Thank you.
21 okay good morning everyone my name is bill bergman and i will be chairing this meeting of
the philadelphia zoning board of adjustment with me is our board vice chair tenetta graham president
mr chairman our board secretary cheryl l gaston present mr chairman board member michael johns
present mr chairman board member tayo winn mr chairman and our board member ryan mcadams
president mr chairman also present is our attorney hillary emerson our zoning board
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So let's look at our schedule for this morning.
Number one, MI 2024, 006, 02, 14,000, Busselton Avenue.
Vernon Anastasio is the attorney.
I think there's a request for a continuance.
Good morning, Chair.
This is Jason Handel.
I will be your calls for the session.
on the stage so it's been about to speak okay good morning mr chair could you please state
your name and spell for the stenographer yes sir it's verne anastasio a-n-a-s-t-a-s-i-o
do you swear or firm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
i do burn we need an update on this case yeah uh the my client passed away uh and that the property
He then is now in the hands of his, I guess, successor, and I'm working with that person
and the RCO to sort of put this case back on track.
So my apologies for the delay, but I do, in fact, need another continuance.
Vern, this has been going on since 24, and we've never had an RCO meeting, am I right?
That's correct.
My client was very ill and then passed.
But if you want to mark this must be heard, that's fine.
So what we want to do with this, Vern, is we're going to dismiss the case,
but they're going to waive the two-year rule.
Okay, so I could reapply.
Yeah, that's right.
That's right.
That's great.
Thank you.
Wait on, Vern, because I think I have another one for you.
You do.
Right?
So MI 2024-006-402, 14,000 Busselton Avenue, I voted this.
402 14 000 busselton avenue i vote to dismiss would a proviso waive the two-year rule thank you
michael johns my vote is to dismiss with proviso cheryl gaston my vote is to dismiss with proviso
tenetta graham my vote is to dismiss with proviso brian mcadams my vote is to dismiss with proviso
my vote is to dismiss with proviso and vernon we also have mi2025-006-85-11920
waldemere drive um um this is we had this is the third listing have we had a rco meeting
we have one uh on the books for next month but we do not have one right now all right all right
So what I'll do is I'll continue this one, but it's going to be Mark Must Be Heard, okay?
That'll be fine.
Thank you.
So MI 2025-000685-1192, Waldemere Drive.
That case is continued to May 6th at 9.50 a.m.
Thank you.
It must be heard, Mr. Chair.
Must be heard.
Must be heard.
Thank you.
Must be heard.
Yeah, thank you.
Number two, 1433 South Dover Street, that's MI 2024-006-543.
Raymond D'Arizio is the attorney.
They've been allowed to speak, sir.
Yes, good morning.
Good morning, counsel.
Could you please state your name as spelled for the stenographer?
Yes, Raymond D'Arizio.
My last name is spelled D-O-R-I-Z-I-O.
and i'm here on 1433 uh south dover all right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole
truth nothing but the truth yes would you please give me an update on where this case stands yes
thank you so we we did have one rco meeting i believe in the in the fall in 2025 um i'm just
seeking one more continuance to try to get this matter resolved as far as you know what direction
the uh applicant will be going as far as the project if he's going to either withdraw or
so so uh mr derizio what we're going to do with this is the same thing we're going to dismiss this
case and to waive the two-year rule this has been hanging around since 24 okay understood
all right thank you so mi 2024 006 543 1433 south dover street i vote to dismiss and proviso waive
two-year rule michael johns my vote is to dismiss with proviso cheryl gaston my vote is to dismiss
with proviso tenetta graham my vote is to dismiss with proviso i am again excuse me ryan mcadams
my vote is to dismiss with proviso hi i win my vote is to dismiss with proviso number six am i
you 20 thank you mr council have a good day all right number six mi 2025 001 549 4837 brown street
christopher dean is the attorney this is the second listing
um mr chair i've i've been in touch with mr dean um and there's a uh property transfer occurring
with with this matter um so if this could be continued again that would be great thank you
all right okay so mr so he he's already called you and talked to you yes okay all right so so
mi2025-001-549-4837 to 49 brown street this case is continued till may 6th at 9 30 a.m
number nine
number nine MI 2025 002 853 633 636 Kerper Street this case has been continuing to May 6th at 9 30 a.m
number 15
MI-2025-006-069-533 High Street. This case is continued until May 6th at 9.30 a.m.
Mr. Chair, that's actually a withdrawal.
Oh, I'm sorry. You're right. You're right. So MI-2025-006-069-533 High Street.
two oh five zero zero six zero six nine five thirty three high street this case has been withdrawn
thank you are there any other requests for continuance
chair i do not see any hands raised thank you we're going to go to our first
chair i do not see any hands raised thank you
first yeah our add-ons um
so number one are our add-ons 20 25 000 437 454 delmar street i vote no
Michael Johns, my vote is no.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is no.
