Thank you.
Thank you.
Someone has their mic open?
Only me.
Okay, Chair, we have about 32 attendees.
We can start whenever you're ready.
Good morning, everyone.
My name is Carol Tenere, and this morning I'll be the Chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustments.
hearing. I'll be participating in today's hearing along with Board Secretary Confessor Plaza and
Board Members Thomas Holloman and James Snell. Our Board Administrator Jason Hand will also
be in attendance along with our Attorney Sharon Saleta. For those of you who haven't yet
participated in one of our virtual hearings, I'll go through some of the basics of what you can
expect. First, we will be administering oaths to individual participants prior to their testimony.
Second, we'd like to advise everyone that this proceeding is being recorded and that by
participating, you acknowledge your agreement to be recorded. This is available to the public
on the web or otherwise. Third, for anyone participating by phone, if you wish to testify,
you must raise your hand by hitting star nine, then star six to unmute yourself. To enter an
appearance statement, call Google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address and address of the
property at issue. And I'll repeat that. If you wish to testify, you must raise your hand by
hitting star 9, then star 6 to unmute yourself. To enter an appearance statement, call 267-270-5548
and leave your email address and address of the property at issue. Fourth, the Q&A box is not for
testimony. Any comments are to be directed to Ms. Tanya Sunkit. Today we have continuance.
I will call out the ones I have first. Calendar number 0361-1631 South 52nd Street.
calendar number one nine five seven twenty two twelve Bryn Mawr Avenue
calendar number one eight three nine five zero one one Woodbine Avenue
and calendar number zero three three two nine oh six East Shelton Avenue
if there are any objections to these continuances please raise your hand
sorry for uh interrupt you did uh the ones with no exhibits as well there's a couple with no
exhibits uh the number five has no exhibits but it's a first listing
and number eight is no exhibits first listing right and number i'm sorry for this one you're
going to if you can get the continuance is done first then you can call out the no exhibits one
at a time you have to check to see whether anyone is here for any of them do you want me to even
call out before the regular progression of cases the um all the ones with no exhibits even if it's
first listing or do you want me to just follow no just if you could just call one at a time
confirm that some whether someone is here for them and then you can okay so um i guess seeing
that there are no hands for objections are there any additional requests for continuances or
withdrawals. Please raise your hand.
Please raise your hand.
Madam Chair, I see no hands at this time.
Okay, let me find this.
Okay, calendar number, this is number
5, 0360 2338
North 16th Street. There are no exhibits for this case. Is there anyone here for that case?
The owners are Rashun Abdurrahim and Kadir Abdurrahim.
Please raise your hands if you're in the virtual audience.
there's no hand okay this case will be continued
Calendar number number eight. Calendar number 0333-3353 Emerald Street. There are also no
exhibits for this case. Is there anyone here? The owner is Capital Group, LLC. Please raise your hand.
I see no hands for this one either, Madam Chair.
Calendar number, thank you.
Calendar number 0333-3353 Emerald Street will be continued.
Next case number 10 for the Board.
Calendar number 1841-3469 Crystal Street.
There are no exhibits for this case, and this is the second listing.
Is there anyone here? Please raise your hand.
Mr. Carlos Moronta has his hand raised. I have allowed him to speak.
Thank you. Mr. Moronta, can you please put your name and address on the record
and spell your name, and then I will swear you in.
Carlos Moronta.
Hello.
Yes, we can hear you.
okay let me check this in and put my computer right here
excuse me um can you please give me the address for me please
3469 crystal street yes it's carlos diclo c-a-r-o diclo is d-e-c-r-o
and who is carlos moranta
i believe that's another case not this one that's another case
um okay on this case i have the owner as ib realty and services llc yes is that your llc
yes okay you can there were no exhibits submitted five days in advance and in any case
because the owner is an llc you will require an attorney to represent you
and this is also the second listing yeah madam chair my vote would be to dismiss this case
that would be my vote too holding us up let's go yep calendar number 1841 3469 crystal street
this case is going to be dismissed dismissed dismissed dismissed calendar number 0968 4240
Calendar number 0968, 4240 North Broad Street, Suite 2.
The owners are Adam Kee Kim and Minja Kim.
There are no exhibits with this listing, and it's the third listing.
My vote for this case.
Can we see if anyone is here first, please?
Thanks, Sharon.
just in case they have some reason
they'd like to put on the record.
Jason, are you there?
No hands, Chair.
no hands thank you calendar number 0968 4240 north broad street suite 2 my vote is to dismiss this
case dismiss dismiss dismiss thank you number 14 for the board calendar number 0357804 east
tioga street oh and the owner is carlos moronta there are no exhibits and this is a first listing
if anyone is here could you please raise your hand
once again madam chair no hands
okay this case calendar number zero three five seven eight zero four east tioga street will be
continued are there any other requests for continuances or withdrawals please raise your
hand. I'm sure Mr. Moronta has raised his hand again. I will allow him to speak. That is okay.
No. His case was dismissed. So he can contact the office. You can go forward with the next.
All right. Ms. Tina Marie Russell has her hand raised.
And excuse me, just to clarify, Mr. Moronta's case was continued, not dismissed.
It was the first listing.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Right.
No, the one case was dismissed, the Crystal Street and Tioga is continued.
And Tina Marie Russell is here for which case?
Hi, Tina Marie Russell for a continuance request.
Can you put your name and address on the record, please?
Tina Marie Russell, North Central Philadelphia, CDC, RCO.
Thank you.
Do you swear for him to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Okay, you may proceed.
We're asking for a continuance for 2338 North 16th Street, MI000360.
