I'm going to show you the neighborhood's letter, if it's not in your file, but essentially at this
point, they have indicated that they do not oppose the five-unit structure, and we have complied with
additional repairs and maintenance to the outside of the building at the RCO's request. That concludes
That concludes my statements, and I'd like to ask that the exhibits be admitted, and I have Mr. Anthony Massiri on the line, if he's allowed to unmute, to adopt his testimony.
my statements, and I'd like to ask the exhibits to be admitted.
Good morning, Mr. Massiri. When you get on, please identify yourself with a record, spell your last name, and I'll swear you in.
Hi, this is Anthony Massiri. Last name is M as in Mary, A-S as in Sam, C-I-E-R-I.
We're in a firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Mr. Crick.
Thank you.
Mr. Massiri, have you had an opportunity to listen to my testimony to the board today?
And is that testimony true and correct to the best of your knowledge?
And do you adopt that testimony as if it was your own?
Yes, I do.
Thank you very much.
Members of the board, we would recommend or request that the variance be granted,
but understand that it need be held for the provision of the tax clearance certificate,
which is forthcoming. Excuse me. This is Sharon Saleta. I did check the revenue department. The
only taxes owing are for this year. If you are unable to get a tax certificate,
any evidence that those taxes for this year were paid would be sufficient.
Understood. I will provide that to you shortly. I do not have that at this time.
I do have evidence that all other taxes are clear.
This is the only issue and item remaining.
Thank you.
Questions from the board?
Anyone like to testify in this case?
If so, please raise your hand.
No hands, Chair.
Thank you. Planning Commission.
Good morning. Paula Brumbler-Burns with the City Planning Commission.
While the applicant has said that they are reducing the number of bedrooms in the unit,
they are increasing the number of units from three to five units.
That does mean that more than or up to three unrelated individuals can still live in
a unit and more than one person per bedroom is permitted by our zoning code.
accordingly we feel that five units may actually increase the overall number of
people density in the building and we recommend that the variance for five
units not be granted thank you did mr good is mr. Goodman still on
Andrew Goodman yes
he's available mr. Goodman you can unmute yourself and wait to be sworn in
cheers buddy
goodman you're still under oath from earlier this morning
please identify yourself
i'm not sure what's um wrong with his audio
in the meantime sharon since we don't we have to get the tax uh clearance uh what do we do
we're not resuming hearing so right now because this is just a bookkeeping manner i i think this
can be a hear and hold where when you receive the um the clearance you can vote this very good thank
you mr goodman
his mic is open but there must be an audio problem if you wish to move on yeah why don't
we do it mr crick we'll get right back to you just hang in there try to get the uh technical
issues worked out with mr goodman get his testimony then we'll be able to vote the case
understood thank you yep sharon this is sharon saleta there's also the add-on that i did not
include on the list it is um that you were sent earlier it's mi 2020 001077 3838 aspen street
this was heard on november 10th last week and the record was left open for the limited purpose of
receiving the RCO letter and being voted today in the 9.30 session.
um we actually told mr melvihill that it wasn't necessary to be here but there is um someone here
We actually told Mr. Melvihill that it wasn't necessary to be here.
who i believe wants to testify uh it's the woman who earlier spoke up during the continue when you
were taking continuances um but again this was left open for the limited purpose of receiving
the rco letter which we did the rco sent it in later that day they took no position thank you
So if you would like to call this, Mr. Mulvihill is signed on now, but he is also participating in a Court of Common Pleas hearing.
So if I could, if for this particular case for Justin Crick, Mr. Goodman is having technical difficulties, but he did state that his office has no opposition to this case.
Thank you. Thank you, Tanya.
Okay, we'll do this one and then we'll get back to the Aspen.
uh mi 2020-001228 223 north 44th street my vote is yes my vote is yes excuse me this was going to
be a hearing hold once you're waiting for the tax clearance yeah all right hold on
Okay. MI 2020-001228223 South 44th Street is being held pending a certificate, a tax
clearance certificate. Thank you very much. MI 2020-001077, 3838 Aspen Street.
