pull that chair up come right up
we'll put that break down for you i know i could you please state your name and spell but by the
way good afternoon good afternoon could you uh state your name and spell for the stenographer
judy mays j-u-d-y-m-a-y-s right do you swear or firm to tell the truth told truth nothing but
truth yes are you for or against this project yes all right is there anything you can offer
that you haven't heard nothing but thank you very much council nothing thank you next person
good afternoon there you go nice all right pull that mic closely if you can my name is
katherine deangelis that's k-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-e that's d-e capital a-n-g-e-l-i-s do you swear
a firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth i do are you in favor of this
project or against i'm against it is there anything you can add that you haven't heard
uh yes go ahead um i own a property uh one there's a property next to them and then i own the next
uh yes go ahead um i own a property uh
property after that and it's a six unit apartment building which generates a lot of traffic um
their property or where they want to place the curb cut um it actually used to be a garden
um it was a full frontal garden in this house but where they want to place their car
um is about 50 feet from the corner which is a double stop sign and it's a highly trafficked
corner at fifth and dickinson um so there's no way they either have to pull into this spot or
back into it they're going to cause um confusion with drivers coming there is a lot of traffic
at that intersection right and it's very close to it all right thank you do you have any questions
counsel ma'am do you drive yes okay yes and have have you experienced any of this confusion that
you describe and are talking about yes okay um so you have
how can you be aware or sure that everyone else is as confused as you are
i can't be i can't speak for someone else obviously it's a personal matter it's when
you pull up to a stop sign and you're making a left or you're coming straight through you either
have clear passage or you don't you have to wait for a car that's backing out which is dangerous
we also have kirkbride school in the neighborhood and these kids walk
on the pavement every single day thank you very much you're welcome next person
afternoon afternoon okay why don't we get that microphone nice and close here so
so we've heard a lot so first of all state your name and spell for the sonographer
my name is
why don't you spell your last name
all right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
now we've heard a lot from all the other people what i want to know are you for this or against
and your neighbor
all right council do you have any questions no thank you very much for coming
go ahead go ahead good thanks um the first is when that property
It was built. There was a gate in front of it.
Secured both sides.
No, I'm putting this back.
All right. Go ahead.
My understanding is, and I'd like the owners to testify under oath
Okay. Right. Thank you very much for coming down and sitting here. Next person, please.
Why don't we pick that up?
Name is Wanda Scott.
wanda could you spell your name for the court's note thanks well s-c-o-t-t right do you swear
or affirm to tell the truth told truth nothing but truth i do and you were a neighbor yes okay
are you for or against yes thank you the oldest continuous living person on that block so i've
seen that block change how many how many years i want to hear how many years but you were probably
like 20 years 20 years old when you moved there right okay no i was 15. oh that's right still
there so i'm 50 something years oh okay that's great so i've seen that and one of the pictures
that the lawyer showed where he showed the cars like in the driveway that was the builder that
was not a previous owner that was the builder so i don't think he you know like said that the builder
They were improperly parked in that lot because they were doing work on that, the house.
because they were doing work on that the house thank you counsel you have any questions
Thank you. Councilor, you have any questions?
ma'am do you have any any person please any other evidence to that it's the builder other than
your claim no okay i got it i got it sorry hi could you please state your name good afternoon
first could you please state your name and spell it for us yes laura mullen l-a-u-r-a-m-u-l-l-i-n
do you swear or affirm to tell the truth told truth to nothing but the truth i do are you for
or against against okay is there anything else i mean we've had a lot so we're trying to yeah
really well explained but the neighborhood is great the street is great and uh i appreciate
your ability to have a speaker oh thank you is there anyone else is there anyone in the virtual
audience yes chair i have a hand up from a jack zhao i will allow them to speak okay
yes hi jack do you uh could you please name and state your name and spell freak stenographer
my name is jack last name z-h-a-o i'm the uh you know i'm the part you know uh partner of the
investment that falls hold on hold on hold on do you swear or affirm to tell the truth told truth
nothing but the truth um yes are you a are you a neighbor yes all right could you turn your
video on oh yes let me promote let me promote them for us this is
it should be coming back in shortly okay what did i say stay as the attending okay all right sir
can you hear can you see me
waiting for your video all right you have to accept that promotion
excuse me mr chair oh okay hi jack are you a neighbor
i'm sorry mr chair is coming back in now okay
yes uh i'm the neighbor and i uh against it you're against the two thank you thank you very
much council you have any questions for that uh are you a neighbor within 250 feet no i'm
the neighbor and uh part of the neighbor next door at 432 432 dickinson 432 dickinson i never
sign any paper okay all right thank you anyone else in the virtual audience yes chair i have
a hand up from chat on price i will go ahead no time how many more hands do you have up just four
hi could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer they're coming back in short
hi i'm jaclyn price hi could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
Jacqueline, J-A-C-L-Y-N, last name Price, P-R-I-C-E.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, told truth, nothing but the truth?
Jacqueline, are you a neighbor?
Are you for or against this project?
For this project.
Counsel, do you have any questions?
Jacqueline, what way would this benefit the block in the neighborhood in your estimation?
so i mean i i think it would benefit it in terms of getting cars off the street a lot of times
sometimes there's cars that parked on the curb and i feel like that's also a hazard too in terms of
walking down the street okay thank you thank you very much next hand please
yes and a hand up from sunbeat padanik i'll promote them they should be coming back in shortly
yes uh yes hello can you hear me sir could you please state your name and spell for the
stenographer uh yes uh sam that is spelled s-a-m as in mary b as in boy i t as in tom
last name is pat naik p as in paul a t as in tom t as in tom a n as in nancy a-i-k
do you swear or affirm to tell the truth whole truth nothing but the truth
yes are you a neighbor yes are you in favor or against uh i'm in favor okay uh is there anything
you get off that you haven't heard uh no i think uh all right the last person mentioned what i was
No, I think the last person mentioned what I was going to say.
