in this immediate area in the immediate area i would say no i have a current project under
development on the 2700 block of ridge avenue okay um in the the the the project that you're
going to be developing on this block is um is it a multi-family project it is how many units
uh i believe seven units we're still in the process of plans and do you have that as of right
yes and when you applied for it so you have a zoning um permit issued for this for this project
already? I do believe we just got the zoning permit issued. And did you request parking as
part of that project? We have not. Did you design the project in a way to bring parking into it
in terms of a front-loaded driveway at some later time? Front-loaded, I don't believe. I do believe
our architect left the rear as a possibility for future parking. And where would be the access
and the access to your property for that rear parking? It would be on the street that's behind
22nd Street. The name of the street is escaping me. Krosky. Krosky, correct. Right. So do you
understand that what the applicant, what Mr. Logan is asking for the zoning board today,
Um, it's not parking in general, it's parking with a front driveway off of 22nd street.
it's not parking in general. It's parking with a front driveway.
What you're talking about is something that I believe the community actually supports,
which is if you can have parking in the rear of your property and not impact, um, not have
cars back out, um, basically with a blind, with a blindness to how to black out into
22nd street, you're talking about parking.
you're saying you need parking for this block and parking for all these developments but you
understand that what we're talking about here is a specific kind of parking it's front-loaded
parking on the driveway on 22nd street you're not even proposing that for your property right
yeah so hold on so uh what what we are proposing for our development is vastly different than this
because our lot goes from street to street.
So we're not restricted in only having parking on 22nd Street.
We have the option to consider parking on the rear street.
Now, the testimony that I'm providing really has nothing to do with which street the parking is on.
It's more so the fact that there is a large amount of people coming to this block,
whether it be 22nd Street or Crosskey.
They're all going to need to park their cars somewhere.
I don't think a half a block or a half a street is,
is devaluing the importance of parking in the surrounding area.
I understand. I understand your testimony, Mr. Kahlik, but,
but just to be clear,
you are thinking that the parking that you're going to put into your property
is going to be on a small, it's going to be, it's going to be.
Mr. Masters, Mr. Masters, Mr. Masters, I think you've made your point.
We understand it. We'd like to move on.
uh miss pritzker do you have anybody else you want to testify yes uh chairman emmanuel lagu
dacus is also uh an owner on the block he's had his hand raised okay and chair it doesn't
necessarily have to be a witness called by if we could just open it up when it's announced again
to any community member thank you morning everyone could you could you spell your name
please for the court reporter absolutely e-m-m-a-n-o-u-i-l l-a-g-o-u-d-a-k-i-s
it's emmanuel lagodakis right do you swear for him to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but
the truth i do proceed okay so i own several properties uh 22nd street and the 21st street
I also own next to the properties that we're discussing about the 1726 North 22nd Street.
I'm currently building 11 units over there.
I also own 1800 North 22nd Street.
It's under starting the construction plans right now for rehab.
I also own 1725 North 22nd Street, Triplex.
1751 North 21st Street and other several properties within a proximity of the subject property.
All right, thank you. Ms. Pritzker, questions?
He just didn't get a chance to testify, so whatever his testimony is.
Yes, he does not need to be questioned by the witnesses. If he can just put a brief
statement on the record as to why he opposes this and confirm that he was present at the
last hearing and unable to testify.
Yes. So as we all know, parking will be very critical in the next few years for the whole
Philadelphia as a whole. Because there's so much developments happening and not so much
parking provided. So this parking is essential for this block itself. Just because we're
going to have so many units within a very near time within a year or two completed and all these
residents they want to have a parking all the cars all over the place i don't know where they're
going to park it so parking for for every unit that somebody applies for it i think is essential
and i'm up for it i support that unfortunately i did not apply for a parking on my own i decided
to go with 11 units okay we only need to know your position on this property this proposal thank you
my position is you've made that clear thank you we understand it
ms pritzker anything else from your witness um mr masters sure yeah mr um lukadakis so you're
Yeah, Mr. Lugodakis, so you're, you have, it sounds like you have a few different properties that you've purchased on this block?
you have um it sounds like you have a
And you have received zoning permits for those developments already?
The 1726 is underway. It's under construction right now.
Okay. And also you said 1725?
1725 north 22nd street uh north 21st ah okay yeah yeah because i was wondering because that
sounds like that would be in the rec center and that would not be a very unusual way of
having a project in the middle of the rec center um so the 1720 masters yes he is testifying he
testified that he owns property in the area he faced he testified as to the reasons for his
objections i don't see that going into the specifics of his properties other than that he
owns them it's relevant well it is in terms of hardship because um this is another example
um of a of a developer on this block who has built and constructed um multi-family housing
without parking and while he would like that to be part of your case you could have submitted
plans for development in the area right now he is only testifying as to the reasons for his
opposition can you please stick to his his reason he actually supports the project not he's not
opposed to it um yeah i'm sorry yes yeah whatever his position is i think it's important i think
it's important to to emphasize that mr lagudakis you you applied for and you're building your
multi-family buildings on this block without any part cut this off okay steve we we understand
the point you're making so so i think where we need to go now is the witnesses are done we'll
see if there's anybody in the virtual audience that has anything different that we want to
testify is there anyone in the virtual audience that has testimony that would be different than
what we've already heard. And that would be any witness who can confirm they were present at the
past hearing and unable to put their testimony on the record. There is no hands, Chair. Thank you.
