We go live DPZ Zoom.
I'm sorry.
Thanks.
Am I on to start?
If we could wait maybe two minutes to allow all to come into the Zoom room.
Thanks, Tonya.
Madam Chair, we currently have 80 participants, you can now proceed.
Thank you.
Good morning, everyone.
My name is Carol Tenere, and today I'll be, this morning, I will be the Acting Chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
I will be participating in today's hearing along with Board Secretary Confessor Plaza and Board Members Thomas Holloman and James Snell.
Also in attendance will be Board Administrator Fatina L. and Board Attorney Sharon Saleta.
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 individuals, participants prior to their testimony.
Second, we'd like to advise everyone that this proceeding is being recorded and that by participating, you acknowledge your agreement to be recorded.
This is also available to the public on the web or otherwise.
Third, for anyone participating by phone, if you wish to testify, you must raise your hand by hitting star nine, then star six to unmute yourself.
I will repeat that. If you wish to testify or if you are participating by phone, you must raise your hand by hitting star nine, then star six to unmute yourself.
To enter an appearance statement, call Google, strike that, call 267-270-5548 and leave your email address and address of the property at issue.
The number again is 267-270-5548.
Fourth, the question and answer box is not for testimony.
Any comments are to be directed to Ms. Tanya Sunkett or Ms. Bettina L.
Are there any continuances this morning?
If there are, please raise your hand.
And you'll be called and you'll be asked to put your name on the record.
Excuse me, Madam Chair.
Would you read out those where we have already received the continuance request first?
I sure will.
Calendar number 2021-000118-2361 East Allegheny Avenue.
This case is continued.
calendar number 0693 4733 leaper street this case is withdrawn
now are there there's i'm sorry to keep interrupting this is sharing again that's okay
if you could also read out number five as withdrawn please i sure will calendar number
Number 0232-2404 Lehigh Avenue is being withdrawn.
And now, are there any requests for continuances?
Madam Chair, Mr. Barton Levy has his hand raised, I won't allow him to speak at this
time okay can you hear me uh yes i can hear you uh i cannot see you and i see your hand raised can
you put your name and address on the record please and spell your last name certainly my name is bart
B-A-R-T-L-E-V-Y. I'm an attorney in Pennsylvania. My ID number is 204800. The address of my office is 1500 Market Street East, 12th floor.
the address of my office is 1500 market street east 12th floor the property in question is one
one one second do you swear our firm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth
i do okay and the property address 120 north 53rd street
it's calendar number 0131 120 north 53rd street this shows that you have no exhibits
your uh madam chairman we would just um retain in this matter and we've advised our client that
they will first have to do a meeting with the rco and that's what we're trying to coordinate now
we humbly ask for a continuance uh to complete this work
okay this is the first listing this will be continued and uh miss sunk it or miss
Does this become a must-be-heard?
Not necessarily, but I think there might be someone from the councilwoman's office who wanted to speak on this as well.
Okay. Is there anyone here who would like to speak?
Please raise your hand.
And that would be Andrew Goodman if he is in attendance.
Thanks. Good morning. Good morning, Mr. Goodman. Yep. Can you put your name and address your name on the record and spell your last name? Absolutely. Andrew Goodman, G-O-O-D-M-A-N, here representing the office of Third District Council Member Jamie Gaudier, Room 586, City Hall.
Thank you. Do you swear if I'm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Okay. There has been a request for a continuance.
Yes, we support the continuance so that the RCO meeting can take place.
Okay, great. Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Is there anyone else who would like to testify?
Madam Chair, Mr. Vern Anastasio's hand is raised. I will allow him to speak right now. I'm not sure if he's speaking to his case or another case, but all the same, I will allow him to speak now.
Good morning, Madam Chair.
Hi, Mr. Anastasio. Name and address, please. And are you speaking on 120 North 53rd Street?
no i'm speaking on 7968 caster street verne anastasio a-n-a-s-t-a-s-i-o 1315 walnut suite
1006-19107 i represent the okay one second what i have to do is officially continue another case
oh okay and then i'll then then you're next mr levy yes ma'am your case is continued
thank you do you uh do you have any uh range of time that we could have to do the meeting
sometimes no you'll have to speak to ms sonkett the board administrator
okay um mr anastasio yes thank you
do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth
i do in the case you're referring to is 79 56 caster avenue 68 i believe it is 79 68 caster
what number is that
on our list we have number 13 on the 9 30 list and we have 79 56
dash 68 okay and madam chair i believe um someone from council in o'neill's office is
also here who may want to speak if they could raise their hand absolutely madam chair i just
would like to withdraw this case you're moving to withdraw the entire case i am
okay i i would still like to hear from someone from councilman o'neill's office
i'm sorry i have a number of him of hands up to whom am i uh giving permission to speak
um i believe alice yudovich
i'm sorry excuse me the councilman is in attendance so councilman brian o'neill please
a councilman he's been allowed to speak now thank you okay councilman o'neill yes madam chair
Yes, Madam Chair. Hi, how are you? Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
hi how are you do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing
Yes, I do. And I would just request that this be withdrawn with prejudice. This case has been
around a long time. And these neighbors have been worried about this. We've been pressing
for a week to let people know if this case was being withdrawn. And found out last night that
it was uh and i would just ask that it be um withdrawn with prejudice i think the neighbors
are entitled to that i have to object madam chair uh withdrawing with president you know my client
has not behaved in any way form or fashion that would warrant that uh that it'd be withdrawn with
prejudice he you know he consistently acted in good faith made every intention of working with
the council office and the community and by the way any new development plan would be subject to
the same RCO and the same councilmanic review as as this particular plan did so there's no I mean
withdrawing it with prejudice is just unwarranted itself there's obviously something wrong because
the civic association is in opposition councilman O'Neill is senator John Sabatina is Sharon can I
do this with prejudice if i make it if i make the development one second bern sharon can i do this
with prejudice um you can it's the board's call okay i think it's a little much you know um i can
make a development six inches small shorter than we have right now and we could come right back in
the process so dismissing it with prejudices withdrawing it with prejudice i just think is
overkill uh maybe it's for some sort of showmanship but i have to object okay thank you um i'm going
to um rule on this calendar number unless you have something else to say councilman
no i'm fine okay uh calendar number zero zero two one 79 56 castor avenue this is withdrawn with
prejudice thank you madam chair thank you thank you i'm sorry um if i could ask dpc zoom are you
there yes i am i'm sorry could you make me a co-host please oh okay sorry chair i had to go
and come back in it's okay
are there any other requests for continuance
okay madam chair i have mr zen jin with his hand raised i will allow him
to speak at this time okay good morning
Good morning, Mr. Jin. Can you put your name and address on the screen?
