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ZBA Hearing - December 13, 2023

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Dec 13, 20236h 13m

No exhibits, third listing.

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Mr. Chair, I do not see any hands raised for this matter either.

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Okay, so number 16, MI 2022-003-365-1216 West, by Coming Street, I vote to dismiss.

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James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.

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Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss.

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Thank you.

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And number 18, MI 2020.

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Excuse me, Mr. Chair.

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I think we missed going over number 12.

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There's also no exhibits.

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Okay.

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Hold on a minute.

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Okay.

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MI 2022

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003

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336 1140

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South 54th Street

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Ronald Talbert

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and Nick's Realty are listed

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owners no exhibits third

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listing there has

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been no record of an RCO meeting

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Mr. Talbert

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i do not see any hands for that um matter sir thank you so mi2022 003336 1140 south 54th street

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no exhibits third listing there has not been an rco meeting i vote to dismiss

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james snell my vote is to dismiss

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number 18 mi 2022 006 997 1101 anchor street rochelle khan is the owner this is the second

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listening

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Ms. Kahn

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I do not see any hands for this

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I do not see any hands for this matters, sir.

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Okay.

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So MI 2022-006-997-1101 Anchor Street.

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On 517-23, the owner appeared, was advised that we did not have any documents.

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This is the second time she is not here.

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I voted dismiss.

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Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is to dismiss.

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James Snell, my vote is to dismiss.

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Thank you.

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We're going to hear our first case, number five, MI 2022 003 671 1825 South 22nd Street.

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Rene Adams is the owner, pro se.

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His application is for visitor accommodation in an existing structure.

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The proposed use visitor accommodation is prohibited in the RM1 district.

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But there is a letter of support from the Point Breeze Community Development Corporation.

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Ms. Adams will be rejoining as the panelists shortly, sir.

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Good morning, Ms. Adams.

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Good morning.

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Good morning, Ms. Adams.

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Could you state your name, please, and spell it for the court stenographer?

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renee adams r-e-n-e-e adams a-d-a-m-s right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the

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whole truth and nothing but the truth yes could you please turn on your video

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good morning are can you see me yeah our vice chair has

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few questions for you okay okay hello ma'am have you emailed in all the required documents and

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exhibits to proceed with this case five days in advance of this hearing yes thank you please

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Please proceed and share the screen.

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Green button at the bottom.

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Yeah, I'm working on it.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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they have your documents ready yep pulling them up

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are you able to see it no

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you must hit that green button at the bottom of your screen

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i thought i did give me one second and once you hit that it should actually what documents

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would you like to share

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okay i'll get the green button can you guys see it yet nope you still have to select the

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documents after you hit that button are you able to see my screen yeah

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all right calm down we see it up top thank you

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okay if you can see to the right of the screen that's our zoning notice we see that okay

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We see that.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Do you have photos of the property?

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Yes.

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Can you show us the photos of the property?

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Mm-hmm.

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okay so okay what is the white house or the brown book no no it's the the one that's

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only one person can talk okay so renee which house is it i'm trying to get the right photo

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So, okay, all right.

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You can, oh, I need the next photo.

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This is not the photo.

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Is there any way you guys can assist?

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Okay, this, the photo that's on the screen now,

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it's the house, the charge house.

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If you guys can kind of like walk me through this

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share some of the burnt photos first because i don't know what's wrong with my system and i

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deeply apologize so what is it the house that's burnt yes this is where we first acquired the

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property okay all right so what's it look like now okay what it looks like now one second

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this is what it looks like inside now um i do i did submit um pictures of the outside for you

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guys i understand so so so this whole house you wanted for for an airbnb am i correct the whole

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entire house yes sir okay and you went to um the point breeze community development coalition

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Yes.

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And they were in support of you?

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Yes.

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Do you remember what the vote was?

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It was 23, I think, to two.

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Okay.

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In support of you?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Questions from the board?

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No, Chair.

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No, Chair.

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Questions or comments from our attorney, Hillary Emerson?

