with all of the requirements from the ZBA and all of the requirements under the RCO ordinances
requiring notice I can't control what the RCO the coordinating RCO did or didn't do
all i know is that i sent everything in that needed to be sent in mailed twice mailed three
times mailed complete notice packet to all surrounding property owners in accordance with
the list that we were provided and if the coordinating rco didn't complete the form properly
with all due respect i ask that not be held against the applicant because we did everything
that we should do hey everything we could do what a mission mr richards did you want to take
position on this yes uh we're going to oppose the variance thank you thank you um questions from the
board no mr chairman no mr chairman no mr jim questions from the virtual audience
no further answer uh planning commission
good afternoon chair bergman and members of the board david effecto city planning commission
so the comprehensive plan recommends that the zoning for this property change to residential
multi-family and the proposal for three dwelling units would comply with the proposed change
However, that zoning change has not been adopted by the council.
however the that zoning change has not been adopted uh by the council office or the community so um
since there is no clear hardship presented uh in this presentation we are going to or i'm sorry
the city planning commission is going to recommend that the board deny the use variance mi 2021 002885
3350 north 22nd street i vote no carol tenary my vote is no thomas holliman my vote is no
James Snell, my vote is no
Ishmael Shahid, my vote is no
Thank you
MI 2021
002418
3301 South
20th Street, RCO
Packer Park, Civic Association
Letter of Support, Ron Patterson
Mr. Patterson, we'll be rejoining as a panelist, sir.
Good afternoon.
Mr. Patterson, you've already been sworn today, I think, several times.
Good to have an unopposed one.
Could you please answer a few questions from our vice chair?
Hi, Ron.
Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
Based on all of the notes I'm reading, I see that you've submitted all the required documents.
Is that correct?
That's correct.
You may proceed.
Thank you.
Also, I have one witness, Reverend Brad Leach, L-E-A-C-H.
um anyway ronald patterson 1835 market street footoff vpa 19103 i'm going to share my screen
here excuse me so this regards uh a property in packard park uh at the corner of 20th street and
gary street and this view at the top is from 20th street um for 60 years it was known as calvary
Temple Church. It was a staple
in our neighborhood. I say ours because I'm on the
Packer Park Civic
Association Board.
And it consists
of a church
school here. It's a
very large property. Here's a view of the
school building from the side.
This is a view from
Geary Street
on the side of the church.
And here's where
this regards an existing sign
which is right here in this corner
and also
visible
right here
Calvary Temple
as I mentioned has been the foundation
of the neighborhood along with several
other churches in the neighborhood
Holy Spirit, St. Richard's
and about three years ago
the church closed
but fortunately
Reverend Leach and his church
City Life took over
the church
I have a
photograph
I'm going to show you
compare and contrast but you see that the church
is beautiful now
it needed a lot of work
and they've done a great job
bringing it back to life
have over 500 members now
So the application basically is to replace this freestanding sign that's been there for 60 years, which probably, sorry, this is a picture with a cover over it.
The existing sign was there since the church had begun, so existed as non-conforming at this point because it's now an RM1 residential zoning district.
The existing sign was 8 feet wide and 4 1⁄2 feet tall, 36 square feet per side, 72 square feet total.
So the proposed sign is to go to a smaller sign, same exact location, to a nice monument sign of dimensions of six feet wide from left to right, four and a half, four and three quarters feet to the bottom of the copy, meaning making 28 square feet per side at 57 square feet total.
So it's the comparison between 72 square feet and 57 square feet.
As you see, the property is quite large.
It's a residential district, but the fact that it is so large, it needs some kind of identification.
And everybody who knows the church is used to looking for that particular sign.
It is across the street from some neighbors. We had an open meeting with the Packer Park Civic Association. There's no objection. As a matter of fact, it was overwhelmingly supported.
It is across the street from some neighbors.
We had an open meeting with the Packer Park.
So with that said, we would ask that the relief be granted to replace the sign with the smaller and up-to-date sign.
With that, Reverend, are you there?
Yes, I'm here.
Okay, could you state your name, sir, please, and the reverend, and spell it for the court reporter?
