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ZBA Hearing - July 29, 2026

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Jul 29, 20265h 47m

I wonder, can you see my share screen?

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can you see my share screen

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Puedes ver mi pantalla que estoy compartiendo?

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I'm asking the board.

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Yes, yes.

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Sí, sí podemos ver.

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Ok, so let me go down and see if I can show you some pictures of the second floor.

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Ok, vamos a ver si puedo mostrar unas fotografías del segundo piso.

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so on the lower right side you see the access looking from the main door into the apartment

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and those are the steps going to the second floor unit ok entonces en el en la parte inferior

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derecha se puede ver el acceso estamos viendo acá de estás viendo desde la entrada principal de la

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puerta principal al apartamento y esas gradas van al segundo piso donde está la segunda unidad

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next door next you will see the pictures y después van a ver ahora van a ver las fotografías desde

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kitchen the bedroom there is an extra closet in case we need to put utilities there is

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ahí está ubicado así hay una cocina hay un cuarto e inclusive hay un hay un armario adicional por

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And then you can see pictures of the bathroom, the shower, these are pictures of that section.

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And this is a little messy, that's the other area where the people were working.

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Y este es un poquito desarreglado, pero este es el otro área donde las personas estaban trabajando.

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¿Ese es el primer piso que estamos viendo hoy?

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Correcto.

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Y ese es el patio trasero que se tiene que limpiar.

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¿Y dónde se está almacenando la basura para ambas unidades?

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So that I had to go to the front.

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Aquí tengo que ir al frente.

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On the, pues, 3449, on this area, that corner is going to go the trash in this area.

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Ok, en esta área de acá, donde dice 3449, en esta área de acá, en esta esquina, es donde va la basura.

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If you see where the toilet is here on the picture, that's where the two trash cans go.

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Okay, so both units are storing trash on the outside of the unit.

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The trash cans are going to be outside, yes.

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Who has access to the rear yard?

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¿Quién tiene acceso al jardín trasero? Es decir, ¿tiene que pasar a través de una habitación o no?

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No, no, no. That's the first floor apartment. So the first floor apartment has access to the rear yard, has access to the basement.

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and on the first floor in the rear there is like an extra room that can be used like a laundry

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and they have access to the rear yard and also there is a door which is I think the middle door

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here in the picture where has access to the basement. Okay, ese es el primer piso del

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apartamento entonces el apartamento del

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primer piso tiene acceso al patio

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trasero y también y tiene y tiene

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acceso al sótano entonces en el primer

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piso en la parte de atrás hay como una

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habitación adicional que puede ser

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utilizado como lavandería y ellos tienen

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acceso también a la al patio trasero y

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también hay una puerta ahí que que que

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creo que pasa por creo que la puerta del

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centro de acá y aquí en esta fotografía que tiene acceso al sótano

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outline

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what the plan is for the trash well there are not many neighbors on that block that store their

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trash in that area and the few that do seem to have a metal like a metal page that they applied

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to the front of the house to protect it is that your intent permita momentito ok cuál es el plan

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Okay, I know you can see the area in front of the house, and I'm seeing the block that there is...

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the area in front of the house, and I'm seeing the block, there are many neighbors in that

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area that are storing the garbage in that area. Now, there are many that have a metal

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box that they apply in front of the house to protect it. Is it your intention? Are you going to put

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We're going to put like a fence, so the trash can be between the wall and the fence.

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What is the plan for the second floor unit to have access to the utilities in case of servicing or an emergency?

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Muy bien. Y la segunda pregunta es la misma pregunta que la que la que hice la vez pasada. Es mi entendimiento de que usted va a dividir esto en dos unidades. La primera unidad tiene es el único que tiene acceso al sótano. ¿Cuál es el plan para la unidad del segundo piso para tener acceso a todas las a todas las utilidades que tienen en caso de servicios de emergencia o cosas así?

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okay two things on that so each unit has their own electrical panel on their unit so the third floor

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has an electrical panel on the third floor and the second floor has their own electrical panel

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on the second floor then the the all the heating system is electrical so there is no need for the

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heater to go in the basement okay the only thing that is on the basement are both hot water heaters

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Permítanme.

