And Wilt Street, in relationship to this application, is where?
It's not within the 200 feet.
Well, you're beyond the area, I guess.
Are you supportive or opposing this?
I'm opposing it.
Okay, thank you.
We'll make note of that.
Thank you.
Anyone else?
Can I?
Well, you're beyond the 250 feet, so we're going to move on.
We need near neighbors, anyone within 250 feet.
We have Ms. Jennifer on the line.
Ms. Jennifer, you can unmute yourself and wait to be sworn in.
Got it.
Hello.
Hi, good afternoon.
Please identify yourself for the record.
Spell your full name.
My name is Jennifer Romano, J-E-N-N-I-F-E-R, Romano, R-O-M-A-N-I-W.
I'm a resident, 840 East Thompson Street.
We're in the firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
And where is your residence in relationship to this property?
It would be about seven blocks away.
Well beyond the 250 feet, ma'am.
Okay, well, I still would like to register my opposition to this project based on past performance.
Understood, understood.
Anyone else?
Something new and different?
we have an andrew miller andrew you can unmute yourself and wait to be sworn in
good afternoon mr miller please identify yourself name and address
yes my name is andrew miller and d-r-e-w miller m-i-l-l-e-r my address is 1405 east columbia
avenue uh just a few blocks away right and i wanted to clarify on the excuse me excuse me
I want to clarify on the excuse me. Excuse me. Hello. Hello. I'm sorry. All right. Swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth. Nothing but the truth. I do. Yeah, please proceed.
Hello? Hello?
I wanted to clarify on the FNA meeting. On the documentation for the FNA, the FNA meetings are not currently taking votes from anyone other than the people on the committee.
So that documentation doesn't have the registering of the near neighbors who were at the meeting and who voiced their opinions.
At that meeting, there were a number of people, near neighbors especially, that voiced their opinions about construction activity that had occurred on the property without permits being present, and thus were additionally concerned about this project.
There also was no hardship presented as regards to why the property should be granted for a duplex as opposed to building by right a single-family home.
so noted thank you thank you anyone else can i comment on the there's only one violation on the
property for a vacant structure license um excuse me this is the court reporter i don't know who's
speaking oh i apologize rachel okay thank you sorry about that um their only the only violation
on the property is a vacant structure license um and we are working through the eclipse system with
L&I to, we had to have some clarification to them whether they were utilizing the side yard as
vacant or the house is vacant. So there's no violations for any work that's being done on
this property without permits. The only comment I'd like to make was made by the attorney earlier
that if you put a single family dwelling on it, it would be over 30 something hundred square feet.
That is if you decide to build something that large, you can build something much smaller
if you'd like something that's more in line with the rest of the block so i don't buy that argument
that you can't put a single family on it because it would be too big for the it would have too
many square footage uh having said that uh i'd like to move on any questions from the board no
no no and by the way i'll preface this to the attorneys uh i'm gonna i'm gonna be voting no
on this if it was a single family dwelling i'd be inclined to approve the curb cut for off street
parking we're having planning commission
good afternoon chairman members of the board i need to be sworn in first yes i've been pleased
to spell your name uh my name is ian litwin that's l-i-t-w-i-n planning commission staff
swearing firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
I do. Thank you. Please proceed. This property is indicated for single-family residential use on
the comprehensive plan. This proposal will result in three units where there was formerly one in a
single-family zoning district. The proposed dwelling unit counts exceeds the minimum necessary variance.
We are opposed to granting the variance for multiple units on lot A. Thank you. Chairman,
before you uh yes would we be rachel rachel yes go ahead um would we be able to um request a
continuance to be able to discuss with the client about the a single family home option with off
street parking and we don't have revised plans either to be able to do that today so would that
be acceptable i believe we could but let me ask sharon a technical question if we could we if we
vote to approve this with the proviso maximum one single family home would that work or do we have
to um i i think that the problem would be that the plans miss brisker this would require revised
plans wouldn't it yeah sharon okay then no you would have to um resume the hearing at another
date okay all right so if that works for you uh your client miss pritzker yes that would be great
okay thank you um mi 2020-001855 1029 east columbia avenue uh this hearing uh will be resumed do we
have a date? Not at this moment, Chair. Okay. You'll be notified of the date and time at which
time we will consider any feedback. I'm sorry. No, it won't be the feedback, right? It would be.
