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ZBA Hearing - July 9, 2025

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Jul 9, 20256h 49m

Para mí.

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Yeah, for my own use, one apartment.

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For her, her mother's on the first floor, she's on the second and third.

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O sea que su mamá estaría en el primer piso y usted en el segundo y tercero.

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Sí.

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Yes.

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Okay, tell me what's in the basement.

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Okay, y dígame qué hay en el sótano.

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the basement will be used just as the storage to store things

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all right all right questions from the board

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is there i'm sorry is there a plan for the second floor

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I plan para el segundo piso.

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Here's the second and third there.

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Sí, aquí están el segundo y tercero.

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So you have one two bedroom and one four bedroom.

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three and two

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uh second floor all right yeah the second floor has a master bedroom and the third floor has

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three bedrooms it's four bedrooms um so i do just want to point that out um also

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may i please on your other plan it said that there was a third story addition

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ah okay lo que pasa es que en el segundo piso se ve la recámara principal y en el tercer piso

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se ven tres recámaras entonces un total de cuatro recámaras solo quería señalar eso y también en

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In his other plan, he said there was an addition to a third floor.

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Yes, there is an addition.

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So Hilary, could you comment?

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Yes, ma'am, so this is, this application is for a change of use only.

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Esta solicitud es solamente para un cambio de uso.

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So you cannot include any exterior construction, like an addition, as part of the application.

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Y, por lo tanto, en esta solicitud no puede usted incluir ninguna construcción exterior como una adición.

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That the application would have had to been filed differently and plans included with the application in order for that to be considered.

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So, before the board today is only the request to make this a duplex as the structure currently exists.

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transformar esto en un duplex, cómo se encuentra en este momento la estructura.

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Adelante.

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Me dijeron que lo sometieran así para que explicara lo que yo tenía como propósito, planeado como hacer para explicarlo.

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I was told to file it this way so I could explain what my plans are.

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La community meeting me sugirió eso.

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And the community meeting, that's what was suggested.

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Unfortunately, you received incorrect information.

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This is only a change of use application.

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You cannot add an addition to it.

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You would need to file either a new permit application just for the addition or withdraw this appeal and file a new application for both the addition and the change of use at the same time.

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time.

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es presentar una nueva solicitud tanto para la adición como el cambio de uso todo al mismo tiempo.

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Sí, yo entiendo. Yo solamente estoy para el cambio de uso. Entiendo.

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Yeah, I understand. I know that this was just for the change of use.

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Okay, and I also wanted to add, if you add an addition later after you change the use,

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you're probably going to need another variance

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to have this use in that new portion of the building.

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Okay, y solo quiero añadir que si usted hace alguna,

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agrega una adición después de haber hecho el cambio de uso,

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probablemente van a necesitar otra varianza

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para tener este uso en esta nueva porción del edificio.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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do you have any questions in alguna pregunta

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okay thank you i have a question um does she know if there are other duplexes on the block

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Usted sabe si hay otros

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edificios duplex en su cuadra?

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Sí.

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Yes.

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De los dos lados.

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Both sides.

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Okay.

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So are we moving forward

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with just the use

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application or?

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Michael, I'm going to

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hold the vote until next week

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and I think we need to sit and talk

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and figure out what's the best way to handle this.

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Right. Okay.

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Ok, el señor Michael preguntaba si únicamente se va entonces a continuar con lo del cambio de uso

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y el presidente de la mesa directiva dice que, dice Michael, que vamos a esperar para votar esto hasta la semana entrante

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porque tenemos que sentarnos, platicar y averiguar cuál es la mejor forma de manejar esto.

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Ok, lo entiendo.

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Ok, lo entiendo.

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Any other questions from the board?

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Questions or comments from the virtual audience?

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I see no hands at this time, Chair.

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Planning Commission.

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No veo manos.

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Comisión de Planación.

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Thank you, Chairman, and good morning.

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David Fecto, F-E-C-T-E-A-U with the City Planning Commission.

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Do you swear or firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?

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Yes, sir, I do.

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Please proceed, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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And, Chairman, if it's okay, I'm going to read this a little bit more slowly than I normally do just to give the interpreter a chance to let the opponent.

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Okay, great.

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Thank you, Chairman and Board members.

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The comprehensive plan recommends no change to the RSA-5 residential single-family zoning at this location.

