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ZBA Hearing - May 15, 2024

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)May 15, 20245h 20m

to pick out. Donna's got to

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speak, please, okay? Okay.

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I don't know which one to pick.

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I'm not sure.

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Do you have

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photos of the property?

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Yes. It's probably asking you to

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select a window. Can you

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select photos of the property?

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okay hold control to select multiple okay share okay there you go here we go thank you

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show us some photos of the property what you're trying to do this is the old pool shed

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right there right then no no no donna's got to speak okay sorry that was the old pool shed

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back in 90

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and

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the new shed is

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Uh, the new shed is the one that you're seeing right now.

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the one

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you're seeing right now.

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Okay.

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And that's attached to the house.

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Am I correct?

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Yes.

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Yes.

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I went to the house, not to the fence.

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All right.

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Show us some more photos.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Tell them what it is.

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It's the same picture.

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Front view.

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Front view of it.

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This is the back view of it where my pool is.

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The pool filter is in the shed.

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That's why I had it rebuilt, because it was starting to age, and I didn't want it to age anymore.

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Plus, I'm kind of disabled now, so I needed access from the house in rather than out the back door to the shed.

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So that's really why I attached it.

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Okay.

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So that's the inside of it.

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Yes, that's my laundry room looking into the shed.

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okay okay that's the filter

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the pool filter sorry

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yeah okay that's cool yep that's the pump the pool filter so why don't you why don't you did you went

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to the normandy civic association right yes and what and they they they uh supported you in this

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right yes yeah there was a full approval did they vote that night in front of you yes and was the

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vote unanimous yes okay and do you have a copy of the letter there yes why don't you show us the

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letter okay um i have to i have to share a different document all right he understands

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We're sharing a different document.

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Okay, sure.

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It came from Alice.

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Yeah.

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Brian O'Neill's office.

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We do have a copy of the letter.

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Oh, you do?

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We have a copy of the letter.

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Okay.

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So, questions from the board.

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no mr chairman no chair no chair questions or comments from our attorney hillary emerson

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not at this time mr chair questions or comments from the virtual audience

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yes i have alice judovic will be allowed to speak good morning alice

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good morning chairman members of the board alice judovic from councilman brian o'neill's office

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Alice, could you just spell your name for the record?

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A-L-I-C-E.

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Last name is U-D-O-V-I-C-H.

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Do you swear or firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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I do.

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Please proceed.

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Chairman, the Councilman has no objection to the granting of the variance at this location.

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Thank you very much.

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Is there anyone else in the virtual audience?

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There are no hands, Chair.

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Planning Commission.

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Good morning, everybody. Amy Boyd with the City Planning Commission.

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Could you spell your name for the court stenographer, please?

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A-M-Y-B-O-Y-D.

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Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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I do.

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Please proceed.

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The comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing single-family residential zoning at this location.

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The proposed variance for side yard setback is consistent with documented prior use.

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The City Planning Commission recommends that the board grant the variance.

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Thank you.

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So MI 2022-004-261-2807, Nightingale Road, I vote yes.

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Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes.

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James Snell, my vote is yes.

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Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes.

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You have your vote.

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Thank you so much, everybody.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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So, so number 17, MI 2022, 004-440-204 North 52nd Street.

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Corrin Weiss is the attorney or the attorney for the owner.

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This is a resumptive hearing.

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Excuse me.

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You said the last name, the first name was Corrin Weiss, Corrin?

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Corrin, C-O-R-E-N, last name is Weiss, W-I-S-E.

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Thank you.

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Corrin Weiss, can you please raise your virtual hand?

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Coming in as a panelist, Chair.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Good morning, Mr. Chair.

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Good morning, Mr. Chair.

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Corrin Weiss.

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Corrin Wise for Appliate.

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Just for the record, could you spell your name, please?

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C-O-R-E-N-W-I-S-E.

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Right.

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Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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Yes, sir.

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So, Hillary, we need planning where they stand with this?

