Thank you.
Okay, Chair, looks like we're starting off with 25 attendees.
You may start as you wish.
Thank you.
Good morning.
My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this morning's meeting.
With me is Carol Tenere, our Vice Chair.
Present.
Ismail Shahid, our Board Secretary.
Present, Mr. Chair.
Thomas Holliman, our Board Member.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
And James Snell, our Board Member.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Also here is our Executive Director, Tanya Sunkit, and our Board Attorney, Hillary Emerson.
before we begin here's our virtual format be advised proceedings are being recorded
by participating your knowledge your agreement to be recorded a video will be available by
contacting tanya sunkett at philo.gov for the benefit of our court sonographer
we ask attorneys and witnesses to identify themselves before testifying
If you're participating by phone, if you wish to testify, press star 9 to raise your hand and star 6 to unmute.
To enter an appearance statement, call 267-270-5548.
Leave your email and the address of the property in question.
And fourth, please note the question and answer box is not for testimony or comments.
any comments or director to tanya sunken before we start today um i had several calls and several
board members raised this just horrible issue but what happened in buffalo over the weekend
i mean the amount of people killed uh the hate uh the the violence auto semi-automatic weapons
and you know troubles we see in our own city with gun victims we want to take a moment of silence
before we start. So please just give us a moment. Thank you, everyone. And thank you,
board members, for raising that important issue for everyone. Let's look at our continuances for
today. Number four, MI 2021-003-524-321 to 47th North 16th Street. This is a continuance
attorney moving party. Number six, MI 2021-004-548-4306-08 Parkside Avenue. That's a
request for a continuance. Number nine, MI 2021-003-712-4628 Wayne Avenue. Request for a
continuance and number 10 mr share with with that one um there is a new date uh that's been
agreed upon that we do we need to now sure so the mi 2021 003 712 4628 wayne avenue that's the
continuance and there's agreed upon new date of june 1st 2022 at 2 p.m and then number 10
MI 2021-003421-46 East Johnson Street, Parcel G, Request for Continuance Attorney Moving Party.
They are the continuances that we have listed today. Are there any comments from the virtual
audience relative to those continuances? Chair, we have Richard DeMarco.
Good morning, Mr. DeMarco.
Mr. DeMarco, please unmute yourself.
Can you hear me okay? Thank you. Mr. DeMarco, can you state your name and spell for the court
Can you hear me okay?
Thank you.
Mr. DeMarco, can you state your name and spell for the court reporter?
reporter? Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Richard DeMarco, last name D-E-M-A-R-C-O. I have a new
request for a continuance. I raised my hand a little too quick. Hold on one minute. Do you swear
for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. And your case is
number 11? I have 4,900 Reno. I'm not sure of the exact number. That's it, number 11. MI 2021-004-544-4900
Reno Street. That case is continued. Thank you. Have a good afternoon. Thank you for your time.
Mr. DeMarco, that case must be tried. Understood. Thank you. Fine. Any other continuances?
I see no hands, Chair. Oh, wait a minute. I'm sorry. Alan Nockamson has his hand up suddenly.
Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Mr. Nockamson. Could you spell your name for the
court reporter? Yes, Alan, A-L-A-N, last name Nockamson, N-O-C-H-U-M-S-O-N. Do you swear
for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? I do. Is your case number
two? 2320 North Hancock? That's correct, Mr. Chair. Is that a continuous withdrawal? Withdrawal,
Mr. Chair. We're requesting withdrawal of that zoning matter at 2320-24 North Hancock. Okay, so
MI 2021-004-835-2320-24 North Hancock Street. That case is withdrawn. I also have two other
withdrawals. MI20, number five, MI2021, 002824, 4000 West Cambria Street, that case is withdrawn.
And number 14 on our list, MI2021, 003336, 627 East Thompson Street, that case is withdrawn.
is there any comments or requests for continuances or more withdrawals
i see no hands chair okay so we're going to go to our add-on list first
our add-on mi 2022 001584 1600 east berg street my vote is mr chair mr chair this is hillary i
have to note that i recuse myself from this matter um and drew aldinger is filling in his
counsel thank you okay sure thank you mi 2022 001 584 1600 east berk street my vote is appeal is
granted harold tenery appeal granted thomas halliman appeal granted james snell appeal
granted ishmael shaheed appeal granted we're going to go to our regular list and start with number
13 mi 2021 002 611 6101 harley avenue
wang kong lee is the owner pro se and we also have an interpreter
they're coming back in as the panelists thank you
mr chair do you want me to read the proposed um application and the for use refusals or do
you want to do that yeah no you can do it and as soon as we get them okay i'll get the
we'll get the interpreter set up first thanks
is the interpreter on
hello hi good morning we're waiting for your interpreter sir
good morning sorry can you hear me now i can't i can i could you could you state your name
please and spell for the court reporter uh interpreter's name uh is hui h-u-i last name
H-U-A-N-G
Do you swear for him
To tell the truth
The whole truth
Nothing but the truth
We now want to swear
The gentleman
Who owns the business
Could you
Could you have him
State his name
And spell it for us please
先生我是发音员
Mr. I am a translator. Can you tell us your name?
