Okay, we're ready to begin our hearings.
we should be good to go chair we have 58 attendees in the room very much good morning everyone my
name is frank d chico i'm the chair of the zoning board of adjustment i'll be participating in
today's hearing along with our board secretary mr confessor plaza and board member mr thomas
holliman mr james snell will be joining us will be i'm sorry tom president sorry about that uh our
other board member mr james snell will be joining us sometime after 10 10 30 this morning
also in attendance is our board administrator ms yvonne benton and board attorney ms rebecca cole
as is our zoning board administrator, Ms. Tanya Sunkit.
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 made available to the public by contacting Ms. Tanya Sunkit at tanya.sunkit at phila.gov.
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 make an appearance
statement, call Google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address and the address of the property
at issue i will repeat to enter an appearance statement call google 267-270-5548 leave your
email address and the address of the property at issue and also like to remind everyone please do
not attempt to testify in the chat any comments questions or concerns should be directed to our
board administrator ms yvette benton with that i will go to the first case on our add-on list
mi 2021 that's zero zero one six eight five one two four one south 50th street
uh my vote is yes uh with the proviso as amended
or z as in zebra peas and paul two zero two one dash zero zero one five three four dated
september 15th 2020 uh mr chairman uh was that 52nd street yeah i didn't read it i'm sorry
1241 South 52nd Street.
Thank you.
Confessor Plaza, yes, with proviso.
Thomas Holliman, yes, with proviso.
Professor for that.
Number two, MI 2020-001120, 348 Green Lane.
Because we don't have a full contingent of board members,
We're going to hold this until next Wednesday, November the 3rd at 9.30 a.m.
And we're also going to hold MI 2021-000336, 4401 Ridge Avenue.
That will be held for a final vote on Wednesday, November the 3rd at 9.30 a.m.
And again, that is because we don't have a full number of board members.
We have a quorum, but we don't have all five, which we should have.
With that, I'll read off requests for continuances and withdrawals on the 930 list.
Number seven, MI 2021-003421, 46 East Johnson Street, Parcel G.
4-6 East Johnson Street, Parcel G, like in George, is continued.
Number 8, MI 2020-000282.
4625 Wayne Avenue is withdrawn.
Number 11 on our list, MI 2020, excuse me, MI 2021-003392.
6113 Callow Hill Street is withdrawn. If anyone objects to the continuance or withdrawals that
I read into the record just now, please raise your hand. Only if you object to the continuances
and the withdrawal I just read into the record.
i see no hands at this time i will now ask if anyone would like to request a continuance
or withdrawal for the 9 30 list to raise your hand at this time if you're requesting a continuance
or withdrawal for the 930 list, please raise your hand at this time.
Chair, we have Stephen Lorick. Mr. Lorick, you can unmute yourself and speak.
Lorick, please spell your full name and I'll swear you in.
Okay, that's S-T-E-P-H-E-N.
Last name, L-O-R-E-K.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Take the business, please.
I am a music teacher.
And I live on East 46 Johnson Street.
I would just, I'm here this morning to contest, I think, the zoning for the parking lot that will be.
All right.
You'll need to wait for that case to be called.
I thought, sorry, I thought that I may have heard that already.
I'm asking if anyone would like to have a case continued or withdrawn to raise your hand.
Okay, I understand. Sorry, this is my first time here.
No worries, no worries. We'll get back to you.
Chair, if I may, he's talking about a case that's been continued.
Which one was that?
That was East 46 Johnson Street. I did hear it. Yeah, so I was just wondering what was, yeah.
East 46.
Number seven.
number seven it's sir it's continued meaning that that uh we're not having any hearing today
on that matter it will be continued to uh for a date further out okay and the way that i find
out about that is i just uh i could same way you'll get notification they'll have to post
thank you so much okay well i appreciate you today and have a great uh wednesday you do
Likewise. Thank you. Anyone requesting a continuance or withdrawal at this time, please raise your hand.
I see no more. Just a moment. Someone just put their hand up, Jared. Joshua Likin. Mr. Likin, you can unmute yourself and speak now.
hi thank you i can please spell your full name joshua j-o-s-h-u-a l-i-k-e-n
you swear or from to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth
yes thank you purpose of your medic um i'm i'm here for the wayne avenue property
and i need clarification on um like when you say withdrawn does that mean the the project
is not continuing they withdrew the application oh okay great okay thank you anyone else
requesting a continuance or withdrawal please raise your hand
there are no other hands at this time chair thank you okay we'll go to case number one
mi 2021 that's zero zero three zero six one one one three zero north 41st street
Mr. Mattione is the attorney of record. The Viola Street Residents Association sent a letter of support.
Mr. Mattione will be rejoining as a panelist here.
Good morning, Mr. Mattione. Please identify yourself, spell your name, and I'll swear you in.
Good morning, Mr.
Excuse me.
Michael Mattione, that's M-A-T-T-I-O-N-I, Federal Reserve Bank Building, 100 North Independence Mall, Suite 5A Northwest.
Federal Reserve Bank Building, 100 North Independence Mall, Suite 5A Northwest, Philadelphia, 19106.
You swear, affirm, to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
All right, thank you.
Mr. Plaza has some questions for you.