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Ok, en este momento está hablando el señor de Big Facto y va a estar explicando lo que sigue.

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Y lo que está diciendo es que en este momento, después de haber revisado el plan completo,

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se recomienda que no haya ningún cambio a la RSA 5, que es la zona que únicamente permite

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que es la zona que únicamente permite residencias de una sola familia en esta ubicación.

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and

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The city changed the zoning in this neighborhood in 2012 in accord with recommendations in the comprehensive plan.

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La ciudad cambió el reglamento de zona en este vecindario en 2012

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de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del plan general.

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There is no unique physical condition or circumstance of this property

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that would prevent it from being used in strict conformity with the zoning code.

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No hay una condición física única ni ninguna circunstancia de esta propiedad

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que prevenga que sea utilizada en conformidad estricta con el Código de la Zona.

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There are several multifamily properties on this block face,

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but the majority are still single family.

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Hay varias propiedades multifamiliares en esta cuadra,

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pero la mayoría siguen siendo unifamiliares.

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The City Planning Commission recommends that the board deny the proposed use variants for two dwelling units.

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La Comisión de Planación de la Ciudad recomienda que esta mesa directiva deniegue la varianza de uso propuesta de dos unidades de vivienda.

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thank you

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please tell her that we're going to

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take this to executive session

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we're going to go over it and we will

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vote next Wednesday at

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9.30 a.m.

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vamos a llevar su caso a la

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sesión ejecutiva vamos a

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revisarlo y vamos a votar

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el próximo miércoles

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a las nueve y media de la mañana

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thank you very much and thank you interpreter

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muchas gracias y gracias a la intérprete

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Thank you very much. Number four, 2024-001-898-966 Wakeland Street. Interpreter, please come back.

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Hello, Your Honor.

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Good morning. Just for the record, state your name one more time.

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Yes, sir. My name is

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Leonel Gillen

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spelled

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L-E-O

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L-E-O-N-C-E-L

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Gillen spelled G-U-I-L-L-E-N

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Could you

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please give us

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an update of where they stand?

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Muy bien. Nos puede dar una actualización.

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¿Cómo están hasta el momento?

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Ya la tenemos.

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La tenemos.

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La vamos a empezar a enviar.

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Okay, we have it. We're going to

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start sending it?

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Please, please tell them we need to get it out.

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Okay, por favor, presenten allá.

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Estamos pidiendo

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el permiso para compartir

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la pantalla.

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Yes, there it is.

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Okay.

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Yeah.

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Alright, please move on.

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we saw that one before

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let's see

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here we're showing the images here

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from the outside of the house

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and how it looks from the inside of the house

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ok

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show us what else you have muestranos que más tiene

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ah esta esto es la la casa como está ahora este es el portón mirándolo la puerta mirándola por

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dentro pero si podemos la si podemos ver en la foto en esta foto acá en esa que está enseñando acá

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El garaje colindante en la parte derecha de mi casa tiene un portón igual, a la misma altura, porque las casas laterales tienen garaje cada una.

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Igual.

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Permítame.

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Bueno, me escucha.

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Sí, permítame.

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So, this is the house, as it is right now.

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This is the garage, as seen from the inside, as we can see it in the photograph.

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In this photograph right here, you can see that the house next door on the right, so you see my garage and it has a similar garage on a similar height.

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And the lateral houses, they each have a garage as well.

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And the lateral houses, they each have a garage as well.

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Okay, does he have any other photos?

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¿Tiene más fotografías?

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¿Tiene más fotografías?

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No.

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Yo tengo más fotografías, pero no están en la presentación ahora.

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Tendría que chequear para ver si le puedo introducir.

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Okay, so I have more

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I have more photographs

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but I've been included in the presentation

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I can

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I can see if we can

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include them right now, but we're having problems

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Okay, all right

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I think we understand what happened here

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and to go over one more time

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he's doing it for security reasons

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and for his children to play inside there

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Muy bien, si no entendemos lo que está haciendo

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Ahora, solamente para resumir

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Usted está haciendo esto por cuestiones de seguridad

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Para sus niños

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Y para que sus niños puedan jugar adentro

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Del portón, adentro de la casa

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Sí señor

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Pregúntate la junta

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Muy bien, ¿el portón es eléctrico

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O se tiene que levantar manualmente

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Con una cadena?

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it's electric

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do you have the rco meeting or did the uh any support or non-support from your neighbors

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yes

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