commission henry clinton for the applicant uh 16 18 20 germantown avenue these are two
lots that are going to be subdivided they both are on 1d so we're going to have 16 18 and 16 20
germantown avenue 16 18 is partial a 16 20 is partial b this is my presentation binder
evidence binder containing exhibits AA through A19, appearance statement, the deed indicating
the deed indicating ownership zoning notice to both the community group as well as to
ownership, zoning
every neighbor on the list that the planning commission gave us which comprised approximately
100 and excuse me 79 individual addresses here's our tax certification notice of refusal refusal
has to do with mainly the size of the lots and i'll explain why the size of these lots are
somewhat smaller than the other lots that my client already built on germantown avenue
because as germantown avenue goes north and west it narrows making all the lots closer to the corner
smaller than the existing lots on the block but i'll show you that with a with a photograph and
the zoning map. Here's our application and here's the zoning map. So we're in an RM1 zoning district
which permits multifamily. Our request is for a duplex at 1618 and a duplex at 1620. My client
has already developed and has had approved and is in the process of constructing the homes that
are along here. Some of them are triplexes because the lots are deeper. Some of them are duplexes.
And the reason these two lots were not included within this development was at the time there
were title issues that my client had to iron out and square away before he was able to become the
owner. So Old Kensington Neighbors Association did not have a letter in place by the time I
submitted my package but has since forwarded that letter uh to the zoning board and we've forwarded
it to Ms. Saleta. It's a letter of uh of support. I think Ms. Saleta will attest to that.
My witness. We did receive that and thank you. Thank you Ms. Saleta. The witnesses that are on
the line or on the meeting are Nate Thorman and Greg Stanevan, the architect with KJO
Architecture. So basically from here down is under construction and already
approved for, again, some are triplexes, some are duplexes. The issue before the community
group was we originally proposed a four-story structure here and a four-story structure
here to make the two units more spacious. There was a lot of give and take and some
pushback by the RCO as well as to the adjacent neighbor. And my client, after numerous conversations
and myself with both the RCO and the neighbor, agreed to remove the fourth floor and basically
to make the duplexes here match up with what remains on the block. So we have continuity
and a pretty nice landscape, excuse me,
viewscape along and streetscape along Germantown Avenue.
See if I can make this a little bit bigger.
So this gives you a little more perspective of Germantown Avenue.
What I was saying in the beginning is Germantown Avenue moves north and west
and this street remains parallel.
the lots as you get further down get narrower and narrower. Now this is an older Google photograph
because from here from the corner actually down to here has already been developed and been
approved. We're talking about the two lots that come at the end of this tail.
We do have a proviso plan submitted to Mr. Letta and it's also in this package indicating that we
adjusted the location of the pilot house we moved it forward so it's not on the
back wall and we removed the fourth floor the floor plans are pretty
straightforward the first unit basement and first floor the second unit would be
the second floor and the third floor and then the second and third floor have a
rooftop deck. I can go through the floor plans in more detail if the chair so
desires. Only if the board would like to see more. No. Thank you. You can proceed Mr.
Thank you. You can proceed, Mr. Clinton.
Clint.
Mr. Dorman, are you on the line?
Mr. Dorman, are you on the Zoom call?
He's been unmuted.
Yes, I'm on the line.
Mr. Dorman, please give us your first and last name, spell them, please.
My first name is Metabol, N-A-T-A-N-E-L.
My last name is Dharmon, D-A-L-M-O-N.
Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Thank you. Mr. Clinton?
Mr. Dharmon, this is Mr. Clinton.
Were you on the meeting, or involved in the meeting, where you heard my presentation?
If you had the opportunity to testify, would you adopt my testimony as your own?
And was my testimony true and correct?
Thank you, Mr. Dorman.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Because this is a unique situation where the lots shrink as we move further along Germantown Avenue,
and the construction of these two duplexes is in line, continuous with the existing structures on Germantown Avenue,
we are not altering the essential character of the neighborhood.
this unique circumstance hopefully warrants the granny of the variances. We're in harmony with
the code and in particular neighborhood group having made some concessions to make sure that
we're constructing what's compatible with the neighborhood wishes. And with that, I rest and
ask that my exhibits be admitted into the record. This is Sharon Saleta. I'm not sure if Mr. Clinton
mention this we did receive the letter from the rco we also received a letter of non-opposition
from councilwoman sanchez thank you and uh did i hear correctly is your revised one page
was your revised plan yes one page yes thank you questions from the board no
no planning commission good afternoon chairman members of the board ian litwin planning commission
staff this parcel is zoned for multifamily residential and the proposal is similar to
other new development on the corridor due to the size of the lots we have no opposition to
planting advances. Thank you. MI-2020-001207 16, let me start again, 1618-1620 Germantown Avenue.
My vote is yes with the proviso revised plan one page approved today. Yes with proviso. Yes with proviso.
Yes with proviso. Thank you very much.
