There you go. It's coming up. Yep.
So this is the front of the property.
I purchased the property in 2019.
It was listed as a four-family dwelling.
So I rented the property as a four-family dwelling through Bay Management.
there is no changes opposed or required for it i just need a because i used to live there so i
was able to get a rental license in the beginning and then when i moved it got denied because it
says that because i don't live there it doesn't i'm not able to get a rental license um so there's
Um, so there's absolutely no changes that need to be made, uh, to the property.
absolutely no changes that need to be made
It just needs the approval due to the fact that it's in a commercial, it's in a commercial
This is my, um, approval from the civic association, seeing it.
How many units do you have there?
And all four are rented?
Currently.
Do you live there?
I was.
All right.
So you got four units in the property.
Do you have photos of the inside or you don't have any photos of the inside?
So these are both photos of the inside.
I did get.
And when you bought this, it was all, it was all, had electric meters and all for four units?
And when did you buy the property?
I mean, 2019 originally.
It was.
I refinanced in 2021, sorry.
Questions from the board?
Questions or comments from our attorney, Hillary Emerson?
Not at this time, Mr. Chair.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
I see no hands.
Planning commission.
Good morning, Dan.
powers with the city planning commission the comprehensive plan recommends a change in zoning
at this location from ca1 to cmx 2.5 the proposed use is consistent with documented prior use
the city planning commission recommends that the board grant the proposed variance for multi-family
residents thank you mi 2023 zero zero six four six six four twenty two fountain street i vote yes
Michael Johns, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes.
Sayowin, my vote is yes.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes.
Thank you.
Sir, you have your votes.
Thank you, counsel.
Have a good one.
So, number eight, MI 2023-006-304-503 Woodland Avenue.
Darlene Treat is the attorney.
good morning counsel good morning counsel i think i already swore you once today am i correct
yes but you did not swear me in i didn't okay do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the
whole truth, nothing but the truth. Yes, I do. Could you identify your client, the relationship
to the property? My client is Mr. Jerry Sanders, the president of Mount Zion CDC.
Our vice chair has a few questions. Good morning, counsel. Do you agree to
weigh the reading of the refusal or stipulate to its accuracy? I'd like to make a comment on that.
Originally, the refusal indicated that it was business use on the first floor and a one-family dwelling on the second floor.
That was incorrect, and I had the refusal amended.
It now reads business on the first floor, two-family dwelling on the second floor, and I have updated that amendment in a separate submission.
All right. Did you have to update the drawings on that?
No, I did not.
it was just incorrectly sorry miss three um the refusal that was in the exhibit packet
only indicated the business and professional office and single family dwelling can you please
forward a copy of the amended refusal because i have not seen it yes um i apologize i did believe
i uploaded it as a additional um exhibit after my original um exhibits were uploaded but i will
send it to you today ms emerson okay i'll i'll look for it now because the board will need the
date on the refusal um in order to vote on this case thank you have you emailed in all the required
documents and exhibits that needed to proceed this case okay thank you please proceed to share your
Thank you.
Thank you.
just give me one second sure i'm on a new computer today and i'm not 100 familiar with it
I can't click my sources of it, let me get it on.
You can see them.
I need just to move out the chain.
The person, yeah, so then we can put it all the way up now.
It's not normal.
let's see if it just started number one
okay thank you
Commissioners, I apologize.
No, no, we're fine.
My computer died today, and I'm on my sons, and I'm not familiar with it.
So, Commissioners, we applied to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for the Mount Zion CDC.
Frankly, they want office, business, and professional use for their organization on the first floor
and a two-family dwelling on the second floor.
This was the original refusal.
I did again amend it
and I have submitted it but I will send
the amended refusal to you
again today
Isaiah
you just make that a little bit
bigger so we could it's just a little
hard if you can
that's it
that's fine
that's your tax information
how's that gonna
Commissioners, here is our tax information to show you that our taxes are clear.
Here's the deed.
Commissioners, here are the plans.
This property sits almost near the corner
of 50th and Woodland Avenue.
Here is the site plan of how it's laid out.
It's a three-story dwelling here.
Over here are actually the plans.
Basically, we are asking for office use on the first floor.
You come in through the front here, there's a reception area.
Over here, we have one office here.
We have a second office in the back.
We have a lavatory for the individuals who work in the organization, and then there's a little lounge area for the staff, and there's a patio outside.
and then there's a little lounge area for the staff and there's a patio outside in the back.
I'll show you pictures of the rear yard in a minute. Frankly, the CDC would like to use this
for their organization. They would like to use it for community meetings and also offer the space
out to members of the community for meetings and information sessions which would benefit
their members. The office will be open from Monday to Saturday, from 8 to 10, and it'll just be used
by the community. We are proposing to have two apartments on the top. Basically, they're
two two-bedroom apartments. We have a bedroom in the front, a bedroom in the back, a laboratory,
in a kitchen area. In the back is just the roof below. On the third floor is
pretty much the same setup. We have a bedroom in the front, a laboratory in the
middle, a kitchen and a living area, and another bedroom on the third floor. I took
numerous pictures here's the posting of the property next door to this property is also a
multifamily it's a second picture of the property that's the rear yard of the property where the
the trash will be stored until Trash Day.
That just shows the area between the properties.
And the place is studded out.
It's not fitted out.
We are waiting for zoning to be approved.
And I just took a picture of all three floors,
which are currently studded out.
Here is a picture of the property at the intersection of 50th and Woodland Avenue.
It's another picture of the property. It's a picture of the property next door,
which I believe is a four-family dwelling.
That's a picture of across the street, Catacorna, which is Mount Zion Church.
right across the street is the SEPTA bus terminal.
That's a picture of a Woodland Avenue looking west.
An additional picture looking east.
That's directly across the street is a health center
directly across the street from the building.
just some additional pictures of the block there are multi-families along the block a lot of them
are vacant though and they need development that's our next door you can see there's a duplex you see
the mailboxes additional multi-family are next door to our property these all were multi-families
but they're all vacant now and they're all in need of renovation.
I did notice a meeting with the CDC for June 5th
and we met with the community organization.
I sent out 62 notices.
The meeting was attended
not by a lot of people, but it was attended.
And we did get a letter of support
from the Southwest CDC.
Let me see if I can open that up.
Yeah, I'm not able to open the letter, but I believe you have a copy of it.
And I'm open for...
It says unanimous support, am I correct?
You want to bring your client on?
Mr. Sanders, can you raise your hand, please?
They haven't allowed to speak.
Mr. Sanders, could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer?
Jerry Sanders, please unmute yourself.
my name is jerry sanders j-e-r-r-y s-a-n-d-e-r-s you swear or affirm to tell the truth
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
the whole truth is nothing but the truth yes
Please proceed, counsel.
Good morning, Mr. Sanders.
What is your relationship to the Mount Zion CDC?
I am the president of the nonprofit.
And are you guys the owner of 5003 Woodland Avenue?
Have you heard my testimony as presented to the board today?
And if you were to testify today, would you adopt my testimony as true and correct?
yes that's all i have commissioner the questions from the board i have no question
i have a question how many entrances was it for for the unit for the units is it separate
interest for the units in the business uh space yes uh let me see if i can go back down to the plans
uh-oh it's working well do you want to wait till
So, we've got one o'clock.
So basically, there is a separate entrance.
This stairs will take you into the first.
You can traverse up these stairs
and take you to the second unit.
And then you traverse up the stairs
and it'll take you to the third unit.
So there's a separate entrance
for every use on this diagram.
That's where?
Any other questions?
Thank you.
Yeah, I do have one comment.
I'm sorry.