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you got 28 attendees chair morning everyone my name is bill bergman i will be chairing this morning's
meeting with me is our board secretary Cheryl Gaston. Present Mr. Chairman. Board member Michael
Johns. Present Mr. Chairman. Board member Taya Nguyen. She should be here any minute. And board
member Ryan McAdams. Present Mr. Chairman. Also present is our attorney Lynn Reuter-Huber,
our executive director Ian Haggerty, and our board administrator Lakeisha Dandy.
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Let's look at our schedule for this morning.
Number one, MI 2026 002 363 2817 West Allegheny Avenue.
That case is continued to 317 27 at 930 AM.
Number two, MI 2026, 002-471-2407 North Bancroft Street.
That case is continued until 3-17-27 at 9.30 a.m.
number three mi 2025 004 033 1608 to 14 walnut street that case is withdrawn am i correct
counsel that's correct mr chairman thank you and number four mi 2026 000 549 7043 lime kiln pike
That case is continued until October 14th at 9.30 a.m.
And number five, MI 2026-002-365-2644 North 22nd Street.
That case is continued until 317-27 at 9.30 a.m.
Mr. Chairman, did you want to make that must be heard?
We'll make that one must be heard.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Thank you. Or is there anyone else requesting the continuance?
I see no hands at this time, chair.
Great.
Okay, so we're going to go to our add-on list.
Number one, MI 2026 001 455 6930 Ardley Street.
I vote appeal denied.
michael michael johns i attest that i have viewed the zba hearing on august 18 2026 on this matter
and i vote what was what was your vote i vote appeal denied i know i see i'm i'm voting the
I'm voting the opposite.
opposite.
Michael, I'm sorry, Board Member Johns, you need to certify both that you viewed the August 18th and the September 15th hearings.
Okay, and the September 15th.
The August 18th and the September 15th?
Correct, you need to certify that you viewed it.
Okay. Yeah, I certify that. I've viewed both the ZBA hearings on August 18th and September 15th, and I, my vote is to vote for.
Appeal greater your vote, right?
All right. Cheryl Gaston, my vote is appeal denied.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is appeal denied.
Taya Nguyen, my vote is appeal denied.
Thank you.
Number two, MI 2024-006-086-7777 State Road, the vote in this matter has been moved to October 21st at 9.30 a.m.
Number three, we need a Spanish interpreter for this case.
Spanish interpreter Juan, please raise your hand.
What's that?
Spanish interpreter Juan, please raise your hand.
They're being promoted to panel.
expecting guys to not give their last names
okay john be careful with the
their promoters here good morning hey good morning your servant could you please state
and spell your name for this sonographer yes my name is juan diaz that's a j-u-a-n last name diaz
b-i-a-z do you swear or affirm that you will interpret accurately completely and impartially
from english to spanish and from spanish to english to the best of your ability
yes could you please call uh what you interpret just to interpret the vote we don't have to call
anybody so MI 2026 002 064 you want to make me why don't you say that you want the numbers again
No, MI 2026-002-064.
Okay. Lynn Reiter, Huber Board Council.
The Board had been holding the vote for the receipt of an amended refusal.
Okay, this is Lynn Reiter, de la Junta de Consejería, del Consejo.
La Junta está sosteniendo un voto en recepción al rechazo amendado.
El solicitante confirmó que solamente está pidiendo una variante de personal de venta y alquileres de vehículos,
Así que no hay necesidad para un rechazo amendado.
my vote is yes ryan macarons my vote is yes tyra lynn my vote is yes tyra lynn my vote is yes
ian are we using the same interpreter for the next case yes yes okay
sir just for the record please state your name
okay um
yes juan if you could just stay on the line for the first case on a regular list okay um
So, and my 20, 25, 0, 0, 0, 6, 2, 2, 64, 41, or 20 street.
so mi2025 000
I vote no.
Her amended review.
Yes, I vote no.
Would provide a per amended refusal date is September 15, 2025.
Michael Johns, my vote is no with provides.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is no, with proviso.
Brian McAdams, my vote is no, with proviso.
Tywin, my vote is no, with proviso.
Interpreter, if you could please interpret the votes from the board.
Thank you.
Okay, so this is the case MI 2025-0006226 of the 441 north of the 20th.
The vote is no.
Are there rechazos amendados?
Yes, it is.
For the 15th of September of 2025, Michael Jones, my vote is no.
Comproviso.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is no.
Ryan McCarran, my vote is no.
comproviso y mi voto también es no compromiso thank you number five mi 2026 002 258 549
selma street um number a we need a georgian interpreter interpreter please raise your
They're being promoted to panelists.
Good morning. Could you please state and spell your name for the sonographer?
My name is Chea, T for Tango, E for Echo, A for Alpha.
Do you swear or affirm that you will interpret accurately, completely, and impartially from
Georgian to English and from English to Georgian?
So case number MI 2026-002-258-549 Selma Street, I vote that no, this case will be moved
until October 21st at 9.30 a.m. for a vote.
