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ZBA Hearing - January 28, 2026

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Jan 28, 20267h 52m

Yes.

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And do you waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?

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Y usted quita que leamos el rechazo y estipula su certeza.

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Sí.

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yes i believe we actually need to read the refusal into the record así que tenemos que leer el rechazo

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al registro this application is for use as a personal vehicle repair así que este esta

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solicitud es para uso de este reparaciones de vehículos personales en maintenance and retail

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sales of consumer goods

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y mantenimiento

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y ventas

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de bienes de consumidores.

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Sí.

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Con una estructura existente.

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Sí.

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Y para el uso propuesto

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personal vehicle repair

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and maintenance

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que es el

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mantenimiento y reparaciones personal

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de vehículos

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It's prohibited in the CMX2 zoning district.

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Es prohibido en el CMX2 distrito de Sola.

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Okay.

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Could he please start making his presentation?

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Ya puede comenzar haciendo su presentación.

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Okay.

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Negación para

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Personajes de mantenimiento del vehículo

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Ya tenemos ese documento, señor

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Solicitud de zonificación

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Ya tenemos ese documento también

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we have this document that's the plans for why don't we start speaking here

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Okay, so I want, regarding the refusal of the personal vehicle maintenance, right?

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in 2013 previously there was a zoning approved for the exact same thing okay

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okay i think it would be if he could show some photos and maybe some his plan show the photos

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of the property and explain what we say

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that will be the front that's the interior inside

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and that is the photo of the post of zonification okay

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how long has he been in business there

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How long have you been doing business now?

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how long have you been doing your business for 12 years okay keep showing to keep presenting

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12 years I have been doing it.

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12 years?

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and that's the front with the tires okay

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We have a copy of his deed.

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How many days a week is he open?

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De lunes a sábado, seis días.

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Monday through Saturday, seis days.

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Okay, and do the tires, everything goes back in at night?

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¿Y las llantas? ¿Usted las entra para dentro en las noches?

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Sí.

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Yes.

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Okay, all right. Questions from the board.

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¿Preguntas de la junta?

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Are there other repairs that you make other than tire repair?

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¿Hay otro tipo de reparaciones que usted hace además de reparaciones de llanta?

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No, no, más llantas.

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Just tires.

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Just tires, okay. Thank you.

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So, is this tire repair and replacement, is that what we're doing?

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Así que está reemplazando y reparando llantas, ¿eso es correcto?

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Sí.

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Yes.

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Okay. And about how many cars does he service, say, in a day?

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Y vamos a decir en un día, ¿cuántos carros usted le da servicios?

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Como 10, 12, dependiendo.

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Like 10 to 12, but it depends.

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And what were the hours of operation?

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¿Cuáles son las horas de operación?

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De 8 a 6.

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8 a 6.

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Okay.

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Other questions.

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What is the process for tires that are being discarded?

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¿Cuál es el proceso de las llantas que se está eliminando, que está agotando?

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So, the tires that are being discarded, I put them daily on a truck, and then on the weekends, I take them to a facility that recycles the tires.

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okay and then are there ever instances where the cars are parked overnight outside of the business

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okay and um how often are people leaving their cars

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with you and then they're leaving and coming back and getting them later or are they always sort of

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with their vehicle so they they stay with their vehicle they enter and they leave with their

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vehicle okay thank you have no further questions questions for our attorney hillary emerson

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not at this time mr chair questions or comments from the virtual audience of the current audience

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so you can't see if there's any questions from the virtual audience of the current audience

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virtual i see no handy chair thank you planning commission see que el comité de planes and we

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with the planning commission the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the cmx2 commercial

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mixed use zoning at this location the zoning for this property dates to the original 1933 zoning

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maps this property has a documented history of the use of tire sales and service shop

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in 2013 this board granted a variance for the same use on that property

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or acepto una variancia en esta misma propiedad.

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Therefore, the City Planning Commission recommends that the board grant the requested variances

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for personal vehicle repair and maintenance y parece que el comité de planeo de la ciudad

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for personal vehicle repair and maintenance.

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Y parece que el comité

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recomienda que la junta le dé el pedido de la apariencia este para este uso personal

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de Reparación de Vehículo y Mantenimiento.

