yes so you have three surface parking spaces now actually it will take four
four four parking spaces yeah okay but yes yes we have the permit or in hand already yes
okay that was just i think an examiner's mistake so i probably shouldn't stipulate to that accuracy
right okay yeah so it doesn't appear to reflect the card permit so okay thank you for the
clarification thank you thank you questions from the virtual audience
um yes mr chair i have a hand up from a leroy wichert i have allowed them to speak
hi could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer mr chair this mr wichert is
another client of mine has nothing to do with this case he's looking for a vote and my office
has already advised him that they would speak to attorney emerson for a vote thank you
anyone else in the virtual audience yes please excuse me for the interruption uh we have uh
daniel flesher again i've allowed him to speak mr fletcher could you state your name please for
the court sonographer yep daniel flesher d-a-n-i-e-l-f-l-e-s-h-e-r i swear you once
today before? Yes, you did. Okay. Please proceed, sir. Yep. So I'm speaking on behalf of Wicca,
the RCL who saw this, and I just wanted to add that we did have the vote and 22 were opposed,
and six of those opposed were near neighbors, just for that clarification. And then I'm glad
the parking thing got brought up just because that was another one of the issues, just that the
the uh covered parking would be eliminated in this so i'm glad that i got addressed
wanted to bring that up so thank you thank you mr flusher um planning commission i just want to uh
amend my what i said that there was none there are six uh obviously we have 35 thank you thank you
planning commission thank you chairman and good morning david effecto with the city oh i'm sorry
good afternoon david effecto with the city planning commission the comprehensive plan
recommends no change to the RTA1 residential two-family zoning at this location.
residential two-family zoning at this location. The city changed the zoning maps in this
The city changed the zoning map.
neighborhood in 2016 from residential single-family to residential two-family attached in this block
face in accordance with the recommendations in the comprehensive plan. There is no unique
physical condition or circumstance of this property that would prevent it from being used
in conformance with the zoning code. The property has documented history of two dwelling units,
but not three this is a primarily one family and two family block face the city planning commission
recommends the board deny the proposed use variants for a third dwelling unit um mr anastasio i'm going
to hold this vote till next wednesday where i can sit and talk to the board we will vote on this on
9 30 next wednesday thank you very much mr chair thank you we have one more we got to go back to
Merrill Spurlock, please.
MI 2024-003-408-5740
Wendale Avenue.
Ms. Spurlock, please raise your
virtual hand away to be sworn in.
so they'll be over joining that's panamish for all right thank you
spurlock
Wait, Chair, I have Leroy Wichert's hand up.
There's a mutant way to be swung in, Leroy Wichert.
Chair?
Are you involved in this case?
Oh, no, I was I was raising my hand with regards to a case that I was supposed to be heard.
Oh, no, well, no, we're we're we're actually working on a case right now, sir.
Carol Spurlock.
They'll be joining us at Panama shortly.
hello can you hear me i i can miss spurlock why don't you turn on your video so we can see you
yeah okay that's it miss burlock how are we doing do we uh get to our documents
yes and i apologize mr no you don't you do not have to apologize you don't have to apologize
So you've already been sworn.
Why don't you start?
Show us your documents.
All right.
Can you see that?
We did not, Ms. Spurlock.
We don't see anything.
All right.
Take your time.
I have them.
All right.
Slide projection.
Oh, my goodness.
Now, I have them up.
Can you see them?
We cannot.
Do you see a green button that says share your screen on your computer?
Do we have our IT person online?
I am so sorry.
So in the Zoom window in the bottom, like around the middle,
there should be a green button that says share.
Around the bottom.
In the Zoom window.
Okay, share.
And it'll ask you what you want to share
and then you select your document to share it.
All right.
There you go.
I think it's coming up.
Can you see that now?
We do.
so why can you see it yes i can see so why don't you start your pre tell us what you
want to do and start your presentation okay
All right. I'm sitting, I am, you know, requesting just to change from a single family dwelling to a two family dwelling. And my first, this was my refusal, the letter of refusal.
all right i'm sitting i am you know requesting just to change
I can hardly see it. It's not large.
Can you make your screen just a little larger? Can you do that?
Yeah, that's what I'm, let's see.
Hey, Bill, could you give her an idea where to make that a little bigger?
