you see a letter on my on my uh screen share we do sir okay so that's that's basically a a medical
note from her orthopedic doctor at jefferson health uh for more than 10 years um and it's
dr beltran uh for more than 10 years uh miss alone she's been suffering from extreme right
hip osteoarthritis she can't climb steps her mobility is is quite limited and the
way that this house is designed and built there it's a small house and the
only bathroom besides there being a bathroom in the basement there's
another bathroom upstairs she cannot climb stairs it's very very difficult
very very painful for her given her her osteoarthritis to her hip she can't
climb stairs. So she hired a contractor to build this extension that's at issue.
Unfortunately the contractor did not follow through with the requirements for
permits and all the proper procedures and when she found out she put in the
appropriate application to legalize this addition to her home. If I could jump
down to page 54 which are the plans and basically this is an application to
permit to legalize the addition to the back of her home which she would like to
use uh as a um as a bathroom on the first floor uh if i could go to zoom out a bit
why don't you show us photos so we at least know what it looks like and then i think the plans
would make more sense after that fair enough i could just scroll down into the photos and reorient
the photos. Here's the front of the house. That's the front of the house. She has two
immediate neighbors and the neighbor on the red house to our left, her right,
that's the last house. That's the corner house. This is the inside of the first floor. Again,
with the steps. Here's another view of the inside of the first floor. This is the addition.
in question. There's already an extra door in the back in case you have.
There's already an extra door in the back, in case you have to get out of the house.
This is another view of the second floor, and this is a two-level addition.
So there would be an extra bedroom on the second floor of the addition.
So we're showing you that.
So those are the interior views.
And here's an exterior view.
If I could zoom out a bit and you can have a better view.
So this is the exterior, the door that I showed you previously.
This fence that my cursor is right over here, that's the property line.
And those are, that's the extent of the photos.
If I could go to the plans, and we could start at the beginning of the plans, and zoom in.
the shaded area that my cursor is over that's the addition that's in question it's 14 and a
quarter feet wide the addition on the west side would be five and a half feet deep which is the
two-story and then you have the additional one story which would be about 12 feet and a half
deep and two feet nine inches wide so this is the footprint that's in question
again to the back of the house let's go to another view of the plans here's
another view of the site plan showing where it is and then we have some other
technical um plans regarding the material and the uh and the construction as well as the staircase
to the side um we have attended uh an rco meeting on august 20th uh and it's my understanding that
late last night the RCO had sent an email indicating that 11 people voted in
favor and nobody opposed we've also gone to the near neighbors and we've attached
to our exhibit packet letters of support from 15 near neighbors especially the
uh 13 um 13 um 23 and 20 um 23 and 27 the two immediate uh neighbors uh that she's in between
um other than that we have um any questions of the board joe can she accept your testimony sure um
in a basement yes okay all right so your client has told you that she you can adopt your to shield
yes you're right okay all right questions from the board
i'm having a little trouble understanding this addition here so you showed a picture
but i didn't see a bathroom and then you said this addition is two floors but she said she
can't do stairs so how are we getting from the i mean how how are we navigating that's a fair
question but the bathroom on the first floor has not been installed yet once the city issued a
violation once the city issued a violation she stopped everything uh so we'd like to legalize
the structure first and then uh um with the board's permission if the board were to grant
this variance then we could go back and put in the bathroom on the first floor second floor
with regard to the second floor that's the second part of uh um of your question uh she has
grandchildren so that extra bedroom would be used for her for her grandson whenever he stays over
on the weekends that's it okay it's not her no no no it's not for her she's keeping she she needs
to keep to the first floor as much as possible given her osteoarthritis the
The house, the house currently has two bedrooms. So with the addition, you know, a typical row home, 14 foot wide row home in North Philadelphia, the bedrooms are small. So that, that extra bedroom on the second floor, she'd like to use that for her grandson.
house the house currently has two bedrooms
I see. How old is the grandson? Quanto anos tiene su nieto? Oh, four? She actually has
four grandchildren. So, quanto anos tiene? Su nietos. Oh, okay. I misunderstood her.
