It's nothing different that I want to change.
It has been used since 2011.
After the building was purchased,
it has been well kept and different uses
as Garrison Lime, Private Club,
and now I want to use it as a cafe breakfast spot
where you can come in and eat a nice clean area
with good breakfast.
You will also find in my package
Copies of applications, appeals, deeds, project information, floor plan
Pictures, posting of zoning, certified melon
pictures, posting of zoning, certified mail-in to neighborhood, and tax clearance.
Love Cafe hours of operation Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., employee 4.
We will have cameras and lighting on premises and buildings.
We have an alarm system, dumpster on the front, secure for commercial pickup.
commercial pickup weekly at first and then change to two times a week as business grow
and one employee will clean surrounding area attached is a health department committed issue
in 2021 for the cafe building is consistent with neighborhood changes year built 1930 estimate
building description row typical number of stories two stories commercial first floor
and residential on second floor future basement for utility base i'm sorry basement for utilities
is zoned as a rm1 residential motor family one
and this is what brings me here okay so you want to open up a cafe there right yes okay questions
on the board no chair no mr chairman questions or comments from the brussel audience
no hands chair planning commission this is uh ron bednar city planning the property is indicated for
um currently indicated for residential use in the city plan but given the use history and physical
So conditions of the site, we recommend the request of answer to be granted.
We will hold this case.
It is closed except for information from the RCO and also the council person.
Thank you so much.
Hillary, is that okay?
Yes, that is fine, Mr. Chair.
I'd also say if the applicant wishes to respond to the information submitted.
Yeah, the applicant, you'll have an opportunity.
It's cases basically closed, but you'll have an opportunity to respond to the RCO and or the council person.
OK. OK. Thank you so much.
Well, I appreciate it. Thank you for your time.
OK. Thanks a lot.
All right. We're going to go back to.
Number eight.
We do that one.
That's one the council had a hard time with, right?
Yes, that's one where there was technical difficulties.
We can go back to that one.
4830 B Street.
Council, are you ready to go?
Who was that person, Chair?
Well, it was a different council came in.
Remember, we originally had...
David Chandler.
David Chandler
David Chandler has been promoted to panelists
Thank you
Mr. Chandler
Okay, can you hear me?
I can, could you show us your screen
I want to see your screen
Did you get your computer working?
Yes. Okay. You've already been sworn. Start presenting your case.
Okay. I will just have to call up the exhibits right now.
Yeah, open, I don't want to, say open that.
Yeah, open.
It's open.
I don't know.
What would I do?
Oh, where did I go?
Yeah, that's something.
Is that fancy?
Do you want to hit me again?
I'm going to do anything else.
No, of course.
we make an answer uh well okay we'll just try to this at work is that no no it's still loading
it's still okay loading and just make sure the documents are open first before you hit the green
share button. Okay, um, okay.
Is that the one? Yeah. Okay.
Yeah. Okay.
You got it?
You got it?
Where? That one?
And you're going to hit the green button.
Green button. Share screen.
Yeah. Okay.
Exhibit. Exhibit what?
Click the first one, whichever one.
Click the first one, whichever one.
Exhibit one.
Whichever, yeah.
Okay, do you see?
This is Exhibit one.
This is the notice of...
Thank you.
Yep, we're aware.
And basically, Mr. Castillo is requesting a...
He's applying for a variance.
It's a two-story corner building, as I said, in the Perihill section of the city.
and the first floor he wants to use as a commercial uh area he uh basically he bought
the property in 2016 2010 2010 i'm sorry 2010 and uh it has not been used as as commercial
property since then uh but then he wants basically it's a zoned rsa-5 and um as a
And RSA-5 allows commercial property if he obtains a variance.
Basically, he wants to use the first floor as a multi-services commercial store by appointment only.
Basically, he would have several things he would offer.
One is he would sell athletic apparel to local schools, to local students at schools who need athletic apparel.
In addition, he also would like to have an area where he could send money to people overseas.
