let me show you some interior shots why do that so the the inside of the property is a is a three
room this one is from the back toward the front of the property
um toward the front of the property
that one is
now that's a
shot of the rear exit
this would be the general area i've got a better shot i think here's a better shot
So this would be the main area where you would come in and as you can see in the architect plan, she's going to remove these little rooms and just make a general space where she'll have the three bays for the nails, manicures, pedicures solely.
No, no other spa services. And in the back, she's going to have a storage room.
Let me see if I can share pictures, a better picture of the front.
Maybe if I stop sharing.
And. This is a better picture of the entrance to this. Lower level, and there's no no interior access from her house to the lower area.
and that at one time was a doctor's office right and at one time it was a doctor's office okay
and i think those are all the pictures i put your put your plans back up okay question questions
from the board uh the court we're going to accept his testimony am i correct hillary yes we can yep
do you want to see the uh exhibits again no just the plans the plans just put the plan that's it
that's it okay questions from the board how did the rco meeting go uh we had full support of the
I believe, 26 people in the neighborhood.
I believe 16 were remote by phone or.
And it's community community on the rise.
What about your directly adjacent neighbors?
They fully support as well.
From what I.
You have letters or anything from them?
I don't have any letters from them.
But there's only one neighbor because it's an end unit on Levek.
Other questions?
What is happening in that rear room behind the, I guess those are for the pedicure chairs?
So the rear room would be a storage room for supplies, this area.
Okay, and is the only sink the one in the powder room?
And there's the sinks across the way, and there's a little, like, kind of reception area right here.
But as far as the only sink, there will be one bathroom.
I was less worried about the bathroom.
I just have never been to an old salon that didn't have a utility.
oh they'll be they'll be you know in the uh to the actual three bays they'll need to have uh
water like i've never seen a i've never seen a nailed seat have water access so i mean i've
seen the chairs right but not but like typically they need a utility sink to be able to like clean
and wash hands and deal with a lot of the products that they bring in and i'm just wondering is there
in the stories
va a tener necesita interpretación señor si va a tener usted algún fregadero para materiales
además del lavabo del baño en esta área de almacenaje
lavadero como de ropa
lavadero como de ropa el lavabo para limpiar cosas the sink to clean your
I do need one.
Necesito, por favor, señora, que me diga su nombre completo y me lo deletre.
Diana Francois Suero.
Diana Francois Suero.
Could you spell it please?
N, N, C de casa, C, O, E, I, S, S, S, U, E, R, O.
do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
say yes okay could you we continue where we were her answers relative to the sinks
what's the answer me repite su respuesta señora
Could you repeat, please?
Yes, I have always been really careful with every tool and
utensil that i use all of the materials that i need to prevent any infection either bacteria
or whatever in my job i have been doing this for years and i know that cleaning it's essential for
the prevention of uh you know in the care of the health of every client i i also believe that the
rco i looked just in my file she commented that the utensils aren't necessarily um like washed
in a sink there's a uh desanitizer machine that she has where all the tools get put after each
client to be esteemed or cleaned I'm not I I have a note as that how she cleans
that the only like there's gonna be the like yes the sanitizer machine is in
most nail salons but there's usually other solutions that they're handling
right right she's only going to use the sink that's in the bathroom for the
operations el único lavabo que va usted a utilizar para la operación el único lavabo es el que esté
en el baño no no no aparte de del lavado del baño creo que necesito otro porque no puedo mezclar los
utensilios que uso para los clientes en el baño. So se necesita uno aparte. Aquí yo tengo videos
también de... So I know on top of the one that is in the bathroom, I think I need another one
because I cannot be mixing my tools with, you know, the things that are in the bathroom for
the clients. So I need one on top of that. And I have videos here. Yep, I think we're on the same
page. I hear what you're saying. It's just not on the plan. I don't see it on the plan.
I hear what she's saying. It's just not on the plan. It's I don't see on the plan either board member, but she intends to put, I guess, another sink for the mixing of the.
En el plan no se encuentra todavía puesto ese lavabo, entonces se necesita tener otro lavabo.
Other questions.
A ver, con otra pregunta.
But then when you do the manicuring, usually there's, you know, they ask you to wash your hands after they get done doing whatever they're doing to get your hands prepared for being painted.
So is she going to have a sink for that too?
si es lo mismo del lavabo porque yo sé que por ejemplo cuando uno va a hacerse las uñas de las
manos a uno se les pide después del manicure que no se lave las manos antes de que las pinten
exactamente entonces va a tener ese tipo de lavabo también porque yo sé que para los pedicures con
la silla que tiene su tina integrada eso es más que suficiente eso es una cosa pero para las manos
para lavar las manos antes de pintarlas va a tener un lavabo instalado para eso también
ese es el mismo que le estoy diciendo dar desde guanda
i was talking about all right questions questions from our attorney not at this time mr chair
questions or comments from the virtual audience or the current audience here yes sir we have a hand
up from slow folks they're being promoted the panel good morning mr folks yeah good morning
Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Mr. Folks?
I'm sorry.
Good morning.
Can you hear me?
Good morning.
Good morning.
I can't start.
Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
I apologize.
