i understand you told
us mr shirmer you told us that before mr shirmer you told us that before we understand it i know
i'm just going through that all of the other properties laid out by orleans but i know mr
shirmer you've said that three or four times now we understand that okay one of you one of your
summer i'm just putting i'm just putting it in the record pastorius pastorius pastorius hollis hollis
and the zoning board has previously
granted variances to legalize
the property. Mr. Shermer, we know that. Please.
No. I'm just saying
it was built into this property. Mr. Shermer, you've told us that
numerous times. I know.
This property was built as a duplex in 1941.
I know. I know that, Mr. Sharma.
Questions from the board.
Questions from the board.
Are there interior photos of the interior of the units or layout of the units?
Oh, yeah.
Give me a second.
Okay, so the outside of the property, unfortunately sideways, but the property is an end unit with a separate entrance.
So there's no interior. You showed us the outside. Is there anything in the interior to show how the units are laid out?
mostly focusing on this interior
Mostly focusing on...
okay yes the doors are going up okay separate doors separate stairways separate heating units
it's been this way since 1941
any other questions from the board
i just um uh chair i just want to be clear they're asking for a duplex not a triplex correct
absolutely absolutely but i think his testimony was michael's that when they built this
development on the other side of the street they put in a couple triplexes is what he said
okay and that's my question this is this is definitely a duplex okay okay because every
i got it questions or comments more attorney ilry emberson not at this time mr chair
questions or comments from the virtual audience
i do not see any further answers or any commission thank you chairman and good afternoon
david vecta with the city planning commission chairman and board members the comprehensive
plan recommends no change to the RSA-5 residential single-family zoning at this location. The city
changed the zoning maps in this neighborhood in 1969. This property has a documented history as
two dwelling units. The City Planning Commission recommends that the zoning board grant the
proposed use variance for two dwelling units. MI 2022-005-549-1500 Winsome Street. I vote yes.
michael johns my vote is yes cheryl gaston my vote is yes
tennetta graham my vote is yes i win my vote is yes
ishmael shaheed my vote is yes thank you counsel
thank you is there anyone else in the virtual audience whose case has not been called
i do not see any further answers thanks everyone see everyone at 2 p.m thank you
good afternoon everyone my name is bill bergman and i will be chairing this afternoon's meetings
with me is our vice chair ismail shaheed president mr chairman our board member
cheryl l gaston president mr chairman our board member tanetta graham president mr chairman
our board member Michael Johns
and our board member
Ty Wynn should be here any minute
also present is our
attorney Hillary Emerson
and our executive director Ian Haggerty
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Let's look at our schedule for this afternoon.
Number one, MI 2024-003-927-5344 Ray Street.
That case is continued.
Are there any other requests for continuance?
Chair, we have David Orphanides with their hand up. I'll allow him to speak.
Hi, Mr. Orphanides. Could you please state your name as spelled for the stenographer?
Certainly. David Orphanides. Last name is spelled O-R-P-H-A-N-I-D-E-S.
You swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Is your case 950 Marlboro Street?
It is.
Okay. Could you give me an update of where you stand with that?
sure certainly um we um we met with the coordinating the zoning committee for the coordinating rco on
october 15th we met with the full community on november 12th we received a number of suggestions
and requests for things to consider regarding the project um we are going to be we're scheduled to
So we are going to be scheduled to go back before the zoning committee for FNA on January 14th, and then back before the full community on January 21st. So we're requesting a continuance of today's proceeding to allow that process to play out. And I would imagine we'd be ready to come back before the board sometime in February or thereafter.
go back before the zoning committee for
Thank you very much, Mr. Orfinetti. So MI 2024-005-731-950 Marlboro Street, that case is continued. Thank you.
And number eight, MI 2024-006-029-2218 Rittner Street, that case has been withdrawn.
we're going to go to our add-ons
one mi2024004144 2255 north 22nd street
i vote yes with provisos revised plans one page stamp by stamp by zba on december 18th
2024. Maximum
16 dwelling units, no household
living in the basement.
My vote is yes with proviso.
You're on mute.
My vote is yes with proviso.
My vote is yes with proviso.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes
with proviso. I'm sorry, I was on mute.
My vote is yes
with proviso.
And number three, MI 2024-001-174-1819, Natrona Street, I vote no.
Michael Johns, my vote is no.
Carol Gaston, I abstain.
Bayouin, my vote is no.
Ishmael Fahey, my vote is no.
Thank you.
So, we're going to go to number two, which is a pro se. MI 2024-005-359, 6450 Haverford Avenue. Makamba Kulabali is the owner applicant. It's a pro se.
there's a recommendation of support from hmc squared the vote was four in support four abstained
macumba kalubali has been promoted to panelists
good afternoon could you please state your name and spell for the sonographer
Are they muted?
Hi, Makamba Kalabali?
chair i no longer see him in the virtual audience i'm not sure what happened maybe
he's having technical difficulties okay so i'll move on to the next case and then we'll get back
to him. Number five. MI 2024-005-963-5430-44 Paschal Avenue. Frederick Cooper is the owner
applicant. It's a pro se. Unanimous support from Southwest Philadelphia District Services.
Council Member Gauthier agrees with the coordinating RCO and supports the requested
variants to establish a space for individuals with autism.
Chair, I see no one by the name of Frederick Cooper in the virtual audience.
Is there anyone here for 5430 to 44 Paschal Avenue? There may sound like someone else
attended the meeting, but we don't have any proof of lease or anything else like that for another
applicant. Chair, I have a hand up by the name of Katina Carter Geiger. They have been allowed
to speak. Okay. Hi. Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
My name is Katina Carter Geiger, K-A-T-I-N-A Carter, C-A-R-T-E-R, Geiger, G-E-I-G-E-R.
Where or a firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Where or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Are you involved in this case?
Yes, I am.
Identify what you do there or what your position is?
Yes, it's my program, and I will be leasing a facility from Frederick Cooper.
All right.