could your client please state your name and spell for the sonographer
Unmute, please.
Could you unmute?
That's it.
Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Sandra Hemans, S-A-N-D-R-A, last name H-E-M-A-N-S.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Counsel, please proceed.
Thank you.
Ms. Hammond, you heard the content of my presentation?
And to the best of your ability, is that accurate?
And do you adopt it as a testimony?
Is there anything else you would like to add to what I have presented so far?
um just that it would be i'm appealing hopefully to get this unit to remain a four
because it would be a considerable hardship for me if it has to be less than four units
hence the amount of time unfortunately that it has already taken me to get it up and in
and i would just appreciate it questions from the board
are these are all the units occupied yes so all the units are occupied can you go back to the
unit layouts yes the floor plans
so you're so you have the garage what's the garage being used for because you've got
parking in the rear for two cars you said so what's the garage being used for
right now i just have it for storage that's it
and the two units that are on the first floor they're just efficiency units is that what this
is yes because i don't see it i see a bathroom and a room and a sink i don't see like a full
kitchen like house where's the kitchen the kitchen where that sink is is that where the kitchen is
yes it's like a kitchenette so that's in that that sort of hallway space or space across from
the closet that's where the kitchen is that's the kitchenette for these basement units yes
well the studios and the living sleeping area is the larger room
any other questions yes where's the trash store for all the units
the two efficiencies they like to use in the back of the building
where the cards are parked for their trash cans and their recycling bins
the other tenants they like to use the lower portion of the front porch to store to keep their
other questions
counsel i i i'm sure our attorney's going to explain it but
we don't believe that the parking is legal in that back lot am i right hillary so would you
want to take that that's that's correct there's no parking noted in the refusal and it doesn't
look like there's actually curb cuts there it looks just like broken up curb for people driving
over it um and i didn't see any prior permits for the parking um and because it's in the rear yard
this is an rsa5 it probably would actually require a variance to have parking spaces there
unfortunately that's not something that we can add to this application because it's change of use
but i just wanted to flag that because you may want to submit a separate zoning permit application
and get a variance to legalize that parking if you want to continue using it.
um and and get a variance to legalize that parking if you want to continue using it thank you
the questions or comments from the audience the virtual audience
there there are no hands raised at this time planning commission
amy boy with the planning commission the comprehensive plan recommends no change in
zoning at this location from the current rsa5 residential single family this property has a
documented history of of multi-family use and there is a 1959 permit to change from two to
three family and a subsequent rental license for four family the planning commission recommends
the board grant the requested variance for four family mi 2025 is zero zero four five seven three
1715 68th Avenue. I vote yes.
Can we provide though that the trash
not be stored in the front of the house?
It's not
I'm sorry. It's not
being stored at the front of the house. I believe
it was moved
from here
Ms. Jimine, is it here
where you see the cursor?
um yes i've originally placed all the garbage cans under the mailbox they didn't like it there
so some put it in the back where it's convenient for them and the other remaining tenants they
like to use this lower portion of the porch for their um trash can we say where we wanted to and
not say we're not to or um we yeah it's hard because there's you know four different units
with different entrances and different ways to access the trash um i mean in this case it may be
it may be actually easier to say no storage of trash on um front porches okay um so let's go
back mi 2025 004 573 17 15 68th avenue i vote yes with proviso no trash stored on front porches
michael johnson my vote is yes with proviso charl cast and my vote is yes with proviso
tenetta graham my vote is yes with proviso ryan mcadams my vote is yes with proviso
thank you counsel thank you very much sure thank you thank thank you ma'am mi2025 005892 1341
East Oxford Avenue. Kevin Goldsmith is the current owner. This is a pro se. There's a letter of
support from Fishtown neighbors. The vote was 19 in support. Two of them were near neighbors. One
in opposition. Three abstained. The letter of non-opposition from Councilmember Young.
Chair, we have a hand raised from Trina Clark.
um she submitted the exhibits we can see if um the owner is with her
and i'm being advised that the owner is with her thank you
good afternoon yes i do have the owner with me and we can present the okay so
all right so the owner will be the one testifying okay yes okay so mr goldsmith could you please
state your name and spelled for the stenographer yes good afternoon committee my name is kevin
goldsmith k-e-v-i-n-g-o-l-d-s-m-i-t-h right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth
and nothing but the truth yes this application is for the relocation of lot lines to create two lots
lot one and lot two from an existing single lot on each lot the existing three-story semi-detached
structures to remain for use as single family and household living the minimum required side yard
is five feet whereas 2.8 is proposed you have letter of support from Fishtown and non-opposition
from Councilman Young
and our Vice Chair
has a few questions
for you, sir.
Good afternoon.
Have you submitted
your documents
and exhibits
five days
in advance
of this hearing?
And the Chair
just read your refusal.
Do you waive
your reading
of the refusal
and stipulate
to its accuracy?
Yes, I do.
Thank you.
You can share
your screen
and proceed
with your case.
okay mr goldsmith why don't you start and tell us what you want to do
Okay. I'm having a hardship right now with a tangled title. I need to divide the deeds
okay i'm having a hardship right now with a tangled title
to separate single-family homes with separate OPA numbers. And there's no development and
there's no construction going on. Everything is the way we purchase the homes.
