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ZBA Hearing - September 25, 2024

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Sep 25, 20248h 45m

I'm sorry, can I have you repeat?

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Because he was saying something in the middle.

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The maximum occupied area in RM1 zoning district is 75%, whereas 81% is proposed.

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Dạ vâng, hiện tại thì cái diện tích được tối đa sử dụng hay là diện tích được tối đa chiếm dụng nghe ạ

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Ở cái khu vực đấy ạ, nó sẽ là 75%

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Mà trong cái lời đề nghị của mình thì hiện tại nó đang ở mức khoảng độ 81% ạ

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Yeah

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And the required rear yard depth in the RM1 zoning district is 9 feet

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Whereas 7 feet 2 inches is proposed

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7 feet 2 inches

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Dạ vâng, và cái khu vực sân thì là được 9 feet

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Còn hiện tại là mình đang có yêu cầu là 7 feet 2 inch

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Đúng không ạ?

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Yeah

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Yes

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And then finally, a letter of support from the East Point Breeze neighbors has been issued

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could they please share their screen and start their presentation

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Dạ vâng. Vậy thì bây giờ phiền ông bà là hãy chia sẻ màn hình và sau đó là bắt đầu diễn diễn thuyết ạ.

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Dạ.

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Ok.

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Okay, it's only nine.

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hold on this is the this is the they want to build out in the rear am i correct

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yeah yes correct okay tell them to continue

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Yeah, so the reason for our proposal is

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because we also live or we also have our parents with us so our parent would like to extend the

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area to build the rear area so that they can you know use the area for their personal purpose like

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showering or just personal hygiene and it just gives them some more space

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So they're going to put a bathroom back there

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Is that what we're saying

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Vâng, theo như tôi hiểu là

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Thì nếu mình xây như vậy là mình sẽ xây thêm cái phòng tắm ở đằng sau đó đúng không ạ

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Dạ, đúng ạ

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Yes, that is correct

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Tell them to continue with their presentation

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Vâng, mình tiếp tục đi ạ

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How about photos of what it looks like

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Yes, and my parents, you know, the senior people are also sick.

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Okay, why don't we do this?

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Could you please show me photos of the existing property?

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Dạ vâng, hay là bây giờ mình như này.

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Bây giờ mình hãy cho tôi xem những cái bức hình của cái hiện trạng nhà tại thời điểm này ạ.

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Yeah.

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Yes.

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That's the front. Go slow.

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Vâng, mình đi từ từ thôi nhé.

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Đấy là phần phía trước này.

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That's the front of the property.

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Okay.

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Vâng, đây là từ từ.

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That's the posting.

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That's the posting.

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And this is the rear, right?

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Đây là chỗ đằng sau đúng không ạ?

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Yeah.

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Yes.

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Have they already started the work?

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Mình đã bắt đầu xây dựng chưa nhỉ?

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Mình đã bắt đầu làm cái gì ở đấy chưa ạ?

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Yeah, có.

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Yes, we did.

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So they started the work and now and I stopped them.

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dạ vâng tức là mình đã bắt đầu

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và sau đấy là mình bị dừng lại à

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bị dừng lại rồi tháo ra nạ rồi

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yeah so we started

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and then we got stopped

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and then we also took

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things out

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we removed certain things

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so

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if you looked at it

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to the side of their property

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that house was already built out on the first floor

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dạ vâng

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I think everything has remained the same, no construction yet so far.

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No, no, what I'm saying, they're trying to build out to be consistent with the property next door is.

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Tức là ý tôi đang nói là hiện tại mình đang muốn sửa

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Thì cái ý của mình sửa

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Tức là sau khi sửa nhà xong

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Thì cái khu vực đấy

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Cái diện tích đấy nó vẫn sẽ

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Tương ứng với cả cái nhà bên cạnh đúng không?

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Tức là mình không có lấn ra ngoài đúng không?

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Tức là mình chỉ xong cái khuôn phép thôi đúng không ạ?

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Dạ, dạ

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Oh yeah, right

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Okay

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Questions from the board

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Is there a rendering or sharp drawing

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of the proposed

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edition?

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That would be my opinion too.

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Could you see

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they showed before how they

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want to draw the

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drawings there. Show the drawings.

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that was a site plan though

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but yeah

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that's

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I'm aware

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yeah

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have any other drawings besides that

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no

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No comments from the board.

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Vâng, không biết là quý tòa có bình luận gì không ạ? Mình hãy đợi nhé.

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And just confirm, so this 3 foot 2 addition or 8 foot 7 addition will align with the property next door's addition. Is that correct?

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Dạ vâng, tôi muốn xác nhận rằng là cái kích thước trên cái bản vẽ này thì nó sẽ gọi là song song với cả cái kích thước của cái ngôi nhà bên cạnh, đúng không ạ?

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Yeah.

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All right, thank you.

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Okay.

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Questions or comments from our attorney?

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Not at this time, Mr. Chair.

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There are comments from the virtual audience.

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I do not see any hands, Mr. Chair.

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Planning Commission.

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Amy Boyd with the Planning Commission.

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The comprehensive plan recommends the changing and zoning at this location from the existing residential multifamily R1 to residential single-family RSA5.

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The few results would be consistent under the recommended zoning.

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The requested variance for occupied area is diminished.

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The proposed addition is consistent with the adjacent neighbor and will not ensure the use of that property.

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Therefore, the Planning Commission recommends that the Board grant the requested variance for occupied area and for rear yard setback.

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MI 2024-002-893-1815 South 17th Street, I vote yes.

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Michael Johns, my vote is yes.

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Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.

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Taya Nguyen, my vote is yes.

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Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes.

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Interpreter, thank you and please tell them

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that they have their votes.

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Thưa ông bà, quý tòa đã đưa ra quyết định

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cho cái lời đề nghị của mình

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và tất cả chúng tôi đều đồng thuận

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với cả cái yêu cầu xin sửa chữa của mình ạ.

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Dạ, em cảm ơn chị và cảm ơn tòa phiên tòa rất nhiều.

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Yeah, thank you all the judges so much.

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Interpreter, thank you so much.

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Yeah, thank you so much for using all services.

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Interpreter, disconnecting, and have a good one.

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Bye-bye.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Bye-bye.

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Number six, MI 2024-000750-1343 East Lycoming Street.

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Joseph Vaccaro is the attorney.

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Letter of support from Juniata Park Civic Association.

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they're coming back in as a panelist mr chair

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good morning can you see me mr vicario i can sir could you please state your name and spell for

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the court stenographer uh good morning may it please the board joseph vicaro v as in victory

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a c c a r o on behalf of the applicant antonio de leon mr de leon is sitting uh to my left

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in my office um he hardly so do you do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and

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nothing but the truth yes i do do you stipulate to the reading of the refusals and uh agree with

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the accuracy. Yes, I do. Could you please start your screen there and present to start your

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presentation? Thank you. Can you see my exhibits? Yes, we do. Okay. Starting with the tax clearance

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certificate. I'm going to be as brief as possible so as not to waste the board's time. This is an

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application to permit a grocery store at the location. It's the northwest corner of East

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Lycoming and Glendale streets in Philadelphia. The grocery store would be located on the first

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floor. If you notice the sign on the photographs, this is the old Carol's Flowers, which has been

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closed for quite a few years, and the property has been vacant on the first floor since Carol's

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Flowers had closed. The property zoned as RSA 5. Carol's Flowers was operated under a variance,

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but obviously the variance had expired since the building has been emptied since Carol's

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flowers had closed. Moving on down, this is a side view from Glendale Street.

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This is a side view from Glendale Street. This is the view from East Lycoming, looking north. The poster's on the building. I could zoom out a little bit.

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the posters on the building the poster inside shots this would be a two aisle grocery store

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selling cold food sandwiches uh drinks and other items the store is not currently operating mr

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de leon he's just been stocking up the store and getting it ready to be opened uh hopefully with

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the we have the community support and we would hope that the zoning board would grant us this

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variance to operate and that way he could start operating as soon as possible more shots of the

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inside of the store deli case refrigerators this is the back of the area north of lycoming street

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The building would end at an alley, and it's Mr. DeLeon's intention to hold the trash and to store the trash in the rear alley so as not to interfere with the sidewalks, either on Glendale Street or on Lycoming.

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Another view of the back.

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Here's a view from the far side, from the southeast corner, looking towards the store.

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This is the north view of Lycoming.

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There were some residences on the north side of Lycoming, looking east toward Lycoming.

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And this is on the south side of Lycoming, to the immediate block to the east of where the store is.

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Other commercial activity.

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This is the dental office on the immediately catty corner to the southeast of where the proposed store would be, a view looking toward the west on Lycoming.

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We have our letter of support.

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Mr. DeLeon is occupying the property pursuant to a lease.

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It currently terminates in 2028, I believe.

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If I could speed up scrolling down, the notice that I had sent to the near neighbors with proof of mailing, there were a lot of near neighbors, copy of the application with the project information form, the refusal, and the tax clearance certificate.

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The building has a 60-foot frontage on East Lycoming Street. It would go 58 feet deep, approximately north on Glendale for approximately 928 square feet of store space.

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Mr. DeLeon would also be using the basement for storage of his goods.

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The store anticipates operating seven days a week from Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.,

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Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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He would intend to hire two workers from the neighborhood.

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it. Mr. DeLeon, he also has some experience having previously operated a grocery store

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by 11th and Rockland. If I could show you some photographs very briefly of the store

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that he has previously operated at 11th and Rockland, it was a Wellstock store, and what

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he has done at 11th and Rockland, he intends to do at Lycoming, the current store that's

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under consideration by the board.

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With respect to the other commercial activity in the area on Lycoming, 1345 is a salon.

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That is RSA 5, and they've been operating under a variance which was issued in 2011.

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1350 Lycoming is the dental office.

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1352 is the daycare.

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1354 is a temple.

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religious services uh 1356 is another grocery store uh 1360 is a is another daycare 1362

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is another church 1400 is a cake shop 1363 is a pizza parlor and 14

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1400 is a cake shop, 1363 is a pizza parlor, and 1401 is a Chinese restaurant.

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The properties from 1350 to 1401, they're all CMX2.

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So just like the salon is operating under a variance because they're RSA5, we're requesting

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the variance because the building in question is also RSA5.

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