ZBA Hearing - June 25, 2025

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good morning everyone we will be starting shortly if you're in attendance and you're here

for a certain case please put it in the q a um just your property address and the mi number if

you have it um or just a property address and we will be starting shortly good morning

Good morning. I'm Jill Cefeli. I just wanted to let you know, I'll be the reporter for the hearings this morning.

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Good morning. Good morning again, everyone. If you're here for any case today, please

use the Q&A to write down the address or MI number if you have it, and we will begin shortly.

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We're going to start in a few minutes.

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the special hearing of the Zoning Board

mode of adjustment.

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what's what's 113 going to be

so

That's 1-13, right?

You want me to call them up?

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Okay.

I have it, yep.

okay we're ready right

Good morning everyone. Welcome to our special meeting and I'll explain to you what we're going to do shortly, but my name is Bill Bergman and I will be chairing this. With me on the phone is Cheryl L. Gaston.

good morning everyone um welcome to

Present, Mr. Chairman.

Tanetta Graham, our board member.

Chairman.

Our board member, Michael Johns.

Present, Mr. Chairman.

Our board member, Taya Nguyen, should be coming up the steps shortly.

And our board member, Ryan McAdams.

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Also present is our attorney, Hillary Emerson, and our board administrator, Lakeisha Dandy.

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i mentioned um this is a sub this is a uh a special hearing we're having all the batters

on today's regular list are appeals that appear to have been abandoned because the board has not

received communications from the appellants for at least one year. The applicants for all of these

cases were previously notified using the last available contact information that their appeal

was considered abandoned by the board and they should contact the ZBA within 30 days if they

wish to continue or withdraw. They were further advised that the cases for which no information

was provided would be recommended for dismissal at today's hearing. The scope of today's hearing

will be limited to the disposition of these cases. No testimony will be taken on the absence of the

appeals, on the substance of the appeals. Any cases that are continued will be scheduled for

hearing at a later date and the applicant will be required to compete the rco meeting

neighborhood notification and posted require requirements even if completely previously

what we are going to do is go over some of the add-on cases that we've had

in the last few weeks so number one that we will be voting on is mi2025

00384

5052 City

Line Avenue

This case is going to be rescheduled

to July 9th at 9.30

a.m.

Number 2

MI 2025

004

022

3201 Ryan Avenue

One minute

the board has determined that this appeal was timely filed a hearing on the merits will

proceed as scheduled on tuesday august 19th at 9 30 a.m number three mi 2025 000 474

M-I-2025-000-474-1515 Packer Avenue.

I vote yes.

Proviso, Certificate of Occupancy to be obtained.

Michael Johns, my vote is yes with Proviso.

Gerald Gaston, my vote is yes with Proviso.

Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes with Proviso.

Tywin, my vote is yes with Proviso.

number four mi 2024 006 699 2021 stanton avenue this case has been continued to

7 30 uh 7 30 at 9 30 a.m for an rco meeting

number eight number five mi 2025 000 233 2963 lawrence street this is a request

for reconsideration. I vote yes to reconsideration and rehearing. Michael Johns, I vote yes to

rehearing and reconsideration. Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.

Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing. I win, my vote is yes to reconsideration

and rehearing. Number six, MI 2024, 004-775-3645 North 19th Street, I vote yes to

request for reconsideration and rehearing.

Michael Johns, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.

Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.

Tywin, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.

Number seven, MI2025-000394-2026 South Fish Street, I vote yes to reconsideration and rehearing.

Michael Johns, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.

Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.

I win.

My vote is yes to reconsideration and rehearing.

Number eight, MI 2024-007-301-10188 Busselton Avenue.

I vote no.

Michael Johns, my vote is no.

Excuse me, Mr. Chair, can we vote no to reconsideration and rehearing?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I vote no to reconsideration and rehearing.

Michael Johns, my vote is no to reconsideration and rehearing.

Cheryl Gaston, my vote is no to reconsideration and rehearing.

Tyra Wynn, my vote is no to reconsideration and rehearing.

Okay, so Hillary, I'm going to go with some of the cases we already know about, and I'll call them into, okay?

So, number 14, MI2025-003-795, 1269 South 21st Street.

This case has been withdrawn.

number 49 m i 2025 003 893 2001 bridge street that case has been withdrawn

number 113 mi 2025 003 814 325 west glenwood avenue that case has been withdrawn

no hold on okay okay sure good morning sir

good morning sir do you swear hold the mic a little closer to you

do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth

yes okay

what have they decided what to do with the case what do you want to do with the case

Okay. Thank you very much. This case will be rescheduled.

Thank you, sir, for coming in. We do appreciate it.

Number 169 MI 2025 003-891-6656, Crowson Street, that case has been withdrawn.

number 174 mi 2025 003801 701 adams avenue that case has been uh withdrawn number 175

mi 2025 003892 7137 woodland avenue

003892, 7137 Woodlandon Avenue.

That case has been continued.

Number 179.

MI 2025, 003581, 721 East Chelten Avenue.

That case has been withdrawn.

number 184

MI 2025

003589

that case has been dismissed

with proviso two year rule waived