Thank you.
good morning should i see 38 attendees in the audience okay we're ready to go
yeah good morning everyone my name is bill bergman and i will be chairing this morning's meeting
with me is our vice chair ismail shaheed
present mr chairman our board member james snell present mr chairman our board member
rachel l gaston present mr chairman our board member tanetta graham and i am present our board
member michael johns president here mr chairman and our board member okay also present is our
attorney hillary emerson and our deputy director for planning and zoning kathleen grady here's our
virtual format. Be advised the planning, the proceedings are being recorded. With your
participation, you agree to be recorded. A video will be available by contacting kathleen.grady
at phila.gov. For a court sonographer, we ask attorneys and witnesses to identify themselves
before testifying. If you're participating by phone, press star 9 to raise your hand
and star six to unmute.
To enter or appear in a statement,
call 267-270-5548.
Leave your email address
and the address of the property in question.
And finally, the question answer box on the screen
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to Kathleen Grady, our deputy director.
Let's look at today's schedule.
Let's see here, number...
Number one, MI 2022-002-928-549-51-North 10th Street.
Vern Anastasio is the attorney, but also the RCO rep.
Please come on for this case.
Mr. Anastasio.
Vern Anastasio has been allowed to speak.
Good morning, Mr. Chair, members of the board.
Good morning, counsel.
Could you state your name for the record, please, and spell for the stenographer?
Yes, sir.
It's Vern Anastasio, V-E-R-N, last name A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O, on behalf of applicant, appellant,
Cherry Lee.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I do, sir.
This is the sixth listing.
I understand there's a request for a continuance.
Is that correct?
The letter came from the 14th Ward Registered Community Organization.
asking for one final continuance.
They had asked for a site visit.
We walked them through the property.
We've met with them separately on several occasions,
come up with a plan that they were willing to support.
But they did, in fact, ask us to return one last time.
All right. Is the RCO on the line?
yes we have um somebody by the name of philip murray murray here and they have allowed to speak
please unmute yourself philip good morning could you please state your name and spell for the
stenographer.
Philip?
They seem to be experiencing technical difficulties with unmuting themselves.
All right.
Hold on.
Vern, have you sent the letter over to Hillary?
The RCO letter was emailed to all of us in mid-June, but then I did forward it again
to Ms. Dandy yesterday. All right. Thank you very much. All right. So MI 2022-002-928-549-51
North 10th Street. Cases continue. Mark must be heard. Thank you. Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.
Number three, MI2023-006-947-133 South 60th Street.
Number three.
Cases continued.
Number five, MI2024-001-175-1517 West Indiana Avenue.
Cases continued.
Number six, MI 2024-001-176-5101 Funston Street.
Cases continued.
Number eight, MI 2024-001-331-3144 Euclid Street.
Cases continued.
Number 17, MI 2024-001-331-3144 Euclid Street.
MI 2024-001-571-809-North 42nd Street, cases continued.
And number 18, MI 2024-001-591-803-North 42nd Street, cases continued.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
Chair, we have Vern and Anastasio with their hand raised.
They have been allowed to speak.
Good morning again, Mr. Chair.
Just for the record, state your name.
You won't have been sworn.
Vern Anastasio on behalf of Rasa Holmes.
And I'm calling, I mean, Rosemont raised my hand because the board did continue 133 South
60th Street.
But for the benefit of the board's docket, I would prefer to just withdraw the case and
resubmit when ready.
What case is that, Vern?
133 South 60th.
That's number three, Mr. Chair.
Oh, okay.
You had already continued it.
All right, so you want to withdraw that?
Yes, sir.
So MI 2023-006-947-133 South 60th Street, case has been withdrawn.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Any other requests for continuance?
Niama Thomas has been allowed to speak.
Good morning, Mr. Chair and the Board.
Good morning.
Could you please state your name and spell for the court sonographer?
My name is Yama Thomas.
My name is spelled N-Y-A-M-A-H.
Last name is T-H-O-M-A-S.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Are you requesting a continuance?
Yes, I am.
Okay, so this was your first listing and you need an attorney for the case, am I correct?
This is correct.
Okay, thank you. So MI 2024-001-329-2330 North Reece Street, case has been continued. Thank you for calling in.
Thank you, Mr. Chair and the Board. Have a good day.
Number 15, MI 2024, 001-514-2550 East Clearfield Street. No exhibits first listing. Samuel Yaron and Ashley Nevarez are the listed applicants.
Samuel Yaron and or Ashley Navarez, if you are in a virtual audience, please raise your virtual hand.
I see no hands.
Okay, so this is the first listing.
So MI 2024-001-514-2550 East Clearfield Street, cases continued, mark must be heard.
And then number 10, MI 2024, 001-378-1608 West Nidro Avenue, this case has been withdrawn.
We're going to go to our add-on cases.
