but the truth i do mr o'brien you want to ask your client if he adopts your testimony yes mr
oshefsky did you uh hear my testimony a few minutes ago yes uh is was it truthful yes and
and do you adopt it as you're up?
I do, okay.
Thank you.
I'd like to do, rather than go through any floor plans
at this particular time, see if there's anyone else,
any board members have any questions as of yet?
All right, and let's go.
Anyone else who would like to testify in this case?
If so, please raise your hand.
No hand.
okay uh planning commission
good afternoon chairman members of the board ian litwin planning commission staff
uh this proposal is consistent with the recommendations of the lower northwest district
plan specifically to allow for dense mixed use development around the ivy ridge regional rail
station this project completed civic design review on october 22nd the committee advised the team to
revisit the Umbria Street facade to ensure it is energized and inviting, and the entry off Paoli
Avenue was brought up as an opportunity for improvement. Despite these suggestions, the
committee was enthusiastically supportive of the proposal, praising the design team for their
thoughtful relationship with the community and for the proposed design. We do not have any opposition
to granting any of the variances. Thank you very much. MI 2020-001236-5001 Umbria Street, my vote is yes.
my vote is yes my vote is yes
excuse me this is sharon sletta mr o'brien were there revised plans that you wanted stamped
uh yes i submitted them by email uh the uh yes it has to be added as a proviso
I'm sorry, I didn't have that.
How many pages?
There's one page, the zoning plan.
Okay, so let's go back and revote that.
MI 2020, that's 0012365001, Umbria Street.
My vote is yes with the proviso revised plan.
One page approved today.
Yes, for proviso.
Yes, for proviso.
Good luck.
Thank you.
MI 2020-001306, 3335 East Thompson Street.
This is Sharon Siletta.
We have a letter of non-opposition from Councilman Squilla in this case.
Thank you.
uh to the stenographer you're okay okay thank you
so i have clementa with the you can unmute are you for this case
yes i am good afternoon ma'am please identify yourself for the record spell your first and
last name and i'll swear you in if i could one moment i i don't know are you presenting today
as the attorney yes i am presenting as the attorney i'm an associate attorney at knockamson pc
okay so let me promote you to panelists thank you
okay chair i promoted her to a panelist you can now swear her in okay thank you thank you again
And please identify yourself for the record.
Spell your first and last name.
Good afternoon, Chairman and members of the board.
My name is Clementa Amazon.
That's spelled C-L-E-M-E-N-T-A.
Last name is Amazon.
A-M-A-Z-A-N.
You agree to waive the reading of his refusal and stipulate to attack her scene?
Yes, I do.
I didn't swear to her.
Hold on one second.
Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Do you swear to the firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Professor, please proceed.
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 hearing?
Yes, I have.
Also, have you met with the RCO and have a letter?
Yes, and we have their support.
Thank you.
Please proceed.
Okay, I'll just share my screen.
can everybody see that yes okay perfect so good afternoon my name is clemente amazon i'm an
associate attorney at knockamson pc and today i will be presenting 33 35 east thompson street
and in front of you i have a packet of materials
So, the first is the deed that we have to the property, and we have the Certificate
of Tax Compliance, the Notice of Refusal.
For this project, we're simply trying to do a second-story addition to a garage, so our
refuses are reflected as such. I have the application for appeal, the project information
form, the zoning map for the area, and the front of the property is on East Thompson
Street, and the garage faces Webb Street, and we're between East Ontario and East West
Moreland. And here I have photos. As I mentioned, this is the front of the property, which faces
east thompson street this is the garage which faces web street so we are just simply adding
an addition to this garage a picture of the notice that was posted on the property
here's a view to the right and left of the property
and as i mentioned this is not uncommon for this area there are similar structures where
an additional story has been added for the garage as you can see here on the 3300 block of web street
There are several that have additions to the garages.
And I have the plans here.
Our existing garages right here, we're simply trying to add the second-story addition to this property.
And it's going to be used as a study just in light of COVID and everyone having to work from home at this point in time.
As I mentioned, we do have the support of Pro-PAC.
It was unanimous, five in favor, zero against.
And we also have the Councilman's Letter of Non-Opposition.
Here's a picture of the notice.
And we sent out notice to all the effective properties as required and our Certificate of Nailing.
So at this time, I'm open to any questions that the Board may have.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Questions from the Board?
