hello everyone
hi sir could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
yes my name is matt canale that's c-a-n-a-l-e
do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
yes i do
please proceed counsel
thank you mr chair good afternoon matt how are you doing well thank you uh can you confirm that
you have heard the entirety of my testimony and the description of the permit application this
afternoon yes i have and this information is it true and accurate to the best of your knowledge
yes and would you adopt and affirm that testimony as your own yes i would thank you so much questions
from the board um yes okay um i guess my main question is uh this concept here you're you're
not doing any kind of although this includes this in here that there's some kind of personal
vehicle repair and maintenance you're not you're not doing anything like this this is just
a car wash.
a car wash that is correct the only service we provide is the car wash via the tunnel
That is correct. The only service we provide
is the car wash
um that you see here and the vacuum stalls that are within the parking area
there's no there's no vehicle repairs at all okay and then the you use a kiosk to when people come
in to get their cars washed you use a kiosk is that what i saw that is correct there as you see
here as a visual example there are two paystation kiosks um actually i believe on the site plan
here there'll be three um one of those kiosks will be manned by a customer service um attendant
um that it's that employee will be there to to greet the customer um and help help uh um you
know for a smooth transaction you know selecting the wash and taking payment and so forth and then
uh the third lane will be for uh members there are members um that sign up you know uh part of
a monthly program in which um there are license plate technology um that reads the license plate
to allow that that um lane to pass through without a um a customer service attendant
okay and then once the cars go through is there are there going to be people outside who
dry the cars or no okay so the the the equipment um within the tunnel um is intended to to do
really all the work it's a fully automatic automated system um the blowers um at the end
of the tunnel are state-of-the-art very high powered and you know they they there's no real
need for any manual towel cleaning after you exit the wash okay and then you're not doing any
hand washing of cars or anything like that just
going through your process that's correct it's a fully
automated system so there's no manual cleaning
all right thank you all the questions on the board
questions or comments from our attorney
Hillary Emerson yes just briefly Mr.
Bodson you referenced that there be science however the refusal
says there's no signage on the application.
Is there going to be a separate application for signage? Separate application. I apologize.
That's what I meant to say. There's a separate application for signage. Okay. Just wanted to make sure.
Thank you. Absolutely. Thank you so much. Questions or comments from the audience?
Virtual audience. Chair, I do not see
any hands raised for the matter. Planning Commission.
Amy, board with the Planning Commission. The comprehensive plan recommends no change
and zoning from the current auto-oriented commercial CA-2.
The proposed use within an auto-oriented development will not impact adjacent residences.
Dimensional variances are appropriate for the context in the existing parking lot and will
not substantially increase congestion on public streets.
The setback refusal is triggered by lane proximity to rail tracks and that the lane
width refusal is triggered by kiosks on concrete barriers between a portion of the aisles.
the planning commission recommends that the board grant their requested variances for stacking
land setback and width and for vehicle repair and maintenance thank you um hillary this
consolidation plan that's that would not um yeah we we didn't receive a copy of it but i was able
to locate a copy of it in eclipse so we're fine all right so i don't have to mention it thank you
Yes. All right.
MI 2024-007-559-2270 East Butler Street, I vote yes.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes.
Byowyn, my vote is yes.
Thank you, counsel.
Thank you. Thank you for your time.
Is anyone in the audience whose two o'clock case has not been called?
i do not see any further hands mr we're going to move right into the 330 list once planning
makes their change off here thank you all right so good afternoon my name is bill bergman and i
will be chairing this meeting of the philadelphia zoning board of adjustment with me is our board
member Cheryl L. Gaston. Present, Mr. Chairman. Our board member Tanetta Graham. Present, Mr. Chair.
Board member Michael Johns. Present, Mr. Chairman. And our board member Taya Nguyen. Present, Mr. Chairman.
Also present is Hillary Emerson, our attorney, the zoning board director, Anne Haggerty, and our board
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Number one, MI 2024-003-189-2230 East Venango Street.
That case is continued.
That case has continued to 91725 at 3.30.
MI number two, MI 2024, 004386, 170 East Sterner Street.
That case has been continued by the board.
Continue to 91725 at 3.30.
number seven mi 2024 007 169 2200 kroski street that case is being continued
to wednesday april 30th at 3 30 p.m are there any other requests for continuances
good evening mr chair this is jason hand i will be your calls for the session
i do not see any hands raised for further continuances
Thank you. Number three, MI 2024.
Excuse me, Mr. Chair, can we call number six?
We do not have complete exhibits for that matter, so I believe it will need to be continued.
Thank you very much.
MI 2024-007199, 9372 Clark Street.
Sharon Ipilito Bompadre is the owner-applicant.
Chair, there are no hands raised for that matter, and I do not see the individual in
question in the order. Wait a minute, I have a handout from Jackie and Verso Cain. I can
see if they're involved in this matter.
Yeah, I believe they were assisting with this application. We can see if the owner
is with them.
Yeah, we're here.
We need to hear from the, we need the owner to speak.
Yeah, she's right here.
All right.
Okay, thank you.
Could you please put your video in first?
I'm going to promote him first, sir.
I'm sorry.
Hold on.
No, I'm sorry.
We thought it was on.
It should be coming back in as a panelist shortly, Mr. Chair.
Okay, thank you.
You'll be right back in.
Please accept the invitation to be promoted to panelists.
Is that in the chat?
Oh, there it is. I'm sorry.
It'll be back in shortly.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Sorry.
Jacqueline?
Jacqueline?
Which one is Jacqueline?
Which one is Jacqueline?
Which one is Jacqueline?
Put up your hand, please.
Which one is Jacqueline?
I'm Jacqueline.
I'm Jacqueline.
This is Ms. Sharon.
This is Ms. Sharon.
But we're going to talk to you, Jacqueline.
To Sharon.
I'm sorry.
Sharon is the owner.
Sharon is the owner?
All right, Sharon, you're the one who's going to testify.
Sharon, could you please state your name and spell for the court reporter?
Sharon Ippolito BonPadre.
S-H-A-R-O-N, capital I-P-P-O-L-I-T-O, capital B-O-M-P-A-D-R-E.
Right.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
We think we're missing a few things, Hilary?
Yes, we did request some additional documentation, and it also appears when things were submitted
via the upload tool and it also appears that only the refusal was posted on the building and not the
zoning poster that was sent by the board and that that is a requirement in order for the board to
hear this case so we will unfortunately need to continue this matter at this time oh i'm so sorry
i thought it's okay all right so here's we're going to continue it but you have the opportunity
before you come back to call call the office they will gladly help you with whatever information
you need okay so so mi 2024 007 199 9372 clark street this case is continued to 9 17 25 at 3 30
thank you very much thank you have a wonderful day thank you too
Okay, so number three, MI 2024-007-166-6942 Tarsal Avenue.
Zen Jin is the attorney.
There's unanimous support from the Taconi Civic Association.
They're coming back in as a panelist, Mr. Chair.
Hi, counsel. How are you? Could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer?
Yes. My name is Zen Jin, Z-H-E-N, last name J-I-N, here on behalf of the applicant.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Could you identify your client, the relationship to the property?
Yes. My client is UA Investment Group LLC. Mr. Steve Sachko should be here with us. He's the
managing member of the LLC.
All right.
Do you waive the reading of the refusal?
Do you agree with its accuracy?
Please start your presentation, counsel.
Thank you.