Please identify yourself with a record.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Ryan Boland, 1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103.
Good morning, Mr. Chairman.
Ryan Boland, 1801 Market Street.
And it's Ryan, R-Y-A-N, last name B-O-L-A-N-D.
Correct. Thank you.
And do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Please proceed.
I'm here today on behalf of the owner of the property and the applicant, G.B. Vestors, LLC.
And as Ms. Saleta said, this is a remand by consent of the parties from the Court of Common Pleas and the Commonwealth Court.
I'll just give you a 30-second overview.
The Zoning Board previously granted a variance for a duplex and relief for the requirement of one off-street parking space per unit.
That decision or those variances were affirmed by the Court of Common Pleas.
It then went up to the Commonwealth Court, and the applicant agreed with the appellant to have this remanded if the duplex was, instead of a duplex, reduced to a single-family home.
The only reason we're here today is because under an RSA 3, for some crazy reason, we're required to have off-street parking.
The only way to do that is to have a driveway, which there aren't any on the street the neighborhood does not want.
So we're here today on remand just for that limited issue.
I would like to move all of my exhibits into evidence.
Everything else relating to the grant of these variances is already included in what I submitted to the board.
I'm happy to go through things in further detail if the board would like.
But I don't think that would be necessary.
Excuse me, Mr. Bolin did also submit revised plans.
Right.
So should you approve this?
three pages how many there's three pages of revised plans
okay all right um does the board have any uh questions or would like to see any of the exhibits
no um this is sharon saleta though the um the revised plans do show a single family home
it might also make sense to add a proviso of saying single-family home only.
Do I need more language than just single-family only?
No, that and revised plans, three pages.
All right. Do we need planning commission on this, Sharon?
I guess they can weigh in if they choose to.
All right, I'll ask.
David, Planning Commission?
Sure, we can do so.
Good morning, David Fecto, City Planning Commission.
Mr. Chairman and members of the board, this property is indicated for residential use in the city's comprehensive plan.
We have no objection to granting this variance.
Thank you.
um mi-2020-001463 928 south st bernard street my vote is yes uh with the following proviso
i'm sorry chair yeah i'm sorry a head just came up i guess in this case i thought i already asked
i apologize yes a couple people now what else would wish to testify in this matter please
Carrie, Nace, Post, are you here for this?
I am. Can you hear me?
Okay. You can be sworn in by the chair.
Ms. Post, please spell your name, full name for the record.
Sure. Attorney Carrie, C-A-R-R-I-E, Nace, N-A-S-E, hyphen, Post, P-O-U-S-T.
Attorney with the law firm of Fox Rothschild.
Address is 2700 Kelly Road, Suite 300, Warrington, PA, 18976.
Here this morning on behalf of the Interested Party, Melissa Johanningsmeyer.
Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
I'm sorry I overlooked you. Please proceed.
No problem. Thank you. Thank you for your time.
I just wanted to go on record indicate that we have worked with the applicant on the revisions
of these plans. Ms. Johanningsmeyer is in support of the variance to reduce the parking that is
required, subject to the provisor that only one single-family home be constructed on this property
and that it be developed per the plans that are before you this morning, specifically that the
front of the house is built flush with the adjacent property located at 930 South St. Bernard Street.
Thank you. Mr. Bowen, I assume that the revised plans address those concerns?
address those concerns correct and they they do mr chairman there's a specific note on the plans
Correct. They do, Mr. Chairman.
that they will verify in the field to ensure that the fronts are equal between 9 30 and 9 28 south
st bernard thank you anyone else who would like to testify in this case if so please yes chair we
have spike spike you can unmute yourself and wait to be sworn in thank you uh please spell your
first and last name identify yourself s-p-i-k-e-a-l-e-x-a-n-d-e-r spike address and your address
924 south saint bernard i just wanted to swear and affirm to tell the truth the whole truth
nothing about the truth? Yes, I do. Please proceed. I just wanted to ask a couple of clarifying
questions. So it sounds as though you have granted that they do not need to require a driveway for
this property. Is that correct? That's what the applicant is requesting. Okay. So, and it will be
just the single family home as well that again is being uh memorialized in the uh revised plan
as and as a proviso okay okay so no garage no driveway single family unit
just wanted to make sure that we have all those things correct considering that we are not
seeing any of the revised plans um being shared with us today
um mr boland testified on their oath to that and and he reiterated that to the previous
uh a person who asked about it as well yeah okay just wanted to make sure that we were
absolutely we have a few neighbors on the phone who wanted to be clear on that so thank you very
much thank you mr boland do you have anything to add i have nothing further mr chairman
anyone else would like to testify in this case if so please raise your hand
no more hands at this time thank you um did i get the planning commission on this one
yes chair you did we did right okay uh mi-2020-001463
928 south st bernard street my vote is yes with the following proviso
single family only
one single family only
and revised plans
three pages approved today
did I leave anything out?
No, that's it.