Just for purposes of the record, it is 3818 Aspen Street.
And that was my fault. I apologize. No problem. 3818 Aspen.
So, Mr. Mulvihill, we'll swear you in, please.
Identify yourself with the record.
Of course.
Leo Mulvihill, M-U-L-V-I-H-I-L-L, 2424 East York Street, Suite 111, Philadelphia, 19125.
And you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
So, Carol, you don't need to read anything because this is basically a rehearing, correct?
again the record was closed other than receiving the letter from the rco which we have received
yes yes so members of the board i'm currently showing on the screen a letter from the mantua
civic association dated 10 27 20 indicating that the vote was three to three um there was a letter
of an explanation also attached which we largely went over in the prior hearings but i will share
that as well so that we all see that maybe i'll try to share it in any case the the two concerns
that were raised i'm trying to find this letter were related to the proposed third story of the
building, which is by Wright. And also that was more or less it. Let's see. Hold on. Let's find
this. There we go. Okay. So we, no, that's not it yet either. I'll just read from it and let's,
here we, there we go. We got this now. So again, letter of explanation now showing on the screen
dated October 27, which has been forwarded by Mr. Dwayne Drummond, the president of Manchua
civic indicating that i presented everything clearly questions that were raised were contact
with the owners of the adjacent property which i made offer to do and didn't hear directly from
the adjacent property owner and respect to the dimensions of the property as well there are
concerns about having a third story next to a two-story structure um and my architect during
the presentation did her best to explain exactly what processes are taken care of to ensure that
there's waterproof and water tightness between the adjacent structures um i also understand that
there's somebody here on the line but frankly this is the third time we're back here i and i object
to any further hearing at this point because we already had the opportunity to speak
i asked the record to be closed um any witnesses who had the opportunity to speak previously were
afforded notice and opportunity to be heard all the community meeting that was held and at the
prior meetings as well with this board. So at this point, having now received the letters from the
RCO and having heard previously live testimony from affected neighbors, I ask the record to
remain closed and we just have this letter and the board take a vote. So noted. Thank you. Yes. All
Yes. All right. MI 2020-001077, 3818 Aspen Street. My vote is yes. My vote is yes. My vote is yes.
All right. MI 2020-0010.
My vote is yes. Thank you, members of the board. Have a great day. You do. Likewise. Thank you.
Take care. MI 2020-001233, 2926 South Juniper Street.
one second
the attorney is engine yes he's coming back in as a panelist
good morning he's ready chair good morning mr jen please identify yourself for the records by
your name and i'll swear you in thank you good morning zen jen z-h-e-n-j-i-n 1617 john f
kennedy boulevard suite 1838 philadelphia pa 19103 here on behalf of the applicant
you're swearing the firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
i do please proceed thank you hold on hold on carol and do you agree to waive the reading of
the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy i do thank you and have you also emailed an exhibit
packet with the required documents, including proof of ownership, proof of tax compliance,
a copy of the refusal or referral, photos and or plans of the property five days in
advance of this hearing, and have you met with the RCO, and do you have a letter?
Yes, to all.
Thank you.
You may proceed.
Thank you.
May I share the information on the screen?
Thank you.
So I'm sharing the information that we provided to the zoning board. This includes the copy of
the refusal, community letter, photographs, plans, proof of tax payment, deed, and this hearing notice
for today. The application is best understood from looking at the photographs, but the essential
refusal here is that my client put a deck that is closer than three feet from a rear property line
however if you look at the photograph of the neighborhood which really helps clarify exactly
what the deck is is that he put a deck up that is essentially the same as the decks that basically
his whole block has and other people have put up similar decks so my client when he installed the
deck had no idea that it would trigger any violation. He hired someone, he had the deck
installed. And as you can see, this is the deck from above. And I think the best picture is when
you look up and down the block, you see that next door neighbor has the same deck. And if you look
at the other direction, other neighbors from a pullback view, you can see they all have very
similar deck. As a result, the community supported his application. He also obtained signature
support from all his neighbors. No one has any objection to his deck because it is in line with
everyone else's. It is not intruding on anybody's space. It is not causing any negative impacts.