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son esos son eléctricos así que no hay necesidad para que vaya un calentador adicional en el

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sótano lo único es de que el sótano en el sótano están los dos calentadores de agua y obviamente

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están con candado porque son calentadores de agua yeah and then on the second floor like i explained

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you before that is a dedicated closet that we left it for utility purposes so we need to put

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the hot water heater from the second unit on that utility closet on the second floor

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we will move it there the reason we have it on the basement is because in case there is an

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emergency or a flooding it doesn't destroy both apartments but if the the the zoning board

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consider that there is a need

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to ask to move the hot water heater

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to the second floor, we will do that.

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Ok, y en el segundo piso

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como había explicado anteriormente

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hay un closet específico

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que dejamos ahí para

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para el propósito

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de colocar utilidades ahí.

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Entonces, lo que nosotros hacemos

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es que nosotros necesitamos poner

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el calentador

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de agua de la segunda unidad

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en esa

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en ese clóset de utilidades, en el segundo piso, y lo vamos a mover ahí.

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La razón por la que tenemos en el sótano es porque en el caso de una emergencia,

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si hay una inundación, no destruye los dos apartamentos.

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Pero si la junta de zonificación considera que necesitamos mover

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los calentadores de agua al segundo piso, lo vamos a hacer.

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Gracias.

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okay um well one we wouldn't dictate where the hot water heater goes i just wanted to make sure

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that there was a plan in place there is a plan depends on what we need to do we will leave that

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that area there just to and then the second question i have is you mentioned that the heat

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was electric but is the kitchen also all electric like is the unit all electric okay or will there

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be gas service at the unit.

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Ok, now my question is, you mentioned that the heating is also electric, but the kitchen is also electric?

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Ok, now my question is, you mentioned that...

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That is to say, all the units, all the pieces are electric or will there be a gas service in the unit?

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That's correct, everything is electric, the range, the heaters, everything is electric, there is no gas whatsoever, even the hot water heaters are electrical.

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Okay, that's correct. Everything is electric.

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The part of the calefaction, all the connections,

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everything is electric.

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There is no gas for anything.

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So, even the hot water,

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the calefaction of the hot water are electric.

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Okay, other questions from the board?

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More questions from our attorney.

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More questions from our attorney.

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no questions at this time questions from the virtual audience preguntas o

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comentarios de la de la audiencia virtual no hay manos levantadas comisión de planificación

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buenos días juntas y buenos días con la junta para todos soy jonathan

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and goings de la de la comisión de planificación do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole

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truth nothing but the truth yes i do please proceed thank you uh the comprehensive plan

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recommends no change to the rsa 5 residential single family zoning at this location the city

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changed the zoning in 1973 consistent with the character of the block then and now therefore the

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City Planning Commission recommends the board deny the proposed use variance for 2-12 minutes.

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MI 2025, 000-391-3449-8th Street.

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Oh, Mr. Chairman, he needs to interpret.

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Muy bien, thank you. Muy bien. Entonces, el plan comprensivo recomienda que no se haga ningún cambio en el RCA 5.

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residencial de de zonificación para uso de en cuanto a la zonificación para uso

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de una sola familia en esta ubicación la ciudad cambió la regulación de

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zonificación en 1973 y es consistente con la apariencia del del bloque de la

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cuadra de cómo era en aquel tiempo y cómo se ve ahora entonces la comisión de

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planificación de la ciudad, recomienda a la Junta que rechace cualquier propósito, cualquier

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varianza que se haga esto, que se haga en este momento.

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All right, continue, please.

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Excuse me, can I say a comment real quick?

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Puedo hacer un comentario bien rapidito, por favor.

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If you look on the pictures that I put on the share screen, you will see that's the corner

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house, which also has been converted to a two-family dwelling.

