My vote is yes. Thank you. Giacomo, apologize to your mom. We're running late.
Okay, it is now 4.48. We've got to take a break. Five after five.
Thank you. Thank you. It is now 448
Okay. Can I just ask that you check your email before starting the 3.30 session?
Yes, I just sent you an okay. I did read it and we'll go through it. Okay.
Okay, thank you.
Thank you.
Carol?
Thank you.
Carol, are you back?
She's probably looking for it.
She probably went house shopping.
Looking for a new home.
another one such a smart ally i actually went to get a tattoo good good all right house shopping
um okay everyone everyone ready tanya yes chair sharing everybody's on yes sir okay let's we're
live correct abby yes we are thank you uh carol uh after i read this the opening statement
i'll go through that list that sharon sent us did you see that list
i thought we already went through it was it in the most no this is for the 330 list
i'll read it through all right yeah numbers numbers two and six yes i'll i'll read through
those and then we'll get into whatever cases are left to be heard okay okay thank you okay
well good afternoon everyone my name is frank di chico i'm the chair of the zoning board of
adjustment i'll be participating in today's hearing along with our vice chair miss carol
Tenere, Board Secretary Confessor Plaza and Board Members Mr. Thomas Holloman and Mr. James Snell.
Board Administrator Tanya Sunken and Board Attorney Sharon Saleta are also in attendance.
For those of you who haven't yet participated in our virtual hearings, I'll go through some of the
basics of what you can expect. First, we will be administering oaths to individuals prior
participants prior to their testimony. Second, for the benefit of anyone
participating by phone, we ask that attorneys and witnesses identify
themselves prior to speaking or testifying. Third, we'd like to advise
everyone that this proceeding is being recorded and that by participating you
acknowledge your agreement to be recorded. Fourth, for anyone participating
by phone, if you wish to testify, you must raise your hand by hitting star 9 and then star 6 to
unmute yourself. I'll repeat. For anyone participating by phone, if you wish to testify,
you must raise your hand by hitting star 9 and then star 6 to unmute yourself. Finally,
To enter an appearance statement, call Google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address
and the address of the property at issue.
I'll repeat that as well.
To enter an appearance statement, call Google 267-270-5548 and leave your email address
and the address of the property at issue.
With that said, we can begin, but before Ms. Tenere calls the first case, we'd like to ask if anyone is requesting a continuance or withdrawal.
We'd like to ask if anyone is requesting a continuance or withdrawal of an appeal listed for this afternoon's hearing session.
And while I'm waiting to see if hands go up, I will report that MI-2020-000267, 2100 McGee Street is being continued.
MI-2020-000221 3510 K Street is being continued.
And again, while we're waiting, I have a question
for mi-2020-000336 3128 west montgomery avenue uh we have not yet received any exhibits
yes ma'am i have that request continued to continue by the owner okay that's make that's
Good. So MI-2020-000336, 3128 West Montgomery is continued.
I have a similar question.
Do we have exhibits for MI-2020-000372, 6220 King Sessing Avenue?
if anyone is on uh on this excuse me if anyone is on uh we need exhibits if you haven't already
submitted those we do not have them in our file so we have joseph vaccaro you can meet yourself
and speak to a continuance mr vicaro please spell your name v-a-c-c-a-r-o your address
5918 torresdale avenue philadelphia pa 19135 and uh do you swear to firm to tell the truth the
whole truth and nothing but the truth yes i do uh please proceed thank you uh may it please the
board. My name is Joseph Vaccaro, attorney for the applicant, Abu Bakar Odebisi. I have spoken
with Mr. Craig Melodosian of the relevant RCO earlier this week, and we still have to schedule
a meeting with the RCO on this matter. It's my understanding that a continuous was going to be
requested on this on this okay we'll make that part of the record now so mi-2020-000
372-6220 king sessing avenues continued thank you thank you uh do i just need to state um
check the file for the new date yes okay thank you very much have a good day you do likewise um
the two coral street uh let me read those if i can find them
um i don't know that you need to do anything with those you read the
vote into the record this morning i let the attorney know that it wasn't necessary to
be here okay so i don't need to read them in okay and the other one let's say i did two six
seven and nine and lambert street yeah coming up to that let's continue uh the lambert street case
we held this morning um yes you're voting that one that was you were just waiting for me to confirm
that you had the documents that you needed right so we have the documents and we can go forward
with that case correct you can um vote it yes yes vote or listen we have testimony no you're
just voting this one right because we already heard it this morning okay i'm gonna make sure
all right no it isn't excuse me i'm sorry just so you know it isn't the one from this morning
you heard this last week um oh i'm sorry there was a lambert this morning there was yes okay
okay all right so calendar number 39599 6569 lambert street my vote is yes
my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes
okay uh carol i think we can proceed with number one
on our list mead street 211 east mead street got it calendar number mi 2020
000 283 211 east mead street and it's my understanding that the property owners were not aware that
And it's my understanding that the property owners were not aware that their architect would not be able to testify on their behalf.
And they are a little concerned because it's their first time.
We can assure you, we're easy to get along with.
So, Carol, you can get them to identify themselves and square them in.
Okay. Excuse me. I have explained to them that the architect can present the details of the construction, since he is a fact witness to that.
Right.
Can the owners put your name and address on the record? I guess that would be Julia Sarkisian and Nina Eskridge.
Yes. Yes. Hi.
Hi, ladies. Just spell your first and last name for the record.
Okay, so Juliet Sarkeesian, that's J-U-L-I-E-T.