Excuse me, Mr. Chair, number nine on the list was no exhibits.
Did we call that case?
No, you know what? You're right. I'm sorry. MI 2024-001-335-4752-54 North 11th Street.
David Roa is the listed owner. Rayaz Al-Azbal is the listed applicant. No exhibits, first listing.
David Roa, if you're in a virtual audience, please raise your hand.
Or A.B. Reyes, if you're also in the audience, please raise your virtual hand.
see anything i see no hands so mi 2024 001 335 47 52 to 54 north 11 street cases continued mark
I see anything?
I see no hands.
must be heard thank you hillary we're going to go to our add-ons um
let's see here okay mi2023 007202 5369 the 75 wing of hockin heights i vote i vote no
excuse me mr chair um can we read the letter from the planning commission record thank you
The Planning Commission has sent us a letter. Pursuant to Section 14-301-3C.2.C. of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, the City Planning Commission reviewed the variance requested at 5369-6575 Wing-Hawken Heights, heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment on May 21, 2024.
The comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing single-family zoning at this location.
The proposed four units' land areas, consistent with the underlying zoning, which would allow the new land area to be subdivided by right if Wingahawken Heights were a legally open street.
The City Planning Commission therefore recommends that the Board grant the variance for the unit count as requested.
sincerely, Maritime DeCamp, AICP Executive Director. I vote no. Also voting is Ismael
Shaheed and James Snell. Ismael, could you please certify?
I certified, Ismael Shaheed certified that I have watched a video and my vote is yes.
James Snell my voters no
Hillary we'll have to get back to this right am I correct
yes because we because this was heard under the rules that need
three sure sure agreement yes okay thank you
excuse me I'm looking at the wrong case
my apologies I'm a no on this vote
all right thank you very much um no number two mi2023 002 921 2018 east ontario street
the vote in this matter has been rescheduled to the start of the 2 p.m list today and number three
mi2023 006 846 6922 east roosevelt boulevard
I vote no
James Snell my vote is no
Jim you're not a vote on this one
Oh is this one? Okay you're looking at the wrong one
Cheryl? Cheryl Gaston my vote is no
Tanetta
Tanetta
you're you're muted you're muted you're muted Tanetta
Tanetta Graham my vote is no thank you Tanetta
let's start want to go to number two first mi2023 006 568 216 south 52nd street roger
Roger Perry is the attorney.
There is a letter of support from the West Philadelphia Economic Development Council
with Provisives.
Yeah, good morning.
My name is Roger Perry.
I'm here representing Philaboo's LLC, the owner of the property, as well as a proposed restaurant operator.
Okay, Mr. Perry, could you please state your name again and spell for the stenographer?
I'm sorry.
Roger Perry, R-O-G-E-R, Perry, P-E-R-R-Y.
You swear, Fern, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
I do, Mr. Chairman.
Could you one more time state who your client is and the relationship to this property?
Yes, I represent Phyllabiz LLC, a limited liability company, which is the owner, and I'll share the documents. And I'm also here today, I believe, with the proposed restaurant operator and probably the architect, which is Group G.
restaurant operator and probably the architect, which is Group G.
Our Vice Chair has a few questions for you, sir.
Okay. Can I share the screen as well?
You can start sharing your screen.
Thank you.
Good morning, Counselor. Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal or stipulate to its accuracy?
Yes, I do.
Have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that is needed to proceed with this case five days in advance of this hearing?
Yes, we have. This is a matter that is continued from April.
Thank you, counsel. Please proceed if I were to share your screen.
Okay, thank you very much. As I indicated, I'm representing the owner of this property. You can
see the deed here, Philobivs LLC. That's one of my clients. This is a referral. As I note,
here's the refusal here. This is a request for a takeout restaurant only in the 52nd Street
corridor. And it's not a refusal, it's a referral. It's in a CMX 2.5
district and so forth. This is a request for a takeout by Hot Chicken Incorporated,
which is a franchise operation, and they do spice chicken and mix steak sandwiches and so forth
with related. We have met several times with the RCO. I'll deal with the big issue first.
The big issue, which the continuance was based on from April, was the fact that they wanted to
review the property in person and did, and were asking for a possible sit-in restaurant. We met
with them. We met with the architect a number of times. This property, as I'll show you, which
probably will be the best indication here okay here's the property 216 south 52nd street it's a
very small uh former uh property and so the posting well let's go down to the site and here
it is here apartment above and so forth and we indicated with uh much input from visiting in the
neighborhood and the architect that it was not feasible to completely reconstruct this property.
The idea is to utilize an existing kitchen and the space in this one narrow property.
And that's across the street. And put out takeout only and so forth. We talked to them. We indicated
that we would be glad to put in security cameras,
put in lighting here, put in a new tree in front,
the hours, and I don't have the letter,