I entered this check.
I entered everything by accident.
I should not be testifying at all.
I apologize.
You're not going to testify here?
no sir i apologize okay any other questions or comments from the virtual audience
no hands at this time chair planning commission morning chair members of the board michael gall
with the philadelphia city planning commission m-i-c-h-a-e-l-g-a-l-l you swear affirm to tell
the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth so affirm chair um please proceed with your
testimony thank you the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the rsa 5 residential
single-family attached zoning at this location. The property has a documented history of legal
office use as a doctor's office, dating to at least 1952. This end-of-row building is already
physically configured for similar uses, like many similar properties on this part of the city,
and along Levick Street, which operates as a de facto arterial for bridge access and has a number
of similar commercial activities fronting it. Therefore, the City Planning Commission recommends
the board grant the requested variance for personal services use mi2025-006-998-6354
revere street i vote yes johns my vote is yes cheryl gaston my vote is yes tenetta graham my
vote is yes i am mcadams my vote is yes hi i win my vote is yes thank you interpreter thank you
counselor thank you you all have a good day all right you too
number six mi 2025 002 853636 kerper street
joan conley is the current owner
this application is for use as a two-story family household living whereas
the proposed use two-story household living is prohibited in the rsa3 zoning district
good morning hi could you please your joan could you please state your name and spell for the
stenographer. And just pulled a little closer to you too, if you don't mind.
And just hold a little closer to you, too, if you don't mind. Yep. Joan Connelly, C-O-N-N-O-L-L-Y. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth? I do, sir. Our vice chair has a few questions.
Good morning. How are you? Have you submitted your documents and exhibits five days in advance of this hearing? I have. And your refusal is
two-family household living
that's prohibited in an RSA 3
zoning district. Do you
attest to that refusal
and simply to its accuracy?
Alright. You are getting some
assistance, right? Yes. So we can begin
with your case.
Should I just address?
Okay. Yeah, why don't you start? Well, first
tell us what you're doing.
Well, the property is now zoned as single family, and I'd like to have it changed back to its original use as a duplex.
Okay. Is it currently set up as a duplex?
Yes, for electric, water, gas.
Sure. Why don't you start your test?
Okay. This property was built as a duplex with separate entrances and separate utilities, two electric meters, two gas meters, two breaker boxes,
and there are two hot water heaters and separate hookups in the basement for laundry.
My grandmother, Alvira Kramer, was the original owner.
She purchased it July 1959.
She always lived on the first floor and rented the second floor.
In 1998, my parents, Art and Peggy Kramer,
purchased the property from my grandmother and moved into the second floor
where they cared for my grandmother until she died in 2001.
Since 2001, the property has been occupied only by family.
In 2012, the property was changed from multifamily to single-family use, with a use permit issued on December 14, 2012.
Currently, I live on the first floor, and the second floor is used for family occasionally.
My father passed away August 26 last year.
i am now the owner of 636 purple street and made settlement on april 16th of 2026 i am asking to
change the property back to its original use as a duplex why don't you show us some photos
i believe the interior too yep they'll have it yeah they'll do it for you okay okay
okay that's going upstairs private access to the second floor right
first floor bathroom okay
uh the second floor kitchen okay
second floor bathroom okay
tell us about the rco
no it it's her property right right okay tell us about i did go to the rco meeting my sister did
okay could you thank you could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
donna kramer d-o-n-n-a last name kramer k-r-a-m-b-r do you swear or affirm to tell the truth
told truth nothing but the truth i do please proceed uh so i went to the rco meeting um met
with them made my presentation and here's the letter um right that they approved they don't
have a problem with it all right all right okay questions from the board
questions or comments from our attorney not at this time mr chair actually sorry no one um
One thing I wanted to mention, so the property now is zoned RSA 3, which requires parking, and it looked like in the photos, there's parking to the side.
Yes, there's all street parking for 4 cars. Okay. It just wasn't mentioned on the refusal. I just wanted to note it for the record because it is a requirement. Thank you.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience to the current audience here?
No hands at this time, chair.
Planning Commission.
morning michael gall with the philadelphia city planning commission the comprehensive plan
recommends no change to the rsa3 residential single family attached zoning at this location
this property appears to have a history as a two dwelling unit building despite the issuance of
permit in 2012 for single family use therefore the philadelphia city planning commission recommends
the board grant the proposed use variance for two dwelling units thank you mi 2025 002 853 636
Kerper Street, I vote yes.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
tennetta graham my vote is yes ryan mcadams my vote is yes my vote is yes thank you thank you okay
Tynetta Graham, my vote is yes.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes.
Taya Wayne, my vote is yes.
number nine mi 2025 006 771 1121 walkin street this application is for the erection of a
a vertical addition to an existing attached building and includes roof deck and roof deck
access whereas the maximum occurred area for the RSA 5 zoning district is 75 percent
and 80 percent 84 percent is uh processed when when the maximum rear yard is nine feet and six
feet is proposed and where the where the stories above the second floor of the attached house
shall be set back
an additional eight feet
and this is zero.
Could the
Giselle
Yes, hi.
Sir, could you please state your name
and spell it for the stenographer?