Thank you.
Thank you.
but you sure why is it saying that the water department website doesn't need
fulfilling acceptable use policy today for the first time
yeah that's a crucial map i need to throw water
kisha are we on
good good morning everyone my name is bill bergman i will be chairing this morning zba hearing
With me is our board member, Cheryl L. Gaston.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Board member, Tanetta Graham.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Michael Johns.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Ty Wynn.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
And our board member, Ryan McAdams.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Also present is the board attorney, Hillary Emerson, and our board administrator, Lakeisha Dandy.
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Number three, MI-2025-00484, 4240 Edgemont.
Holly Jo Harvey is the owner applicant.
We want to check to make sure all documents are in.
Holly Jo Harvey.
Yes, good morning, Mr. Chair.
This is Jason Handel, who will be your co-host for this session.
i do not see that person in the virtual audience this morning and no hands have been raised for
oh oh there you go there you go why don't you come up okay sorry about that i'm sorry she was
sitting right in the front row here oh well no he can come and sit next year sure we'll put a chair
there i just have a few questions before we start you're not going to present yet right
Could you state your name and spell for the sonographer?
Holly Joe Harvey, H-O-L-L-Y, space, J-O, space, H-A-R-V-E-Y.
Right.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
We understand there's a few documents missing.
Am I correct on this?
You put this on, excuse me.
One second.
um proof of posting yeah that was the that was the uh biggest uh concern that we had we did not
Proof of posting.
Yeah, that was the, that was the.
have any photos showing that the property was posted um is that the deed no we we received
we did we received the deed but proof of posting there was a poster that was emailed to you that
you had to post at the property so that the public would be aware of the hearing
um i think the the this hearing you're talking about yes and i'm no no recollection of that
all right okay so so what we're gonna have to do is we're gonna have to continue the case
okay all right no no no no no and what what i want you to do is for the next date the staff will
tell you exactly what you need and things like that right so we'll we'll we'll start very early
with you in it to get you set and ready to go all right because we if we don't have a posting we
can't have a hearing so someone emailed me i don't in a list and i saw something deed and then there
was nothing to post i can pull up the email i don't remember you would have gotten an email
about 30 days before your hearing with a hearing notice and a hearing poster attached and there
would have been instructions for to print the poster and post it at your property so unfortunately
it's a code requirement and we cannot hear a case unless it has been posted okay all right so
no so state your name turn your mic on please
uh joseph harvey j-o-s-e-p-h-h-a-r-d-e-y do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth
nothing but the truth yes or do you know anything about the post i don't know anything about the
posting um but the when we had the bridesburg uh meeting for the civic association um i don't know
are they were they supposed to send it to us no it comes from the poster comes from the zoning board
okay yeah all right so the case is going to be continued we'll make sure that we get with you
beforehand and the date that we have is is uh 2-4-26 it's into february um but call in advance
okay and we'll make sure that you're ready to go you already had your bridesburg meeting
yeah and just one more question is there anything else that we are short on so we didn't have any
um interior photos or have them here okay all right so all of that needs to be submitted in
advanced interior photos proof of tax compliance oh i i tried to do that multiple times and it
kept saying i had the wrong information and every part of the information was correct so i even took
a picture of it so you guys can say i could not do it okay if you can continue to have tech issues
i would call call the office or email rcozba at phila.gov and for assistance because it so that
Because otherwise, sometimes we do have issues and we have to have people email stuff to us, but we really need to have it in advance to make sure your packet is complete and that we have everything we need in order for the hearing to proceed.
All right.
Sorry about that.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Appreciate it.
Have a great day.
Number four, MI 2025, 000486, 3522 to 24 North A Street.
That case has continued to 2426.
Number five, oh, I'm sorry.
Number five is a withdrawal.
MI 2025-000-585-1509 South Bouvier Street.
That case has been withdrawn.
number 10 mi2025 000629 3465 north third street that case is continued to 2426
number 13 mi 2025 000 685 11920 waldemere drive that case is continued to 2426
And number 14, MI-2025, 000686, 418 North Southford Street.