Last name is S like in Sam, A-R-K-E, S like in Sam, S again, I-A, and like in Nancy.
And your address?
That's 211 East Mead Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19118.
All right, Carol, and you swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Yes, I do.
And this is my wife, Nina Eskridge.
She's the co-owner of the property.
Should she take her name as well?
If she's testifying.
No, she doesn't need to testify.
Okay, you've got a break today.
By the way, I'm a lawyer, so I'm not really sure why I'm so nervous about this.
I just don't do anything before the zoning board.
That's okay.
You're safe.
Thank you.
Thank you.
So I understand that we should be making a statement that we are the owners of 211 East Mead Street in Chestnut Hill.
We are requesting a variance to put on a very small addition that would continue an existing non-performing condition.
Let me ask you this. You met with the RCO?
yes that's the chestnut hill community
do you have any documents any exhibits you can share with us
well they sent a letter to you they sent the same letter twice
um the last time was september 24th and we do have that we have a letter of
support from the rco in the file okay okay and uh i don't know
And very quickly, do you have any floor plans or anything, any architectural plans you can share with us?
My architect has everything.
My understanding is that he had already sent those in.
Is he not allowed to speak?
No, he can speak.
Let me make it life easier.
We got no letters of opposition, correct?
No, absolutely not.
We got some in support.
any questions from the board no no anyone else wish to testify in this case if so please raise your
hand no hands thank you planning commission
good afternoon chairperson members of the board my name is ariel de liberto
that's a-r-i-e-l-d-i-l-i-b-e-r-t-o. You swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth? I do. Can I confirm that we're talking about 211 East Mead Street?
Yes. Okay. So this property is indicated for a single family use in the city's comprehensive
plan. We believe that the proposed dimensional variance will not negatively impact nearby
properties accordingly we do not object to the granting of this variance thank you very much
mi-2020-000283 211 east mead street my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes
my vote is yes ladies come back come back soon thank you thank you thank you good luck to you
good luck to you calendar number mi 2020 000 371 2146 north uber street
rachel pritzker
there you are again name and address for the record please rachel r-a-c-h-a-e-l pritzker p-r-i-t-z-k-e-r
Yes, sir. Rachel, R-A-C-H-A-E-L, Pritzker, P-R-I-T-Z-K-E-R, 1635 Market Street, Suite 1600, Philadelphia, PA-19103.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Do you agree to wave and stip?
Have you also sent the email packet in with proof of ownership, tax clearance, copy of the refusal or referral, photos, plans of the property five days in advance of this hearing?
and if you've met with the RCO, do you have a letter?
Okay, you may proceed.
Okay, I'm going to share my screen.
This is 2146 Uber.
This was for the erection of an addition above an existing attached structure
with a roof deck and for roof deck access structure,
and are we were refused for multifamily household living and for the required
open space we're proposing 21.8 instead of 25 so it's a difference of about 40
square feet this is an existing structure that's located on the 2100
buck of North uber Street let me get to the photos of it as you can see it's
right next to the corner of north uber and 21st street and very close to cmx1 and rm1 properties
it's a better image of it aerial photos
more aerial photos this is the existing building as you can see it's not in the best shape
But it is a pretty large structure next to a vacant lot and on a block that has some
mixed use as well.
We met with the RCO, which was the 32nd Democratic Ward, and we have a letter of support from
There was 30 plus people at this meeting and they were supportive of the project and the
addition to it, which is just providing some additional modification of the property for a
more modern living standard. And if we don't build the addition flush with the second and third
floor, it would kind of be odd shaped in the back. So we're trying to keep in consistency with the
existing structure. So we're just asking for a little additional 40 square feet. And the community
group did not have any issues um with this project we also my client went and door knocked and
discussed the project with most of the near neighbors and there was a petition of support
as well and they were supportive of the multi-family use although this is an rsa5 lot as
it will bring you know more affordable housing to the neighborhood and the additional density will
help um you know drive some hopeful additional rehabilitation to this site um so i have doug
depth on the line who is my client I would like to swear him in and happy to
answer any questions that the board has and these are just the plans so the
board can see where the addition is going to be in this structure and we're
gonna repair obviously the facade enhance it with a nice bay window and
add the roof deck and pilot house as well so that there's some outdoor space
for all the units. Tanya, do you see Doug? Yes, he can unmute himself to speak. Hi, yes, this is
Doug Depp. How are you? Thank you for having me. Good afternoon, sir. Please identify yourself.
Name and address. Yes, my name is, my first, my full name is Larry, L-A-R-R-Y. Middle name is
which I go by Douglas, D-O-U-G-L, like Larry, A-S, last name Depp.
I'll spell it for you.
It's like the abbreviation for department with the E at the end.
It says D like Doug, E like Eddie, P like Peter, T like Tom, E like Eddie.
And I'm a junior.
You swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth?
Doug, have you heard my testimony in front of the board today?
yes i have do you adopt it as your own yes i do we're happy to answer any questions that the
board may have absolutely any questions from the board no no no
one else wish to testify in this matter if so please raise your hand
no hands at this time i just have one question rachel you said it's a mixed use block
no hands at this time i just have one question rachel you said it's a
yeah i believe there's some other properties on this block that have
multi-family use it's right across from a lot of rm1 as well so it might have been originally
um rm1 it's also got some commercial um on the corner if i go back to the zoning map um
It's okay. I just...
Yeah, I have it in my memo, the list of the other multifamilies.
But typically on blocks like this that are across from RM1,
they tend to have multifamily as well.
Yeah, so we have...
Just for the record, we have it here.
2008, 2015, 2017, 2041,