Okay medium item MI 2020-001-189-2019-25 East Montgomery Avenue.
hi good afternoon jane sue for the city of philadelphia and for the applicant
can you hold one moment so i can promote her to a panelist sure thanks
so i have jane and then leonard reuter both can unmute yourselves and wait to be sworn in
and please spell your last name last name sue s-e-u you are with uh the city of philadelphia
we're in the firm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Please proceed.
Ms. James, have you emailed an exhibit packet with the required documents,
proof of ownership, proof of tax compliance, copy of the refusal or referral,
photos and plans five days in advance of this hearing?
I have.
Have you met with the RCO and have a letter?
Thank you.
Please proceed.
May I share my screen?
Yes, please.
it's not there yet but all right try and take you
Okay, looks like I'm having some...
um trouble here not sure
Mr. Reuter going to join you in uh on behalf of the city
uh yes if if needed um I can I can uh yeah an overview of the projects
sorry I just do that I think this will be very simple so you can summarize okay sorry about that
Yeah, so the parcel is at 121925 East Montgomery Ave, the intersection of Montgomery Ave and Moyer Street.
This is the Fishtown Rec Center, the Fishtown Pool that had sort of been out of use for several years
and under the Project Rebuild initiative is undergoing renovation to bring the pool back to the neighborhood.
So with that, I do have two witnesses, Tarasheed from Project Rebuild and the architect, Joseph
Powell.
Basically, what we're here is that through the renovation, the existing accessory structures
that were the bathrooms were demolished, and the fencing will also be replaced.
um and so um i can go ahead um and have joseph powell kind of give you an overview of projects
um if he has better success i think he has a copy of the plans um as well to share if he can be
unmuted i don't think we're going to need any in-depth testimony at least that's my feeling
unless there's someone out there who is in opposition to this.
Other than that, I think we just can get the names of the folks
who are part of your team on the record.
So they have to raise their hand for me to recognize them.
Yeah, please raise your hand.
We'll just get your names and your titles on the record.
And if you have anything really important to add, please do so.
Tara Rasheed has been unmuted.
She needs to be sworn in.
Good afternoon, Ms. Rasheed.
Please spell your first and last name.
Hello.
Thanks for having me.
My name is Tara Rasheed.
First name, T-A-R-A.
Last name, R-A-S-H-E-E-D.
And you are with?
I'm a project manager with Rebuild.
We're in firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth.
we also have a josh a joseph powell joseph you've been unmuted wait to be sworn in
hello joseph powell hi mr powell please spell your last name sure first name is joseph j-o-s-e-p-h
Last name Powell, P-O-W-E-L-L.
You are with?
Principal of Buell Kretzer Powell,
Architects in Philadelphia.
Anyone else?
And Mr. Powell and Ms. Rashid,
if you have anything to add
that you need to add to the testimony here,
please do so.
If not, we'll incorporate your names
and your titles into the record.
i have nothing additional um we did get support from the local rco for to move ahead with the work
and i as well have nothing additional thank you and chair just to confirm we did get get a letter
from fishtown neighborhood association i see leonard's still there i don't know if leonard
needs to get on or not um hi this is leonard reuter yeah i'm mostly it was just observing
this is a ms sue's case so you know again it's just a weird situation where it's an existing
swimming pool that's being upgraded and because of the technicality we had to it's treated as a
new application uh just to expand a portion of it and that ran into a refusal so that's really the
only reason we're here but jane okay i'm sorry chair for purposes of the record can we swear
him in thank you i know he kept he kept going all right leonard full name please spell your last name
Full name, please. Spell your last name.
sure thank you leonard reuter l-e-l-n-a-r
Sure. Thank you. Leonard Reuter, L-E-L-N-A-R-D.
Last name is R-E-U-T-E-R.
Who are with?
City of Philadelphia.
All right. Thank you.
And I swear and affirm that I told the truth.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay. I think everyone, is there anyone else, Jane?
No, that's all for our team.
All right. Any questions from the board?
no anyone else wish to testify in this case if so please raise your hand
no hands at this time chair thank you planning commission
good afternoon chairman members of the board uh this proposal from the city is to upgrade
the neighborhood's pool as part of the administration's rebuild initiative
therefore we strongly support granting advance for this public improvement project
For the purpose of the record, that was Ian Litwin, L-I-T-W-I-N.
Thank you.
All right.
You can read by mine.
I try.
I try.
MI-2020-001189, 1219-25 East Montgomery Avenue, my vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
My vote is yes.
Thank you.
Okay, meeting item MI-2020-000826-6301 North Broad Street.
If you're here for Broad Street, please raise your hand.
I see Dawn Tancredi. I see her listed as the attorney.
Dawn, you've been promoted to the panelists. You can open your mic and wait to be sworn in.
Ms. Tancredi, you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
yes don't please spell your name for the record sure it's dawn tancredi t-a-n-c-r-e-d-i
the address is 2005 market street philadelphia 19103 and don have you email an exhibit packet