So we asked the board for a favorable consideration in this request for a variance to allow it to be
closer than three foot to the rear property line.
Thank you. Pardon me. Do you have your client?
Antonio Minetti should be here with us.
Morning, Mr. Minetti. Please identify yourself with the record.
Spell your last name and I'll swear you in.
Hello, my name is Antonio Minetti, M-E-N-N-I-T-I.
Your address?
2926 South Juniper Street, Philadelphia, PA, 1914.
Thank you. Swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Mr. Jin. Thank you. Mr. Benetti, you heard my presentation and representation to the zoning board.
Can you verify that they're true and correct and adopted as your own? Yes. Thank you. Thank you.
Any questions from the board? No. No. Would anyone else like to testify in this case? If so,
please raise your hand. No hands at this time, Chair. Thank you. Planning
Commission. Good afternoon. This is Paula Brumblow Burns with the City Planning Commission. We have
no objection to the granting of the variance. Thank you very much. MI 2020-001233-2926
South Juniper Street. My vote is yes. My vote is yes. My vote is yes. My vote is yes. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. MI 2020-001317, 3101 Cotman Avenue.
3-1-0-1, Cotman Avenue.
This is Sharon Saleta.
I have no record of having received exhibits for this case.
And I have no hands for this case.
Oh, one hand.
One second, Chair.
Chin, you can unmute yourself and wait to be some morning.
hello yes good morning please identify yourself for the record spell your name
my name is gal feng chen i'm owner of the 3101 camera emily please spell your name for us
g-a-o-f-e-n-j last name is chen c-h-e-n you swear to firm to tell the truth the whole truth
nothing but the truth yes we understand that the exhibits have not yet been received is that
correct uh tanya i mean sharon uh first of all i just want to hold on one second please
um i i have no record of having received them i don't know whether they went to the rco mailbox
did you set some light on that sir
oh hello yes i wanted to say my english is not too good so i have my friend to help me
transpiration a little bit. You were required to send your exhibits five days in advance of the
hearing. Did you do that? Excuse me, I'm sorry to interrupt. This is Sharon Saleta again. I just
checked my email and I did receive exhibits at 936 this morning. But I have to continue this case,
sir. Those exhibits should have been received by five days prior to this hearing. Yeah, I first
note today when i join the joint meeting because um it's my first time and i don't know how to do
it when i hear it okay we'll continue the case all right mi2020-0013173101 copman avenues continued
so sir oh i'm sorry yeah so sir just so that you are very clear the documents that are going to be
emailed out is a new poster and documents that explain to you how you will proceed with the
hearing that should come to you and you have to make sure you read it and send your documents to
the appropriate email addresses if you have any questions you can always email the rco box with
your questions okay yes all right thank you thank you tanya you understand sir okay uh can i just
ask to continue to win that information will be emailed to you you'll get a date and follow just
follow the instructions and you'll you'll have a hearing okay okay okay thank you mi2020-0009744224
brown street we have a lee lee you can unmute unmute yourself and speak wait to be sworn in
i'm sorry actually no no is there a representative for this yes it is okay who's that person
uh that should be yusef uh and he should be on the line
okay so we have no hands up at this time you said put go on you speak who is speaking now
this is the expediter
so um lakisha you can promote youssef mr lee we will unmute we will meet you back
and if you want to present then you let us know i'm in okay sir please identify yourself spell
your first and last name. My name is Yosef Yamane. I spell my last name Y-E-M-A-N-E.
Your first name? Yosef, Y-O-S-E-F. And your address? 612 Cypress Lane,
Morton, PA-19070. Thank you. Swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing
about the truth? I do. Please proceed. Yeah, this is about the property located on... Hold on one
checking my fault carol this is not an attorney so they don't have to waive and stipulate right
are all the documents in in the exhibit packet with proof of ownership tax compliance refusal
referral photos and plans of the property five days in advance of this hearing have you met with