to obtain a letter of support from the community from the coordinating community group with the
proviso that there are construction materials during the render and the material renovation
is stored in the rear yard and then the household debris would also be stored in the rear tamper
approved containers. We obtained a letter of support and a request that the board approve
the various requests from the RCL, but we also obtained over 30 signatures of support from
residents that live on the north 15th street block, supporting this various requests and
recognizing the use as a multi-family structure for over 30 years.
so conclusion the historic and existing use of the property supports the granting of our variance
request if it's squarely within the context of the area because the entire block is sort of
peppering with multi-family structures throughout both the RCO and the directly impacted neighbors
support the project and lastly the applicant does have a hardship due to the physical condition of
the property when they you know are attempting to acquire it with conditions that they did not
create because the property has existing layouts as a multi-family structure and is metered as such.
So for all these reasons, we respectfully request that the board grant our variance request.
If the board doesn't have any questions for me, I would ask if Mr. Gregg could be recognized
to adopt and affirm my testimony.
sir could you state your name and spell for the court reporter
mr gray if you just raise your hand we'll be recognized
okay mr gray has been about to speak sir thank you state your name please and spell it
for the court. Jacob Gray. Jacob, J-A-C-O-B. Gray, G-R-A-Y. Do you swear or affirm to tell
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? I do. Proceed. Mr. Gray, did you hear
the testimony that I just provided to the board this morning? I did. Do you confirm the truth
in my testimony and adopt it as your own? Yes. Yes, I do. Thank you very much. Questions from
Thank you very much.
Questions from the board?
the board
No, Mr. Chairman.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
I see no answer, Mr. Chair.
Planning Commissioner.
Thank you, Chair Bergman.
Ian Hegarty for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
In 2021, the zoning map was amended here from RM1 to RSA5, single-family zoning.
However, this proposed use, as we've seen, is consistent with the prior documented use
and with the physical configuration of this structure.
City Planning Commission recommends that the Board grant the variance.
Thank you.
MI 2021-005-419-3729 North History.
I vote yes, proviso, trash stored in rear yard.
Carol Teneri, my vote is yes, proviso.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes with proviso
James Snell, yes with proviso
Thank you, sir
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, members of the board
Thank you
MI 2022
000485
7137 Woodland Avenue
First listing, Vern Anastasia
Mr. Attorney
if you're still in the audience please raise your virtual hand
i'm sorry mr chair um just kind of stage what does not seem to be in the virtual audience at
this time this is the first listing there are no exhibits um we we will continue this
must be tried the next time.
Is there anyone in the virtual audience
whose case has not been called
for the 9.30 a.m. hearings?
I was ready to say no.
Thank you, everyone.
We'll be back at 2 p.m.
Thank you for a good morning.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
mr chair we have a hand let's raise
okay i'm here you should go miss she's been left to speak
hi could you state your name and spell for the court reporter yeah it's misha gomez m-i-s-h-a
g-o-m-e-z um i wait a minute wait a minute wait one minute do you swear for him to tell the truth
the whole truth nothing but the truth yep what case do you want to talk about um you know i don't
have the court number i just got a letter in the mail i was supposed to come to this meeting
what's the address uh it is on passion um it's i honestly it's like 9 26 i think so you can reach
out to the office for any questions yeah we we don't have that case you're gonna have to call
the office, ma'am. Okay, thank you. Sure. Anyone else? Ms. Catherine McShane has her hand raised.
I will have her to speak, sir. Okay. Hi, could you state your name and spell it, please, for the court
reporter? Kathleen McShane, M-C-S-H-A-N-E. Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth yes oh it is is really a question about 7 30 uh east allegheny
did i read that correctly that that is a continuance it was it was continued by the
attorney all right thank you very much that's all thank you thank you any other hands
no other hands at this time sorry all right jason two o'clock you got it
See you later.
Good afternoon.
My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this afternoon's ZBA hearings.
With me is Carol Tenere, our vice chair.
Ishmael Shahid, our board secretary.
here mr chair mr chairman i'm present i was on mute again that's okay thomas holliman our board
member present mr chairman and james snell our board member present mr chairman also here is
our executive director tanya sunkett and our board attorney hillary emerson before we begin
Hillary Emerson. Before we begin, here's our virtual format. Be advised the proceedings are
here's our virtual format
being recorded. By participating, you acknowledge your agreement to be recorded. The video will be
available by contacting tonyasunkett at phila.gov. For the benefit of our court stenographer,
we ask attorneys and witnesses to identify themselves before testifying. If you are
participating by phone, if you wish to testify, press star nine to raise your hand and star six
to unmute. To enter an appearance statement, call 267-270-5548. Leave your email and the address
of the property in question. And last, please note the question answer box on the screen is
not for testimony or comments. Any comments should go to our Executive Director, Tanya Sunkin.
Let's look at continuances and withdrawal for this afternoon's cases.
cases. Number six, MI 2021-004-816-600 East Luzerne Street. This is a continuance.
