Thank you.
currently chair we have 10 attendees you can proceed as you wish thank you good morning
everyone my name is bill bergman and i will be sharing this morning's hearings with me is our
Our vice chair, Ismail Shahid.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Cheryl L. Gaston.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you.
Our board member, Tana Graham.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Taya Nguyen.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
So present is our attorney, Hillary Emerson, and our executive director, Ian Haggerty.
Here's our verse 4 for now.
270-5548.
Leave your email address and the address of the property in question.
The question answer box on the screen is not for testimony.
All questions should be directed to our executive director at ZBA executive director at phil.gov.
Here's our schedule for today.
Number five.
Number five, MI 2024-003-335-621-25 Reed Street.
That case has been continued.
And number seven, MI 2024-007-193-3701 Chestnut Street.
That case has been continued.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
good morning mr chair this is jason and i will be your calls for this session
at this time i do not see any hands raised for further continuances
okay thank you so number one mi 2023 00716 469 urania street this is the third listing we have
no exhibits is hillary fullborn or galen fitzpatrick in the audience
chair we have a hand up raised hand raised from a number ending in 3552 i'll let them speak now if
you wish sure good morning
hello hi could you please state your name and spell for the sonographer
Yes, Adrienne Fernandez. My last name is spelled F-E-R-N-A-N-D-E-Z, Swampoodle Neighborhood Prices Association, RTO.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Adrienne, are you involved in this 469 Arania Street?
No, I'm sorry. I am calling about 2601-31 North 26th Street. I'm sorry, North 28th Street.
28th Street. That case has not been heard yet. We're going to get to that. Okay.
Okay, so 469 Arania Street. Is there anyone in the audience present?
Again, Mr. Chair, I didn't see any hands.
Okay, so MI 2023-007-126-469 Iranian Street, I vote to dismiss.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is to dismiss.
Kenetta Graham, my vote is to dismiss.
Iowan, my vote is to dismiss.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss.
Thank you.
Number two, MI 2024, 000819, 4444 Oakmont Street, Robert and Amanda Klein.
4444 Oakmont Street, Robert and Amanda Cline, this is a resumptive hearing.
Robert Cline has been allowed to speak.
Mr. Cline, could you please state your name?
Robert Cline.
Spell for the stenographer.
Mr. Cline?
i'm sorry mr jerry cut off okay it was switching me into like a panelist sorry
all right thank you hi mr klein could you spell your name for the stenographer
it's uh robert r-o-b-e-r-t klein k-l-e-i-n do you swear or firm to tell the truth the whole truth
and nothing but the truth i do okay so mr klein this is a resumptive hearing and uh we're going
to have you testify relative to we needed photos, interior photos, and we do have your updated tax
compliance. So thank you. Could you show us the photos that you have, sir? Let me just share my
screen okay you're we see you okay
there would be one sec sorry
okay so
this is
open this up. We don't see anything. You have to show us your photos, right?
We see you. Okay, hold on one sec.
Sorry.
okay we're starting to come i see your photos okay sorry about the technical difficulties
all right so this is um the the bathroom for so the last time when i testified i didn't
i know could but could you do me a favor could you enlarge it so we can see it
so in other words your pdfs are here but we're trying to see the photos can you see can you
see the picture i have on my screen now or no no we see like you got it i think you got a tap on
the bathroom bedrooms etc to make it come up right okay give me give me one sec
okay thank you when he moves so that's the bathroom on the first floor
yep that's the bathroom remember this this unit's vacant um we haven't we're gonna we're gonna paint
it um yeah make it look nicer put furniture in it um this is the bedroom as is um kitchen as is
and then
living room as is.
And then this is
pictures of the
second floor. This is the
bedroom, the kitchen,
living room
and kitchen, living room.
This is the
back driveway,
corner of the front.