Tynetta Graham, my vote is no.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is no.
Tywin, my vote is no.
What's that?
This is a vote only, sir.
We're not having any conversations about the cases.
You can contact the office.
thank you well why don't you go in the back and find out they'll give it to you okay right number
two mi 2025 001 542 13 17 south 54 street i vote yes with proviso maximum two dwelling units
michael johns my vote is yes with proviso charl gadsden my vote is yes with proviso
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes, with Proviso.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes, with Proviso.
Number three, MI 2025-003-876-866, Medway Road, I vote no.
Michael Johns, my vote is no.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is no.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is no.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is no.
Tywin, my vote is no.
Number four, MI2025-0006299, 3435 North 3rd Street, I vote yes.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes.
Tywin, my vote is yes.
We're going to go to our regular list.
Number 14, MI 2025-005-990-1023 Orthodox Street.
Carmen Alberto Ramos is the Jose owner.
chair i do not see any hands raised they're in the audience here okay thank you
um do we have an interpreter uh in the audience
i believe we do
yes good morning chair how are you good morning my name is joshua and i'll be your spanish
interpreter my id is d as in delta x as in x rate 156 how may i help you um but you uh first of all
state your name is spelled for the stenographer yes your honor my name is joshua it's j-o-s-u-e
and my last name is a-r-r-e-a-g-a all right do swear or affirm that you will interpret accurately
completely and partially from english to spanish and from spanish to english to the best of your
ability i do all right could you please call for us carmen alberto valrado ramos please
that's me okay um and then could you have her state her name and spell for the stenographer
decir su nombre completo para deletrearlo al estenógrafo muy buenos días primeramente a todos
mi nombre es carmen isabel alvarado ramos vivo en el 1023 ortodo street philadelphia pennsylvania
191 24 cuarzo la propietaria de la casa ok disculpeme solamente en el nombre me dijo
carmen isabel alvarado ramos verdad carmen con c c isabel is i-s-a-b-e-l
c alvarado con b de victor y ramos s-r-a-m-o-s correcto
okay so my name is carmen isabel alvarado ramos carmen is spelled c-a-r-m-e-n isabel is i-s-a-b
as in boy e l a alvarado a l v as in victor a r a
a alvarado a l v as in victor a r a d o ramos r a m o s
all right thank you then could you please state do you swear or affirm to tell the truth
the whole truth nothing but the truth
okay you said afirma y jura decir la verdad solamente la verdad y nada más que la verdad
yes okay so just so you know i'm going to i'm going to read a some refusals out for you i'll
go slow repeat you do it and then i'll continue after you get it okay so this application is for
the enclosure rear deck and the erection of a six foot high front fence
okay entonces vamos a leerle ciertos rechazos verdad el día de hoy vamos a ir despacio entonces
Esta aplicación es para el cierre de la parte trasera del patio con la erección de una cerca de seis pies alta.
La parte del patio no puede ser cerrada por paredes o techo encima del espacio utilizable.
nor may it be enclosed by walls below the usable surface of the deck
whereas stairs from the ground level to the deck are permitted except in the case of an attached
building where steps from the ground to the deck are prohibited
any fence located nearer to the lot line than required building setback
or the actual distance of the building from the lot line
whichever is greater shall be no more than four feet in height
de estas que sea mayor no puede ser más de cuatro pies en altura. And no more than 50% opaque.
No puede ser más del 50% de opacidad. Whereas a height of six feet and an opacity of a hundred
percent proposed comparación a la la altura de seis pies y la opacidad del cien por del 100% que
fue propuesta the minimum rear yard deck in the residential district shall be nine feet whereas
only two feet ten inches is proposed el mínimo de un patio en sí como una instalación en el patio
la parte trasera en el distrito residencial solamente puede ser de mí de nueve pies mientras
que solamente dos pies y 10 pulgadas fueron propuestas and our vice chair has a few questions
la vice presidenta tiene unas preguntas um good morning have you submitted your documents and
exhibits five days in advance of this hearing buenos días usted si pudo entregar los documentos
y los exibidos cinco días de con mantelación a esta audiencia
yes gracias and the chair read your refusals so do you waive the reading of the refusals
and stipulate to their accuracy okay entonces el presidente le leyó los rechazos verdad usted
desestima la lectura del resto de rechazos y estipula la precisión de ahora
Okay, you can begin with your case.
We can start with your case, then.
My name is Carmen. I'm the owner of the 1023.
The property I have in front of my house is about 600 or 500, more or less.
yeah let him translate you can't go too far away so okay good
yeah let him translate you can't go too far on so okay good interpreter please
I'm taking notes of everything sir no worries
so my name is Carmen um and I am the owner of the 1023 property and I know the fence that I have in
my house you know it's because of the fence the six foot fence but I've had that six foot fence
since since 2020 i'm a housewife and i take care of my grandkid okay so why don't we do this can we