I'm sorry. This is Tanya. Yes. In order to do a resumption hearing, we have to supply a date
So you can try December 2nd at 2 p.m.
Thank you, Tanya.
Okay. So MI 2020-001855, 1029 East Columbia Avenue. This hearing will be resumed on December the 2nd at 2 p.m., at which time we will consider any feedback from the RCO, the Councilperson's Office, and the revised plan at that time. Thank you.
Okay, so MI2020-001855.
Thank you.
Thank you.
mi 2020-001-765-879 marcello street
um this is sharon saletta i have no record of having received exhibits thank you is there
anyone out there who uh was looking wishing to testify on this case 879 marcello street
i just have a hillary
hillary emerson
miss hillary you can unmute yourself is that hillary yes this is hillary emerson
good afternoon mr chair members of the board um here on behalf of councilman sherelle parker
I did receive an email from the applicant. The RCO meeting was held in this case, and neither our office nor the RCO has any opposition to an extension of a temporary variance at this property.
um but i know the the applicant um she was confused about participation she said she hadn't
gotten something um when i when she emailed she emailed rcozba and a bunch of emails i emailed
her back and sent her instructions for how to get on here and it sounded like she had submitted her
paperwork in the email but it maybe she she had not i don't know it hurt the applicant is tanya
solomon i don't know if she's she's here according to sharon uh we have not received any exhibits
correct okay that's correct okay so hillary we're going yep i'm sorry chair but it appears as though
miss solomon is on the line if it's okay could we speak to her to ensure she has the proper
information or miss solomon please get uh state your full name spell your full name for us and
your address. You just have to unmute yourself, Ms. Solomon. Okay, it looks like she disappeared,
Chair, but Hillary, if you are in touch with her, can she reach out to our office? That's
the only way yes my name is tanya solomon t-a-n-y-a-s-o-l-o-m-o-n-8-7-9 marcella street
philadelphia p-a-1-1-2-3 okay i did unmute it it said unmute it all right they're good you're good
to go you swear and affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth hello
miss solomon do you swear and affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
can anybody hear me yeah i hear you fine all right i thought i was off i am on the line and
the phone is saying it's unmuted we hear you now i'm asking the question do you swear and
affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth hello uh we're having
obviously technical sure i'm going to mute her and she can reach out to us okay so hillary this
case will be continued. MI 2020-001765879 Marcello Street is continued. Tanya, do you want her to
reach out? I'm sorry, this is Hillary. Do you want her to reach out directly to you or RCOZBA? Because
I know she did email RCOZBA previously. She can reach out to me. That's fine. Thank you so much
for helping out, Hillary. I appreciate that. No problem. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Hillary.
MI 2020-001847, 1928 Point Breeze Avenue.
Mr. Clinton?
Yes, he's coming in as a panelist.
Okay. Good afternoon, Mr. Clinton. Just please identify yourself for the record. You're still under oath from earlier today.
Sure. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, members of the board. Henry Clinton, 1313 South 33rd Street,
vote off EPA 19146. Here on behalf of the applicant, Preparatory Charter School at 25th and Mifflin.
at 25th and Mifflin. Mr. Clinton do you agree to wave the reading of the refusal and stipulate to
Mr. Clinton, do you agree to wave the reading of the refusal and stipend?
its accuracy? I do. And have you also emailed an exhibit packet with the required documents
including proof of ownership tax clearance, refusal or referral, photos and or plans of
the property five days in advance of the hearing and have you met with the RCO and do you have a
letter? Yes to all those. Thank you. You may proceed. Ms. Sunke, can I share my screen?
Yes, sir, you can.
Is that large enough for everyone to see?
Yep, looks great.
Thank you.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, members of the board.
I'm here on behalf of what is commonly known as a prep charter school located at 25th and Mifflin Street, 25th and McKean Street in South Philadelphia.
you. This is my exhibit presentation containing the following exhibits, AA through A10.