Councilor, do you have any questions?
Counselor, do you have any questions for this person?
Not at this time.
All right.
Next hand, please.
Yes, a hand up from Alicia.
I will promote them and it should be coming back in shortly.
What do you have?
One more hand after that, Nate?
Yes, sir.
All right.
Thank you.
hi can you hear me i can could you please state your name and spell your stenographer
sure my name is haley shah first name is h-e-l-y last name shot s-h-a-h i am a neighbor and i am
in favor okay well don't let me swear you in first do you swear or affirm tell truth told
truth nothing but the truth yes you're in favor can you offer anything that hasn't been said
no thank you thank you next hand yes last hand is a jill gallagher i will promote them they
be coming back in shortly mr chair okay
Jill yes hi could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
sure hi jill j-i-l-l gallagher g-a
you're breaking up jill
jill we lost you
okay um
jill okay we're gonna have to be is there any more hands up
yeah one more by uh kate mcdonald that's the last hand
that should be coming back in shortly
kate could you please state your hand name and spell it for the stenographer
sure jill gallagher g-a-l-l-a-g-a-g-a-g-r all right do you swear or firm to tell the truth
told truth nothing but the truth miss gallagher
i do um are you in favor of this project or against
i'm against it okay is there anything you did offer that hasn't already been said
no counselor you have any questions jill i know do you have any more hands
yeah i had one more mcdonald kate please kate mcdonald
good afternoon could you please hi good afternoon could you please state your name and spell for
the stenographer my name is kate mcdonald spelled k-a-t-e-m-a-c-d-o-n-a-l-d do you swear or affirm
tell the truth told truth nothing but the truth yes are you a neighbor yes are you in favor or
against i'm in favor all right thank you very much is there anything you could offer that hasn't
already been said uh not at this time thank you all right thank you very much planning commission
amy boyd with the planning commission amyboid do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the
whole truth nothing but the truth i do please proceed the comprehensive plan recommends no
change in zoning at this location from the existing rsa 5 residential single family
the appellant has not shown that there are unique physical conditions or circumstances
that would prevent the property from being used in conformity with the zoning code
the planning commission recommends that the board deny their requested variance for parking
thank you mi2025-006-372-434 dickinson street i vote no michael johns my vote is no
cheryl gaston my vote is no tenetta graham my vote is no iowen my vote is no um thank you for
everyone who participated um um on both sides of this we appreciate everybody coming down thank
you counsel thank you board all right number four mi 2025 007 803 934 tasker street gabriel fellis
is the attorney
good afternoon sure hi one minute council we're trying to clear a room here no problem
hi one morning council we're trying to clear a room here no problem
hi council could you please state your name and spell it for the stenographer
my name is gabriel fellis g-a-b-r-i-e-l last name is fellas it's f as in frank e-l-l-u-s as in sam
right do you swear we're referring to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
yes council i see there's a letter of support from east pashonka avenue um vote was 10 to 3.
yeah so you provided a petition signed by eight people 12 of which from the block
our vice chair has a few questions for you good afternoon have you submitted your documents and
exhibits five days in advance of this hearing yes and do you waive the reading of the refusal
and stipulate to its accuracy i do all right thank you you can share your screen and proceed
okay do i see the title page here yes great thank you so we're here today seeking approval
for use of the property for a two-family household living.
The property in its current condition is a three-story single-family home
in the RSA 5 zoning district, which expressly prohibits two families.
This application is not proposing any exterior alterations or construction.
As we'll see, the planned interior renovations generally just propose
splitting up the current single-family layout into two separate units
by creating two separate entrances for each unit.
So this is the refusal issued by L&I for the use of two-family household living.
Again, two families are expressly prohibited in the RSA 5 Zoning District.
These are our proposed type plans.
The proposed change will have a one-bedroom unit that will take up the basement and first floor,
and then a two-bedroom unit that will take up the second and third floors.
So the basement will be used exclusively for storage,
for laundry and a mechanical room, no proposed basement living.
The bathroom in the basement is already in its existing proposed condition.
So this is the first floor.
Here's where you'll see the main change in the layout.
The proposed plans will add a hallway here that will separate the entrances
that lead to the stairs to the second and third floor two-bedroom unit,
while the first floor tenant can enter through this hallway here.
some more site plans here that you already have so here we have a link to a vimeo walk through
the property and its current condition so the board can get a sense of the current configuration
of the property but we also have some interior photos included next so here is the front of the
property and this is the entrance way that will eventually be the common entrance way for the
two tenants again the proposed change will extend the entrance way to allow for two entrances
one will go to the first floor unit and the other will lead to the stairs to the unit that will take
up the second and third force so this here are the stairs that will lead to the upstairs unit
there's some more interior photos of the property here
so this is the basement area again the basement will continue to be used exclusively for storage
laundry and mechanicals with no proposed living space
this is the back patio that the downstairs unit will have access to
here we have some aerial views of 934 tasker in relation to the other properties
now here we have our zoning map so as i mentioned previously even though the block is primarily
zoned RSA 5. Uses in multifamily is actually quite common on the block. There's no way out
of character with the surrounding area. We included lists here nearby properties that have