add 18 more cars to the small block. I want to say that there was significant questions
and opposition about the parking during the meeting with the Walnut Hill Community Association.
This development will be problematic, adding unlivable parking congestion from added vehicles
and delivery vehicles coming onto the streets. As to the side yard width portion of the appeal,
all the buildings in the area are two-story and this proposed structure is four stories.
The smaller side yard they're requesting does not provide a proper buffer for neighbors on both
sides. I end with the conclusion that the fact that they cannot fit the required parking and
side yards means that they are proposing putting too many units on too small a site. Thank you so
much members of the board. I am finished. Thank you. Appreciate your testimony. Anyone else? May I
respond to Ms. Kaplan's comments? Yes please. I just I urge the members of the board to consider
the testimony of Logan Drive with respect to our considerations when it came to parking initially.
Moreover, if we were to provide off-street parking on this lot, then what we would essentially be doing is deleting legal on-street parking on the street because we would have to install curb cuts on the street itself.
As noted by Ms. Kaplan, if parking is already difficult, adding parking on this lot would only serve to make it more difficult.
We feel that due to its location by the 52nd Street corridor, being so close to so many bus lines and the 52nd Street L stop, that this would be, hopefully, something that would minimize the parking congestion, which, as the members of the board know, comes off very often at these community meetings and at zoning board hearings because everybody likes to have parking.
But the fact of the matter is, due to the size and shape of this lot and the scope of the project, providing off-street parking in a way that would assuage Ms. Kaplan's concerns is just simply not possible.
And the owner faces a hardship in doing so.
Thank you.
Anyone else who wishes to testify in this case, please raise your hand.
No hands are up, Chair.
Planning Commission. Good afternoon, Board. Peter Bernard, Community Health Planner for PCPC.
This property is indicated for commercial use and residential use on the comprehensive plan.
The density proposed is appropriate for the location. Accordingly,
we have no objection to the granting of the variance.
thank you is there any letter from the council person's office in a file
i've received no correspondence from the council person members of the board
i don't believe so um at least not before this morning but i could check if you give me one
minute.
i don't have any letter in our records okay i have a letter that came in this afternoon from
andrew goodman saying only did you receive rco letters for the irving street addresses set at
3 30 p.m i know an rco meeting was held that's all that it says
that letter right from the rco
members of the board there was no as to the best of my knowledge there was no letter sent
There was no, as to the best of my knowledge, there was no letter sent. Based on the discussions that we had with the RCO, their sole issue at this point was the pricing for the units.
based on the discussion
As I stated before, they were asking us to market the one-bedroom unit at $600 per month, the two-bedroom unit at $800 per month, with some sort of stipulation that it be adjusted to inflation.
I note for the record that that's half of what we're proposing to market these units for.
And due to construction costs, if we were to do so, it's simply not feasible for this project.
My client's dedicated to continuing to provide housing in the neighborhood.
He has a nonprofit that he works with local youth to try to work towards homeownership.
We're open to working with city council on future workforce housing projects.
My client, as I stated before, specifically targeted pricing for these at 80% at AMI for affordability for this area.
So we're doing everything we can to address affordability for these units in this area for new construction.
Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you very much.
All right. Calendar numbers 39409 and 39410, 5143 and 5145 Irving Street.
My vote is yes.
my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes
i'm sorry could could i just ask that we put on the record the correction
is 51 54 irving no it's um i believe that's not true it's actually 51 43
yeah it can't be an odd and even of the other to the other side of the street it should be 51 43
and 51 45 and okay that's because i had it wrong on the summary
all right no problem uh any unfinished business on this session
um no but i would ask i sent out a zoom invitation it will only take a few minutes
everyone uh the board members you i think everyone got the sharon's uh invitation
yes all right see you in a couple minutes thank you
Tanya?
Did they all leave, Pauline?
Oh, Paul, is it adjourned?
Yes, the meeting is adjourned and we are now complete.
Thank you.
I didn't know you were finished.
I think so.
Hold on.
They're all logging off.
All right.
I will stop the recording now.
Thank you.