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ZBA Hearing - March 11, 2026

Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)Mar 11, 20266h 9m

afternoon um all right could you please state your name and spell for the sonographer

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all right could you please state your name and spell for the sonographer

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good afternoon my name could you state your name and spell for this my my name is daniel lousa

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could you spell that please d-a-n-i-e-l lousa l-o-z and zebra a

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all right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth

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yes sir sir this is the second listing we do not have any exhibits from you

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i know because we are we were waiting for the report from the surveyor and it didn't came

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so we still waiting for that that we had to send to the rco what is that you're waiting for to

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say that again so we did a survey a survey on the property i'm sorry uh mr elosa which case

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are you here for this is ian haggarty executive director for 43 15 ron street all right 13.

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yeah mr loza that's not the case that are that we're on right now we're on greenby street let's

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yes let's go to ron street because we have no exhibits for that one either

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right so um you're still waiting for the surveyor on the street this here this is

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your first listing there's no exhibits yes so we were asking for a continuance okay good all right

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so and mr loza are you um the are you an attorney yes i'm the attorney for the for the requester

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okay all right thank you so we're going to continue this so that's mi2025-005-736-4315

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ron street we're going to continue this case to july 22nd at 3 30 p.m thank you sir for coming

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on we appreciate it thank you so much have a wonderful day let's go back to number one

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mi 2025 003 966 1330 greeby street up upton per cally jr is the listed owner applicant this is the

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second listing

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i see no hands chair so this is the second listing we still have no exhibits mi 2025

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003 966 1330 greeby street i vote to dismiss cheryl gaston my vote is to dismiss

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Danetta Graham, my vote is to dismiss.

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Mike Adams, my vote is to dismiss.

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I win, my vote is to dismiss.

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And number three, MI 2025, 005-734-7333 Elmwood Avenue, this case has been withdrawn.

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Okay.

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Number two case, MI 2025, 004-620-1632 West Glenwood Avenue.

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So, um, Tracy Scott is the listed owner applicant.

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We're bringing it in.

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tracy scott has been promoted to panelists she's coming in right now

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that's the guy from before he never showed a lawyer that was before

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Hi, Ms. Scott, could you please pull the mic near you, right, and make sure it's on, the green light on the bottom, right?

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Could you please state your name and spell it for the stenographer?

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Tracy Scott, T-R-A-C-E-Y, last name is C-O-T-T.

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Right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?

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Yes.

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Okay, so this application is for use as a two-family household living in an existing structure, whereas the proposed use, two-family household living, is prohibited in the RSA 5 zoning district.

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zoning district our vice chair has a few questions for you okay yes good evening have you submitted

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Our vice chair has a few questions for you, okay?

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Yes.

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your documents and exhibits five days in advance of this hearing yes okay and do you waive the

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read no the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy yes okay thank you you can share your screen and

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proceed with your case everything is okay she helps everybody if you're in thanks

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why don't you start telling us what what you're trying to do

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i purchased the property in 2025 right as a two family it was two family then yes right okay and

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that's right off of glenmont avenue 1632 west glenwood yes okay near 17th and lehigh across

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the street from a lot right yes right okay so um i raised my children there so i decided i wanted

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to start renting. So I got my renter's license. And when I went, they said it was for a single

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family tolling. So they told me I had to go through the process. So here is my deed.

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All right. So I see your deed. We have all your paperwork. What you should try to do

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is show us the photos and any plans you have for the building. That would be the best way

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to do it. All right. I'll go back. This is a deliberate room. Someone is living there

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you know that's that's someone's living on what floor is that second second this is second floor

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liberal and the first floor is still vacant second floor has stuff in it my stuff you're on the

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second floor no i have a tenant on the second floor and you're on the first floor and i'm on

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the first right go ahead keep going that's the second that's the second floor bedroom that's

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their bathroom right this is the kitchen that's the backyard that's the two meters two gas meters

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to um what electric meters yes and my neighbor just had a bursted pipe so he flooded my basement

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they're like your basement yes and i would take it the basement's not finished when i say that

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right so it's just the first and second floor yes carpenters first floor apartment on the second

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Correct.

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Right.

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And let me ask you this.

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Your block, Glenwood Avenue, are there a lot of multiple units there?

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Three.

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Three units on that block that are multiple units?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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And how long do you think this has been a multiple unit?

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Mine?

