Good morning.
Chair, we have 27 attendees, and we can start as you wish.
Thank you.
Good morning.
My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this morning's EBA hearings.
With me is our Vice Chair, Ismail Shahid.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Thomas Holliman.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Thanks, Tom.
And our board member, James Snell.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Also present is Hillary Emerson, our attorney, and our ZBA hearing supervisor, Lakeisha Dandy.
Our virtual format, be advised these proceedings are being recorded.
The video will be available by contacting TanyaSunkett at phil.gov.
For the benefit of our court stenographer, we ask attorneys and witnesses to identify themselves before testifying.
If you're participating by phone, if you wish to testify, press star 9 to raise your hand and star 6 to unmute.
To enter an appearance statement, call 267-270-5548.
leave your email and the address of the property in question. And finally, the question answer box
on the screen is not for comments or testimony. All comments should be directed to our Executive
Director, Tanya Sunken. Let's look at our continuances for the list this morning.
Number two, MI-2022-001-765-163-271 West Wyoming Avenue. This case is continued.
Number four, MI 2022, 001-943-3113 North 16th Street. This case is continued but will be
Mark must be tried. Number seven, MI 2022 002 171 1359 Crease Street. This case is continued.
Mark must be tried. Number 10, MI 2022-001-991-1239 North Allison Street.
This case is continued. Mark must be tried.
And number 12, MI 2022, 001-934-769 South 17th Street.
This case is continued, attorney moving party.
And number, so all those cases I just mentioned have been continued.
Is there anyone who has any comments relative to continued cases?
Good morning, Chair. This is Yvette Benton. I see no hands at this time.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
I see no hands at this time, Chair.
Okay, so let's look at the case that we have no exhibits for. Number one, 2022-001-796-1528 Christian Street. This is no exhibits, second listing.
I see no hands up at this time, Cher.
M-I-2022-001-796-1528 Christian Street, I vote to dismiss.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is to dismiss.
Jane Snow, my vote is to dismiss.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Number five, MI 2020.
Number five, MI 2022-001-923-2200 Island Avenue.
No exhibits, second listing.
Chair, we have Craig Melodosian with his hand up.
Mr. Melodosian, you can unmute yourself and wait for the chair.
good morning craig c-r-a-i-g last name melidosian m-e-l-i-d-o-s-i-a-n i'm the coordinating rco
for this matter right do you swear for him to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
I do. You have comments relative to this case, sir?
Yes. This applicant has two cases before us this morning. I don't think that he comprehends that he needs an LLC, needs an attorney because the ownership is under an LLC.
And he's coming in front of your RCO, you're saying?
No, we have not met with him at this time.
Okay. All right. Good. Good. Is, is the owner of the property present?
Chair, I see no hands at this time.
Okay. All right. So this is the second listing. No one appeared the first time. So MI 2022, 001-923-2200 Island Avenue. I vote to dismiss.
Thomas Hollis, my vote is to dismiss.
James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.
Ishmael Shahi, my vote is to dismiss.
Thank you.
Number 11.
MI 2022-001-934-769.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
five. Here it is. MI 2022, number 11, MI 2022-001-939-2832, Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
No exhibit, second listing. No one appeared at the first hearing.
Chair, I see no hands at this time.
Okay, so MI 2022-001-939-2832, Cecil B. Moore Avenue, I vote to dismiss.
Thomas Pelleman, my vote is to dismiss.
James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.
Ishmael Shahid, my vote is to dismiss.
Number 13, MI-2022-001-935, 1840 North Marston Street. No exhibit, second listing.
I see no hands at this time, Chair.
Okay, this is the second listing. MI-2022, 1840 North Marston Street. I vote to dismiss.
Thomas Holloman
my vote is to dismiss
James Snell
my vote is to dismiss
Ishmael Shahid
my vote is to dismiss
number 15
MI 2022
001 925
1533 to 37
East Point Menching Avenue
no exhibits
second listing no one appeared at first
hearing
i see no hands at this time chair number 15 mi 2022 0 0 1 9 2 5 15 33 to 37 east
Moimension Avenue. I vote to dismiss. James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss. Thank you. Number three, MI 2022-001-682-160
West Somerset Street, that case has been withdrawn. Are there any other requests for withdrawals?
I see no hands at this time, Chair. Okay, thank you.
I see no hands at this time, Chair.
Okay, thank you.
We're going to go to our add-on list.
Number one, MI 2022-002-378-3107 Clifford Street.
This case will be voted at the start of the 2 p.m. list today instead of this 9.30 a.m. list.