As you know, the area is heavily Spanish-speaking, a lot of relatives in Latin America, and he would like to have a place where they could send money to their relatives in Latin America.
Also, he'd provide translation services from Spanish and English and vice versa.
And basically, because he's concerned with possible parking problems on the weekends, he will open his store as a multi-service store by appointment only.
Could you go through your document and show us a picture of the property, please?
picture of property where is it look at that one
that's number one now where's number two okay i don't know hit this hit that okay
number two yeah that's the application for the peel okay let's go there number three
that's the um project information form number four i need the photos need the photos right okay
yeah okay uh try six six six is this is is a architect drawing those are the the uh
drawing the drawings and you put the drawing put the drawings up then okay yeah we have the drawings
here okay
exhibit six
okay here you see the drawings
blow that up just a little bit then we can see the photo there too oh and the
close it no you want photo photo yeah good okay
where is it the other one david
zoom zoom
go back to the files
okay okay seven those are the photos where they're posting on them on the on the building
oh you have to upload that I'm sorry share screen and here yeah here okay can you can you see it
Yeah. Okay. Can you, can you see it?
Yeah. I mean, could you, yeah, it's okay.
So it's a corner property you have, right? Yes.
And he wants to open this up. Now let me ask you this.
When he went to the RCO, what happened at the RCO?
Well, we weren't representing him at the time, but his pre,
but as I understand it, there was no opposition at the RCO.
There was an opposition? There was no opposition. Is that correct?
so yes he says that that is correct i i think we show the letter there's a letter of opposition
from the rco hillary am i right yes mr chair there's a letter of opposition from the rco
there's a letter of opposition from the council member oh is there
not anymore not anymore well according to miss castillo uh any opposition has been has been dropped
um excuse me mr chandler this is hillary um we received uh the letter and i don't know if the
council office is on um yeah i think mr mr folks has has left but we were resent the letter from
the rco as well as a letter of opposition a current letter of opposition from the council
office just this week so we we are not aware of any change in the position of the rco or the
council office at this time okay question questions from the board hold on a minute
you want to bring your client on and adopt your testimony
okay yes mr castillo is here jesus castillo c-a-s-t-i-l-l-o right you you swear or affirm
to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth sir yes i do okay um proceed counsel
excuse me can we see mr castillo please oh sure
okay okay uh mr mr castillo do you own the property at um 4830 b street yes and uh what
would you like to um do with the first floor okay i'm gonna
hold on we can't remember council we we asked before we he he we can't have somebody interpret
for him we needed an interpreter and that's what i'm gonna i'm gonna do by myself okay
speak english the best you can okay okay so i try to do the multi-service like he said
Send me money, do copy, say sport stuff, you know, baseball stuff.
Because people ask me because I got a field close to my corner, you know.
So, and do something out like Pennsylvania lottery.
Maybe, you know, somebody hit the number right there, the power board.
So, you know, it's multi-service.
It's a lot of stuff coming to multi-service.
But it's good for the neighborhood, not something bad for the neighborhood.
That's what I want to do.
Mr. Castillo, are you aware of opposition from the residents?
Did you ever receive any notice of opposition from the council person's office?
No, I don't receive that.
um basically previously uh people who opposed it now they changed their were there people
who previously opposed it who changed their mind and are now supported yes yes and did you talk to
them yes okay do you know of anyone right now who is opposed to your project no
council what you can call the office later and our our council will make sure you get copies of
letters that we have questions from the board no chair no mr chairman questions or comments from
the virtual audience um chair no hands chair okay planning commission ron bednar city planning
while this property is currently indicated for residential use on the city plan given the
cites physical circumstances.
We recommend the request of advance be granted.
Thank you.
MI 2023-004-664-4830 B Street.
664-4830 B Street, I vote yes.
I vote yes.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes.
James Snell, my vote is yes.
You have your vote, sir.
Thank you very much.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you.
Appreciate it.
God bless you.
Thank you.
And may we be excused?
Yes, you can.
Yes, you can.
Thank you.