one more time please did i swear you when the last time were you wrong i'm sorry all right
state your name arthur kasambas a-r-t-h-u-r-k-o-u-s-o-m-b-o-s right do you swear or affirm
to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth yes sir all right and we have a letter of
unanimous non-opposition and a letter of non-opposition from council member young and our
vice chair has a few questions for you sir yes sir good morning sir have you emailed in all the
required documents and exhibits that's needed to proceed with this case yes in advance of this
hearing yes sir please please proceed and share your screen i'm sorry i couldn't hear that last
part please proceed and share your screen please show your documents oh um so bria kennedy is is
uh bria is my uh um uh adjudicator she was helping me expedite everything she has all the documents
well we're going to bring bria on but she cannot testify okay she will just show documents okay
Sounds fine.
Maria?
All right.
They will be rejoining as a panelist as well,
shortly, Mr. Chair.
are you able to see my screen we see your name we do not see we see we do not see your documents
yet. Your documents are up. Okay. Arthur, why don't you start your presentation?
Okay. So this is my purchase contract and my deed from when I bought the property.
Hey, Bria, what do you want me to do? Just scroll down?
She'll scroll down for you.
I believe that this was the proposal submitted by the engineer architect.
The property in question originally had two units in it and had some work done on it.
had two units in it um and had some work done on it um and uh you know the staircases and stuff
like that were in place uh at the time of purchase all these corner properties were um
were multi-unit uh for for years
do you have do you have plans for what you did to the building okay thank you yes here's here's
all the plans so why don't you tell us what we're looking at sure um uh you have the first floor
door uh you go into the um entryway uh to the right is the first floor apartment it is two
bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms, kitchen, laundry area, all self-contained electric.
To the left is the second floor apartment door with the staircase. Upstairs is the same layout,
two bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms. There's a little bit of difference because the staircase
cases in the way the powder room is further to the front of the building and the laundry room
is adjacent to that. So basically what I'm looking is to legalize the conditions of the building as
a two unit as I purchased it as it was back in time. You know, I helped approve the zoning
across the street for the three
unit and then
the property adjacent to me is also
two units of Caddy Corner
and that's
basically at no living space
Arthur do you have photos of the inside
of the property? Yeah
so why don't you tell us what this is
okay so
I think she's scrolling backwards
so basically you have the kitchen
that's the exterior
The building's been painted since then.
You have the kitchen, the exterior of the building.
You have a two-story front.
This is the first floor, two-story.
It's almost a story and a half, about 16-foot ceiling there.
Okay, all separate up to code.
Electric hot water heaters. That's the hallway.
This is the second floor front. The door that's there is the powder room. The door next to it is the laundry room. Split systems for heating and air condition.
If you want to scroll down, there you go.
All separate, upgraded.
I had an electrician finish their electrical work.
That's the utility.
That's the laundry room.
That's the powder room.
basically each floor is a mirror of the other floor um where where the rooms are located this
is the living room that's the kitchen no appliances and as of yet okay all right questions for the
board. Yes. Can you let me know how do you access the basement and does the first four unit or both
units have access to that space? No one has access to the basement. It's a keyed entry. And
per the suggestion of the nice lady from Strawberry Mansion, I'm going to put a sign
that says no tenant access on on the basement everything that the tenants need
is basically upstairs unless you have a catastrophe of uh you know frozen pipe or
something which i you know i have everything insulated i don't think that's ever going to
happen so for the keyed entrance is it from the exterior of the building or is it from inside that
common hall. It's inside the common hall. Okay. And I have a quick question. Did you close off
entrance on the side? Did the side entrance closed off? Yes. Any other questions from the board?
Questions from our attorney, Hillary Emerson. Not at this.
Questions from our attorney, Hillary Emerson.
Not at this time, Mr. Chair.
Questions or comments from the audience or the virtual audience?
Yes, Mr. Chair.
I have a hand up from Pastor Tyrone Williams.
I have allowed them to speak.
Good morning, Reverend.
Good morning, Reverend.
Could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer?
Or Tyrone, T-Y-R-O-N-E, Williams, W-I-L-L-I-A-M-S.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Please proceed, Trevor.
First, I wanted to know what's the original application for, for this property?
The original application.
i see here is the applications for use of two-family household living in the existing
structure right and so we have four bedrooms correct yes sir okay um is anyone currently
living in the building i see it lights up beautifully at night and i see it's louise
arms or something of another
it got a name already
so is anyone currently
living in there? No sir
there's no appliances in there or anything
I need the lights on
okay thank you
and my last question is
have there been a public meeting
I've seen this
but I don't remember a meeting
I heard you mention
Strawberry Mansion
I'm imagining or assuming Strawberry Mansion community could serve.
