Good morning, Chairman DeChico, members of the ZBA board. My name is Sloan Foulkes, S-L-O-E-F-S,
FIRE, O-L-K-S, Office of Maria Quinonez Sanchez, Room 508.
Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, sir, I do.
thank you please proceed yes the applicant having received a letter of opposition
from uh the coordinating rco the councilman does not support this request thank you
thank you anyone else to testify
yes chair we have david gonzalez please unmute yourself and wait for the chair
gonzalez please identify yourself first and last name spell your first and last name for the record
David Gonzalez, D-A-V-I-D-G-O-N-Z-A-L-E-Z, you're on 2108 North Stecker Street.
And you swear in the frame to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth.
Yes, I do.
Please proceed.
I'm in opposition of this project.
My fear and my concern, which has been happening throughout the whole entire city, they come in, they dig for these foundations and homes collapse.
um you're putting families lives at risk my home does not have any home on either side of it
so mine would definitely be at risk of collapsing and putting my family's life in danger
as i told you how long have you lived in your home in your house
How long have you lived in your home
In your house
I have been here since my parents
Bought the house in 1981
Was there ever
A structure on either side
Of the house you live in
Used to be a house
It was torn down back in the early 90s
Anyone else
Like to testify in this case
please raise your hand i see no more hands chair thank you planning commission good morning david
effecto city planning commission mr chairman members of the board the comprehensive plan
recommends this property for residential multi-family use the commercial zoning here
dates back to 1933. we are working on a zoning bill for north square now and are reviewing the
zoning for this block we recommend that the board approve the requested variants thank you mi 2020
that's zero zero one seven three nine two one one zero north second street my vote is yes
my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes my vote is yes thank you members of the board
good day. Thank you. Carol before you begin did you see the notation on this case that we're about
to discuss now? So why don't we do it we'll call up the applicant and try to make sense of what
these notes are referring to. They're claiming that they were not able to meet with the RCO
so let's let's swear whoever it is in and then we'll ask those questions. Thanks. Okay
calendar number 0336 3128 west montgomery avenue the owner is lenwood jones
mr jones you've been unmuted please unmute yourself and wait for the chair
yes ma'am mr jones can you put yeah hey carol i'm sorry okay mr jones can you put your name
and address on the record and spell your last name yes my name is lenwood jones on 3128 west
montgomery avenue philadelphia pa 19121 do you swear or from to tell the whole truth and nothing
about the truth yes have you exhibited not strike that have you emailed the exhibit packet with
proof of ownership tax compliance refusal referral photos and plans five days in advance of this
hearing and have you met with the rco and do you have a letter yes okay i am turning you over to
the chair and you may proceed yeah mr john have you had a meeting with you're saying you did have
a meeting with the RCO? Yes.
Yes, we did. Our notes
are saying that
Ms. Lasseter, I
assume Ms. Lasseter. Yeah, Wanda
Lasseter. Right.
It said a meeting could not take
place. And that
she met with someone
named Gail Guile?
No? I'm unfamiliar yet.
Ms. Lasseter,
she should be.
Okay, let's see. Ms. Lasseter, are you available? Please raise your hand.
Okay, Chair, I'm trying to unmute Ms. Lasseter, but I'm going to have to temporarily
promote her to a panelist because she's using an older version.
Ms. Lasseter, please unmute yourself and wait for the chair.
Good morning, Ms. Lasseter. Please identify yourself. Spell your first and last names.
Yes, good morning. My name is Wanda Lasseter, W-A-N-D-A. Lasseter, L-A-S-S-I-T-S and Tom, E-R.
And do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Ms. Lasseter, looks like she froze.
Looks like she froze.
So Chair, if I could ask a question, if it's allowed?
Sure, please.
Mr. Jones, do you have the letter from the RCO?
Yes, ma'am.
Ms. Lasseter had, I'm sorry, Ms. Lasseter had obtained everything for me
in regards to the letter
in regards to the letter and information that we needed so you she told you she had the letter
and information that we needed.
So you, she told me,
okay yeah she's here i think she's back tanya miss lasseter yes good morning good morning yes hi
we did have a meeting um with the rcl um unfortunately it was in the middle of covet
it wasn't held in a building but we actually met outside um 3200 block of montgomery and we did
meet with Gayle Gayle and another member of the RSCO. At that time, Ms. Gayle told us that she
would send a letter downtown, whatever that meant. I recently spoke to Judith Robinson of the 32nd
Ward. She called last week, and she also said that she was going to send a letter downtown.
Rebecca, do we have any letters from the RCO?
I don't have any updated information on this case. No additional documentation.
Chair, we have, excuse me, we have Alexander. Would you like me to unmute this person?
And Ms. Lasseter, while we're waiting, you are the realtor?
Yes, I am.
Alexander, please unmute yourself and wait for the chair.
Good morning, sir.
Please identify yourself with the records.
spell your first and last name hey hey my name is alexander hello hello yes hello yes please spell
your first and last name hey my name is alexander levodansky alexander levodansky my my attorney is
leo leo movies really we are having a difficult time hearing you would you speak slowly i'm sorry
I don't think you care for this case. He said Leo Mulvihill is his attorney.
Oh, okay. I couldn't hear him. Thank you.
Chair, if I could make a recommendation that we could do a short continuance
to determine if a meeting was had and if we have documentation to support the neighborhood position.