Board have any questions? Mr. Chair, I do want to put the Council President's second letter
into the record. And I know that Mary Jones was not able to be here today. Steve, we have the record.
and we have i'd just like to make note for the record that i did not receive a copy of that
letter so i'm not sure sharon will send it to you sharon it was submitted to you last week with our
exhibit binder i didn't receive it from their office here we do have um a hand up that just
went up miss venice uh good morning uh venice whitaker i am here on behalf of council president
daryl clark okay uh city hall room 313 215-686-3442 mary jones is unable to attend so
council president daryl clark did ask me to attend miss whittaker please do my favor spell your name
for the court reporter sure it's venice v-e-n-i-s-e last name whitaker w-h-i-t-a-k-e-r
you swear for him to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
always yes thank you thank you and if i can interrupt for one minute miss whitaker you know
that mary jones did testify at the last hearing the reasons for the councilman's opposition
we also received and i forwarded to the board copies of the recent letter uh yes i just wanted
to make sure that it was noted that i am here attending also on behalf of council president
daryl clark and in supportive with mary jones has stated at the last meeting thank you very much
thank you
planning commission morning chair bergman ian hegarty for the philadelphia city planning
Commission, H-E-G-A-R-T-Y. Do you swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth? Yes, sir, I do. Thank you. Members of the board, on behalf of the Planning Commission,
the comprehensive plan recommends no change in the existing residential multifamily zoning for
these properties. We feel the applicant has not demonstrated any physical hardship associated
with these sites that would necessitate front-loaded parking, which is otherwise
is prohibited in this district. In addition, this block has several facilities that generate a large
amount of pedestrian traffic, as have been noted by the opponents, especially senior citizens and
children. These include the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, the Cecil B. Moore Senior
The CECA will be Moore Senior Citizen Center and the Stephen Klein Health Center.
Citizen Center, and the Stephen Klein Health Center. This street is also served by
The street is also served by a scepter route, and many of the patrons of these facilities arrive via transit.
The proposed series of wide curb cuts will adversely affect pedestrian transportation by interrupting the route to these facilities.
The city has an interest in preserving a pedestrian-friendly environment on this street,
and so we're going to recommend that the board deny the requested variances for all three properties.
Thank you.
MI 2021-00242-1720 North 22nd Street. MI 2021-00784-1744 North 22nd Street. I vote no.
Carol Tenere, my vote is no.
Excuse me, Chair, did you read out three appeal numbers? I'm sorry, I may have just missed it.
I have 1720 North 22nd Street, 1744 North 22nd Street, and 1750 North 22nd Street is under 242.
Okay, thank you.
Right?
Thank you.
And I vote no on all three.
Carol Tenere, no on all three.
James Snell, no on all three.
Ishmael Shaheed no on all three.
Thank you. Thank you very much. I believe that Mr. Holloman was now going to sign back on
if we could confirm that he's here before starting the next case.
Not yet, Chair.
no questions are asked of the virtual audience all please put your hands down
let me call the case and get the attorney ready mi 2021 004631 1431 east montgomery avenue
Byrne Anastasio, RCO, Fishtown Neighbor Association, letter of support.
He's coming back in now as a panelist.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman.
How are you?
State your name and spell for the court reporter, please.
Yes, sir. Vern Anastasio, A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O, 1315 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107.
Do you swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I do, Mr. Chairman.
Our vice chair has a few questions.
Good morning. Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
it appears that you've submitted everything required is that correct i have you may proceed
thank you um mr chair before i started before i start i did want to just point as a matter of
order that i had two cases today 1431 east montgomery and 939 north 40th which was a case
scheduled to hear last week but the board right uh closed up shop prior and i was advised that
that 939 north 40th would be heard first today i just wanted to make sure that it was still on your
docket it's number 13 okay thank you chair since mr um mr anastasio is starting with this case and
And we have moved things around so that Chestnut Street is at the end of the case.
Maybe you could call the 40th Street after this.
Thank you.
I'll proceed with Montgomery Avenue for now.
Thank you.
This is fairly straightforward.
This is an application for personal services hair salon.
And I'll zoom in for you.
Yep, this is a RSA-5, the applications for the use of a personal services in an existing structure with other previously approved uses.
Yep, this is a RSA file.
This is the property in and of itself.
It's a long tradition of being a hair salon prior to my client taking over the space.
As you can see, obviously, it is of commercial nature.
The interior layout is rather straightforward.
We've got a waiting area, three barbershop chairs, some storage space, a sink, and a bathroom.
This is the interior as it exists.
We met with the neighbors and mailed out 132 individual pieces of notification, and we received a Fishtown neighbor's letter of support for the requested variance dated 15th December of last year.
because of the history of this property long being hair and personal services because of the
makeup of the property itself exterior you know is obvious that it's not a single family
residential home and due to its history and the support of the community we respectfully request
the granting of this variance and with that I'd like to call my client to raise his hand
of Vinnie Cripello, who will be the owner and operator of Vinnie's Barbershop in Fishtown.
Vincent Cripello, sorry.
Do we see the hand?
he did plan to be here i did speak to him last evening yes and he can unmute himself
i'm here please state your name and spell for the court reporter
my name is vincent v-i-n-c-e-n-t crapello c-r-a-p-e-l-l-o
do you swear for him to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
I do. Proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Crippello, did you hear my presentation to the
board this morning? I did. Is it true and accurate to the best of your knowledge? It is. Do you adopt
it as your own testimony? I do. What's the number of employees you're going to have here, sir?
At the very most four alongside myself. Okay. And what are your hours of operation and days?
At least to start would be Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the latest.
Very good. And you do have a comprehensive trash plan set in place. Is that right?
Yes. The majority of my trash is actually compostable.
So I'll be working with a composting organization.
Very good. And you were in attendance with me at both of these RCO meetings with the Fishtown Neighbors Association. Is that correct?
I was.
And it was overwhelmingly supportive of our presentation and our project. Is that correct?
Dare I say almost too much. I got suspicious.
Thank you very much. Nothing further, Mr. Chair.
Questions from the board?