She said that her grandson is four years old. And he stays, and she told me that he stays
there on the weekends okay thank you can you plan again because now i'm confused because sure you
talked about a bedroom on the second floor and a bathroom on the first floor but the plans show a
bathroom in the basement and a bedroom on the second floor which is not what was just stated
so sure gladly uh let me let me find it on the drills yeah yeah i'm going yep i'm going to the
should be on the first one correct but that's not yeah so here we have we have
uh don't don't go to the site plan go to the floor plans yeah i thought yeah and and i'm and
i'm still trying to figure out what this side edition is for on the one on the one story since
that side wall brick wall is bearing so i'm just trying to figure out what in the world is going on
i'm looking for it hold on you had it up it was actually the page you were on when i asked you if
you could show the page you just scrolled up baby's the next page down let me just
schematic rear side schematic right side elevation it's another sheet it's another sheet all together
yes yes
here we go
now these are details
here we go okay so let me let me zoom in it says proposed so this is what is going to be built if
granted if granted there's going to be the existing addition here let me find a better view
one moment because that's a little blurry one moment I'm looking for the
plants. Here we go. Plants. Is this any better? It hasn't come up yet. Okay. So we have,
these are the schematics and i'm going down here we go
yeah it's just less blurry yeah it's just less blurry i'm trying to zoom in on it
you don't need that's actually what's going to make a pixel you could you can zoom back out i
just see the whole thing but this is actually great because this is exactly what i meant
so the basement is showing a new bathroom right see the bathroom so is that new or existing because
it's not like existing the bathroom is existing yeah okay and then we're renovating the living
room in the dining room where is the new bathroom going in the back okay so it's not shown on the
plans you guys are talking about things that are not shown on the plans on the proposed drawings
the plans are showing my my cursors over the area right here existing window you see where the
existing window is but this is not what bathrooms look like they don't have windows and they
So that looks like a breezeway to a backyard, which is why I was asking.
Well, the structure was already built.
Like I said, it's the bathroom.
It has to be turned into a bathroom.
The plan is to turn that space into a bathroom.
Correct.
correct okay that was always the plan to turn that space into a bathroom because
Correct.
That was always the plan, to turn that space into a bathroom.
she has no room she has no bear is this new stairwell going there there is no
there is no new stairwell the if you're asking how do you get to the second
floor of the addition there's already the existing stairwell that my personal
detail above for a structural stair that was gonna be added I'm just asking
where is that stairwell oh is this what you're talking about that is the stairwell i'm talking
sorry mr pecaro this is lynn reidel huber uh we have a spanish interpreter you should not be
asking your client any questions any questions your client needs to answer needs to come through
the interpreter thank you okay then maybe we could then why don't we pose that question then to the
i could you could interpret could you ask her please stay in the spell her name
you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth is nothing but the truth
Jura o afirma que va a decir la verdad, toda la verdad, y nada más que la verdad?
Okay, Joe, where's your question, Joe? Come on.
Okay, the question that the board had is that we were showing these steps.
Where were these steps going?
Interpreter.
escalones where these steps going
or are they on the side of the house
they're outside so are they going from outside into the addition
So where are they going? From outside to where they go outside.
Of where outside? On the front of the house?
pero el que parte de afuera de la casa señora el frente de la casa la parte de atrás de la casa a un
lado de la casa correcto correcto ok and then the
renovation is being done to extend the second floor bedroom and to add this bathroom on the first floor
how is she going to beginning to the second floor in the future entonces señora si se está haciendo
esta renovación para extender el según la habitación del segundo piso y se va a añadir
un baño en el primer piso como es que usted va a subir al segundo piso en el futuro
i'm trying to minimize this okay so she's because right now there's no bedroom on the
first floor of the house okay right so i'm trying to clarify my question so there's no
bedroom on the first floor of the house so she is still going to be going upstairs to sleep the
purpose of this extension is to provide a bathroom on the first floor to minimize her having to go up
and down throughout the day entonces esto que estoy tratando de clarificar mi pregunta si no
hay una habitación en el primer piso de la casa que todavía tiene que seguir yendo al segundo
piso para dormir entonces el propósito de esta extensión es brindar un baño en el primer piso
para minimizar que usted tenga que estar subiendo bajando durante el día y es bien difícil por eso
muchas veces la mayor parte del tiempo yo estoy acostada en el sofá por eso mismo se me hace bien
difícil yes it's very difficult that's the reason why most of the time i'm laying on the couch it's
It's very difficult.