Anyone else like to testify in this case?
if so please raise your hand no hands chair thank you uh planning commission
good afternoon chairman members of the board this is ian litwin with planning commission staff
this property is recommended for single-family residential use in the city's comprehensive plan
and zoned accordingly the proposed addition matches the pattern of development on web
Street. Therefore, we have no opposition to granting the ballots. Thank you very much. MI 2020-001306
3335 East Thompson Street. My vote is yes. My vote is yes. My vote is yes. My vote is yes.
okay good luck thank you
mi2020-000326 2015 poplar street
i have francis cusperton
hello chairman can you hear me
Yes, we can. Please identify yourself with a record, name and address.
My name is Francis Cuthbertson, CKG Architects applicant for 2015 Poplar Street, 323 Wilder WILDER Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19147.
You were sworn in earlier, correct?
I was.
Thank you so much.
So who's presenting the case, Mr. Cuthbertson?
That would have been myself for the owner.
the owner is michael chap sorry unfortunately you can't as a design professor
Sorry. Unfortunately, you can't as a design professional.
The owner will have to testify or his attorney.
Well, the owner can testify. There's no attorney. So can the owner testify?
Yes. This is not an LLC, is it?
No, it is not. It's his private residence.
Then he has to testify.
So is he there?
His name is Michael Chapman, so if Michael can hear me, Michael, raise your hand and just begin the process.
Michael has been promoted to panelists to present the case.
Thank you, Tanya.
Mr. Chapman, please identify yourself with the record, name and address, spell your last name for the stenographer.
Michael Chapman, M-I-C-H-A-E-L-C-H-A-P-M-A-N, 2015 Poplar Street.
Thank you.
Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I did.
Mr. Chapman, 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 hearing?
Mr. Cuthbertson did, yes.
Also, have you met with the RCO and have a letter?
We have.
We received RCO approval unanimously.
The head of the RCO said her computer was not working. She confirmed an email we sent to her
which was included in the packet. Okay, this application is for the legalization of one
surface parking space and direction of a fence accessory to a single family dwelling
as shown on the application of plans. You may proceed. Okay, so we had a rear gate put in
behind our house um uh the contractor that we used to put up several in the area he showed us
where these all were um mr chapman excuse the interruption do you have any exhibits you can
share with us uh again i was i was provided with the architect from the uh builder he has
the package i have the exhibits i have you can share them mr customer we'd appreciate that thank
you all right will someone have to enable me to share that would be helpful yes you you already
have the authority to share. Okay, I don't see it on here on my computer. I'm on an iPhone
and I'm on the screen itself, but I don't see the ability to share on here. Hey, Frank,
i think i can share it on here so it's a green button at the bottom of the page that says share
screen i and yeah i know i'm familiar with it but it's not on here for some reason it's not on mine
all right now i see it oh now michael chapman's is on
okay so you can rotate that that would be helpful uh yeah
oh wrong way
yeah that's good thank you
okay so these are the plans here it's a rear gate that's at the back of the property
It is open air, and I think we're asking for a variance due to the height of the gate.
This is my first home.
This is my first housing project.
My wife, Laura, and I, we have a young son with an automatic gate, and it provided us
the proper security and ease of use for our family situation.
Do you have any photographs of the street?
Can you see that there?
Not yet.
We just don't have the architectural rendering drawings.
for okay very good okay so it's really just about putting a garage door there correct
similar to what's to the left of you uh yeah well it's yeah looking right at us there yeah
Well, it's yeah, looking right at us there, yeah.
and then there is another one to the left
And then there is another one to the left of us also, the very same.
Yeah, okay.
All right.
Excuse me, this is Sharon Saleta.
With the exhibit packet, there was a revised proviso plans form submitted, and the only
change listed was site plan added to drawing number A001.
The form you're required to submit how the plans that you are requesting be approved
differ from those that were submitted to lni so could you detail what the changes are to the
revised plans i can i interject please frank hufferson all right yeah i just added the site
plan which didn't change anything because when i went through the requirements to set a full site
plan showing the front and back street so that's all i did it was nothing it's just really a
graphical item that's all it was okay then it will be included in the record as an exhibit but
it doesn't need to be stamped or no nothing like that it's for clarification only okay thank you
okay very good thank you thank you both um questions from the board no
no anyone would like to testify in this case if so please raise your hand
here we have mo mallory i believe mallory you can unmute yourself and wait to be sworn in
Good afternoon, ma'am. Please identify yourself with a record, spell your first and last name, and provide us with your address.
Hi, this is Mallory Perlstein, M-A-L-A-R-I-E-P-E-R-E-L-S-H-T-E-Y-N. I'm at 2014 Cambridge Street.
We're in a firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
You are representing yourself?
Myself, yes.