plans well he's not required to submit plans to lni because this is a change of fees application
yes thank you yes right well we don't know we don't we don't have to he's not required by lni
so it's kind of hard for us to require it as well but he's he's showing photos i mean once he gets
to, I believe if he is approved and has to go to the health department, they're going
to require plans at that point to show like where the kitchen and all of that is.
That's the second step.
That they said from L&I.
So, and this picture is the backyard.
I want to take care of my trashes.
So it's a big backyard, so I don't have any congestion to make my trashes or other work
on the back there so this mark is present entrance to the basement also I have another
entrance of the basement so I can install some unnecessary things in the basement so
I have on this call I have some witness I have some supporters and neighbors they are
neighbors there can be businessmen around this neighborhood. So, they are listed on this page.
Now, this is the last page. I want to explain why this project is important.
This restaurant will serve as a model of Indian-American halal food.
This restaurant will serve as a model of Indian-American halal food.
That's very important to communities because this neighborhood is a mix of people.
There are many Indian, Asian, African, international students.
They are studying at Drexel University, Penn University.
So, according to my research, it's very important to make this type of model of Indian-American
and halal food. Also, I research in this neighborhood has many Muslim people. They are always looking
for halal food. That's why I am going to make this project as a halal food-related restaurant.
Also, there are many international visitors and international students around here. So,
So I searched on the Google and I found 1.5 miles around my property doesn't have any
halal Indian related restaurant.
So this project is this type of restaurant and this project is very important to me.
So that's why I'm looking forward to build this restaurant.
So that's all.
All right.
Questions from the board.
Do you have a photo of the basement?
Basement is as same as my store size, but I don't have any picture on the basement right now.
And then, so what's your, what's going to happen in the basement once you, if you were to get approved?
I don't have any plan on the basement because I have big store, big space in the, in the first floor, also the backside.
So basement right now, totally neat and clean and finished basement basement.
But in future, probably I want to keep some unnecessary stuff like my ladder, my other things.
So right now you're anticipating that all your storage is going to be on the first floor?
Yes, yes, correct.
And then are you going to be the operator of this restaurant?
Are you looking?
I am the operator, yeah.
I want to run myself, yeah.
I just want to inform based on your stick.
I want to show you a picture.
uh this is a building same category of building of mine uh this is one of my family member is
running there is a groceries there is a restaurant also so i i have good knowledge we have good
knowledge how to management the neighbor environment and traffic everything so just
as a reference so right and then my last question is given that your last use on that commercial
space was a barbershop what is your plan for exhausting for the restaurant um i want to make
a new plan for um decoration to make my restaurant so as i mentioned my restaurant is a takeout
restaurant so but you would your commercial kitchen would still have a full you still want
to have a full stove set up right yes correct on the be doing live cooking on site is your plan
exhaust out the back of the building on the back of the building means the you see that i have the
um lot of space on the backyard so that's my plan uh here to do it on the back instead yes yes so
totally you oppose the roof did that come up in the rco meeting at all um what is the question
sorry so would you oppose having to do it through the roof my roof is totally brand new that's i did
two two two years ago so yeah so the exception fan i don't know put on uh through the roof yes of
course okay of course of course i think that's are the apartments already laid out above are they
existing or what uh the apartments uh second floor my parents is living uh sometime i also
live but uh currently i'm leaving another address but my parents is living on second floor and third
floor i rented okay so the so the apartments are already set up as apartments yes totally uh
finished up yes and what are your hours your operation gonna be uh it should be our
restaurant so nine to six initial plan yes
can be a little bit late like nine to seven because this is a very busy spot and bus uh
trolley there are many people is going on there there are many shopping centers so
depends on the business but initial my plan is nine to six oh and is there already a bathroom
on the on the commercial space yes this is a bathroom sorry this is a bathroom here yep
i don't have any other questions questions or comments from our attorney
questions or comments from our attorney
um so just to clarify um mr islam you are just seeking this use on the first floor and i guess
the the basement as well because you will be using that for storage eventually um
the stories i don't need to keep anything just i explain there is a nice bed uh basement but for
storage like food storage or other water or whatever restaurant related um storage i don't
want to do in basement because i have big this is a actually 1400 1500 square feet there is a uh
this is a bathroom and behind the bathroom there is another room big room also behind the room i
have the backyard big backyard so everything i have planned to do on the first floor and safely
But do the residential units have access to the basement, or is it only the first floor commercial?
No, no. Residential door is totally different. They have everything separate.
Okay, so they could not access the basement?
No, no, no.
Okay, so it's only the commercial space that can access the basement?
Okay, I thank you.
Yeah, all right.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
here we do have one hand up and i have allowed them to speak sure
why could you please state your name and spell it for the stenographer
hello hi could you please state your name yeah uh my name is uh kajol shaha uh 4d section
lancaster avenue uh spell your name please uh my name kajol k-a-j-a-l and shaha last name is
shaha s-a-h-a you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
yeah yes um proceed with your comments yes i interest for that this project is a good project
because this area i don't see i i have a long time for here but i don't see for asian food and
you know indian and american food for for near me so i interest yeah but thank you very much
for calling we appreciate it is there anyone else in regards audience
no more hands chair planning commission good evening chair and members of the board liz fusel
on behalf of the philadelphia city planning commission the comprehensive plan recommends
no change in zoning at this location from the existing commercial mixed-use cmx2 the proposed
use as takeout restaurant is compatible with the commercial corridor surroundings and will not
cause detrimental impacts beyond what would reasonably be expected the planning commission
recommends that the board grant the requested special exception for takeout restaurant thank
you mi2024-003-972-4018 lancaster avenue i vote yes michael johns my vote is yes
charles gaston my vote is yes tennetta graham my vote is yes i am mcadams my vote is yes
i win my vote is yes thank you sir you have your votes thank you very much thank you everyone
Good night.
Is there anyone in the virtual audience whose case has not been called?
I see no hands, Chair.
We're done.
We're done.
Thank you, everybody.
And, you know, we had a new person for planning here.