Because if you recall, we have a couple specials.
Okay, this hearing will be resumed
on Wednesday, December
9th at 3.30 p.m.,
At which time we will consider any feedback related to the position of the RCO and the
neighboring property.
Great.
Thank you.
Thank you for your consideration.
Thank you.
We will get it done.
Thank you.
All right.
This is Ron Bednar from the City Planning Commission.
We'd like to...
I'm sorry, Ron.
I meant to apologize.
Go ahead, Ron.
So property is indicated for commercial mixed use on the city plan.
Civic Design Review Committee concluded their reviews of this proposal at their October 22nd
meeting where it was recommended additional green space, landscaping, parking space reductions,
a clear definitive separation between space and between cars and social spaces in the parking
court and a more articulation of the 18th street facade. We recommend that these issues be addressed
before the variances and the special exceptions are approved.
the variances and the special exceptions are approved. Okay thank you so noted. All right
I think I failed to ask you if anyone else wanted to testify in this case beside Mr. Cook. I would
like to just bring my client on just to adopt my testimony or would the board stipulate? Okay we'll
stipulate you being an officer of court we'll stipulate that the your client would adopt your
testimony thank you thank you carol number seven i'm sorry yeah yeah there was someone with a hand
up if you will oh i'm sorry okay okay it's like the case that never went away calling user
calling user please hit star six to unmute yourself
Last time, call in user, unmute yourself by pressing star six.
So this is Dr. and the speaker.
I just wanted to thank you, Mr. Chair, for all your help and the work you're doing for
our community.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Mr. Chairman, since he's on the line, can I just have him adopt?
Please. Why don't we do this, Ms. Hutton spell his last name, please.
N-E-S-T-I-C-O. Thank you. Dr. Nesco, you heard my testimony previously.
Say that again, please. You heard what I said to the board earlier about the dimensional issues
and the use and the impact this would have and the fact that we are very close to coming to a
final agreement yes i did do you adopt that testimony as your own absolutely thank you sir
thank you you're welcome thank you have a good night thank you
yeah get it in quick tanya calendar number 1851 2629 north 27th street
sharon sletta the attorney is michael lambert thanks
I just promoted Mr. Lambert to a panelist.
Hi, good afternoon.
Can everyone hear me?
Yes, we can.
Can I share my screen, please?
Did you swear him in, Carol?
No, I did not.
Please identify yourself and I'll swear you in.
Yes, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
Michael Lambert.
We're going to affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Absolutely.
And please spell your last name for the court reporter, please.
L-A-M-B-E-R-T.
Thank you.
Mr. Lambert, do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
Absolutely, Vice Chair.
Have you also mailed the email, the exhibit packet with the required documents,
consisting of proof of ownership, tax compliance, a refusal or referral, photos and plans?
Have you met with the RCO?
Did you receive a letter?
And have you done all of this five days prior to this hearing?
Yes, we have done at least two emails.
and I know yes at least two all right thank you um you may what does that mean you've done at
least two emails um no I just wanted to make no we usually send emails to two different addresses
and make sure everybody receives it so okay you may proceed thank you so much sure may I share
my screen yes thank you so much
uh ladies and gentlemen i wanted to briefly ask the uh panel or this board rather i wanted to
give you a little bit of background my client purchased this property at a sheriff's sale
in 2017 and when he purchased it all five units were occupied by tenants he obviously believed
that the zoning was proper, but obviously it was not. We are asking this board to allow my client
to continue operating this property with the proper variance. As you will see, it's a fairly
large property. There were five electrical panels that were already there. There's also five
um there's also five different water heaters keep going this was all done prior to my client
of different water heaters.
Keep going.
This was all...
uh purchasing the property from the sheriff's sale in 2017 um there's also five separate mailbox
uh we also have approval from the um from the rco as well as um
As you can see, this is a pretty, the property is pretty nice, well taken care of.
There are also, if not all, a lot of multi-unit family
properties in that area. And we're just asking the panel to grant us experience due to the hardship.
Excuse me, would you go back to those photographs?
okay all right and then show us the photographs of the outside of the building outside sir one
moment there you go now when were those interior photographs taken uh they were recently taken but
i don't know the exact date my client is here i can find and when when was the photograph you're
showing is now taken yeah of the building outside uh recently um maybe a few days ago
i'm trying to go back you know why i'm asking yes sir the interior photos would you go to the
interior photos yes sir now those windows yes sir don't look like the windows on the photograph
you're showing from the outside well there's nothing nothing included they don't have the
what they call that the great some correct tom i know you know what i'm talking about
millions or the may i ask you um if that bay window on the second floor and i don't know
what exactly your grants is and i apologize mr chairperson chairman um but i the gray
with the window at the second floor in the back the bay the bay that you're looking at
that second floor bay there's their their windows without grates in them the photo you show of us
of the interior has windows which look like they're brand new windows with grates in them
doesn't look like the same bay window area that i'm looking at could you do you have any other
photographs of the interior? Yes, we have more.