okay the other questions
Any other questions?
questions from our attorney no questions or comments from the virtual audience
no hands at this time chair planning commission
good morning chairman david vecto f-e-c-t-e-a-u with the city planning commission
do you swear or firm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes sir i do
please proceed sir thank you sir uh chairman and board members the comprehensive plan recommends
a change in zoning at this location from rsa6 residential single family to rsd1 residential
single-family detached.
The city rezoned this neighborhood in 2024 in a community and city council sponsored map change.
a resonar esta este vecindario en el 2024 y la comunidad de la colegia de la ciudad de la comunidad
patrocinó el cambio del mapa the proposed addition appears to have been built without the benefit of
permits la propuesta la adición propuesta parece haber sido construido sin el beneficio de los
permisos the city planning commission recommends that the board deny the proposed dimensional
variance el comité o la comisión de planeamiento de la ciudad recomienda de que la junta niegue
la varianza dimensional propuesta
okay mi2026 002 463 1323 west lippencott street i vote yes with proviso certificate of occupancy
to be obtained michael johns my vote is yes with proviso cheryl gaston my vote is yes with proviso
ryan mcadams my vote is yes with proviso iowen my vote is yes with proviso thank you counsel
So, MI-2025...
I'm sorry to interrupt, Chair.
Can we please have the vote interpreted for the appellate?
All right.
Entonces, MI-2026-002-46-31...
...para el 3-23 de West Lippincott Street.
Mi voto es Yes, Comproviso y Certificación de Ocupancia Obtenido.
michael jones mi voto si comproviso cheryl gaston mi voto si comproviso ryan mccarrans
mi voto si comproviso gracias a la consejería
thank you interpreter for your help today um you're welcome your own chairman number seven
mi 2025 004 101 5944 callahill street eric taylor is the owner
this is a resumptive hearing
did that person raise their hand
oh sure come on come on
good morning could you please state and spell your name for this stenographer erica taylor
E-R-I-C-A-T-A-Y-L-O-R.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
I swear.
So, Ian, are you ready to go?
One moment, Sharon.
All right.
So this will be a resumptive hearing where you will tell us the additional information that you brought and I believe can show.
And then there'll be questions from the board, take public testimony, and then plan a commission, and then we'll vote.
All right. So just at the beginning, why don't you state exactly what, where you are and what you want to do here?
All right.
So just at the beginning, why do you state exactly where you are?
Again, my name is Erica Taylor. I am the owner of Taylor's Care, which is a nonprofit community-based organization. This particular project is a four-bed, no, three-bedroom, one-and-a-half. When I first initially met you guys, it had all the colors. It only had two exits. Right now, it has four exits. I'm sorry, it has five. It has an egress for the second floor.
we have three egresses on the first floor and we also have one on the first floor the fire escape
has is 75 installed the guy is doing a roof portion of it um the basement is almost completed
for a computer room and it's taken me long enough i had three guys detained so i had to do a whole
new group i had to pay a whole new team to come in and finish but with your grace if you give me
grace i can have this finish in the next two months but i'm doing it by myself and it's been
very costly but i do have all the exits um the rooms are getting for um furnished and things
like that so we're going to get him to show us what you've what you've got cut yes ian
yes chair um miss taylor which uh exhibits would you like to show first
um we can show the exits um the the first one i'm at the one off of the second floor
The egress will for the second floor will be good.