Yes, with proviso
yes, with proviso
thank you
thank you for your time
I believe that concludes the 9.30 session
yeah nothing else okay any other unfinished business
i don't have anything thank you okay then case we will see everyone back here at two o'clock
okay thank you good afternoon everyone my name is frank de 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 Plez and Mr. James Holloman. Board Administrator Tanya Sunkit and Board Attorney
Sharon Saleta are also in attendance. 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, for the benefit
of anyone participating by phone we ask that attorneys and witnesses identify themselves
prior to speaking or testifying. Third we like to advise everyone that this proceeding is being
recorded and that by participating you acknowledge your agreement to be recorded. Fourth 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 enter an appearance statement call google 267-270-5548 and leave your email
address and the address of the property at issue i'll repeat to enter an appearance statement call
google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address and the address of the property at excuse me and
the address of the property at issue with that being said we can begin but before mr plaza calls
With that being said, we can begin, but before Mr. Plaza calls our first case, we'd like to ask if anyone is requesting a continuance or withdrawal of an appeal listed to be heard this afternoon.
our first case.
If so, please raise your hand.
Charles Richardson you can unmute yourself and speak to a continuance good afternoon Mr. Richardson
identify yourself you're still on the oath from this morning good afternoon Mr. Chair Charles
Richardson from the Office of Councilwoman Cindy Bass, Room 312 City Hall. MI number
2020-000968-4240 North Broad Street spoke with the RCO and neither of us have received
any communication from the applicant and we would like to have this continued.
that's 4240 north broad yes sir this is sharon saletta i also did not receive any exhibits for
this thank you is there an applicant or an attorney present on this case
okay we have the applicant
please identify yourself the applicant spell your first and last name and give us your address
we can't go forward with her for a minute she is not she has an old software and we'll allow her to
speak either way we don't have any material so we're gonna have to continue it I mean she wants
get on record that's fine miss stanley uh you have to unmute yourself ma'am
here we go
a fan it's off now okay i'm sorry
there's a request getting feedback you have a radio or something or television
you have two devices on okay for purposes of this chair i muted her so that you can let her
know what's going on thank you miss stanley there's a request by the councilwoman's office
uh to have this case continued and it's also been uh mentioned by our attorney that she did not
receive the uh your documentation in in due time if you wish to speak to that you'll have to unmute
yourself and spell your first and last name and give us your address miss stanley could you first
turn your volume down a bit and then unmute yourself hello sarah stanley pm volume down
is that better
uh a little bit a little bit more yeah lower please okay how's that a little better i think
let's try it first did you hear did you hear my statement
i can hear you uh tanya try muting her again maybe i can get through
thank you miss stanley there is a request from the councilwoman's office
councilwoman bass's office uh to continue this case uh and there's another issue according to
our counsel, Ms. Sharon Saleta, we have not received
your necessary documentation in order to proceed with this
hearing. Do you understand what I'm saying?
Hold on. Wait, we have to unmute yourself.
Yes, I do. I understand you.
Okay, so this case will be continued. Okay.
Thank you. So MI-2020-000968
4240 North Broad Street is continued.
Any other requests for continuances or withdrawals?
Any other requests for continuances or withdrawals?
No hands up at this time.
However, I do have one for number 11 on your list, 2309 to 13 of Broad Street.
this was previously continued as an attorney moving party and actually scheduled an era so
this will go continue to go forward as attorney moving party okay mi 2020-000801 excuse me 2309-13
north broad street uh it'll attorney moving party
and that's all i have chair thank you what number was that frank number 11 thank you
and uh confessor i'm gonna go uh we got a request to hear uh case number on page number three first
the attorney has another appointment so uh let's go to number three on your list
339 North 11th Street
Alright, I'll read that in
So it's
MI-2020-000284
339 North 11th Street
Thank you
Yvette Benton
Sean are you the attorney
Sean you saw a friend
To tell the truth the whole truth for nothing but the truth
Yes I do
Do you agree to waive the reading of its refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
I do with the only modification to that statement that it's actually no refusal.
It's only a referral for a special exception.
Awesome.
Have you emailed an exhibit packet with the required documents, proof of ownership,
proof of tax compliance, copied the refusal of referral, photos, and plans five days prior
to this hearing?
Yes, I did.
Also, have you met with the RCO and have a letter?
Actually, I have two letters from RCO.
please identify yourself for the record all right thank you very much uh sean whalen here s-e-a-n
last name w-h-a-l-e-n from vintage law on behalf of the owner and applicant
address is six coulter c-o-u-l-t-e-r avenue suite 1000 ardmore pa 19003
And I have what I hope is a nice simple application for you today.
Two more intimate cabaret and cocktail spaces above an existing neighborhood bar.
There are no refusals here.
It is just a special exception because we're seeking to add more than 50 people.
the property is I'm going to go ahead and share my screen
so right now you should be able to see the notice of referral as you can see it's just
one referral because we're seeking to have more than 50 people the property itself oh sorry I
I should say most importantly,
we met with the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
as the coordinating RCO.
There were actually representatives there
of three other RCOs.
All of them were in support.