permit I think is the most important is the one from 1946. Again, back then there was
actually body and fender work being done, but Joe does not do that. Back when they had the
index cards, you could say 719 to 46, auto repair, 53, 55, 56, and then 58.
So again, we have all the permits attached to the file.
Zoning map
It's zoned RSA 5
However it's adjacent to a CMX 2
And another aerial photograph
Showing the property
With regard to the RCO
I received their letter late last night
From Shantae
At the 42nd Ward
The committee voted five, nothing in support. They also did provide a letter of explanation. But in summary, without hesitation, we support this business. This is a letter of support. And they discuss that it's been there since 1946. And they were well aware of it.
Just as quick background, Joe, unfortunately, his father fell ill, and Joe let his auto repair license lapse.
And because of that, when he went to refile, he had to apply for a new license, and that was denied because he didn't have zoning.
So that's the whole reason why we're here.
Joe Herbert, you've heard my – I'm sorry, Joe, can we have Joe sworn?
Sure. Joe, are you there?
Yes, I'm here.
Okay, your name, please, and spell your last name.
H-E-R-V-E-R-T.
Okay, do you swear for him to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Okay, your attorney is going to speak to you.
All right, Joe, you've heard my representations to the board?
Yes, I did.
Yes, I did.
Are they true and correct to the best of your knowledge, information, and belief?
Are they true and correct, to the best of your knowledge, information, and belief?
Yes, they are.
Yes, they are.
And to adopt them as your own testimony?
Very good. Madam Chair, that's all we have.
Thank you. Does the Board have any questions?
Is there anyone in the virtual audience with questions?
Madam Vice Chair, we have Hillary Emerson.
Ms. Emerson, you can unmute yourself and speak now.
Hi, Ms. Emerson.
Good morning. Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the board.
Hillary Emerson on behalf of Councilwoman Sherelle Parker.
Thank you. Do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Okay, you may proceed.
The Councilwoman has no objection to the granting of the variance in this case.
As counsel for the applicant has noted, there is a long historical use for personal auto repair at this property.
and the community had no opposition to the use being continued thank you okay great calendar
planning commission thank you madam chair ian hegarty for the city planning commission
comprehensive plan recommends no change to the single family zoning at this location however
as noted the proposed zone the proposed use is consisted with the long-standing documented
use on the property we would just ask uh the board to consider a proviso no um body work and
no painting on site i don't think the applicant intends to use it for that but we would just
not want to allow that in residence district so the city planning commission ultimately
recommends that the board grant the variance thank you sharon madam chair i would i would
just point out that uh you know auto body and painting is not part of the application
and therefore it would not be part of the permit okay sharon saletta
um i agree with mr ward that it is not part of the application if you would like to add the
proviso i don't think it will affect anything thank you okay calendar number 3263 5215 north
second street my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes madam chair members of the board
thank you very much that concludes my business may i be excused sure that concludes the 9 30
hearing
so see everybody back at two o'clock
sounds good
sounds good
we're ready to go live
recording has begun
thank you
and we'll give everybody a few minutes
no chair we're ready ready I'm sorry I wasn't here this morning who's the administrator
I am Frank it's Yvette Benton okay very good thank you good afternoon everyone my name is
Frank DiCicco I'm the chair of the zoning board of adjustment I'll be participating today in
today's hearing along with our vice chair Ms. Carol Tenere board secretary confessor plaza
and Board Member Mr. Thomas Holloman. Board Administrator Yvonne Benton and our Board Attorney
Ms. Sharon Saleta are also in attendance. For those of you who haven't yet participated in one
of our virtual hearings, I'll go through some of the basics of what you can expect. First,
we will be administering oaths to individual participants prior to their testimony.
Second, we'd like to advise everyone that this proceeding is being recorded and that by
participating, you acknowledge your agreement to be recorded and that the recording will be
available to the public on the web or otherwise. Third, for anyone participating by phone,
if you wish to testify, you must raise your hand by hitting star nine and then star six to unmute
yourself. I'll repeat. For anyone participating by phone, if you wish to testify, you must raise
your hand by hitting star nine and then star six to unmute yourself. Finally, to enter an appearance
statement, call Google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address and the address of the property
at issue. I will repeat that as well. To enter an appearance statement, call Google 267-270-5548
and leave your email address and the address of the property at issue. And I would also like to
and the address of the property at issue.
And I would also like to remind everyone,
remind everyone.
please do not attempt to testify in the chat.
Any comments should be directed
to our board administrator, Ms. Yvette Benton.
With that, I will read off the one continuance request
that we have on the two o'clock list.
number nine mi 2021 that's 000558 5608 north 12th street does anyone object to that case being
continued please raise your hand only for that case if you object to that case being continued
please raise your hand. There are no hands at this time chair. Thank you and now ask if anyone
would like to request a continuance or withdrawal at this time to please raise your hand.
If you're requesting a continuance or withdrawal for the two o'clock list please raise your hand.
Chair, we have a Joseph Consul. Mr. Consul, you can unmute yourself and speak now.
Hey, everyone. Joe Consul here.
Joe, Mr. Consul, please identify yourself, spell your first and last name, and I'll swear you in.
Joseph Consul, last name C-O-N-S-O-L-E.
We're in the firm to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Please proceed.
I'm here on MI 2021-000551. The address is 1618 North 54th Street. We had an RCO meeting.
