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ZBA Hearing - November 20, 2024

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Nov 20, 20244h 24m

Thank you.

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chair we have 45 attendees and we can start as you wish good please let's start

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good morning everyone my name is bill bergman and i will be chairing this morning's meetings

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Before we begin, I have an announcement. Beginning with the December 4th hearings,

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any documents or other information that parties wish to submit to the ZBA for hearings must be

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submitted through the ZBA's new online upload tool, ZBA Case Document Submission. Information

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how to access and use the submission tool will be included with hearing notices and zoning posters.

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Please note that the applicant's documents are due five calendar days prior to the hearing.

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Documents submitted and any other party should be submitted at least 48 hours prior to the hearing to allow sufficient time for processing.

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In addition, the following information should continue to be submitted through email only, not through the upload tool.

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request for continuances, withdrawals, reconsiderations, and amended refusals,

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as well as request by attorney to enter or withdraw appearances.

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If you have any questions about the ZBA case document submission tool,

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please contact RCOZBA at phil.gov.

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Thank you.

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And with me today is Board Member Cheryl L. Gaston.

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Present, Mr. Chairman.

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Board member Tenetta Graham.

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Chairman.

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Board member Michael Johns.

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Michael's here.

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And board member Taya Witt.

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Also present is our attorney, Hillary Emerson, and our executive director, Ian Haggerty.

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Here's our virtual format.

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Can you hear me?

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We can, sir.

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We hear you now.

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We hear you loud and clear.

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The proceedings are being recorded.

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With your participation agreed to be recorded,

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a video will be available by contacting

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zbaexecutivedirector at philip.gov.

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For our court stenographer,

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we ask attorneys and witnesses

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to identify themselves before testifying.

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If you're participating by phone,

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press star nine to raise your hand

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and star six to unmute.

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To enter an appearance statement,

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call 267-270-5548.

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Leave your email address and the address of the property in question.

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And finally, the question answer box on the screen is not for testimony.

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Any inquiry should be directed to ZBAexecutiveDirector at phil.gov.

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Let's look at today's schedule.

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Number three, MI 2024, 000929, 2450 North 30th Street. That case has been continued. Mark must

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be heard. Number four, MI 2024-002-446-1715 North 56th Street. That case is continued.

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Number five, MI 2024-002-461-532 North 10th Street. That case is continued. Number nine,

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M.I. 2024-004-304-2001 Kinsey Street. That case is continued.

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Number 10, M.I. 2024-004-305-1323 South Hancock Street. That case is continued.

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And number 13, MI 2024-004-357-4540 Ridge Avenue.

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0043574540 ridge avenue that case has been continued are there any other requests for continuances

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good morning mr chair this is jason hand i will be your close for this session

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i have a hand raised from evan gupta i have enough them to speak

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morning devon

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good morning counsel good morning can you hear me i can't could you please state your name is

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spelled for the court stenographer yes devin ukda u d e v i n u q d a h you swear or affirm to tell

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the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes sir devin what what case this is 50

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5218 Art Street, MI-2022-007-458.

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So, Devin, this is the fifth listing.

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We still do not have exhibits, Devin.

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Yes, Chair.

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I'm having some trouble getting in contact with the owner.

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Can I ask for a continuance, and I will contact the board once I'm able to contact him to

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see if he wants to move forward, or I'll be withdrawing?

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uh devon i i all right we'll do that but you you need to contact the board as soon as you hear this

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okay yes because we just can't go on with this case i mean and we still don't even know what

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the case is about because we don't have any exhibits all right so i want you to take care

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of this within the next week do you understand devon

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counsel

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yes can you hear me i'm saying yes yeah yeah sure do you understand we need to get this done okay

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yes all right so mi 2022 007 458 52 18 r street cases continued mark must be heard

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thank you is there any other requests for continuances

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yeah sean whalen had their hand raised i would want them to speak

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Good morning, Mr. Whalen.

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Good morning, Chairman.

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Could you state your name and spell for the court stenographer?

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Certainly.

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Sean Whalen, W-H-A-L-E-N.

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You swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but defeat?

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Yes, I do.

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What case, Mr. Whalen?

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Number 14, 5101 Folsom, F-O-L-S-O-M Street.

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Yes, sir.

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I sent him a letter earlier this week advising the board. I've not been able to speak to my client since late summer, despite numerous attempts. And I have withdrawn my representation in this matter and another matter that I've been handling with him and sent him documentation of that.

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but i don't know what he wants to do and i didn't hear back from the zoning board about how you

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wanted to handle it so i figured i'd just jump on out of uh respect for the board to not waste

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your time if you call so this is the first listing we have no exhibits correct we we have not been

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able to meet with the rco we've done nothing because my client i haven't had any contact

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with him in probably three months mr chair can we just see if there's anybody here i most certainly

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again, Baldev Sohanta, Baldev Sohanta. And I also see where the council person is requested

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to continue because the RCO has not had a meeting. Baldev Sohanta.