Here in statement, this is the refusal. This property is located in an I-2, I-1 zone in
special purpose district, and it has been in this location since about 2003, that is the school.
So we have been before the board on prior occasions asking for relief from the zoning
district. And because we have been in front of the board in 2003, when the school moved
to this location, and in 2008, this now third request is prompting two refusals. One is
because the current request is not consistent with the variances that have already been
grant it, and because an educational facility is located in an I-1, I-2 zone, it is not permitted.
We met with the Point Breeze Community Development Coalition. We've got a very, very favorable
response because they know how important the school is to the neighborhood, and we have an
overwhelming vote in favor of the project. Basically 13-0 from the community, 4-0 from the
RCO with the understanding, and we've agreed to this, that any bike spaces will not be in an area
where there is car parking because the community group was concerned about safety as our way. So
we've agreed to do that. That is move the bike parking away from car parking. We also have a
a letter of support from Senator Anthony Williams, the majority whip, excuse me,
minority whip of the Pennsylvania State Senate supporting the development of this project,
and he basically in a couple sentences summarizes what we're asking for. We're asking for a 13,900
square foot addition, which will add seven classrooms, a multi-purpose room, bathrooms,
rooms, and some storage. It will not be for additional students. It will just be for further
use of the existing student population. Some photographs to give you perspective. This
is a photograph looking north to south. This is McKean Street. This is Mifflin Street.
This is the trestle on 25th Street. This is 24th Street. And you can see Point Breeze
Avenue cutting diagonally across South Philadelphia. This is the current school building. The addition
is going to be in this area right here.
We're still going to have green space,
stormwater management,
but we're not going to have the outdoor space
that we have right now in terms of the track.
The plans, again, this is the main part
of the building right now.
And on the line with me is Vince Mancini,
who is the architect.
He's here also to answer any questions,
but I think I'll lead the brigade right now
through the presentation.
And also Mr. Chuck Pearsall,
the president of the Friends of PrEP Charter is also on the call, and he will be my testifying witness.
But this is the original building right here, and our planned addition is right here.
So you can see we're going to have green space.
We're actually able to pick up a couple more parking spots.
We also have a drive aisle that goes around the rear of the building.
Again, another perspective.
And here's the proposed addition in yellow.
The blue is the existing structure, and you can see that it is in a step fashion here, so we can maintain some distance away from the residential properties that back right here from Mifflin Street.
So the residential homes are on Mifflin Street going north to south, and their rear yards face the school.
So we wanted to be away from those homes, have some buffer area with green space and trees.
also what Vince has done very astutely is he's made another entrance to the building right here
to the building right here so that in the event that this one's this space is to be used maybe
so that in the event that this one's this space
for parent teacher conferences at night teacher training community activities you basically don't
have to use the other part of the of the school you can just come in through this entrance and
use this addition because we're going to have classrooms bathroom multi-purpose room and some
storage areas. Here's another look of exactly the number of desks for students in each of
the classrooms, approximately 41 or so for each of the rooms, restrooms, storage, and
mezzanine. And here's that corridor that Vince designed to bring flow into the building.
And as I get to another structure, you can see that this corridor cuts the building in
half so the addition will really be an extension of the building and it'll look like it always was
there. We also have a conceptual approval from the water department for our stormwater management
but that was important to show. Other perspectives of the school with the addition in the fenced
and green area. Some, again, perspective photographs. This is looking north to south,
the main entrance of the school. We're not taking any parking spots away. We're actually adding
four to five spots. And then this area here is going to be a canopy so that when people come
to the building, they need to walk maybe from the front of the building around to the side where
the addition is. It'll be a covered area to protect them from the elements.
These are just some internal drawings, and this is the rest of my package, the deed,
the notification, the tax certification, our application for appeal, and the zoning map,
and I'll just blow that up real quick.
you can see how the solar area is is zoned i2 and this is special purpose area you can summarize
mr clinton yeah uh can tanya or miss dandy unmute uh mr pearsall and i'll ask him if he can