Brad Leach, B-R-A-D-L-E-A-C-H.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Hi, Pastor Leach. You've heard my testimony. Would you agree it's true and accurate?
And you would adopt it as if you were your own?
And so you are the founding member of City Life Church that arrived here three years ago, is that correct?
And what I mentioned about the sign, is that kind of well-known, critical to the members now to try to find your church who are now new members?
Great. That's all I have for Pastor.
Questions from the board?
No, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Chairman.
No, Mr. Chairman.
Questions from the virtual audience or comments?
I see no further hands, Mr. Chair.
Planning Commission.
Good afternoon, Mr. Bergman, members of the board, the David Fecto City Planning Commission.
The comprehensive plan recommends no change to the residential single-family zoning at this location.
The proposed sign is connected with the religious congregation's free exercise of religion
because it impacts their ability to attract congregants.
So the City Planning Commission is going to recommend that the board grant the dimensional variance.
MI 2021-002418-3301 South 20th Street, I vote yes.
Carol Tenere, my vote is yes.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes.
James Snell, my vote is yes.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes. Thank you so much. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, I'll be stepping
off, but I'll come back one. Thank you. Thank you. Tanya, did we ever get number one back?
She's here. Ms. Ford, are you ready to proceed with your presentation?
Jason, could you allow the hand that's up now to speak, please?
I'm allowed to speak. Hello, how are you?
so miss ford first of all i need you to mute one device and only have audio on the one you wish to
speak on are you ready are you ready to proceed do you have your exhibits to put up yes so do you
need to be promoted on this device you're speaking on now yes is this where you're going to show your
exhibits on this device yes okay jason may you promote her please and cheer when she comes in
it's all ready for you okay it's been promoted
Ms. Ford?
Carnegie, did we lose her?
No, I think she's coming in.
Let's check now.
Ms. Ford, are you ready?
You can turn on your video and open your mic.
Ms. Ford has kicked off, this is Angelina Geiger, she's joining back on, we're in the
same rooms together on different devices.
so which one is who's going to test on the ipad we are on three devices i don't know
we're having technical difficulties okay so um miss ford is now joining again
if you can hear me so let's see um if we can promote her now Jason
no I don't see her I don't see her yet
Ms. Ford is kicked off can someone let Ms. Ford back in I can't hear what they're saying
I can't hear anything
so the problem is that um in order for her to be promoted she has to be a current attendee
and i don't see her listed so we don't have to let anyone in anyone can join this public event
if you can hear me this is angelina geiger
yeah yes i am here with melita ford we're here together in the same room
Ms. Ford
Her device
somehow out of the meeting
Ms. Ford
I mean Angelina can you hear me
Yes I can
We got a bunch of
devices on there
okay okay now let me hear you speak miss ford okay i'm here okay so right other
our angelina keep yours off miss ford you're on is your video on um video put your video on
start we're gonna get you done today here we go here we go here we go thank you so much i'm old
school i'm sorry okay let's try to see if you can share your screen now see if that works
hit the share screen button
okay you hit share screen yes ma'am all righty here it goes here it goes you can go ahead chair
all right i think if i remember correctly melita i i already swore you in yes okay so so
So, Thomas Holliman is going to ask you a few questions.
Thomas?
Did you mail the exhibit package with all the required documents?
Please proceed and share your screen, which you're doing.
Thank you.
So I'm going to talk while I'm sharing.
We are trying to open up a salon at my sister's rent.
It is 2,900 square feet altogether.
We'll be using 500 square feet in the basement.
One second.
This is our refuel.
just waiting for that to pop up
okay this is our refusal very good um i also got my tax clearance that i was
told to get i'm gonna wait for that to pop up
And I'm also going to show you our community meeting summary.
And for our meeting, we got 100% support from the RCOs and the neighbors around the neighborhood.
and there's this and I'm going to show you a few pictures of where we're going to be working
so um this will be the salon area so it has a private um driveway and a private entrance
and a private bathroom also um right to the right of this picture is where they will be
coming into the salon. And sorry, it's not operating right now, so it's a little