That case is continued until 2426.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
Yes, Chair, I have a hand up from David Garcia.
I will allow them to speak.
Mr. Chair and board members, good morning.
I'm Mr. Chairman, board members, good.
Good morning, counsel.
Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Very well.
It's David Garcia, D-A-I-D number 54351 Garcia, G-A-R-C-I-A.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
All right.
And Mr. Garcia, if I read, let's see here.
You have one case at 6441 North 20th?
Well, that's, in all candor, Mr. Chairperson, I just was retained on that, and that was going to be my request for continuance as to do with a meeting with the RCO.
Apparently, the initial meeting was scheduled.
Only one person showed up, so the RCO wanted to reschedule it.
All right.
Thank you.
So MI-2025-000622-6441 North 20th Street, that case is continued to 2426.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Churchman.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
No further answer, Mr. Chair.
Okay, so I have a few cases here with no exhibits.
Number one, MI2025, 000479, 5239 Rising Sun Avenue.
Julia Rene is the listed applicant.
No exhibits, first listing.
I got a hand up from Charles Richardson, Mr. Chair.
I'll have him to speak.
Good morning, Mr. Chair.
um you like to get in early mr richardson i know that please state your name and spell for the
stenographer charles richardson r-i-c-h-a-r-d-s-o-n office of councilwoman cindy bass room 508 city
hall do you swear or firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth i do i see um
are you interested to have an interest in his case 5236 rising sun yes sir uh this morning uh very
early. We received an email, and I think that he meant to send it to everyone, but I don't know
whether it reached everyone. Julian Rene, the applicant, he stated, I apologize for the last
minute notice, but I am unable to proceed with the meeting schedule for this morning at 9 a.m.
Thank you, Julian Rene. It did go to RCO notifications and myself and the ZBA as well.
Okay, so this is the first listing. So MI 2025, 000479-5236 Rising Sun Avenue. Cases continue to 2426. Thank you, Mr. Richardson.
Mr. Richardson, can you forward that to the board council?
Because we did have a question for the applicant as to whether they might need an attorney or not.
We weren't clear whether they were a tenant or they were representing the owning entity of the property.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Number six, MI 2025, 000-592-2296 Bryn Mawr.
this is the first listing
we do not have any exhibits
Rodney Wright
and Monique Gray Wright
are the listed applicants
I do not see any hands raised
for the matter
so MI2025
000592
2296 Bryn Mawr Avenue
cases continued
must be heard 2426
number 7
MI-2025-000-594-7311-17, Oxford Ave.
Alice Walker is the listed applicant.
The listed owners are Ling Chen and Lin Jin Fang.
No exhibits, first listing.
Chair, Alice Walker has the hand raised.
I have allowed them to speak.
hi good morning good morning could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
alicia walker a-l-i-c-i-a-w-l-k-e-r do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and
nothing but the truth yes uh miss walker we have no exhibits for your case no exhibits
no no no you haven't sent your paperwork in
oh i didn't know i was supposed to send in paperwork
okay all right so here here's what we're going to do we're going to wind up continuing your case
All right. So here's what we're going to do. We're going to wind up continuing your case.
What I want you to do is to call the office and they will tell you prior to your next hearing exactly what you need.
OK. Thank you so much.
No, thank you, ma'am. So M.I. 20, 25, 0, 0, 0, 5, 9, 4, 73, 11 to 17 Oxford Avenue.
Cases continue to 2, 4, 26.
OK. Thank you, ma'am.
Okay. So we're going to go to our add-on list. MI 2024-001-938-2901 Bridge Street. I vote yes.
Excuse me, Mr. Chair. We have an interpreter for this case.
Okay. You're right.
Okay. Sure.
lakisha are we going to tell this person they may have to hang around for the next case
okay okay okay thank you thank you
interpreter yes good uh good morning your honor good morning good morning could you please state
your name and spell for the stenographer yes your honor my name is leonel spelled as an l e o n as