And we also have a withdrawal, which is number nine.
MI 2021-004-815-733-Hofnigle Street.
The first case is continued.
The second is a withdrawal.
Does anyone else have any withdrawals or continuances?
Good afternoon, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Jack Hanley has his hand raised.
I will align for this time.
Could you state your name and spell it, please, for the court reporter?
Mr. Hanley, please unmute yourself.
i don't think he's up i don't think he's uh okay it doesn't matter with his machine sir i'm sorry
okay is there anyone else that has any continuances
or withdrawals mr stephen pollack has his hand raised i have allowed him to speak thank you
Good afternoon, Chairman Bergman, members of the board. Stephen Pollock, with regard to 934.
Mr. Pollock, could you spell your name for the court reporter, please?
Sure. Stephen with a P-H, Pollock, P-O-L-L-O-C-K.
Right. Do you swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
I do, Mr. Chairman.
In what case?
uh 934 to 44 east pass yonk avenue mi 2021-005-410
mr chair this is hillary that's case number six on the 330 list
oh it's a three i'm sorry 330 right i'm i'm getting confused okay all right because i have
it's a mutual request for another case that's going to be on for june 21st because we are
withdrawing everything um and asking for leave to file new applications because we're so if you
want me to come back at 3 30 i will definitely do that well we have a request for withdrawal already
for that right hillary yes we do we already have the request for withdrawal so we'll withdraw that
when we call this at 3 30. okay and we're also asking for our companion there was a companion
case for signage that we had a split so that's june 21st at 9 30 a.m and we just wanted to see
if we could deal with that in one fell swoop today in front of the board um tanya can we
can we take a look for that the other one too no chair he could reach out for that all right good
good so the number six will be withdrawn at and and get a hold of the office and tell them about
your other case okay and i and i will be excused from appearing at the 330 list is that correct
that's right well all right thank you very much mr chair members of the board have a great day
right any other cases
i see no other hands raised at this time thank you we're going to go to our add-on cases
i see no other hands raised at this time
mi 2022 001 089 15 south 52nd street i vote yes with the following provisos
south facing sign illuminated only during business business hours her amended refusal
dated 3-24-22. Revised plans, two pages, stamped June 8th, 2022.
Harold Tenere, my vote is yes, with proviso. Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes, with proviso.
James Snell, yes, with proviso. Israel Shaheed, yes, with proviso.
Number two, MI 2021-004-663-1513 North 6th Street. I vote yes.
Harold Tenere, my vote is yes.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes.
James Snell, my vote is yes.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes.
MI 2022-002-616, 1733-37 North Front Street, I vote no.
Carol Tenere, my vote is no.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is no.
James Snell, my vote is no.
Voices.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is no.
We're going to go to our regular list.
MI 2022-001-931-1301 Thason Street.
Letter of Opposition from HMC Squared Association.
Hi, Chair.
This is Tanya.
May I make a statement?
Please, all in the audience and attendees, if you have questions, please pose them in the Q&A.
Do not raise your hand unless you're prepared to handle a case.
Thank you, kindly, Chair.
Sure, sure.
All right.
Alan Nockamson is the attorney.
He's been promoted to panelist.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members of the board.
Alan Nockamson of Nockamson, AC.
Could you spell your name for the court reporter, please, Mr. Nockamson?
Yes, Alan, A-L-A-N, last name Nockamson, N-O-C-H-U-M-S-O-N.
Do you swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Would you please identify your client and their relationship to the property?
Yes, my client is IRA Development LLC, which is owned by Kumats Homes.
And my client's representative is Eze, if E-N-E-Chukut.
our vice chair
has a few questions for you please
Mr. Nockmson do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth
no no strike that strike it
do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy
I do have you emailed the exhibit packet with proof of ownership
tax compliance a copy of the refusal or referral
photos and or plans of the property five days in advance of this hearing
and have you met with the RCO, and do you have a letter?
Yes, in all respects.
You may proceed, and please share your screen.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, members of the board.
Again, Alan Ops is in PC, and I'm here to present 1301, Forreston Street.
In our presentation, we'll review the notice of refusal,
the correspondence we got from HMC Squared Community Alliance, the coordinating RCO for
this matter. Property history, which shows what we're asking for is exactly what has been the
history of this property of single family use. Nearby commercially zoned properties with
residential use only, we're a CMX2 property. And all we're looking to do is have a single family
use. By right, we're allowed, because the loss is small, we're only allowed to put a commercial
unit and a residential unit above, but we would like to just have a single-family dwelling there.
Maps of the area we'll go over, including a map showing what we're proposing is less of a variance
than what's nearby in terms of open area, as well as rear yard depth, as well as photographs of the property.
as well as rear yard depth, as well as photographs of the property we'll show in the surrounding area,
showing similarly situated properties, our plans and drawings, our meeting notice,