Those are the same ones. Not every window that I've seen so far in these photographs
is not reflected in the windows that you're showing us at the exterior of the building.
okay keep going
well those are it's the same three photographs are for you keep showing us
i see what you're saying mr chairman how about the first floor could you have any
have any photographs of the first floor the interior any photos of the interior
i do not have any photos uh besides what i've been provided so far
well i would suggest that your client do a better job because i i for one i don't to me it doesn't
look like the same building from what you're showing us of the interior compared to the outside
mr chairman i'll ask my board members if it's me or is it just my imagination i don't see any of
that mr chairman if i could ask and i apologize for wasting the board's time could i briefly ask
the panel for continuance and get the proper get this completely sorted out. I don't want to waste
the panel's time and I feel like I've done that already for a few minutes so if I could ask the
panel for continuance I'd be able to provide all the necessary photographs and have everything in
order and I apologize again sir. Well it's not your fault your client whoever took the photographs
if you did then they did it's it's misleading as far as I'm concerned. I don't know if my board
any of my board members see it any differently please speak up because I I'm just I it doesn't
look like the same building to me I I agree with you Mr. Chairman there's not one window that has
greats in it not one in this photograph not one at all I am going to fix this I agree with you
Frank and I apologize again all right I I'm I'm we're gonna have to you're gonna have to go back
and revisit this whole thing so um any questions from the board no no anyone else like to testify
in this case?
Mr. Chair, please.
We've got their hands at this time, Mr. Chair.
Planning Commission.
Well, sir, I was asking.
I know what you're asking.
I'm just...
I'm sorry, I would like to just ask a question for clarification, Chair.
Because there are a few hands up.
If it's going to be continued, would we have their testimony provided at the continued
Well, I was going to vote it, but we'll take some of the testimony then.
Oh, okay.
So this is not a continuance?
The applicant is not demonstrating unnecessary hardship regarding requirements of the code.
It's an inappropriate overuse.
We recommend the request that the variance does not be granted.
001851 2629 North 27th Street.
My vote is no.
My vote is no.
My vote is no.
My vote is no.
My vote is no.
My vote is no.
Thank you.
number eight calendar number 2134 2900-12 north 17th street
and the attorney is rachel pritzker
i'll promote it to panelists right now madam chair she's now a panelist
rachel identify yourself please spell your name you're sworn in earlier today
yep rachel pritzker r-a-c-h-a-e-l pritzker p-r-i-t-z-k-e-r 1635 market street suite 1600
philadelphia pa 19103 good afternoon do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate
to its accuracy? Yes. Have you emailed the exhibit packet with required documents consisting of proof
of ownership, tax compliance, refusal or referral, photos and plans five days prior to this hearing
date? And have you met with the RCO? And if so, do you have a letter? Yes. Thank you. You may
proceed. Okay. Thank you. So we're here to discuss 2900 North 17th Street, which is an existing
structure. I'm going to share my screen in North Philadelphia. It is this large site here.
It is zoned I-1, and we are proposing for the use as a child daycare center on the first and
second floor. I have the floor plans here for the board so that you can see. The organization's name
is Ocelero. We have representatives from Ocelero. They are part of the Head Start program providing
daycare services throughout Philadelphia and the Camden area and other places as well
and have a wonderful reputation and we have a community that's very excited about this proposal
as well. So just this is the floor plans of this building. It's owned by the Philadelphia
suburban development corporation i have uh mark nicoletti here as well for any questions as far
as ownership is concerned and essentially we're here in front of the board today because the
property is zoned i1 it doesn't allow for a daycare center there was a proviso um put in in 2017 by
the board um for the uses that were granted approving all cmx uh sorry can you see that
all CMX3 except for daycare, nightclub, takeout, restaurant, medical officers, casino uses.
I think that was relative to the proposal that was provided for in 2017. The only other use in
the building right now is for veteran services, and there's no concern by the daycare or the
neighborhood about having a daycare center for child care in this building. We met with the
Tioga United as the coordinating RCO and Allegheny West and have a letter of support from them. We
also entered into a community benefits agreement as Ocelero does a lot of local hiring and recruiting
certification programs and is a really wonderful advocate for early childhood learning. So I don't
have much more than that, given I don't believe this is a heavily opposed matter. I would like
to at least have Mr. Nicoletti and Victoria, who's the executive director of the Acelero
Learning Program, just speak on the record if the board is interested. And otherwise,
that essentially concludes my testimony for today.
Thank you, Mr. Nicoletti.
Mr. Nicangardi has been announced.
Mr. Nicoletti has been allowed to talk, sir.
Thank you.
Good afternoon, Mr. Nicoletti.
Please identify yourself with the records by your last name and I'll swear you in.
Mark Nicoletti, N-I-C-O-L-E-T-T-I.
Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Thank you.
Ms. Pritzker?
uh mr nicoletti have you heard my testimony today and you adopt it as your own
i did and i do okay um i would like to have victoria on unless uh mr nicoletti of anything