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not at this time mr chair questions or comments from the virtual audience

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yes mr chair i have a hand up from an india murphy i have allowed them to speak

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hi could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer

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hello that was an accident i did not mean to raise my hand i thought i took that down

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sorry all right okay all right is there anyone else in the virtual audience

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yes i have albert little page with their hand raised i have allowed them to speak hi mr little

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page could you state your name please and spell for the court sonography my name is albert little

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page a l b e r t little page l i t t l e p a g e right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth

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the whole truth nothing but the truth i do are you a neighbor no i'm not yeah well i am yes i am

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but i am i'm actually the president of the point breeze community development that's fine

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sure please proceed so i am calling in i've i met with miss adams and also met with the physically

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met with the neighbors on her block spoke to the neighbors on her block who are in support of the

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project we hosted a meeting which uh she i believe her number was correct uh in support of that we

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sent a letter in in support of the project so the neighbors being as though the neighbors supported

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her project the point breeze community development coalition joins in with the community and

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supporting the project that the adams have put forth mr little page thank you so much for taking

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the time to call in we appreciate your input is there anyone else in the first audience

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i do not see any further hands mr chair leaning commission good morning this is uh ron bednar

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uh first name ron r-o-n last name bednar b-e-d-n-a-r all right do you swear for him to tell

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All right. Do you swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

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the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth i do

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I do.

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Thank you.

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Please proceed, sir.

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This property is indicated for residential use on the city plan.

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Our adopted district plan recommends no change to the existing zoning at this location.

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The applicant's hardship is not supported with evidence of unique physical circumstances or condition of the property that would prevent it from being used in conformity with the code.

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Therefore, we recommend the request of variance not be granted.

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Thank you.

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MI 2022-003-671-1825-S22nd Street. I vote yes with proviso. Temporary variance expires 12-15-26.

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James Snell, my vote is yes with proviso.

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you have your votes thank you

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number 14

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number 14 mi20230029569312 with sonoming street mariel vasquez is the owner this application

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is for change of use for the internal parking garage to accessory storage for use of accessory

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parking in the front yard. Service parking spaces in the detached garages and carports

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are prohibited in the required front, side, and rear yards. The proposed change of use

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for the garage could eliminate the accessory parking space required in the RSC3 zoning

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district. Ms. Vasquez.

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There is a letter of support from East Tarsdale Civic Association.

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Excuse me, Mr. Chair.

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They've been promoted to panelists.

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Good morning.

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Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court stenographer?

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Good morning.

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It's Marielle Vasquez, M-A-R-I-E-L-L-E-V-A-S-Q-U-E-Z.

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Great.

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

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I do.

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Could you turn on your video, and our vice chair has just a few questions for you.

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Sure.

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Good morning, ma'am.

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Have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that is needed and required to proceed with these kids?

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five days in advance of this hearing yes the last um that i sent was um yesterday they uh

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um specified on the deed of the home thank you please proceed and share your screen

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this fast question could you move your camera a little bit because we're not

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we're not seeing you yes i'm sorry hold on one second i'm trying to turn it around

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Ms. Fesquez, are you there?

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Yes.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm just trying to turn the video around.

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Let's see.

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Hi, Ma'am.

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What device are you using for the video?

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I am using a tablet.

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it's um actually a microsoft okay so you have to get in front of that little circle

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which is your camera on your tablet right in order for us to proceed we need to see you

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yes okay with me one second

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I'm just checking the video settings okay here you see me now all right perfect we see you okay

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um why don't you share your screen

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All right. Can you see me now? Can you see the video and the

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screen? Please proceed. Thank you. So good morning, Mr. Chair, members of the board.

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Again, my name is Mariel Vasquez, and I'm seeking a variant for the permit refusal on this residence for turning the garage into a form of storage space with a pedestrian entrance.

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Again, my name is Marielle Vasquez, and I'm seeking a variance for the permit refusal.

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It's more specifically replacing the garage door with a 36-inch wide door and a framed wall.

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I own this property with my brother.

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It's a two-story ranch twin.

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He resides with his five-year-old son and wife in the upstairs, which is considered the main.

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And my mother resides in the bottom floor.

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We purchased this particular property because of the layout and the structure of the home for my mother's comfortable living.

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And I also want to add that searching for the house or a house in 2022 was close to a battlefield.

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Many homes, you know, with a similar layout that we were looking for my mother.

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We were outbid, so this was the best that we were able to find for her comfortable living.

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As you see here, the deed of the property state my brother and I as the owners, and I also have a notarized letter of authorization from him as well.

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For my mother, we're doing the variance to make the bottom floor to more of her comfortable living.

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She has specific health issues.

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Specifically, she suffers from vertigo and she has a heart murmur.

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The vertigo came from her having a stroke and she continues receiving ongoing health medical attention because of her murmur.

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She's 72 years of age with health issues, so it was in her best interest to provide her more of an open storage space to have less issues with her vertigo.

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This provides her the convenience of having a pedestrian door that opens to an open space that we foresee her using some assistance, including a wheelchair.

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