ZBA Hearing - July 21, 2020

and stipulate to its accuracy

This is the wrong case

I continued that this morning

This should be 1534 West Tioga

Yes

Sorry about that

Yeah it wasn't on the list

by accident

And it's in the chat.

You got a calendar number, is calendar number 39714-1534, Tioga Street?

And if you're able to access your email, I've sent each board member the exhibit package.

Yeah, and I can share my screen as well.

That's helpful.

Yeah, that would be helpful.

Thank you.

Okay, I will. Once I get my testimony out, and then I'll go through the plans as best I can.

Do I need to be sworn in?

Yes, you do.

Mr. Chairman?

Your name and address again?

Rachel Pritzker, R-A-C-H-A-E-L. Pritzker, P as in Paul, R-I-T-Z-K-E-R. Pritzker Law Group, 1635 Market, Suite 1600, Philadelphia PA, 19103.

and I'm the attorney for the applicant, the owner of 1534 West Tioga, who I have with me here today.

Both Rahat Kamal and Justin John are here as well and will speak at some point, I'm sure.

Thank you. Are you swearing in front of me to tell the truth, all truth and nothing but the truth?

Yes.

Thank you. Please proceed.

Okay, so before you today is an application for a rehab of an existing structure that was previously a three-family dwelling.

We're just here to extend the variance permitting the same use.

This will involve, in addition to the rear of the third floor, a roof deck, roof deck

access structure.

There's no dimensional variances, as everything from a dimensional perspective is in conformity

with the code.

And as you can see from your packet, if you were able to get that, it sits alongside many

other RSA 5 properties that have gotten variances or were previously zoned RM1.

1532 West Tioga, 1520, 1540, 1518, 1504, 1501, and 3446 North 16th are all multifamily and single

family lots. This project went in front of the Tioga United. So I'm going to share my screen.

um okay

share you can see

use all application down tax balance deed

so here's the property on west tioga it's this fourth lot

aerial view of it. It's this existing structure right here across from apartments.

Again, it's this property here. This is the front of the property. So again,

it's an existing structure and you'll be able to see from the plans and the renderings that

we're keeping most of the existing structure. We're going to be rehabilitating the front

to make it a little bit more in conformity with the neighboring properties. And then again,

the rear addition, and there's a vacant lot next door. This just shows the zoning posters that

were posted on the property. This is applicable zoning sections. Again, the refusals just pertain

to use, I believe, just for single family to multifamily. We met with a nice town

Teoga improvement team. We had a unanimous consent in support of the project. They were

excited for the more affordable housing price point of this project with the multifamily and

understood that it's similar in character with the existing structures on that block.

There was 100 mailers that went out. We had a pretty good showing. We also have a significant

number of letters of support from near neighbors as well that we submitted.

I'm going too fast, I can slow down, but I think you get the gist.

And I'll just go through the plans really quick.

You

so this is the site plan just shows the existing lot with the elevations again 38 feet in height

a rear addition and three units. And I believe we had a rendering done as well as the community

wanted us to show where the trash area was going to be. So as you can see, we're just going to be

um refinishing the outside just a little bit more brick facade more updated look um and sort of a

open porch area so that we can have room for enclosed trash which was important

for the neighbors um i'm just going to go back through

this is like really slow okay just going to go back through the refusal to make sure i didn't

miss anything yet just uh it was previously approved three dwelling units um and so we're

just asking that the board um reaffirm a variance granted in 1963 for three family unit as

obviously there's been some vacancy in the meantime um and just to improve this existing

structure to provide more affordable housing for this neighborhood i'm happy to answer any

questions that you may have or go back to any of the exhibits if i went too fast

i want to ask your clients if they adopt your testimony yeah justin and rahat um do you adopt

my adopt my testimony as your own and is it accurate let's get their names and addresses

on the record please yes sir this is justin uh first name's justin j-u-s-t-i-n last name's john

j-o-h-n um i live at 1330 north 31st street uh philadelphia pa 19121 you swear in the

firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

Yes, I do.

Next person.

This is Rahat Kamal, R-A-H-A-T-K-A-M-A-L.

I reside at 2039 North College Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.

And do you swear and firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

Yes, I do.

Thank you.

And Rahat and Justin, have you heard my testimony and do you accept it as your own?

Yes.

Thank you.

yes thank you tanya do we have any uh whitney any participants

um at this time no one has their hand up chair

okay thank you any questions from the board

planning commission

how many members of the board this property is indicated for residential

use on the comprehensive plan we have no objection

Thank you. Calendar number 39714, 1534 West Tioga Street. My vote is yes.

My vote is yes.

My vote is yes.

My vote is yes.

My vote is yes.

My vote is yes.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Good luck.

That's all we have, Chair.

that's it yes that's it right sure now no other hearings right sherry that's right until tomorrow

all right nine o'clock tomorrow is it nine o'clock tanya oh no we're gonna have our meeting at nine

and then we'll log in here at 9 30 but we'll have our meeting at nine that's what i meant to say

yes i'll send you all the link thank you all thank you good night all thank you see you tomorrow

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

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