Yes. Zhen Jin, Z-H-E-N-J-I-N, 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1838, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Okay. Do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
And you are here on 2361 East Allegheny Avenue, calendar number 0118.
Actually, I am raising my hand regarding 2848 South Elder Street, which we have made a request to withdraw. That is 2021-000117.
Where? And what is the name of the street?
I'm sorry, it's 2848 South Elder, ALDER Street. I have a calendar for this morning, that's why I raised my hand.
We don't have that on the 9.30 list.
Okay, that's not a problem then.
What I'll do is I'll check again where it falls in the list
and maybe we did send in a request to withdraw this matter though.
Ms. Hsu-Chin, could you call me offline?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Madam Chair, if we could also call number seven.
I believe there is someone here for this.
There are no exhibits.
okay sure calendar number zero one three zero thirty seven forty three aspen street
the owner is nicholas coombs
madam chair you said uh nicholas uh nicholas coombs yes i have uh hugh coombs with his hand
raised. I'll have to speak at this time.
Yes. Good morning. I'm so sorry. I'm a teacher. I'm not familiar with. Excuse me. Excuse me. Can you put your name and address on the record, please? I'll wait to be sworn in. Okay. I'm sorry. I apologize.
Yes. Good morning.
I'm so sorry.
Name and address.
It's Nicholas Coombs, 3743 Aspen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
There are four. Okay. Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Yes, ma'am. Yes, madam chair. Okay. All right. Can I proceed?
Yes, you may proceed. Excuse me. I'm sorry. Mr. Coombs, I noticed had a question in the chat as
to whether his hearing was going forward today. Because there were no exhibits,
he would have to um it would have to be continued and he would have to submit those five days in
advance of the next hearing date okay mr coombs we're going to continue this case because we need
all of the exhibits in five days before the hearing so madame chair i'm sorry i thought the
rco was supplying uh the i i gave them like the drawings and everything and it was already approved
by DRCO and Mr. Combs can you speak to the head here you will contact the RCO ZBA email box for
further information case is continued Madam Chair you can move on okay this case is continued
calendar number 0130 3743 Aspen Street are there any other requests for continuances
Madam Chair, I have Mr. Sloan Foulkes with his hand raised.
I will allow him to speak at this time.
Thank you.
Good morning, Madam Chair.
Good morning, Mr. Foulkes.
How are you?
I'm well, ma'am.
Thank you.
Name and address, please.
My name is Sloan Foulkes, S-L-O-A-N-E, F as in fire, O-L-K-S, representing the Office
This is up, Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez,
room 508 City Hall.
Okay, you may proceed.
No, do you swear to tell the whole truth
and nothing but the truth?
Yes, ma'am, I do.
Okay, shoot.
We're requesting continuances on two cases.
The first case is calendar number 00098516162nd Street.
um the uh applicant has not met with the uh the coordinating RCO which is uh South Kensington
Community Partnership this is their third listing if no one is here to represent them we would
request that this case be dismissed okay there are no exhibits yes Sharon go ahead I'm sorry I
was just going to point out no exhibits third listing but if we could call to see if anyone
is here representing them. Is there anyone here representing North 2nd Street?
I see no hands, Madam Chair. Okay, calendar number 0985-1616, North 2nd Street. This case is
dismissed. Thank you, ma'am. The second case is dismissed. Excuse me, we need everyone to vote on
that? Dismissed. Dismissed. Okay. Okay, Mr. Folks, go ahead. Thank you, and I apologize.
The second case is calendar number 002039, number 11 on your list. We request continuance of the
applicant. We're working with the applicant to set a meeting up with the RCO, the coordinating RCO,
and we'll try
to work into a system
process. This is a church.
Okay. Is there anyone here on this case?
5070 Whitaker Avenue
calendar number 2039.
If you're here, please raise your virtual hand.
I see no hands, Madam Chair.
Sharon, is this a continuance or a dismissal?
Mr. Foulkes, do you have a position on that?
Yes, we would like this to be continued.
They are new to the process.
They reached out to our office,
and we're just working to set up this meeting with the RCO.
Okay, great. Thank you.
It must be heard.
Calendar number 2039, 5070 Whitaker Avenue.
This case is continued and it's a must be heard.
This case is continued and it's a must be heard.
Is there anyone else requesting a continuance?