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Yeah.

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I'm not sure.

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I bought it 20 years ago.

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20 years ago?

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Yes.

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20 years ago.

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I thought you said 2025.

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No.

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That's what I'm saying.

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2005.

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2005.

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That's on the D when I purchased it in 2005, it was a 2 family.

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Right. Okay. Um, have any other more photos there? Yes. And this is the stairway.

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And then we have the front of the home, the posting the 2 doors.

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There's 2 doors there. 1 going to the 2nd floor. 1 for the 2nd and 1 for the 1st.

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and this is the stairway to come up and down this goes to the first

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this is the kitchen on the first floor right in the bedroom on the first floor right

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the living room the bathroom first floor we're still on first floor

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and this is the office right so you bought the house with two doors on the front yes

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all right questions from the board what's your plan for trash uh for the units we have access

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to the back to the yard you put trash in all right both units have access to the yard we can

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the first the second floor put trash on the front but they do have access to go there we actually

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or neighboring i haven't had a tenant in there it's a kind of family that's been in there well

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so now the pretended upstairs is family so since you know people normally sit on their porches

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sometimes so you may want to think of a different place to put the trash for the second floor other

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than the front porch so you said they may have access to their to the yard they can okay they

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can all right they can get access and this i mean when they have two trash days monday and thursday

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okay so we're talking just talking about trash storage so between monday and thursday if there

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is there room for the second floor right the second floor to have their trash like stored in

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interior like in a trash closet or something like that we can create one yes i can instead of leaving

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it on a porch like okay it's getting nice people want to sit on the porch and enjoy the weather

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don't want to smell trash to smell trash i understand i make that accessible for them

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yeah other questions um are you opposed to having a certificate of occupancy required

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Um, are you opposed to having a certificate of occupancy required since some of the work to subdivide the unit was done without L and I permits?

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So when you get your license, you have to get a certificate of occupancy from L and I.

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Once you get your approval, so the L and I'll come out and check the house. They do like a, it's like a construction inspection.

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Okay. Okay. Yes. All right.

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okay all right i guess lastly what did what happened at your rco meeting

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uh no one showed up they voted on it with ballots from other neighbors but i never got a response

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from regina what you did so no one showed up no okay i had real nice neighbors they like

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they love me i love them well we're glad to hear that any other questions questions from our

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attorney not at this time i just i just want to know the record no i just want to know for the

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record that we do we did receive all the required documents yep um as they were brought in today

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but yeah i can't think all right it's great news questions or comments from the virtual audience

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i see one hand up chair oh okay

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hello hi could you please state your name and spell it for the stenographer

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yes adrian fernandez how are you fine how are you could you just state your name and

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and spell it for the stenographer please oh yes Adrian last name Fernandez F-E-R-N-A-N-D-E-Z

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all right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth

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yes could you please start your testimony um yes um just had um request for three provisos

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we didn't receive a notice for this address I think it was really cold when

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the meeting was held I know none of us came so we're asking for the trash

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upstairs to be stored inside and also to limit a limit of two units because

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this picture I'm seeing has three picometers or three meters of some type

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on the front on the porch and also we're asking for a certificate of occupancy

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as a proviso yeah so everything can be checked as they legalize it and that's

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pretty much it thank you for taking the time one thing for you Adrian just so

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you know for the future reference you have to have three pico units for two

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units because you have to have one common shared area right oh you're

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saying so you're saying it's first floor second floor in common area correct

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okay thank you thank you adrian thank you um you're welcome yes um planning commission

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amy boy with the planning commission the comprehensive plan recommends a change in

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zoning at this location from the current rsa 5 residential single family to rm1 residential

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multifamily the proposed two units would be allowed under the proposed zoning the planning

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commission recommends that the board grant the requested variance for two dwelling units

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mi2025-004-620-1632 west glenwood avenue i vote yes with proviso second floor trash stored inside

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a certificate of occupancy to be obtained. Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes, with provisos.

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Teneda Graham, my vote is yes, with provisos. Ryan McAdams, my vote is yes, with provisos.

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Iowen, my vote is yes, with provisos. Thank you, you have your thank you. Okay,

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is there anyone else in the audience whose case has not been called?

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so information you're done you're done you're done you're done

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and i'd like to point out to everybody in the audience is mr

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shaheed former member of the zoning board yes thank god

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Well, we got done early.

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How about...

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