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Yes, Mr. Chair.

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this case was previously held for clarification of the use. The use on the refusal was listed as

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a single room residence. I did verify with L&I that that is the correct use category because

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there are both shared dining and bathing facilities being proposed at the property.

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So, with that, I have advised planning that the use on the refusal was confirmed by L&I, and I believe that they are ready to give their recommendation.

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Planning Commission.

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Good morning, Amy Board with the City Planning Commission.

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Please proceed.

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The comprehensive plan recommends a change in zoning at this location from residential single-family to residential multifamily.

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The zoning for this property dates back to 1971.

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Proposed single-room residence would be allowed with a special exemption under the proposed zoning.

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The City Planning Commission recommends that the Board grant the proposed use variance for single-room residence.

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Thank you.

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We're going to hold the vote on this.

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We have two of our members who will review the video from the prior hearing.

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We will vote on 5-22-24 at 9.30 a.m.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you, Councilman.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Thank you.

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We're going to go back to number four.

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Interpreter.

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The interpreter was April Zang.

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Yes.

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She's been promoted.

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Morning, interpreter.

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do we see any hands there are no no one with the

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hand raised by those names.

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Thank you.

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So MI 2023-002-377-2655 South Hutchison Street,

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this case is continued.

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Mark must be heard.

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Interpreter, thank you very much for your help.

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Could you state that for me, please?

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The case has been continued.

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Mark must be heard.

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Okay.

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Thank you very much for your help.

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We appreciate it.

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Thank you.

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We're going to go to our regular list.

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Number one, MI 2024-000-913-1716 Jackson Street.

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Henry Clinton is the attorney.

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There's a letter of support from Broad Street West Civic Association.

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Chair, I see Joseph Patton with his hand raised.

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Is he affiliated with Henry Clinton?

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No, he's from the prior resumption hearing that we just held.

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Thank you.

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Henry Clinton has been promoted.

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Good morning, Mr. Clinton.

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I'm promoting Mr. Clinton, but it seems like it's not working.

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But it seems like it's not working. Can someone else promote him, please?

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Can someone else promote him, please?

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Mr. Clinton?

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I'll be back in as a panelist.

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Okay, thank you.

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Good morning, Mr. Clinton. Just for the record, could you state your name and spell for this

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phonographer?

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Sure. My name is Henry Clinton, H-E-N-R-Y Clinton, C-L-I-N-T-O-N.

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Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?

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I do.

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Could you identify your client and the relationship to the property?

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Mr. Chairman, what property did you call because I was in between?

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That's right. 1716 Jackson.

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Okay. The client is Daniel Tardiglini and his wife, Stephanie. Daniel is on the call.

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Okay, and our vice chair has just a few questions, sir.

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Good morning, counsel.

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Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal or stipulate to its accuracy?

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I do, Mr. Sheehy.

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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?

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I did, except that within two days I sent additional interior photographs.

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Understood.

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Please proceed and share your screen.

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Thank you, sir.

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Is that visible, Mr. Chairman?

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It is.

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Well, good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the board.

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Henry Clinton, on behalf of Daniel Tardeglini.

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This is a request to make permanent a temporary use of a coffee shop at Jackson and Colorado

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Street in South Philadelphia.

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These are my table of contents containing refusal A1 to A10 as they be admitted into

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evidence.

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This is the refusal. This is an RSA 5 zoning district. And again, the classification is eating and drinking establishment and a sit down restaurant. But it's really a coffee shop and a two family dwelling above.

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So we were before the board in 2018, as this note below indicates, and we received a temporary use authorization to use as a coffee shop for five years.

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I think the board at that time wanted to see what the reaction would be to the neighborhood.

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Prior to this use, it was Lancey's Bakery, which had been in existence from 1955 until probably somewhere in 2010, 2015.

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15. So we're here back to the board asking to make this use permit. The use on the first floor

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is a coffee shop and above is a two-family. And the two-family was new construction,

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