the back end of it, and then the building was entirely renovated. We do have the support
of the Broad Street West RCO. I sent out well over 100 letters. No neighbor showed up. Three
members of the board voted in support of the project. Mr. D'Antonio, who's the president,
noted that they didn't receive any complaints from the neighbors or members of the community,
so they voiced their support. This is a photograph. Again, the old Lancey's Bakery used to occupy
the entire first floor and about back to where my cursor is. We were in front of the board in 2018.
We asked for an addition at the back and then the change of use from the bakery to a coffee shop.
You can see three meters, four meters, one common, one for the bakery, one for each apartment above.
This is a photograph of the interior of the bakery.
You can see there's some paintings hung on the wall in the rear.
Mr. Tartaglini has engaged local artists once a month.
the local artists in the neighborhood can come in
and put their drawings and sketches on the wall,
and they're for sale if someone wants to buy it.
This is a closer look at the seating area
for the coffee drinkers and tea drinkers,
as well as the artist wares on the wall.
Interior photographs of the apartments upstairs.
These are the plans.
But where my cursor is was a two-story addition that was put on between 2018 and 2020-21.
Everything else remains the same.
We don't have any issues with open space, rear yard, or height.
We have commercial trash pickup.
The hours of operation will remain the same.
Their application for appeal, indicating real estate taxes are paid up.
our zoning map, here's the corner of property,
our zoning map here's a corner property here's colorado street there's apartments across the
here's Colorado Street, there's a park.
street there's some other commercial uses on the other corners the deed indicating ownership my
client purchased the property in 2018 our notice letter indicating we mailed out 164 pieces of mail
and that is the presentation mr chairman so just in conclusion
uh the use that was approved 18 2018 five years ago it hasn't been continuous since then because
there was a lot of renovation underway the coffee shop's been in business about two years or so
well received in the neighborhood the neighborhood's becoming more densely populated with a lot of
apartments younger people moving in uh it's dog friendly mr tartaglini has dog treats for the
neighbors, dogs, animals that come in. It's a nice setting, great place to stop by. And we're asking
that the board look upon this and make this a permanent variance that he can maintain the
coffee shop and that we don't have to come back in five years. And the apartments, again, will stay
as is. We're not altering the essential character of the neighborhood. We're not impairing anyone's
light or air or any adjacent properties. We're basically in harmony with the code. It is a
commercial use, replacing a prior commercial-slash-retail use with residential above.
And with that, I would ask that my client unmute himself and be able to adopt my testimony.
Daniel?
He's allowed to speak.
Daniel, could you please state your name and spell for this photographer?
Dan, can you unmute yourself?
I'm not Dan.
Good morning, everyone.
Can you hear me?
Daniel, please state your name and spell for the stenographer.
My name is Daniel Tartaglini.
That's first name is D-A-N-I-E-L.
Last name is capital T-A-R-T-A-G-L-I-N-I.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
I do, yes.
Please proceed, counsel.
Mr. Tartaglini, were you on the Zoom call when I presented your project for the coffee shop at Colorado and Jackson Street?
Yes, sir.
And if you had the opportunity to testify, would you adopt my testimony as your own and as true and correct?
Yes, sir.
Thank you, Mr. Tartaglini.
Questions from the board? No, Mr. Chair.
Questions or comments from our attorney, Hillary Emerson?
Just briefly, Mr. Chair, I just wanted to note for the record that it appears the refusal is missing a refusal for having multiple principal uses on an RSA 5 lot.
But that's, I just want to note it for the record. There's nothing that we need to further we need to do. Thank you.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
Yes, I have Alexander Duller will be allowed to speak.
Good morning, sir. Could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer?
Good morning. My name is Alexander Duller, A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R-D-U-L-L-E-R.
You swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Are you a neighbor?
Please proceed.
um i live across the street um i'm not sure if the immediate neighbor right who that uh across
this was across the street for me gina she also said she was going to be attending but
um basically we talking with some of the near neighbors we were basically asking the board to
grant this again as a temporary use maybe tied in with the lease to the actual business
ultimately the issue is i'm i'm an architect here in the city i've presented in front of
this board many times the moment you guys grant this as a sit-down restaurant um this restaurant
is not guaranteed to be here for the next 20 30 years i've lived on that block for 20 years now
Watched it go from Lancey's Bakery on the opposite corner.
There's another commercial space, and we've watched that become a nuisance depending on the use.
Right now, it's a very low-key office, but at one time, it was a carpet company that had big blinking lights all day long and all night long.
Ultimately, this coffee shop that's been open for the past couple of years is doing a great job.
But the moment it becomes, you know, some other sort of restaurant, it can become a nuisance to the neighborhood.
you know, some other sort of restaurant, it can become a nuisance to the neighborhood.