We haven't received any communication from this applicant as of yet.
this has already been announced just continued okay i'm sorry about that i just came on thank
you though thank you okay so i'm going to begin the hearings calendar number 0331 1121 lindley
avenue the owner is jonathan wichkins
Mr. Widgkins, please raise your virtual hand so that you may be sworn in.
He's been promoted to panelist, Madam Chair.
Thank you.
Mr. Widgkins, can you hear me?
excuse me sir okay thank you mr widgekins put your name and address on the record please
and spell your last name my name is jonathan widgeons w-i-d-g-i-n-s my address is 1121
linley avenue philadelphia pa 19141 thank you do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth
and nothing but the truth yes ma'am have you emailed the exhibit packet with the required
documents proof of ownership tax compliance a copy of the refusal photos and or plans
photos, and or plans of the property five days in advance of this hearing? And have you met with
of the property five days in advance of this hearing
the RCO? And do you have a letter? Yes. And the last one, I do not have a letter. I did meet with
the RCO. Okay, you may proceed. Do I speak my piece now? And I've never done it. You sure do
change the use of my home from a single family home to a multifamily. It was already made like
a multifamily unit, but it's owned as a single family unit. So I just want to do things, I guess,
the right way, legally. Do you have drawings of the space you're speaking of? Yes, I submitted
the floor plans. Can you share it on the screen? I don't have it on this computer. Let me see here.
I should. Let me see. Okay. Oh, no. Okay. How do I share it on the screen? Just tap share screen.
yes tap share screen and then you choose the screen that you want to share
okay it will be download
is it sharing yes it is okay
but you have to actually open up your file okay this is the first file
um and then the other one is the actual you guys don't need this one right
we need to see the exhibits that you submitted which is pictures plans um to discuss your case
here we go will this will this be suffice we're not we're not seeing any of that we just see your
like your calendar sorry oh need to unshare and then when you have it open reshare it okay and share
i didn't know my computer literacy no it's fine okay and now make sure this is the right screen
hit new share um so i don't know if you actually stops did you go down to the bottom green button
and say stop sharing uh okay here's stop share yeah there you go and now um have the document
that you want to show open on it before you can. Okay. Thank you.
It's going to be this one. Can you see it now? There you go. Yes. Okay. Thank you.
This is kind of nerve wracking. And this here is the basement.
and what isn't just utilities are in the basement yes the water heater no washer and dryer
just the water heater uh electrical panel it's pretty much empty okay
this is the floor
uh the entrance living room bathroom bedroom kitchen the outside porch here
and this is a wall here that separates it the hallway going upstairs
shall i proceed sure okay
here's the second floor uh here's that same stairway this is a wall this is a door to the
living room see kitchen bathroom bedroom number two bedroom number one master bedroom
storage closet in the hallway and this is the third floor stairway wall
bedroom number one bedroom number two bathroom living room kitchen
bathroom, uh, living room, kitchen.
So that's three units. Yes, ma'am. Okay. What is on either side of your home?
Um, single family. It's a twin. It's a single family, but it's connected to another home.
If you're facing a home to the right, and then there's a walkway in the yard to the next home.
the next home is pictures of that um well actually yes i'm showing this one okay now you have to
rotate your screen oh geez it's okay it's okay we're all learning uh wait one more rotate because
we're all facing right side up let me see here we go so is your house the corner house
my no this is my house here and no the grass doesn't look like this now
and this is the home to the right is a single family this home here yes yes yes
and what about the rest of the street uh which side um on your side across the way is it basically
a single family neighborhood oh no it's it's several multi-family units uh here
multi-family unit and directly across the street it's two multi-family units
here it's apartment complex here uh i'm not sure if it's multi-family units here i don't
i don't know the owners or anyone in the house i'm just assuming here and you attended the rco
meeting with the 35th district town watch yes ma'am did they take a vote uh far as i know yes
i didn't get the letter yet to my understanding they do not oppose what i'm trying to do
um if you guys would like to wait to hear from them before you make a decision
that'll be fine maybe there's someone here in the virtual audience
from the 35th district town watch um there was supposed to be someone here i'm not sure if she's
in attendance miss hillary emerson hillary are you here if you are can you please raise your
hand if she's here i will allow her to speak at this time thank you
good morning madam chair hillary emerson on behalf of councilwoman cherelle parker
hi hillary do you swear from to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth
i do okay you may proceed hi thank you um in terms of the rco meeting um the coordinating rco
uh was the logan civic association um there the 35th district town watch the person who heads
that organization um oversees the zoning for the logan civic association so that's why the
um the names got crossed there um but the the at the meeting um you know mr widgeon's presented
um the community asked some questions um and uh afterwards mr ridgen's left there was a vote and
um there was no opposition to his request to um have the property they used to be a triplex and
i can speak on the councilwoman's position now if you would like as well yes i would okay um
The councilwoman doesn't oppose the request.
This property has been at least a duplex since 1941.
L&I's records are a little confusing as to whether there were two, there have been two units or three units in the property, but it has been multifamily since at least 1941.
The other half of the twin also appears to be multifamily as well.
um and as i mentioned the community is not opposed um the councilwoman um asked for uh
because this is a triplex um that a certificate of occupancy be obtained in nine months and that
there be um no um no unit in the basement okay thank you no unit in the basement and what was
the other? A certificate of occupancy within nine months. Okay. I'm metal chair. May I ask a
request? Oh, sure. Ms. Emerson, state her name and spell it for the record, please.
I think she did. Hillary, go ahead. I stated my name, but I don't think I spelled it this time.
I think she did. Hillary, go ahead. I stated my name, but I don't think I spelled it this time. I'm sorry about that, Tanya. My name is Hillary Emerson. Last name is E-M-E-R-S-O-N.
Thank you. We have a new court reporting agency. I just want to make sure that they're able to follow along.