This was the new zone
and toaster that I had to post.
your testimony your testimony prior was this has always been a duplex and you have non-opposition
for homesburg civic associations here correct okay questions from the board
um can we uh what was that picture of the living room
where what is this one or yeah is that is that the living room or is that a is that a bedroom or
it's it's a living room over the years um people have used uh you know it's it's front of the house
or back of the house and i have had tenants use one as the bathroom and another one's the living
room um yeah is that a closet the the doors there it is a closet yeah lining doors yep it's a it's
a closet it's got lots of storage right there okay and where's the where's the entrance to the
unit can we see that in these pictures is that uh i don't think i have any entryway pictures i just
pictures is that i don't think i have any entryway pictures i just took pictures of the inside of
the units okay but to access the units how are we getting in and so you you come in the the front
door right there as soon as you come in there's a door to your left that goes to the first floor
and then when you go up the steps that's what gets you up to the second floor there is so there's
there's a main door um and then there's there's two doors for each apartment or one door for each
apartment okay and then the door there uh that's on the bottom the basement door yes what are we
what are we doing with that is that an entrance that we're using is that just to the basement
it just goes to the basement goes to the laundry area there's a washer dryer down there um and then
the hot water heaters, the heaters. There's some additional storage, and then there's an entry
from there to get to the first floor. Okay. And do the tenants have access to this basement?
They do. Okay. Both sets of tenants, the first floor tenants and the second floor tenants?
Correct. Okay. For purposes of using the laundry downstairs, is that, and for storage purposes?
yep yep exactly yeah okay all right thank you no problem other questions
questions or comments from our attorney hillary emerson
not at this time mr chair questions or comments from the virtual audience
you're not seeing any answer mr chair planning commission
good morning amy boy with the planning commission amy boyd
you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth is nothing but the truth
i do please proceed the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing rsa 5
single family residential zoning at this location the appellant has not shown that
the property cannot be used in strict conformity with the zoning code and that the variance is
therefore necessary to enable viable economic use of the property. A 2020 zoning ordinance
passed by City Council which regulated short-term rentals did not change the basic rule prohibiting
full-time use of dwelling units as short-term rentals. This type of absentee management where
the owner does not live in the unit has been illegal since the first short-term rental zoning
regulations became effective in 2015 what changed the passage of the 2020 ordinance is that there
is now a licensing enforcement mechanism therefore the city planning commission recommends that the
board deny the requested use for answer visitor accommodation excuse me mr chair there um there's
somebody with their hand raised they had their hand raised at different points during the
presentation uh randolph fair could you they've been allowed to speak sir could you please state
your name and spell for the stenographer randolph fair please unmute and wait to be sworn in
hello hi hi could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
Randolph Fair Sr.
R-A-N-D-O-L-P-H
F-A-I-R
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Are you a neighbor?
Okay, please proceed.
Yes, actually I signed on
not knowing what I was signing on to
because there's actually two things going on.
One is for a property that's actually
down the street from me a school no well sir listen to me this is 4444 oakmont street i have
no comment on that thank you very much is there anyone else in the audience for oakmont street
okay thank you so mi 2024 000 819 444 oakmont street i vote yes for a temporary variance
that expires
7-7-28
and what happens if there's 7-28
coming back again sir
Cheryl Guess
and my vote is yes with Proviso
Taneta Graham my vote is yes
with Proviso
guy's not voting this is the one this is the one i didn't okay okay ishmael ishmael my vote is just
this is the one
this is the one I didn't hear
with proviso thank you number three thank you thank you number three mi 2024 001 673
920 and one half west somerset street devon ukta is the attorney this is a resumptive hearing
They will be coming back in as a panelist shortly, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Boris.
Good morning, counsel. Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Yes. Devin Uqda, D-E-V-I-N. My last name is Uqda, U-Q-D-A-H.
you swear or affirm to tell the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the truth
yes I do
so counsel this is a resumptive hearing
has it been posted for this date
and do you have a photo of that posting
and the second thing is
we see you want a triplex
the letter you sent to the neighbors
says it's a duplex
So the letter I sent to the neighbor says a duplex
Says it's the duplex
Says it is currently a duplex
So I'm
So I'm trying to make it a multi
I know I'm aware
You want a triplex
Correct
But what I'm saying the letter that went to the neighbors
said that you wanted a duplex okay am i right hillary
yes so the letter advising them of the rco meeting
that was in your packet right so we had a change in plan um i guess if approved we can come back
and ask for an additional unit but it's large enough for three units it was actually a commercial
space on the bottom originally and then two units on the top. So it already is one commercial space
and two units currently. Hillary, I think it's going to let you have to go back to the neighbors
and explain that. Do you agree? Yeah, I mean, what was presented to the neighbors, Mr. Efta?
It was presented that it was going to be three units. We presented that it was going to be,
the neighbors were aware that it was a candy store usage that there is a store and has been
there for like 20 or 30 years um and we just were keeping the two units the same and just