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Mr. Whalen, I'm going to continue this one more time. If it doesn't appear, then we'll dismiss it.

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okay okay and thank you for calling we appreciate of course would you like me to appear at the

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continued hearing or am i excused uh mr whalen can you provide whatever contact information

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you have um for for mr sujunta to the zba staff so that they can send the next hearing notice

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directly to um to them of course i'll do so i understand they haven't been responsive but

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just so they will send it to him

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that will send the next notice to them directly.

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I hope that board has better luck than I do.

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Okay, thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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So number 14, MI 2024-004-360-5101,

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Folsom, case is continued, Mark must be heard.

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Any other requests for continuances?

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I do not see any further.

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Okay, so number two, MI 2023-002-438-7701 Gilbert Street. Jason Long is the listed applicant.

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438-7701

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Gilbert Street. Jason Long

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is the listed applicant. Boston

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Homes is the listed owner.

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No exhibits.

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Fourth listing.

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No hands.

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That's for this matter.

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No hands.

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No, sir.

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Thank you. So

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MI 2023-002-438-7701-Gilbert Street, fourth listing, no exhibits. I vote to dismiss.

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Michael Jones.

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Oh, go ahead, Michael.

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Sorry, Michael Jones, my vote is to dismiss.

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Cheryl Gaston, my vote is to dismiss.

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Tynetta Graham, my vote is to dismiss.

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Taya Wynn, my vote is to dismiss.

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Thank you. Number 12, MI 2024-004-355, 1505 South 47th Street. Kim Yada Frazier is the owner,

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applicant. No exhibits, first listing.

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They've been allowed to speak.

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good morning good morning um could you could you please state your name and spell for the

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court sonographer kenyatta frazier k-i-m-y-a-t-t-a last name frazier f-r-a-z-i-e-r

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you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth

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yes okay so um we do not have your exhibits as of yet and we also notice there's been no

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RCO meeting. Could you give us an update of where you stand? I'm not clear where I stand. I'm not

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clear on the instructions. It's a residential property, which I have previously did long-term

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rental, and I wanted to start doing midterm rentals. So here's what you need to do. You need

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to contact the office. They will tell you everything you need and how to submit it, okay?

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Thank you very much.

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So MI 2024-004-355-1505-South 47th Street, case is continued.

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Number 16, MI 2024-004-379-2100 South Broad Street.

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Roger Perry is the attorney.

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No exhibits first listing.

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CCM LLC is the listed owner, Mr. Perry, we see his hand, I'm sorry, Mr.

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Chair, we do.

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I do not see Mr. Perry.

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All right.

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Thank you.

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So MI 2024-004-379-2100 South Broad Street, case is continuing, Mark must be heard.

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And number 17, MI 2024-004-380-1914 North Lithgow Street.

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Henry Smart is the owner applicant, and it's a pro se.

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No exhibits, first listing.

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May have been allowed to speak.

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Henry Smart, H-E-N-R-Y-S-M-A-R-T

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Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, sir?

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I do

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Mr. Smart, this is the first listing and we have no exhibits from you

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Yeah, so similar to the previous person

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It took me a minute to figure out your systems and to follow the instructions

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The same paperwork was submitted, I think, twice before

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But you should now have most of it in your portal

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So what I want you to do is to call, call the office, go over with them, see what else you need to send in, okay?

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Yep.

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Thank you very much, Mr. Smart.

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So MI 2024-004-380-1914, North Lithgow Street.

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The case is continued.

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Mark must be heard.

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Thank you.

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We're going to go to our add-on list.

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mi2024-004-287-5530 master street

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i vote yes maximum two units no household living in basement michael johns my vote is yes

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with proviso cheryl gaston my vote is yes with provisos

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Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes with provisos

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Tywin, my vote is yes with provisos

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We're going to go to our regular list

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We're starting with number 7

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We're starting with number seven, MI 2024-004-299-7143 Edmond Street.

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MI 2024-004

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Jorge Fallu is the tenant applicant.

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Hello?

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They'll be rejoining us as a panelist.

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Thank you very much.

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Good morning.

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Jorge Famu, please unmute and wait to be sworn in.

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I'm here.

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Good morning.

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Could you turn your video on, please?

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Yes, yes, I'm sorry

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Sure

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Good morning, could you state your name and spell for the court stenographer?

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Yes, Jorge Falou

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That's J-O-R-G-E

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Last name Falou, F-A-L-U

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Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?

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I do

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Okay, so this application is for use as artist studio and artisan industrial in an existing structure

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The proposed use, artist duty, artesian industrial is prohibited in the RSA 3 zoning district.

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So would you please start, share your screen and start your presentation, sir.

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You say share my screen?

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Yes, please.

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Green button on the bottom.

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i see i'm sorry share my screen documents uh what am i supposed to press

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i'm gonna say share screen a little green dot

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