Yes, Mr. Marioni, you agree to waive the reading of its refusal and stipulate its accuracy?
and have you emailed an exhibit packet with the required documents proof of ownership proof of
tax compliance copy of the refusal or referral photos and plans five days prior to this error
yes and have you met with the rco and have a letter yes we have and we go thank you mr plaza
okay good morning mr chairman and members of the board
i represent eugene knight of it she is on the call and available as well
he is the owner of this property at 1130 north 41st street and we have submitted as you can see
on the screen our tax clearance certificate refusal and two rco support letters one from
centennial parkside they are actually the coordinating rco and one from the viola street
Residence Association. We got the Centennial Parkside letter on Monday. We
didn't have it in time to send in when we initially sent everything in. And
renderings, the tax clearance, floor plans, and the zoning site plan, photographs,
etc. is required. I want to go to the support letter from Centennial. They are
a six unit project, the client had originally proposed seven units, met with the RCO, they
said proposed six, so he proposed six and he filed it as six, because we met with them
prior to filing the application to get their feel for what they wanted to see in the project.
Mr. Nidovich is seeking a variance.
This is a multifamily zone.
He's seeking a multifamily structure.
He's seeking to permit six units where four are permitted.
the six units are requested by the rco as stated in their letter they support it and it was a
unanimous supportive i scroll down and show the vote sheet from the the rco meeting
where it was a nine nine to nothing with six units
this proposal is uh for the property that's next door to the property at 1132 north 41st street
This board granted a variance for 1132 North 41st Street on July 21st, 2021, to be a six-unit structure.
We're basically seeking to build the same exact structure next door to the 1130, next door to 1132.
And as you can see from the rendering, 1132 is here.
It's already approved, and this is 1130.
And we would match it.
we would have the front porch tie in with it Mr. Nidovich also owns 1132 these would be developed
at the same time as you can see they're very similar to 1124 and 1126 with the front porch
with the red brick front facade and that's what the community would like to see here
after we met with them they'd like to see this built the same it's a mirror image technically
It's basically the same project as 1132 that was approved back in July.
The uses again are permitted, it's multifamily, we're seeking a minor adjustment to have six
units as requested by the RCO.
So the RCO requested this so that we can have, at the lower level and at the first floor,
front and rear, we have bi-level units.
They're both two bedrooms and two bath units.
And then on the second floor and the third floor, you have one bedroom unit in the front,
one bedroom unit in the back. The lower level units are about 1,000 square feet. The upper
four units are about 500 square feet. That gives a variety of units, and that's what
the RCO asked us to provide. As I already showed the renderings, it will blend in with
the other neighboring properties. As you can see, there's multifamily properties everywhere
in this community and we're basically building essentially what's already now
these buildings are abandoned hopefully they'll be redeveloped but we wanted to
follow the RCO like the the porch and the way it mimics the porch on those
reports on those properties as well again we're doing this infill and that will basically fill
properties as well
in that block hopefully these the properties 11 24 11 26 will get rehab soon just want to show
some site photos this is the study vacant it looks like there's some work going on 11 26.
In the site photos, just showing the vacant lot.
And then that's the neighboring property.
They were in property looking towards the property in question.
Some additional neighboring properties.
Again, that's 11.4 and then that's looking to the south down 41st Street.
across the street you have a multi-family structure there i believe that's six units as well
again multi-family looking towards uh gerard avenue again looking to the north
and just additional vacant properties surrounding the the property
There's not a lot of development going on in this area. There are a significant number
of vacant properties. The use is permitted. Again, it's in conformity with the property
next door at 1132, which has six units. This is six units. It's a mirror image of what
was approved in July. It's fully supported by the RCO. In fact, they requested that we
have six units and it match 1132 the modest rents will be charged we'll have the four one bedroom
and two two bedroom units community benefits this will you know fill in this vacant lot with
something that matches what was already approved at 1132 we meet all the dimensional requirements
height open area rear yard requirements again we'll have the front porch so the architecture
will mimic pretty much what's already there at 1124 and 1126.
Mr. Nidovich has a long track record of responsible development in the area.
The RCO knows him. He's well-respected.
Variants will not endanger public health, but will benefit by developing a vacant property.
Again, we won't have a negative impact on the transportation network for using the property,
no matter consistent with surrounding properties.
will not have any adverse impact on the area it's a multi-family zoning district and it will reduce
the likelihood of environmental damage by having this and the vacant lot at 1132 both built upon
making it less likely to be illegal dumping adding eyes and ears to the street mr chairman i would
like to call on eugene knightovich my client who's who should be please uh please when you
get on spell your full name and I swear you in Mr. Nidovich just speak now yep
name is Eugene Nidovich E-U-E-N-E last name is N-A-Y-D-O-V-I-C-H
I'm going to tell you the truth, the whole truth, not the truth.
Thank you.
Mattione.
Eugene, did you hear my statements today?
I did.
Are they true and correct?
They are.
Do you have any further comments to add to the board?
We've been working with the community for a while.
We meet with some of these projects before applying for anything.
And we always have a large portion of our units be very affordable.
especially in some of these areas also in the back we want to have private trash pickup that's
accessible through the building for everybody as well as an alley in the back so that there's
never going to be any trash in the front um and in addition to everything that michael said yes
and do you adopt my statements as your testimony i do yes i have nothing further mr chairman
questions from the board no mr chairman no else would anyone else like to testify in this case
If so, please raise your hand.
No hands, Chair.