They want to have further discussions. They sent a letter to us and directly to the board.
The council person wants to get involved in the discussions as well, and so we are amenable to them asking us to seek a continuance.
Thank you very much.
MI 2021-000551-1618 North 54th Street is continued.
Any other requests for continuances or withdrawals for the 2 o'clock list?
there are no hands at this time chair you uh with that uh we have a vote on the add-on list correct
um why don't i have that's correct i don't have the numbers carol do you have it we don't have
the calendar number we just have the address um i'm sorry i thought i thought the calendar
at the start of the two o'clock list say delay list calendar oh no i did not include it um i'm
sorry why don't you hold that for one case i do have the calendar number okay so with that we can
then go to um number one on our list mi 2021 that's 000 553 1511 north 16th street
oh is that is that the right one yeah that's the right one yes the attorney's alan knockamson
chair i just promoted clementa amazon
hi clementa can you put your name and address on the record and spell your last name
Well, yes, good afternoon, Chairman and Madam Vice Chair. Clementa Amazon, C-L-E-M-E-N-T-A, last name A-M-A-Z-A-N. Address is 123 South Broad Street, Suite 1600, 19109.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Do you also agree to wave the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
yes have you emailed the exhibit packet with proof of ownership tax compliance
refusal referral photos and or plans of the property five days in advance of this hearing
and have you met with the rco and do you have a letter yes all of the above
okay you may proceed thank you i'll just share my screen great
can everyone see my screen yes perfect so good afternoon today i'll be presenting 1511 north
Yes. Perfect. So good afternoon. Today I'll be presenting 1511 North 16th Street.
And in my packet of materials, I've included the deed, Certificate of Tax Clearance, the refusal,
application for appeal, maps of the area, photographs of the property, as well as our
plans and drawings. We did meet with the community and I'm happy to say that we do have a letter of
support from Beach Community Services Incorporated. So here I have the deed indicating that my client
does in fact own the property as well as the tax information. So the notice of refusal, the only
refusal that we have here is because we are not providing parking and that is because we are dealing
with a historic property here and it would not be feasible to actually include parking for this
particular project. We have gone through the process and it has been approved by the Historic
Commission, and I have the application for appeal, our project information form,
a map. This property is zoned as RM1. What we're looking to do here is add an addition to the
carriage house, and there will be a total of four units within the carriage house.
So here we have the front of the property and a view of the rear of the property. This is the
carriage house currently, and we're just looking to add an addition to that carriage house.
And here we have an aerial view. This is the front of the property and this is the carriage house that you saw previously.
Here we have a view to the right of the property from North 16th Street, a view to the left of the property from North 16th Street,
view to the right from North Sinham, view to the left from North Sinham, and our plans and drawings.
So here we have a few views of the front of the property, the side, as well as a view of the front from the rear.
and the carriage house. So as I mentioned prior, there will be four units within the carriage
house. So here we have the first floor and the second floor. There's no basement living for this
project. And again, it hasn't approved by the historic commission. Here we have another view
of the carriage house. As I mentioned, it is four units, no basement living. So you have the unit one
and unit three here, and then unit two and unit four here. So this is actually the addition to
the property that we're looking for and we did meet with the community happily they did provide
support for this project and we agreed to all provisals despite the fact they are not zoning
related here's another view again a letter of support from the rco the notice that we sent
out to the community regarding that march 18th community meeting a list of the properties that
notified, and our certificate of mailing. So with that, if I could have my client Stephen Stafford
adopt my testimony. Mr. Stafford, you can unmute yourself and speak now. Hi there. Hi. Can you put
your name on the record, please, and spell your last name? Yes, my name is Stephen Stafford,
and my last name is spelled s-t-a-f-f-o-r-d do you swear for him to tell the whole truth and
nothing but the truth yes i do okay you may proceed thank you steven did you hear my testimony
to that i did was it accurate it was and would you adopt it as your own testimony i would
thank you so i'd be happy to answer any questions that the board may have
Any questions from the board?
Yes, Mr. Chairman.
The trash plan.
What is the trash plan for this?
So the trash is going to be in close.
It's going to be in the rear of the property.
I'll actually show you from the plans.
So it will be along the carousel in the rear.
Thank you.
Of course.
Thank you.
Any other questions?
Anyone else like to testify in this case? If so, please raise your hand.
There are no hands at this time, Chair. Thank you.
I'm sorry, Chair. I have a question. In the exhibit packet that was submitted,
there was an entry saying we met with Beach Community Services on March 18th.
We will provide correspondence memorializing the result of that meeting.
um i'm sorry if i missed it miss amazon but did you provide that yes i did i'll just share my
screen again so you can take a look we did get a lot of support from them thank you this is the
second time this week i've asked you to resend something it's perfectly fine i'll just take it
that you like talking to me thank you so that letter is right here got it thank you and i agree
none of those provisos are enforceable, but we have agreed to all of them. Thank you.
are enforceable but we have agreed to all of them thank you planning commission uh city planning
ron bednar well i wasn't here this morning are you just coming on for the first time
yes yes okay do you swear and affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
i do thank you please proceed uh this property is currently indicated for residential use on
the city plan given its documented history we recommend the request of variance be granted
thank you mi 2021-000553 1511 north 16th street my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes
my vote is yes thank you uh carol we're going to go back to the add-on the the code yes
calendar number is 38007 2537 east dakota street