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MI 2025

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IMI 2025

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002710

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002710

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3207 North 6th Street

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3207 Norte Calle 6

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I vote yes.

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Voto que sí.

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Michael Johns, my vote is yes.

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Michael Jones me what the sea Cheryl Gaston my vote is yes sure cast me but I see

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tonight a Graham my vote is yes tonight a grant me about the sea Ryan McAdams my

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vote is yes Ryan McAdams me about the sea I am when my vote is yes tell me about the sea

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you have your votes

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yes i do have one more case hillary number nine okay thank you sir um mi2025-004-497-6029

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palmetto street maria linda montillo navarro is the current owner pro se

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She is promoted as a panelist.

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do we share in the audience you're allowed to speak

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Así que ya puede hablar.

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Así que si nos puede darle traer su nombre, por favor.

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This is the interpreter speaking. Can I ask her to please speak in Spanish?

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Okay.

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Yeah, why don't you speak in Spanish?

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Can you tell me in Spanish, please?

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Okay.

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Okay. M-A-R-I-A-L-I-N-D-A-M-O-N-T-I-L-A-N-A-R-R-A-N-A-D-A-R-R-O.

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So it's Maria, M-A-R-I-A, Linda, L-I-N-D-A, Montilla, M-O-N-T-I-L-L-A, Navarro, N-A-V-A-R-R-O.

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so we're going to we're going to stay with spanish right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth

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the whole truth and nothing but the truth

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sorry excuse me um there seems to be a when you're unmuted there seems to be a second

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device that's causing feedback? Do you have multiple devices on?

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No. No, she doesn't have another device. Okay, so our vice chair has a few questions.

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Vice Presidente tiene algunas preguntas.

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Good morning, have you submitted your documents

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and exhibits five days in advance of this hearing?

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Buenos días, usted ha sometido los documentos

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y evidencia cinco días de anticipación de esta reunión.

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No, fue imposible hasta el lunes

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porque el sistema online FILA no me lo permitía.

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So no, I wasn't able to do it till Monday

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because the online system in Phila didn't allow me to do it.

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Okay, thank you. I think, Hillary, we have her documents, right?

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Okay, thank you.

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I think, Hillary, we have her documents, right?

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Yes, we have all of the required documents for this matter.

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Yes, we have all.

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Así que, Hillary, menciono que ya tienen todos los documentos requeridos para este caso.

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Okay, so this application is for use as a two-family household living in an existing structure.

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Esta solicitud es para este uso de vivienda de dos familias en una estructura existente.

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no change in area

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and in height

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as part of this application.

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The interpreter

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court's verification

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you said no change

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or change?

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No change.

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Y no hay cambio

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en esta área

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de altura

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como parte

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o área

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en esta solicitud.

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Whereas the proposed use

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y donde el uso propuesto

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to family household living

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que vivienda

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de dos familias

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It's prohibited in the RSA 5 zoning district.

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It's prohibited in the RSA 5 zoning district.

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There's a letter of no position received from Long Crest Community Association.

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And a petition of support 23 signatures from near neighbors.

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Y una petición de apoyo, 23 firmas de los vecinos cercanos.

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Please start the presentation.

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okay

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okay so we have that document

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we have the next document we have that too

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Ya tenemos ese documento también.

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Ya tenemos ese documento.

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Así que ya tenemos sus documentos,

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si puede ir a las fotos y los planos.

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Si nos puede decir que es esa imagen.

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La propiedad afuera.

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is the exterior of the property okay

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so this is the parking and the exterior property right okay

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We have that.

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Yeah, we have that.

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Could you make that a little bigger, please?

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Could you make that a little bigger, please?

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everything is correct except the ground floor the architecture needed to correct it and he

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didn't have the opportunity to correct it yet say that again on everything in the plans is correct

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except the ground floor the architecture didn't have a opportunity to update the plans

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on the left is would be the basement is that am i correct

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No solamente para guardar cosas navideñas, utilidad.

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No es para vivir.

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No tiene...

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Lo que le están preguntando es que si el que está en la mano izquierda, el primero,

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ese es el sótano.

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Sí.

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So yes, that's a basement.

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And the next is the first floor.

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Y el siguiente, el primer piso.

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Right.

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And then the third is the second floor.

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Y el tercero, el tercero es el segundo piso.

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Ah, bueno.

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