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this is the exact corner of a we understand that we understand okay si no si estaba haciendo la

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fotografía acá que esta es la casa de esquina que también se fue convertido en que esto fue convertido

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pues en una casa de una vivienda de dos de dos familias también es exactamente eso es en la

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tiza de corner right i just said to you sir i understand that si lo tenemos lo tenemos

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I vote yes with proviso, trash stored inside, no household living in basement.

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Muy bien, yo voto sí con condición de que la basura sea almacenada en la parte de adentro, en el sótano.

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my vote is yes with proviso the netagram b voto así con la condición

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ryan mcadams my vote is yes with proviso ryan mccann's voto sí con la provisión

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yo voto sí con las condiciones thank you counsel thank you so much

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interpreter i think do you have the next one too i believe so you're on okay good uh no sorry chair

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uh we have a actually a second interpreter for the upcoming case thank you sorry about that

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okay all right and it feels good interpreter please for him thank you for your help by the

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way pleasure mi2026 000 730 126 west westmoreland street hello my name is steven i'll be the

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Hello, my name is Steven. I'll be the Spanish interpreter. My name is spelled S-T-E-V-E-N, last name A-U-B-A-I-N-I-D-Y-M-288.

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Spanish interpreter. My name is spelled S-T-E-V.

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Do you swear, Fern, that you will interpret accurately, completely, and impartially from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English to the best of your ability?

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Yes, I do.

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We would like to have the individual state his name and spell for the court.

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So, my name is Manuel Díaz.

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Get that little closer to him, please.

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Yes, my name is Manuel Díaz.

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M-A-N-U-E-L-D-I-A-Z

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So it's Manuel Diaz, M-A-N-U-E-L-D-I-A-Z

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Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth?

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The whole truth and nothing but the truth.

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Y toda la verdad, nada más que la verdad.

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Así que nuestra copresidenta tiene preguntas para usted.

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Y bueno, usted ha sometido sus documentos y evidencia cinco días de antemano de esta audiencia.

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y usted está aquí porque quiere tener cinco viviendas en su unidad está en esa estructura

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eso correcto

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y se lo negaron porque el tamaño del lote no es comparable al código eso correcto

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it's real technical i'll just try to sum i just try to summarize it for you but you can't yeah

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that's why you're here you have you've been refused for doing that um for your four units

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all right so you can just tell us what you're trying to do and and explain your pictures and

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stuff to us well hold on do we have anything on the computer for him and he had requested

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staff assistance yeah yes it's currently sharing chair okay all right good we're up there yep

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yeah thank you um would you please him if he would please start his presentation

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of what's on the screen and what he wants to do okay so why don't you tell him the story

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así que ya puede empezar con su presentación nos puede explicar lo que está en la pantalla

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las imágenes que trajo

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Ok.

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Si, ah, esta propiedad es en el 1-26 Westmoreland Street, este, quise hacer cuatro unidades, para son cuatro estudios.

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Y todo está capacitado, tiene su panel eléctrico y los giras son eléctricos.

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Permítame. So, this is a property in 126 West Marlan Street. We're looking to put in

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four units studio apartments. Each has the capability to do so. They have electric panels,

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they have um electric heater and access to the trash in the back

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is this did he already do it has he already done it this is a legalization

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Okay, so why don't we go through the photos and now you're going through the photos, could

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he please tell us what we're seeing?

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Así que vamos a repasar las fotos ahora

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y en lo que las repasamos nos deja saber lo que estamos viendo.

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Están en la cadera hacia el segundo piso.

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This is stairs to the second floor.

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Yep.

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Ese es el baño.

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That's the bathroom.

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On the second floor.

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And it...

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El panel del segundo piso.

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the electric panel for the second floor.

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The electric panel for the second floor.

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Es en la habitación del segundo piso.

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One of the bedrooms of the second floor.

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Could he tell us how many units are on the second floor?

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Are there two on the first, second floor and first floor, two on the first floor?

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Exacto.

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Así que son dos unidades en el primer piso y dos unidades en el segundo piso.

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Correcto.

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That's correct.

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Could you please show us how those units are separated?

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¿Nos puede enseñar cómo esas unidades están separadas?

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