Number two, MI 2022-005-216-5110 Hafferford Avenue. This case will be voted on the start
of the 2 p.m. list today instead of the 9.30 list. Number three, MI 2022-002-678-1330 East
Burke Street. I vote yes to reconsideration and rehearing. Thomas Hallowin, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.
James Snell, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing. Ishmael Shahi, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.
we're going to go to our regular list number number 14
mi 2022 001 808 1718 south chadwick street maylin luo is the owner pro se
Chair, she's coming back in as a panelist now.
Thank you.
Good morning.
good morning uh my name here hi could you state your name please and spell it for the court
reporter first thing is my m-e-i last thing is low l-u-o right do you swear or affirm to tell
the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth uh you you're muted you're muted i can't
I couldn't hear you. Try again.
Can you hear me now?
Yeah, you just got to stay close.
I swear. Yes, I swear.
So this application is for the legalization of a rear addition at the first and second level
and the erection of rear additions at first and second floor level for use as a single-family household living,
size and location as shown in application plans.
Our vice chair has a few questions for you.
yes good morning sir did you email all your exhibits five days in advance to this hearing
yes please proceed yes i have yes please proceed and share your screen i'm sorry mr lenn can you
make sure you stay close to the mic and if you can't turn it up a little thank you very kindly
yes can you guys hear me now yes i have we can hear you now you're perfect
i'm sorry answer question yes yes we have okay start sharing your screen
you're going to have to make sure you stay close to the mic because you keep fading out okay
Okay, just stay close to the mic. I see where you are. Okay.
Mr. Lynn, we can't hear you.
Do you see the documents?
We see the document now, sir.
Proceed.
i'm sorry the uh the question was did we send it five days ago i said yes
yeah you did you said yes to all that that's fine so start shit start presenting your case now
show your documents and present your case okay yeah well the uh i mean the table
content. Yes, we do, sir.
Let her know fine that I've allowed
the John
Krasinski to
Krasinski to
speak on my behalf.
speak on my behalf.
You have to present yourself, sir.
No problem. I'm just reading page by page.
It's just showing up.
What was this?
Project information form.
Letter that we sent to the ZBA.
The refusal
that I received in the mail.
I guess a certificate of, I guess you guys received it.
Okay. And I guess some, what, what would that, that stuff is certificate.
We see that. All right. You got to talk to us now.
Okay. No, I'm looking at a screen.
Cause it's seeing like, I got two screens. I apologize. Okay.
That's where the neighbors, the, the, the other point,
East point breeze neighbors, right?
The other zooming that we had. Yes. Okay.
And councilman Johnson is in favor of it. Yep.
and this is one of the tax
clearance I went the other day to receive
just in case there's anything with vials or tax.
I'm all cleared up. You're welcome.
This is a copy of the deed.
Trapped from my brother to myself.
the plans, pictures
from the engineer.
Dark attack. I'm sorry, whoever drew that up.
Okay, so tell us what
it is you're doing, sir, so we understand.
Well, originally when my family
bought this house, we have
uh we already had this edition on right but we didn't know i never knew this was done i guess
you say illegally or without permit okay but now i'm trying to fix up this house again to to make
it i guess more uh new right to update it for me for my kid so once we uh apply to the i guess to
fix up the permits they say this edition was not legal right okay so now we're trying to bring so
if i hire these engineers these guys they're saying they're gonna help me out try to bring
off the code and this is where we're at right now all right so could you show us photos of the
property of course prepare me for a minute
so you got the front of the house yes
and then we started to do some uh work into the house already some demolition and then that's
where we came to realize the rear end of the house uh the far the third one right there above the
green that's where the room was right where you guys are uh saying that's not compliant okay so
again what else this this room was already there okay so again we didn't know until we uh we started
demolishing and filed for permits and they said oh this was not there from the original plan when
you guys when the house was purchased so when did you purchase the house 1986 i believe my family
board it. Okay. All right. Well, here we are. Okay. Questions from the board? No, Mr. Chairman.
No, Mr. Chairman. Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
I see no hands at this time, Chair. Okay. Planning Commission.
Good morning, Chair Bergman. This is Ian Hegarty on behalf of the Philadelphia City Planning
Commission. Last name spelled H-E-G-A-R-T-Y. Do you swear from the tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth? Yes, sir, I do. Proceed. Thank you. Good morning, board members.
The comprehensive plan recommends no change to the single-family residential zoning at this
location. The occupied area proposed by the applicants is within 3% of the area required
by the code. It says variance is minimal. Likewise, the proposed depth of the rear yard is within 10%
of the requirement. These variances are minimal and do not conflict with the purpose and spirit
of the zoning code. And so the City Planning Commission recommends that the board grant the