If you click on slideshow, will that start the slideshow?
Is that, can you see that?
Yep, I see it. Thank you.
All right, so that's the letter of refusal.
We have that.
And then?
Your application.
Okay. That's the application for appeal.
And this is the notice from the application.
Okay. And these are the receipts from the letters that I sent out to all the people.
And the zoning notice.
yes and this is the front this is the corner lot okay the 54 this is the unit
the entrance the four house view the entrance into the entrance um unit b this is the living
room and going into the dining room and you can see the stairs going up to the second level
this is the
the sunroom off the living room
this is the stairway going up to the upper level
the hallway to the bedrooms
the bath and the laundry room
this is the primary bedroom
this is the
bathroom, the primary bathroom with a shower and no tub
This is the bathroom.
This is the second bedroom, and each room has a Mitsubishi split mini AC unit.
This is the second bathroom beside the second bedroom.
This is the third bedroom.
And this is the laundry room with a washer and dryer.
Second floor.
This is on the second floor.
Yes, sir.
This is the kitchen.
Now, this is on the main levels.
A kitchen with an island, stove top, and eating space.
And that's the kitchen with a more entrance, eating space with a wall, oven unit,
viewing into the dining room.
This is 5740 unit A lower level entry.
the garage, and second entry into the unit with a deck on the top.
Entry hallway, this is the unit, and this area is all electric.
There's no gas.
This is the first bedroom, the second bedroom,
the living room by the garage entryway.
And this is the kitchen showing a washer and a dryer.
And that doorway is the entry into the bathroom.
The full kitchen, and that's the bathroom.
And these were the posters that were put out on the side and in the front.
that's the entry into the um lower level
there's the corner lot and that's it
it's already a duplex now yes it is it's already it's already made my uh my brother was a very
handyman and when he purchased the house he left the house to me but when he purchased it
he he made that downstairs for his wife's niece who used to live down there for a while so it
wasn't being you know rented but anyway you're looking to legalize it yes questions from the board
you're looking to legalize it yes questions from the board
questions or comments from the uh from our attorney hillary emberson
not at this time mr chair questions or comments from the virtual audience
um i do not see any hands at this time mr chair planning commission
Mr. Chairman, good afternoon. David Vecta with the City Planning Commission.
Chairman and board members, the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the RSA-5,
Residential Single-Family Zoning, at this location.
Zoning dates to 1967.
There is no unique physical condition or circumstance of this property that would prevent it from being used in conformance with the zoning code.
There is evidence of other two-family homes, but this block face is primarily single-family.
The property appears to have been converted into a duplex without the benefit of permits.
The City Planning Commission recommends the board deny the proposed use variance for two dwelling units.
This is Spurlock.
What I want to do with this is try to get a hold of the RCO for them to send a letter.
i'm going to hold it for two weeks and if you can have the letter sent
i'm sorry this is hillary i just want to let you know that we did we did um receive the letter
since um since the summary i said last night and it was a letter of support from winfield community
neighborhood association the vote was 11 and support one opposed thank you very much so
we'll vote today. So thank you. MI 2024-003-408-5740, Wendell Avenue. I vote yes.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes. I wish all basement apartments had these kind of windows.
Darrell Gaston, my vote is yes.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes.
My own, my vote is yes.
Ishmael Shahid, my vote is yes.
thank you you you have your votes and and thanks for waiting for us and we're glad you got through
i appreciate it all right thank you very soon delay no no you don't have to apologize thank
I appreciate it
no you don't have to apologize
thank you very much
you very much all right is there anyone in the virtual audience whose case has not been called
is there anyone in the virtual audience
um mr chair um d dukes has their hand raised again do i love him to speak or
uh does he have a case it's a d dukes yeah sure
I love it. I love it. A lot of Miss people.
Dukes, please unmute. Yes. Thank you, Mr.
Mr. Chair. I just wanted, she brought it up. Hillary did bring it up.
We definitely sent a letter of support. Oh, good. Oh, good. Yes.
This owner is wonderful.
She has been meticulous on taking care of the property, the nearby support her.
Yes, we are. All right. Mr. Miss Dukes. Thank you very much.
and thank you for waiting around. We appreciate it.
Thank you. All right.
Anyone else have a case that's not been called?