Thank you.
there we have 44 attendees and we can start as you wish why don't we start
Are we ready?
Yes, Chair, we've been recording.
Okay, thank you.
Good morning, everyone.
My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this morning's meetings.
Before we begin, I have two announcements.
Number one, we are pleased to announce that Ian Haggerty is a new executive director for the
zoning board. Mr. Haggerty is a longtime employee of the Planning Commission. And for those people
who have practiced here before, Mr. Haggerty has participated and represented planning in numerous
zoning board cases. So we are very, very pleased to welcome Mr. Haggerty as our new executive
director. Second, beginning with the December 4th hearings, any documents or other information
that parties wish to submit to the zoning board for hearings must be submitted through the zoning
board's new online upload tool, ZBA case document submission. Information about how to access this
will be included with hearing notes and zoning posters. Please note that the applicant documents
are due five calendar days prior to the hearing. Documents submitted by any other parties should
be submitted at least 48 hours prior to the hearing to allow sufficient time for processing.
In addition, the following information should be continued to be submitted through email only
and not through the upload tool. Requests for continuances, withdrawals, reconsideration,
and amended refusals, as well as requests by attorneys to enter withdrawal appearances.
If you have any questions about the ZBA case document tool, please contact RCOZBA at phil.gov.
And thank you.
With me today is our Vice Chair, Ismail Shahid.
President, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you.
Our Board Member, Cheryl L. Gaston.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, Michael Johns.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
And our board member, Taya Nguyen.
Is she here yet?
She may not be here, Mr. Chair.
She may be out of state.
Okay, thank you very much.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Also, oh, thank you.
Also present is our attorney, Hillary Emerson,
and also our executive director, Ian Haggerty.
Here's our virtual format. The proceedings are being recorded. With your participation,
you agree to be recorded. A video will be available by contacting
ZBA Executive Director at phil.gov. For a court stenographer, attorneys and witnesses
should identify themselves before testifying. If you're participating by phone, press star nine
to raise your hand and star six to unmute. To enter an appearance statement, call 267-270-5548.
Leave your email address and the address of the profiting question. And finally,
the question and answer box on the screen is not for testimony. Any questions should be directed to
zbaexecutive director at phila.gov. Let's look at our schedule for today.
No, I'll be with you.
Number two, MI 2024, 000237, 1519, 1529-31 North Hancock Street, that case is continued.
Number three, MI 2024-000-792-2333 East Allegheny Avenue. That case has been continued by the board.
Number seven. MI 2024-003-974-1525 West Wyoming Avenue. That case has been continued.
And number eight, MI 2024-003-975-2937A Street, that case has been continued.
Are there any other requests for continuances?
Good morning, Chair.
This is Jasmine, and I will be your co-host for today.
I see no means at this time.
Number 5. MI 2024-003-972-4018 Lancaster Avenue. We have the exhibits. This is the first listing. Could Sharifo Islam please identify himself?
Sharifo Islam, if you're in the virtual audience, can you please raise your virtual hand?
I see no hands at this time, Chair.
Thank you.
I'm going up and down, up and down.
Okay, here you go.
Sir, could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer?
My first name M for Mary, D for David.
My last name is Islam. I for India, S for Sam, L for Lima, A for Apple, and for May.
You swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Everything is truth. I swear it.
Sir, we received your documents too late to process today.
They have to be in five days in advance.
So what we're going to do is continue this case.
And if you have any questions on what your document should be or the timing, please call our office, okay?
So I need to contact with the office?
Well, you don't have to.
I'm saying if you have any questions, contact the office.
I'm saying that we've received your documents late.
We do have them, and you will be ready for the next time around, okay?
May I know when and after how long this can be?
uh the contact the office and they'll give you an idea when this is going to come back okay
okay okay thank you very much sir
number six mi 2024 003 973 201 north 58th street no exhibits this is the first listing
Latifah Corsi
is the listed applicant
so chair I have a hand up by the name of Joanne Waters
I'm not sure if they are associated with this case
let's see if she's associated or not
okay they have been allowed to speak
could you please state your name and spell for the court sonographer
Joanne Warren Waters
W-J-O-A-N-N
W-A-T-E-R-S
Do you swear
hold on, do you swear
to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing
but the truth?
Are you
involved in this case on 58th Street?