Have you been in contact with them and what was the result of that?
Yes, they approved me.
The public meeting was last week and there was only one other person that showed up.
It was a neighbor and she was very happy with the improvements.
And I I let the the strawberry mansion.
There was two young ladies that showed up and they from the association and they wanted to go inside.
And they gave me some, you know, pointers and Miss Cummings was her name.
And and she from what I understand, I guess we all received an email that they they not fighting the the, you know, the zoning.
Thank you for that. That's the end of my questions.
Thank you very much. Anyone else in the virtual audience?
Yes, Mr. Chair, I have Strawberry Mansion community concerns.
Let them speak as well.
Good morning. Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Good morning. Can you hear me?
I can, most certainly. Please state your name and spell for the stenographer.
My name is Bonita Cummings, B-O-N-I-T-A, Cummings, C-U-M-M-I-N-G-S.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Please proceed.
I just wanted to make sure that the provisals that we're concerned with, particularly around trash,
That location, 2601, is between Stanley Street and 31st off of Huntington, and we're not experiencing too much corner dumping debris.
The second floor unit could be an imposition to that, so we just wanted to make sure that the provisos that we listed be a part of the...
I have your provisos. Thank you, Mark.
Thank you very much.
Anyone else in the virtual audience?
I do not see any further
at this time.
Amy Boyd with the Planning Commission.
A-M-Y-B-O-Y-D.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth,
nothing but the truth?
Please proceed.
One second. I lost my place.
in 2014 the zoning map was amended to rsa 5 at this location in accordance with recommendations
from the comprehensive plan the proposal is to legalize ground floor dwelling unit which has a
documented history of use as commercial the residential dwelling is more in the spirit with
the zoning code the planning commission recommends that the board grant the requested variance for
family. Thank you. MI 2024, 000763, 2601 North 31st Street. I vote yes with proviso. Interior
With proviso. Interior trash storage, no household living in the basement, must obtain a certificate of occupancy.
trash storage, no household living in the basement.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes, with provisos.
Teneda Graham, my vote is yes, with provisos.
Tayewin, my vote is yes, with provisos.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes, with provisos.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You have your vote, sir.
Thank you very much, everyone, and have a great day.
All right, thank you.
Number three, MI 2024-004-047-2717 Federal Street.
John McCrillo is the listed owner.
There's a letter of support from Grace Ferry Community Council.
Mr. Chair, Joseph Consul will be rejoining as a panel shortly.
Good morning.
Good morning, Mr. Consul. I didn't see your name on this one.
Please state your name and spell it for the court stenographer.
Yeah, I just entered my appearance like two hours ago.
um joe joseph consul j-o-s-e-p-h last name consul c-o-n-s-o-l-e you swear or firm to tell
the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth i do our vice chair has a few questions so you
agreed good morning counsel do you agree to waive the refusal or stipulate to its accuracy yes
have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that's needed to proceed with this
case five days in advance of this hearing yes thank you counsel please proceed
okay did that work all right so all right cool all right so Joe Consul here uh 2717 Federal
Street here's the refusal the property is zoned I2 uh this block is full of um residential
properties there are some um non-residential properties on this block but the majority of
the block is zoned um i mean is is uh multi-family or single-family residential properties um i had
a shot of the block give me one second
seven federal just to give you all an idea so the the property that we're here for is this vacant
lot here. Two doors down to the left, and I'll bring up is 2721. I'll bring up the approval.
The board approved in 2019, and in 2020, that was built as a three unit. So we're trying to mimic
that exact build. Like I said, this side of the block is all residential, either single family
or multifamily. Farther down, there's more multifamily. Across the street, we have some
lots. On the corner, there's all multifamily. At the end there, but directly across the street,
there's these sort of garages. And further down on both sides of the street, there's multifamily
approvals. So he's seeking to build a three-unit building. It's approximately 1,200 square feet as
a footprint. So were it zoned appropriately, it would support the number of units my client
is seeking.
The client is John McCrillo.
He has had that lot since 2012.
He's only now developing it.
Proof of tax clearance.
Our letter of support
from the Grays Ferry Community Council.
That's our lot.
Poster.
The building's going to, as I said,
go between those two other buildings.
The building itself will be equal height.