Sure, that'll work out. Mr. Jones, we're going to give it,
Tanya will give us a date for continuance so we can have everything
uh verified and any letters be part of the uh the package so that we can then vote on the case
okay we appreciate it um i mean is that pretty much all that we need uh chairman i believe so
um yeah that's a requirement so we just want to make sure so it doesn't come back to uh
haunt you at some point all right yeah we greatly appreciate it yes sir all right so
tanya we're going to put a date up are you going to do that offline
no we're going to send them a date okay so mi2020-000336 3128 west montgomery avenue
is continued thank you calendar number 1512 3761 glenn street the owners are patricia mcguire
and kenneth mcguire
Patricia McGuire has been promoted to panelists.
Ms. McGuire, can you put your name and address on the record and spell your last name, please?
Patricia McGuire, M-C-G-U-I-R-E, 3761 Glenn Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19114.
Will Mr. McGuire also be testifying?
No, I did provide an authorization.
My husband is a first responder, and because of COVID, there's a shortage, so he needed to go to work.
Thank you.
Do you swear in front of me to tell the whole truth?
I'm sorry, Carol.
we could pause. Ms. L, did you promote her as a panelist? I don't have her as a panelist.
And just to confirm, yes, we did receive her letter of authorization and Sharon's the letter
approved it, Madam Vice Chair. Thank you, Tanya. Ms. McGuire, do you swear
for him to tell the whole truth and nothing about the truth? Yes. Have you emailed the exhibit
packet with proof of ownership tax compliance refusal or referral photos under plans of the
or referral photos under plans of the property five days in advance of this hearing and have
property five days in advance of this year
you met with the rco and do you have a letter yes okay you may proceed okay um i first uh applied
for a use permit at the municipal service building and i was denied so i was told that i need to
apply for a zoning permit, which we did. I have my refusal letter up on the screen.
I can also provide my deed saying that my husband and I own the home. I did fill out the revised
plans that it originally says that I want it for accessory parking, but that's not true. I just want
to expand my existing driveway. My home is four years old to be able to park our cars side by
side. We have three cars. We all work a different shift. My husband does rotating. I and my daughter,
we all do different shifts. I do have the space flexible on how far I could come out. At first,
I want it 10 feet. If I do 10 feet, I will still have three feet of grass on my property line.
But I'm flexible. Do you have a photo? Yes, we have photos. They're in the process of building
two new homes next to me. I just want to extend it from my existing driveway over a little bit.
and you would do that in the front as opposed to in the back yeah i couldn't do it in the back
i i i have a home behind me and central air units on the one side okay okay you you want to widen
is that correct widen the drive yes yes how many feet 10 um i propose 10
But it doesn't have to be 10 as long as I can get two cars side by side.
What is the requirement?
Do you know, Tom, Mr. Holloman?
Yes, it's 9 feet wide, 20 feet long.
and you're saying all three of you work on different shifts yes yes my husband works
rotating um i do day work and then my daughter is a professor so she does day classes and night
classes. All right let's see if we there is a letter of opposition. Correct. From Morrell Park
at Toursdale and Morrell Park and also from Councilman O'Neill's office. Correct. Is there
anyone who would like to testify in this case please raise your hand. The Civic Association
when we went uh it was a terrible time my daughter actually presented for us and she is here if you
would like her to testify we endured inappropriate remarks insulting comments and heather did
provide an email stating what happened would you like my daughter to testify her name is kelly
mcguire just hold off for that for a moment is there anyone else who would like to testify in
this case. Please raise your hand. Chair, we have Alice Udovich. Yes, she's been unmuted. Please wait
for the chair. Good morning. Please identify yourself with the records by your last name
and I will swear you will. Good morning, Chairman, members of the board. Alice Udovich on behalf of
Councilman Brian O'Neill's office. My last name is U-D-O-V-I-C-H. I'm in City Hall, room 562.
Do you swear and affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Thank you. Please proceed.
The councilman does support the community in their opposition of this plan, in the belief that it's a bit excessive.
There's no problem with on-street parking in this neighborhood.
This would remove on-street parking at this location.
and aesthetically doesn't quite fit in
with the look of the neighborhood.
Thank you.
Anyone else to testify in this case?
Please raise your hand.
I have a question, Mr. Chair, go ahead.
I see no other hand.
I see no other hand.
Carol, you were going to say something?
Harold, you were gonna say something?
Yeah, I'm confused about this letter.
It says civic meeting January 9th.
Who was writing this?
Because they're grateful and applauding both the daughter and mother's self-control during the outburst.
Heather Stratton, one of the board members of the RCO.
she's the one who actually stopped the verbal abuse that we endured
okay i don't even want to get into asking what kind of abuse miss mcguire you said that you
would accept something less than what you're applying for yes i'm flexible sir well how
would you be able to get your if if you need i think tom said it was nine foot nine feet
nine feet how do you get if you do less than nine feet how do you get two cars in
because you have an oversight i can i can move the one car over a little more um i usually park
in the center but i can move the one car over some and that would give you a grand total of
how much space 20 if we granted nine feet was the width would then be what 20 so it's 12 and nine
can we go back can you scroll back to the photos
i don't know anything less than the nine feet you're not going to get a car in there anyway
Carol did you have a question. No, no. Yes. Have the plans been submitted to street department
for curb cut approval. Try that. We actually we actually tried that. When we went to LNI for our
use permit we went to the streets department and that's when we got told that we didn't need a use
permit we needed a zoning permit i'm sorry um sure but i believe the testimony is from
um the daughter so we would need to swear her in and make sure she's clearly on record all right
please uh miss mcguire yes identify yourself and i'll swear you in my name is kelly mcguire
k-e-l-l-y-m-c-g-u-i-r-e we're in the firm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth