Yes, I have a question.
Without the rooftop deck, how much outdoor space would be per unit?
max do you have that number uh readily available the out the roof deck isn't
yeah the so the roof deck is not an actual roof deck it's actually a
um a setback from the third floor in the rear each home has at least a 30 foot deep garden or yard
and then any other questions the pilot house right no no no no there's no pilot house so
this is really not so instead of uh having a full third floor we have a half of a third floor and
the back half of that third floor opens out onto a deck so it's not really a rooftop deck so the
deck is in the rear the deck is in the rear okay thank you so the deck is on the second floor
on the rear of the deck is the deck is on the is on off of the rear of the third floor
all three of us right all three of the third floor so on the sorry when i on the second floor
roof correct i have to pull up the plan for some reason it like makes my computer go crazy
i apologize yeah it's not letting me
so you come out the back of the third floor and you're standing on the second floor is that
correct you're staying on the roof of the second floor correct
these are all three bedroom units two bedroom units sort of they're all three bedroom two
bathroom units and it's the only variation the only variation the unit is the width based off
of a lot dimension i mean space in the basement i'm sorry what was that they're living in the
I mean, space in the basement.
I'm sorry, what was that?
They're living in the basement.
basement
There is no basement.
These are all slab on grade.
Any other questions from the board?
No, Chair.
Questions or comments from our attorney?
No, Chair.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
Yes, Chair, I have Jahad Ali.
We'll be allowed to speak.
Mr. Ali, state your name, please, and spell for this stenographer.
My name is Jihad Ali, J-I-H-A-D-A-L-I.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
I affirm.
Please proceed, Mr. Ali.
Good afternoon, Mr. Commissioner and other commissioners.
I just had a question.
When the developers spoke, are they all affordable or is that mixed?
These are all affordable.
Yeah, these are all, every unit is affordable housing. And as I mentioned, is income indeed restricted.
All right. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Holley. Any other questions from the virtual audience?
There are no more hands, Chair.
Planning Commission.
Thank you, Chair Bergman. And good afternoon. David Fechter with the City Planning Commission.
Chairman and board members, the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the RM1 residential multifamily zoning at this location.
This is a proposal under the umbrella of the Land Bank's Turn the Key program administered by the Department of Planning and Development.
The proposed non-conforming lot dimensions are consistent with nearby properties bounded by 9th Street and the railroad tracks.
The Lower North District Plan also includes a recommendation to fortify residential blocks where homeownership is dominant by selling government-owned land for infield development.
The City Planning Commission recommends that Zoning Board grant the dimensional variance for lot size and for roof decks.
Thank you.
MI 2024-002-531-1600-16 North 9th Street, I vote yes with proviso per refusal dated 7-10-24.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes with proviso.
And sorry, one more thing. And revised plans, one page, stamped by July, stamped by ZBA, July 10th, 2024.
Okay, I'll re-say it. So Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes with proviso.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes with proviso.
Sonata Graham, my vote is yes with proviso.
Iowen, my vote is yes with proviso.
James Snell, my vote is yes with proviso.
Thank you, counsel.
Thank you so much.
Is there anyone in the 2 p.m. list whose case has not been called?
See, no handshare.
We're going to take a five-minute break, come right back.
We only probably have two more cases, okay?
Thanks, everybody.
Good afternoon, everyone.
My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this afternoon's meeting.
With me is our vice chair, Ismael Shahid.
He's here. I see him. He'll be on any minute.
Our board member, James Snell.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Tanetta Graham.
Present.
Our board member, Michael Johns.
Present.
Present.
And our board member, Taya Nguyen.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Also president is our attorney, Ryan McSherry.
Let's look at our virtual format.
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With your participation, you agree to be recorded.
The video will be available by contacting Kathleen Grady, Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning.
For our court stenographer and attorney, we ask witnesses to identify themselves before testifying.
If you're participating by phone, press star 9 to raise your hand and star 6 to unmute.
To enter the period of statement, call 267-270-5548.
Leave your email address and the address of the property in question.
And finally, the question and answer box on the screen is not for comments or testimony.
All comments should be directed to our Executive Director, Kathleen Grady.
Let's look at our schedule for this afternoon.
Number one, MI-2022-005-736-1610 Margaret Street. Darlene Threat is the attorney. This is a request for continuance.
Number one.
Darlene Threat has been allowed to speak.
Good afternoon, counsel. Could you please state your name and spell for the court sonographer?
Good afternoon, Commissioner. My name is Darlene Threatt, D-A-R-L-E-N-E, Threatt, T as in Thomas, H-R-E-A-P-T.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I do, Commissioner.
I understand you're looking for a continuance.
Yes, Commissioner. I am well aware of the status of my case today. It was my intention.
to present a case.
I did contact the Civic Association
and they did not object.
I had a meeting date of August 9th.
I wasn't able to get in on June or July.
And I'm asking for a little bit more grace today, Commissioner,
and one additional continuance.
I understand.
So MI 2022, 005-736-1610 Marguerite Street.
Cases continue.
Mark must be heard.
Thank you very much, Commissioner.
I appreciate it.
Number three.
Mr. Chair, there was a request to have matter number two heard first.
I believe council has a time conflict.
We'll hear it right now.
Thank you.
Then we'll go over where we stand with the rest of them.
Yes, sir.
We'll go first.
So MI 2023-002-007, 1619 West Boyd-Mensing Avenue.
Henry Clinton is the attorney.
henry clinton has been allowed to speak
and mr clinton you've already been sworn just state your name for the record
so my name is henry clinton c-l-i-n-t-o-n um did you identify your client a relationship to the
property sure my client is daria d-a-r-i-a buono b-u-o-n-o and she is the owner of the property
And there's a letter of support from the Broad Street West Civic Association. Our Vice Chair has a few questions, sir.
Good afternoon, Counselor. Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal or stipulate to its accuracy?
Have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that is needed to proceed with this case five days in advance of this hearing?
95% were 5% more today with additional photographs.
Thank you, Mr. Clinton. Please proceed and share your screen.
I know the screen is a little bit different
than what I'm used to.
There's no ability at the bottom of it
to share my screen.
So I don't know.
Log back in because we're going to need
the presentation to move.
Here we go.
Henry Clinton has been promoted.
He should be able to share now.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome.
is that visible mr chairman yes we have it all right thank you mr shaheed good afternoon mr
chairman members of the board and thank you for the courtesy of letting me uh go out of order
so i'm here on behalf of daria balono and this is my presentation package containing table of
contents a1 through a10 which i asp admitted so we have a refusal my client has family in this
neighborhood. She wants to live in this neighborhood. And she found this large corner
property. It zoned RSA 5. She did not want to make it a duplex, but she wanted the opportunity
to live there and potentially rent one unit to help her offset the acquisition cost. So we're
applying today not for a duplex. We're applying for an accessory dwelling unit on the second floor
with the owner-occupant in the first floor and in the basement.
Now, this is a unique, flexible aspect of the code,
which permits a, if you had a large lot,
you could have a secondary home on the lot,
or you could have an apartment that shares a building
with the primary residence, and that's what this is.
So Ms. Buono is living in the basement of first floor,
and she would like to make the second floor
a dwelling unit with one bedroom.
The house used to have three bedrooms.
Basically, it's going to be converted into one bedroom in the basement and first floor where she lives and then one bedroom on the second floor.
And the uniqueness of this opportunity is that she has to put a deed.
opportunity is that she has to put a deed restriction on the property that this has to
be an owner-occupant. That's the flexibility that the code permits, is if the owner lives in the
building, then you're permitted to have an accessory dwelling unit. Again, there's square
foot limitations. Your accessory dwelling unit cannot exceed 800 square feet. In this instance,
our accessory dwelling unit is only 620 square feet. So if you look at the refusal, it says
that a dwelling unit, an accessory dwelling unit can only be put by right on a lot that is 1,600
square feet. Our lot is about 1,100 square feet. But what we've done, 50% of 1,600 square feet
in an ADU, an accessory dwelling unit, would be 800 square feet, which is permitted. Since we have
1,100 square feet, we've downsized that unit to 620 square feet. So the ratios are still the same.
For a buy right, you'd have 800 in a 1,600 square foot lot. We have 620 in an 1,100 or 1,087 square
foot lot. So we do have the overwhelming support of the RCO, which is Broad Street West. And also
there were four neighbors who attended because people were concerned whether this was going to
be a so-called duplex. And it's definitely not. We have to have a deed restriction. We have to
have an affidavit signed that the owner will occupy this premise. With that understanding,
there was unanimous approval of the project by the board, as well as all six attendees who were
local neighbors. This is the explanation of what I just went through about an accessory dwelling
unit. These are photographs. So this is an end property, which has, and I'll show you, plenty
of light and air. And the other unique thing about this property, for the basement of first
floor, which is where Ms. Pomona lives, she can enter through the rear. There's always been a
rear entrance and there's also a rear utility room where she can enter through the front and
I'll show you that on the plans when we get to that. Another photograph of the property a lot
of light and air again it's an extended rear so it's it's larger than most properties on the block
being a corner and this street is Smedley Street and Moyamensing is right in the front. Smedley
street goes all the way through at oregon avenue these are the proof that we posted our signs on
the front of the house this is the front entry of the home i also had this is the rear of the
property where i was talking about a rear entrance and exit this is a rear gate in the rear yard
the next photograph shows the entry to the basement of first floor unit
some interior photographs first floor kitchen this is the basement when it was under construction
we had to pour a new slab to even out the floor and we do it we did have a permit for that that
was one of the questions at the community group meeting i put that in just in case there's any
members of the community on the call additional photographs of the basement this is the bedroom