So we basically would like to make sure that the provisos that were attached to the original
zoning ultimately are attached again to this zoning because this could become a nuisance
restaurant. And by the board granting the use permanently, it could become any number of
restaurants any number of uses and in even in its current state you know right now we have a lot of
people double parking parking in the neighbors literally parking in our cars to go to the coffee
shop now typically it isn't a problem because you know most people double park go in get a cup of
coffee get a cannoli and you know head out in 10 minutes but I've definitely been stuck there for
at times it it you know henry says it's a dense neighborhood it's the vast majority of single
family homes when he presented this five years ago we asked that it either be another apartment
or be a use of a office or you know a lower a lower use something you know once again kind of
tied into daytime use that's why what five years ago we came and we we we asked the board at the
time to make it a temporary use and attach the provisos that were attached previously in terms
of hours and whatnot so basically we're i'm i'm just here for that the reason i didn't attend
the neighborhood meeting was it was on the same day as the solar eclipse and i was traveling i
was in ohio to actually witness that event so thank you thank you for taking the time to call
and we appreciate is there anyone else in the virtual audience
i've seen no hands planning commission
hello amy board with the city planning commission the comprehensive plan recommends no change to
existing single-family residential zoning at this location however the uses for multi-family living
and an eating and drinking establishment are consistent with documented prior use therefore
the city planning commission recommends that the board grant the variances for eating and drinking
establishment and to family household living. Thank you. Mr. Clinton, you want to respond to
the neighbor's comments? Yes. I mean, when we were there five years ago, I mean, I don't remember
Mr. Delver at the meeting then, but if he said he was there, he was there. My client has invested
substantial financial resources in this property.
The two apartments are ongoing.
They're in existence.
The coffee shop is a low-density use.
I understand Mr. Dollar's concern,
but I guess if the past history is any proof
of what future performance will be,
we'd like to ask the board to make this a permanent variance
so Mr. Tardegallini doesn't have to come back again
and expend resources to to plead his case when he hasn't had no complaints for any the entire
amount of time he's been there thank you mi2024 000913 1716 jackson street i vote yes
thomas holloman my vote is yes james snell my vote is yes ishmael shaheed my vote is yes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Clinton, could you stay on, please?
We have another of your case here.
So MI 2023-007-173-2943 Master Street.
There's a letter of support from the Brewery Town Shardswood Community Civic Association.
The applicant also provided a petition and support signed by approximately 46 neighbors.
Mr. Clinton, just for the record, state your name.
You've already been sworn.
My name is Henry Clinton, C-L-I-N-T-O-N.
Mr. Clinton, could you identify your client, the relationship to this property?
The client is B as in Bill, S as in Sam, A as in Albert, J as in John, LLC, the principal
of which is Bonnie Sarana, S-A-R-A-N-A, and she is on the call.
Thank you.
Our vice chair has a few questions for you, sir.
Good morning, counsel. Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal or stipulate to its accuracy?
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?
We have Mr. Shishimi.
Thanks, counsel. Please proceed to share your screen.
uh good morning again mr chairman is that visible we're up it's up sheriff it's fine
Good morning again, Mr. Chambers.
uh henry clinton on behalf of the applicant bsaj comma llc principal of which is bonnie sarana
this is a request for a bakery at 2943 master street it's a corner property as i'll show you
So these are the table of contents, exhibits A1 through A10, which I ask to be admitted into evidence.
This is the refusal.
This is a CMX1 zoning district.
It's a corner property, and the proposal is a sit-down restaurant, but it's really not a restaurant.
It's a bakery, but because they're seating, it's classified as a sit-down restaurant.
Prior uses have been a tattoo parlor, and you'll see some of the photographs.
It was also called Urban Legend at one point.
They sold T-shirts, hoodies, sneakers, and sweatshirts.
This is the RCO, Letter of Support, unanimous, 9-0.
Everybody loves a bakery.
Again, as the chairman mentioned, this is Brewery Town, Sharswood Community Civic Association.
And they were very impressed with Miss Serrano.
Miss Serrano already owns a bakery on Paschonk Avenue, a very successful venture.
She's trying to duplicate that business model on Master Street in North Philadelphia.
She's hands-on.
She's the baker.
She's there all hours of night and day, and she has a great track record, and the community
group was very impressed with her, as are the neighbors.
You can see the 46 signatures in support of the project.
so this is the the corner uh stucco exterior the idea is that the first floor
will have some seating not a lot just enough maybe 10 or so and there's some equipment and
i'll show you that on the first floor and then the second floor is really where all the baking
operations will take place so it's a full commercial use there's not going to be an
apartment or anything on the second floor we're not expanding the building we're going to keep
the facade, some nice detail at the cornice. This is a prior photograph before that awning
was put up by Urban Legend. You can see there's a yard space there. That's where the trash will be
kept. Interestingly, Ms. Saranis shopped on Paschalk Avenue. She only generates two bags
of trash a week. She belongs to a community garden. She composts everything that is excess
from the bakery and even her flour bags are compostable so there's very very little waste
with this operation some interior photographs just to show the layout this is the second floor where
obviously it'll be converted into a an area for all the cooking appliances and i have photographs
of the appliances for the board as we walk through this first floor again this is not
totally renovated yet. It's all
existing.
These are some of the baked goods,
products that Miss Serrano
is very skilled at,
bagels, cookies.
If it was a live presentation, Mr. Chairman,
we would have brought in some samples for
everybody, but virtually
unable to do that.
These are the plans
and layout. This is the first floor, again,
heating, bar stool area, equipment, appliances, handicap bathroom, access to the rear yard for
trash storage, commercial trash storage. Second floor, these letters comport with certain equipment
that I'll show you briefly as I walk through the presentation. This is the site plan, again,
the rear yard for trash storage. This is a more detailed look at the floor plan, seating on the
first floor front, cooking appliances, again the bathroom, and the second floor has most of where
all the cooking will take place. These are all the materials and appliances and equipment that