Yes I am
there should be a number of members
on the call from
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
we were not aware of the process
we did an email
a petition
and my pastor also emailed the letter
regarding
just so you know
we do not have the exhibits for the person yet
so I'm calling her
if the exhibits are not here we're going to wind up
continue this so Latifah
Corsi please
I see no one in the virtual audience
by their name chair
So MI 2024-003-973-2013.
So MI 2024-003-973-201-North 58th Street.
First listing, no exhibits, cases continue, but marked must be heard.
Thank you.
Number 12.
MI 2024-004-047-2717 Federal Street.
The listed owner is Michael McCrillo. No exhibits. First listing.
I see no one in a virtual audience with their name, dear.
So MI 2024-004-047-2717 Federal Street.
This is the first listing. No exhibits. Cases continued. Mark must be heard.
And number 13, MI 2024-004-084-8129-31 Stanton Avenue, this case has been withdrawn.
We're going to go to our add-on list.
Next. Number one, MI 2024-003-934-2653 North Daring Street. I vote yes with proviso. Must obtain a building permit.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes with proviso.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes, with proviso.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes, with proviso.
Ishmael Shaheen, my vote is yes, with proviso.
Number two, MI 2024-005-342-1901 North American Street.
Appeal denied.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is appealed denied.
Michael Johns, my vote is appealed denied.
Danetta Graham, my vote is appealed denied.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is appealed denied.
Number three, MI 2024, 000127, 5458 West Burke Street.
Ishmael, I was not here for this
vote. You'll have to vote on this. No, I'm sorry. Wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait. Here it is.
I vote yes.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Tsunetta Graham, my vote is yes.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes.
Ishmael, in this next one, I was not here, but
The case is MI2024-003-175-6709 Essington Avenue.
Your vote is.
Excuse me.
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
it's not a grand my vote is yes
we're going to go to our regular list we'll start with one mi 2022 007 excuse me mr chair
mr chair can we start with um i believe it's number um 14 montrose street oh sure sure sure
i thought you said to do one first i'm sorry uh yeah no 14 then go to number one thank you
14. MI 2024-004-128-2200 Montreux Street. Henry Clinton is the attorney. There's a letter of support from the South of South Neighbors, 11 to 1.
Henry Clinton will be rejoining us as a panelist.
morning mr clinton morning mr chairman you please state your name and spell for the court
stenographer sir sure henry clinton h-e-n-r-y clinton c-l-i-n-t-o-n you swear or affirm to tell
the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth i do could you identify your client
and relationship to the property sure my client is the dijon d-e-a-j-o-n family trust
Sure. My client is the Dijon, D-E-A-J-O-N, Family Trust, and the principal is on the call, Dr. Silvana, S-I-L-V-A-N-A, Kumani, C-U-M-A-N-I.
project.
And our vice chair has a few questions, sir.
Good morning, counsel. Do you agree to wait to read another refusal or articulate code's accuracy?
I do, Mr. Shahid.
Have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that's needed to proceed with this case five days in advance of this hearing?
I have, and this morning I also attached a zoning permit that was inadvertently omitted five days ago.
Understood. Thank you very much, counsel. Please proceed and introduce me.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the board. Can you see this presentation?
We can, sir.
And I'd like to thank you for your courtesies, both of the ZBA staff, Ms. Emerson, as well as the board.
Thank you.
This concerns 2200 Block of Montrose Street at the corner of 22nd and Montrose.
It's a dental practice that has been in existence since 2008, and we're seeking the expansion of this use in this single-family zoning district.
These are my table of contents, which contains Exhibits A1 to A10, as well as the 2008 zoning permit for this property.
Excuse me, Hank, can you make this a little bit bigger, please?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, Ms. Gaston.
So the refusal, as I said, this is an RSA 5 zoning district.
And the current use is a group practitioner.
It's a dental practice.
As I said, it's been in existence in this corner for 15 years.
The first floor and basement are the existing practice.
In the basement is office, a meeting room, an area to grab lunch or dinner, whatever.
And then the first floor is dental practice.
The second and third floor is an apartment.
So the thought is to remove the apartment and expand to the second and third floor.
We do have an RCO letter of support, and again, there's reference in this letter that this
variance is for a dental practice that was granted 15 years ago.
Just some photos for perspective, Montrose Street, where my cursor is, 22nd Street, which leads
right to Center City, and this is the existing three-story building, newly constructed in 2008.