that's where you put the door up at the garage yes so right here is where the door was this
the first picture that we've seen below that was this in a larger form but this is the actual
plans of the property the layout um i believe on here it also shows this the spacing of that
parking area okay
um i know my panel right here is blocking my view i don't know if you guys can see that as well
we see it okay if are you able to see my cursor hovering we can yeah sure so right here is i guess
the spacing of the the parking the 18 right and so that would be what is
and you're saying other people in the block also park back there yes and then so tell tell us also
So what happened when you went to the RCO meeting?
So I sent out a notice to over, I think, 50 members in the area because I'm stuck.
I'm in between two different, I guess, the RCOs, like the neighborhood.
So I sent them out and there was only, I believe, nine attendees and four votes.
So only four of them, I believe, voted.
We have a record here that six voted.
Oh, six voted?
six voted in support okay okay all right all right questions from the board
what's the what's the basement being used as it looks like you've got a full kitchen down there
they say that one more time let's look at your plan it looks like you have a full kitchen
so this my just my space there's no other person living in my home it was just that's how it kind
it wasn't i just updated it oh so when you bought it it was like that oh it was like a summer
kitchen that's what they're calling it a summer kitchen with like the the refrigerator and the
stove um it's just my washer and dryer it's just open space there's not any additional use i'm not
asking for a separate zoning for a separate living it's a full bathroom there too i'm sorry
I say that again?
All bathrooms shown on your plan.
A tub and a.
Because, yeah.
So the upstairs is really small.
So this is a ranch style home.
So there was no tub in my upstairs living.
Thank you.
Other questions from the board?
Questions or comments from our attorney?
Questions or comments from our attorney, Hillary Emerson?
Not at this time, Mr. Chair.
Questions or comments from the virtual audience?
I do not see any hands, Mr. Chair.
Planning Commission.
Planning Commission.
Thank you, Chair, Meg Kavanaugh for Planning Commission staff.
Thank you, Chair.
Matt Kavanaugh for Planning Commission staff.
Yes, the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the RSA to residential single-family zoning at this location.
The appellant seeks to legalize parking in the required rear setback served by a shared rear alley, which is a common condition on this block.
The City Planning Commission recommends the board grant the variance.
Thank you.
MI 2023-002-596-3023, Welsh Road, I vote yes.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes
Earl Gaston, my vote is yes
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes
Tywin, my vote is yes
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes
James Snow, my vote is yes
Could you vote one more time?
Ishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes
Thank you
You have your votes
Thank you.
Number 18.
MI-20...
I'm sorry, Mr. Chair.
Yeah, sure.
We checked, and we just need to read the continuance for number eight into the record.
We believe it was missed.
So, will you just go back to number eight?
And read that.
Thank you.
MI-2023-002-401-1941 North 32nd Street.
Case has been continued.
Number 18, MI 2023-007-207-2222 North 16th Street, Harry Cooper and Norman Cooper are the owners.
There's a letter of support from North Central Susquehanna, Philadelphia, CDC with provisos.
Mr. Cooper.
Excuse me, Mr. Chair, I have a hand up from a number ending in 5842.
Let's see who it is.
Let's see who it is.
Caller at 5842-601-U.
Good morning, Chair.
Hi, good morning.
Could you state your name and spell for the chorisonographer?
Norman Cooper, N-O-R-M-A-N-C-O-O-P-E-R.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Can you put your video on, please?
I can. I'm actually on a military computer right now.
Are you going to be able to present your plans?
Yes. I can share my screen, but I can't show my background.
Hillary, we're okay with that, right?
That is fine, Mr. Chair. He has been sworn in.
So, do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, tell the truth, nothing but the truth?
This application is for the demolition of a rear one-story structure and the erection of an addition above an existing attached structure for use as a multiple-family household living, three units.
The proposed use multifamily living is prohibited in the RSA 5 zoning district.
Our vice chair has a few questions for you, sir.
Good morning, sir.
have you emailed in all the required documents and exhibits that is needed and required to
proceed with this case five days in advance of this hearing yes sir thank you sir please proceed
and share your screen okay now how do you do this on this work should be a dream
i'm sorry to interrupt you uh mr shaheed mr chair but um i'm unable to promote to a
caller to a panelist at this time?
Yeah, because he's on the phone, right?
I'm also on Zoom, too.
How about you raise your hand
on the Zoom?
Okay, I can raise my hand on Zoom.
I'm sorry.
Norman Cooper will now be rejoining
as a panelist. Yes.
Mr. Cooper?
Mr. Cooper, could you please
unmute yourself?
Or I'm having trouble with it again.
Mr. Cooper, you're allowed to speak on a phone device.
Mr. Cooper, you're allowed to speak on a phone device.
Could you please speak?
Yeah, it wouldn't let me speak, and I guess when you promoted me,
it took away my video.
Okay, so now I should be able to start sharing?
Please.
Okay, so we see your documents.
You're just going to have to open them up now, okay?
Okay, so you want me to read them all first
or just start opening them up?
Why don't you open them up and tell us what you have?
Okay, this one here is the deed.
Okay, but I'm saying, can you open that up?
It is, oh, you know what?
I got four screens in here, I'm sorry.
This is the deed.
With me and my father.
Mm-hmm.
You need to see the whole thing?
Yep, we do.
We'll go on to your next document.
It's your petition for appeal, right?
This is the email confirmation.
It's a tax clearance.
I'm sorry, I just got to drag it over from my other screens.
Yeah, it's fine.
that's clarence yeah we're good
why don't you show some photos why don't you show some photos okay
yeah i'll actually put the photos in a pdf because right sure i mean the images they were
they were too large all right so that's the property that's the property right and and
And you want to create, you're going to tear down the rear, is that right?
No, see that white, can you see my cursor?
Yep, that's coming in, right?
So just that white shed.
Then you're going to put an addition on there?
On top of here.
So on these properties, the third floor doesn't come all the way back.
It's like a half of a third floor.
So we just want to bring the third floor back to here.
Okay, and you're taking that white?
Taking this out, correct.
I can show you on the plans.
You want to go through more?
You want to go to the plans, and right now that's a single-family home?
That's correct.
Let me see.
So these are the plans.
I probably should have showed you the one with the demolition to show what area was coming up.
But basically, it just makes all three floors the same width and height.
So on the other floors, it's just – they all have a rare bedroom straight up and down.
But let me show you the one that shows where the demolition is.
Sure. Why don't you do that?
so this area here is the one story that i'm about to be demolished that's the bay window
and the addition is just on top of the second floor make the third floor come on come all the
back okay how many more properties on your block are multiple family the whole um east side of the
block is already zoned like the block has different zoning on different opposite sides
of the street so the east side that whole zone is multifamily but and you're you're on the
we have to go through it individually right but there are multiple units on the west side too
correct correct yes
tell me about the rco meeting the rco meeting let me i can pull up their letter
The RCM meeting went good.
I think the only – the major concern is trash,
and they put provisions in here to address that.
They put maximum apartments, but they put some stuff that they want us to put in the plans
as far as noise reduction and stuff like that.
debris but but they're the biggest thing was trash on the block okay making sure
so they want you trash stored in the rear yard that's part of your proviso
correct correct okay all right questions from the board
no question how big is the ray yard uh i think that's on the drawing and is that where you
plan on putting the trash yeah when they bring up the it's not you
when they bring up