ZBA Hearing - December 3, 2025

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57 37 okay good morning everyone my name is bill bergman and i will be chairing this meeting

of the philadelphia zoning board of adjustment with me is uh our vice chair tanetta graham

president mr chairman our board secretary charlotte gaston present mr chairman board

member Michael Johns. President, Mr. Chairman. Board member Taya Nguyen. President, Mr. Chairman.

And our board member Ryan McAdams. President, Mr. Chairman. Also here is our zoning board

executive director, Ian Haggerty, and our board administrator, Lakeisha Dandy. Also here is our

attorney, Hillary Emerson. A recording of this hearing will be posted on the ZBA website. By

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So let's look at our schedule for today.

Number three, MI 2024-004-304-2001 Kinsey Street.

This case is continued to 422-26 at 3.30 p.m.

number nine

mi 2025 003 564 49 41 frankfurt avenue this case is continued to 422 26 at 3 30 p.m

yeah yeah 9 30

wait a minute

oh

I see

yeah it says 3.30

okay so they're all

no that's okay

you did that on purpose to keep people in their toes

that's it here

here

okay

alright

So, so number nine. Yeah.

Okay.

Good morning, sir. Could you please state your name and spell it for the sonographer?

Winston Banks, W-I-N-S-T-O-N, Banks, B-A-N-K-S, 2001, Tennessee Street.

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

Yes, I do.

So, Mr. Banks, your documents were not turned in until early this morning, and we did not have the opportunity to review them, and that's why the case is being continued.

Okay, well, Louis Stevens is the attorney of record, and we've been going over this.

Was Mr. Stevens here?

He should be on Zoom, not physically.

Mr. Stevens?

good morning chair this is jasmine and i will be your co-host this morning

i do not see mr stevens in the virtual audience i think mr stevens may have been in contact with

the office and the fact of the matter is that all the documents were not given in time and

we're going to have to continue the case okay that's clear and explicit i understand oh i don't

want to be clear and explicit i'm sorry it happened like that but uh so this will be continued to the

22nd of april at 9 30 a.m okay thank you thank you sir

number nine

number nine mi 2025 003 564 4941 frankfort avenue the cases continue to

4941 Frankfurt Avenue, the cases continue to 422-26 at 9.30 a.m.

420

And number 13, MI 2025-003-573, 1828 McClellan Street, this case is continued to 422-26 at 9.30 a.m.

Are there any other requests for continuance?

Mr. Chair, we had received a request for continuance for number 10.

That matter is our first listing.

It can be continued.

So, number 10, 2025-003-565-2038 South 4th Street.

This case is continued to 422-26 at 9.30 a.m.

Any other requests for continuance?

Good morning, Chair. I have a hand up by the name of William Mantuda. They are going to be promoted to panelists.

do we see him and

yes chair he's on okay sir good morning mr chair good morning could you please state your name as

bell for the stenographer yes my name is william lewis matunda uh that's w-i-l-l-i-a-m right last

name m-a-t-u-n-d-a right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the

truth i affirm what what case do you want to talk about sir uh 1923 denny street

okay all right so um could you give me a status of where you stand with this case

well once again i came before you uh mr chair last time and the consultant firm

uh pretty much dropped the ball on getting all the documents and i've been in touch with him

since then and once again it's like a few days before the hearing or a week before the hearing

i don't hear anything from him and he's not returning none of my calls so i'm just asking

for continuation so i can pursue all the things on my own here here's what we're going to do

we're going to continue it one more time but you have to get your paperwork ready for the next time

because i'm going to mark the case must be heard okay so okay i'm dropping short it's going to be

continued to 4 22 26 at 9 30 a.m 4 22 26 at 9 30 a.m and it's marked must be heard

thank you sir

So number one, MI2023-006-092-2105 South Simpson Street.

The listed owner is Risby Group LLC, and the listed owner is Vince Thangastheth.

We have no exhibits.

This is the fifth listing.

Chair, I see no one in the audience with that name.

Okay, so MI 2023-006-092-2105 South Simpson Street, I vote to dismiss.

Michael Johns, my vote is to dismiss.

Cheryl Gaston, my vote is to dismiss.

Tannetta Graham, my vote is to dismiss.

Ann McAdams, my vote is to dismiss.

Iowa, my vote is to dismiss.

Thank you.

Number five, MI 2024-007-515-1929 to 35 East Clairfield Street.

Alvaro Alvarez Rosario and Rosabelle Flores-Mantel are the listed owners.

This is the second listing.

We have no exhibits.

It also was marked must be heard.

Chair, I see no one in the audience with either name.

Thank you.

So MI 2024-007-515-1929-35 East Clearfield Street, I vote to dismiss.

Michael Johns, my vote is to dismiss.

Michael Johns, my vote is to dismiss.

Cheryl Gaston, my vote is to dismiss.

Cheryl Gaston, my vote is to dismiss.

Tannetta Graham, my vote is to dismiss.

Ryan McAdams, my vote is to dismiss.

Ty Owen, my vote is to dismiss.

And number 14, MI 2025-003575-7951 Boulevard, Roosevelt Boulevard,

79-59 Roosevelt LLC is the listed owner.

Koba Kachavilli is also the listed owner, listed applicant.

I'm sorry.

Chair, I see no one in the audience with that name.

Okay, so this is the first listing.

So MI 2025-003-575-7951 East Roosevelt Boulevard.

This case is continued to 422-26 at 930 a.m.

and it's Mark Must Be Hurt.

Okay, we're going to go to our add-on list.

MI 2024-005-744-4858 Fairmount Avenue.

I vote yes with proviso.

No household living in basement.

Michael Johns, my vote is yes with proviso.

Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes with proviso.

Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes with proviso.

Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes with proviso.

Ty Owen, my vote is yes with proviso.

Number two, MI 2025-002-914-226 Harvey Street, I vote no.

Michael Johns, my vote is no.

no. Cheryl Gaston, my vote is no. Tanetta Graham, my vote is no. Ryan McAdams, my vote is no.

Iowyn, my vote is no. And number three, MI 2025-005-528-3017 West Susquehanna Avenue,

the vote in this matter has been rescheduled to Wednesday, December 10th at 9.30 a.m.

I'm going to go to our regular list.

Number two, MI 2024-001-273-2000-South 21st Street.

Lisa Thay is the listed owner and applicant.

Lisa Thay will be joining us as a panelist.

Thank you.

Hello.

Good morning.

Could you please state your name and spell it for the sonographer?

Good morning.

My name is Lisa Day.

Spelling is L-I-S-A.

Last name T-S in Tango, H-S in Harry, E-S in Echo.

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