And both are single-family homes.
Yes, correct. They have their own entry, own yards, own individual side entries. We did
no construction this okay they have two separate opa numbers two separate waters uh bills and
and two separate tax numbers already existing already so you want to create two lots yes
because they're under 1d all right could you show us the rest of your photos
okay we have we have all your documents that you submitted
Right now, this is the property, my info as the property owner for 1341 East Oxford.
And this is the OPA for 1343 showing that I'm the owner of another existing home.
this is this is the deed yep
now this is this is the zba posting that i put up for the committee for the fish town committee
that's the zoning notice yep
that's mr everett's letter and this is this is the approval from fishtown neighborhood association yep
and now this is the plan in which i was approved also from the commission
That's the survey, the survey report, now this is the floor plan for 1341 East Oxford
shown that has its own floor plan and this is the floor plan for 1343 East Oxford Street the one
next door. All right. So now these are pictures of 1341 East Oxford Street of the bathroom
bedroom, and kitchen, and living room. Now these pictures are the house next door which
is 1343 East Oxford, living room and kitchen also, bedroom, bathroom, and this is the exterior
of their homes you can see one side is different compared to the other one two separate properties
now this is the um information the um the proof of my mailing the receipts
yep and also all the uh addresses for the letters that we sent out
are you through yes questions from the board
questions from our attorney Hillary Emerson
um i just wanted to to note that um there is there are outstanding um taxes due on this property
delinquent taxes so we will need to hold this until we have proof that those have been paid
okay so yes ma'am i'm having trouble hearing you i'm a little hard of hearing so i might have um
My expert dad had tried to help me interpret the questions so I can answer them correctly.
Well, it wasn't a question.
No, it wasn't a question.
I was just letting you know that the board won't be able to vote on this today because there are delinquent taxes on the property.
won't be able to vote on this today because there are delinquent taxes on the property
yes that's that's one of the reasons why i'm here also because i went to apply
to refinance and that's when it came up that they did not like to to borrow the money to to
re um catch up with my taxes i was trying to refinance and the dj i was gonna say once we
have um proof that i believe it's the 2025 taxes have been taken care of either by agreement or
paid in full then the board will be able to vote on this matter okay this is the real estate taxes
you're asking for that is correct okay for for both properties um well one one is caught up 1340
uh i think 1341 is still owed for 2025 i believe yes yeah i could take care of that matter asap
okay all right that'll be great just let us know and submit proof of that and then the
board will be able to vote on this matter questions or comments from the virtual audience
chair we have one hand up from robert uh fna zoning chair i think that's rco chair
mr everett there i'm muted mr everett could you please state your name and spell for the
stenographer yes uh robert first name rob e r t last name everett e v e r e double t
do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
yes i do please proceed sir uh just certain sweet we've thoroughly uh right behind kevin and his
efforts to get his tangled title and his his issues cleared up so as soon as he gets that done and
gets back to you we're fully in support all right thank you mr everett as usual um anyone else in
the audience planning commission chair there are no hands at this time thank you i appreciate that
Amy Boyd with the Planning Commission. The comprehensive plan recommends no change in zoning at this location from the current RSA 5 residential single family. The relocation of lot lines is proposed to reflect the separate attached row homes, bringing the properties more into alignment with the spirit of the code. The side yards configurations are existing. The Planning Commission recommends that the board grant the requested variances for side yard depth.
all right so mr goldsmith you you've been told once you have that done just let us know and
we'll get it back yes i will i will take care before the end of this week all right thank you
very much i appreciate it thank you thank you thank you thank everyone and listening i appreciate it
see i'll be with you in one minute
MI-2025-006-132, 9533-35 Busselton Avenue, Gabriel Fellas, Alec Sokoloff, or the attorneys?
They're being promoted to panelists, Jerry.
All right.
good afternoon chair members of the board mr sokolov how are you sir could you please state
your name is spelled for the stenographer absolutely oleg sokolov oleg s-o-k-o-l-o-v
you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
I do uh could you identify your client a relationship to this property my client is
saas financial llc on the line uh later for the board's questioning and adoption of testimony is
agi george managing member of the limited liability company there's a letter of support
with provisos from greater bustleton civic association our vice chair has a few questions
sure good afternoon have you submitted your documents and exhibits five days in advance of
this hearing uh good afternoon miss win yes we have okay it's miss graham but oh i'm sorry
that's okay do you waive the reading note of refusal and stipulate to his accuracy
yes we do i'm sorry i had a different screen i'm sorry i couldn't see who was talking but
that's okay you can see your screen proceed with the case thank you very much
all right is everybody able to see that
Yeah. Great. So here we have an amended refusal. We originally submitted this. Well, let's go into the refusal. So this is located in CA1 district where personal vehicle repair and maintenance is prohibited.
that is what we're seeking to do now the original refusal which I'll show and just in the context
of working with the RCO was to use the property for both vehicle repair and a self
to use the property for both vehicle repair and a self-serve car wash.
After meetings with the RCO and hearing the RCO feedback,
we have decided to omit the car wash aspect of this request.