So that's going to be moved to October 21st of 26 at 9.30 a.m. for a vote.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome.
I can leave the chairman, right, the webinar?
yes okay um number six mi 2026 002 284 40 63 north 6th street our attorney has uh
to read into the record we also need us i'm sorry um mr chairman we need a spanish interpreter on
this one too yeah okay interpreter franco interpreter franco please raise your
they're promoted yes good morning all right hold on a minute here
okay um sure could you please state and spell your name yes my name is franco rodriguez f-r-a-n-c-o-r-o-d-r-i-g-u-e-c
Do you swear or affirm that you will interpret accurately, completely, and impartially from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English?
Lynn, you're going to read on this, right?
Correct.
Correct.
Thank you.
So this is case number MI2026002-284-4063 North 6th Street.
Our attorney will read into the record.
This is the case MI 2026-002284 for the 4063 North 6th Street.
The lawyer will read for the recording.
Lynn Riedelhuber Board Council, the Board is opening the record to accept revise slash
Lynne Reidelhuber, Board Counsel. The Board is opening.
supplemental floor plans only, which are to be submitted by the applicant.
Hola, Lynn Riedelhuber para el abogado del consejo. El consejo está abriendo la grabación
para aceptar revisar los planes solamente de el piso suplementar los cuales son enviados por el
solicitante. Otherwise the record is closed and the vote in this matter has been rescheduled to
wednesday october 14th 2026 at 9 30 am de otra forma el registro se cerrará y el voto para este
caso será reagendado para el miércoles 14 de octubre de 2026 a las nueve y media am
okay thank you thank you interpreter no anything else i can help you with today no we're fine
thank you very much sir all right have a good day so mi20260021803954 paris street i vote yes
with proviso. Revised plans, one page, stamped by ZBA October 7th, 2026, and no rooftop decks
to be allowed. Michael Johns, my vote is yes with provisos. Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes with
provisos. Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes with provisos. Hiya Lynn, my vote is yes with provisos.
number eight mi 2025 006 455 1251 levick street i vote no
michael johns my vote is no wait wait um excuse me i believe we need a spanish interpreter for
this one also right lionel can you please raise your hand they're being promoted
Good morning, Your Honor. Good morning, members of the board.
Hi, could you please state and spell your name for the stenographer?
Yes, my name is Leonel, spelled as an L-E-O-N-E-L. Last name is Gillen, G-U-I-L-L-E-N.
If you swear or affirm that you will interpret accurately, completely, and impartially from
english to spanish from spanish to english i swear right so my 20 25 0 0 6
4 5 5 12 51 levick street i vote no michael johns my vote is now michael johns me
vote is no cheryl gaston my vote is no cheryl gaston my vote is no ryan mcadams my vote is
no ryan mccadams my vote is no i win my vote is no um you know so who's our interpreter for number
six good morning chair thank you um that will be interpreter one thanks
spanish interpreter wonderline okay so sorry you've already been sworn in just for the record
state your name uh my name is juan diaz that's j u a n d s d i a z all right uh this is number six
MI 2026-002-463-1325, West Lippincott Street.
Joseph Vaccaro is the attorney.
And Mr. Chairman, just to clarify for the record,
this is the regular list we're on now.
Yeah, that's what I said.
Right.
Entonces, this is for the case of MI 2026-002-463.
For the 1325 of West Lipping Scott in St. Joseph, Caro is the lawyer.
And he represents Olga Colon.
Mr. Vaccaro.
Good morning, members of the board.
Good morning, counsel.
Could you please state and spell your name for the stenographer?
Yes, my name is...
go ahead thank you mr carl muy buenos días miembros de la junta señora carl por favor
Go ahead.
Thank you, Mr. Ricardo.
my name is joseph joseph last name vacaro v-a-c-c-a-r-o attorney for the applicant
olga colon who is sitting to my right why do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth
nothing but the truth yes i do joe does do we need to interpret each and every word or have
you explained this to your client i've explained it to my client um if the board will accept my
testimony as an officer of the court if there are any technical questions then we could
proceed accordingly all right okay um so we're okay right i think we're okay yeah right that's
okay if he's gonna accept if he's going to adopt as an officer with the court interpreter stand
by in case we need you okay sir i guess jaren good joe okay thank you very much hold on one
minute hold on our board secretary just kicked me under the table and told me she has a few
questions for you she does that quite a bit objection that's workplace violence we won't
stand for that um good morning council did you uh submit your documents and exhibits
14 days in advance of this hearing? Yes, I did, and I also supplemented it with the additional
close-up photos of the poster late last week. Okay, and do you waive the reading of the
refusal and stipulate to its accuracy? Yes, I do. Thank you. You can share your screen and
proceed with your case. Okay, thank you very much. As I said, I have the pleasure of representing
Olga Colon, she's sitting to my immediate right, and she owns the house at 1325 Lippincott Street.
While I've supplied a deed indicating a transfer from the house, from her husband and herself,
solely into her name, she's been living at that house with her husband since 2006.
um so she's a longtime resident uh at this single-family home um i'm showing you uh can