你能现在讲一下
My name is...
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
您是否宣誓您所讲的都是真实的 全部讲的都是真实的
OK, our vice chair has a few questions and comments
OK, have you emailed an exhibit packet with proof of ownership, proof of tax compliance
Okay, slowly, okay.
emailed a copy of the refusal or referral, photos and or plans of the property five days
in advance of this hearing, and has he met with the RCO, and does he have a letter?
那您是否已经email这个一份复印的拒绝信还有转整信有没有在这个五天之前
在这个联讯就是这个宫庭会五天之前
有没有就是满足这个RCO 有没有那份信
Okay, this application is for the erection of a deck at the rear of the attached structure.
那这个是关于后面相连的这个 deck这个地方,就是夹板这个地方这个问题。
And it's also for use as a sit-down restaurant and two-family household living, size and location as shown in Application and Plans.
That is, there is a sign-up on the request of the meal table and the two-family house houses.
Okay, these are the refusals.
One, whereas the proposed deck may not encroach into the required rear yard when enclosed by walls below the usable surface of the deck.
two whereas stairs from the ground level to the deck are prohibited three whereas the proposed
deck may not encroach into the required rear yard when constructed such that the floor level of the
deck is above the floor level of the first story above grade and for this is the minimum
interpreter has hard um has a hard time to catch everything we probably got to do one at a time
Carol okay I really slowly that's okay I'll start with number one again actually the I'm sorry this
is Tanya we could read it into the record for all but he has the refusal already so it doesn't
really need to be interpreted okay so do you want Tanya should I start from number one and just go
straight through to four nope you can continue where you were at he does have that refusal that's
What do you receive?
Okay, so I'll back up to number three.
Whereas the proposed deck may not encroach
into the required rear yard when constructed
such that the floor level of the deck
is above the floor level of the first story above grade
and four, the minimum distance between the proposed deck
and the edge of the common driveway.
Requirement is three feet, proposed is zero.
We also have a letter of conditional opposition
from the coordinating RCO, the Ward 40 Republican RCO, and other affected RCOs.
You may proceed.
This is Tanya again.
Interpreter, could you just please let the applicant know we only read into the record
the refusal he received for this case, okay?
Yes, I do have the record, and yeah, I do see it.
oh yes i do have the record and yeah i do see it
very good okay you may proceed
interpreter could you let him know that he could proceed with his presentation
Now can you speak?
Hello, I have a new application in the meeting,
Yachtin, he is my application.
He is also in the meeting.
Okay, fine.
Okay, can I ask the main applicant, she's our architect, can I ask her to speak on behalf
of me because she is more familiar with the design the designed i'm sorry chair this is tanya masby
go ahead um we have discussed this at length via email the owner applicant is the one
who must present the case,
the reason for the interpreter today.
The architect cannot present the case.
Could you make that very clear, please?
那我们之前有跟他这个
这个email里面联系过了,
那为什么早发音就是说
因为您才是申请人,
需要您本人亲自讲才可以。
好的,好的。
Could you ask him to download his computer, show his screen?
This is Tanya again.
Can you ask him if he has his presentation available to show,
or does the architect need to show the slides on the screen?
那请问你有没有就是说就是可以就是显示在屏幕上面那个文件
Presentation 有没有
或者您可以叫这个就是演示文稿
你可不可以显示在屏幕上
或者您可不可以叫这个画图这个叫它显示出来可以吗
Okay. Yes. That's what I want. I want the architecture to reflect the presentation for me.
OK. I'm sorry. The architect can present on the screen only. He will still have to present the case and speak. The architect cannot speak. Is that clear?
Okay, I'm sorry, Chair.
If we can get the name of the architect, because we've discussed this all previously,
can we get the name of the architect and promote them to panelists?
Thank you very kindly, Chair.
She's been promoted to panelists.
is the architect on
yes you have to mute yourself ma'am
good morning I'm your one
my name's my first name is y-a-t-i-n-g-a team last name z-h-a-o-zow
okay so you have the presentation the show yes all right so here here's where we are you can't
okay so you have the presentation in the show
testify just show the presentation he'll go along with it okay okay why don't we start
do you have the presentation there
could you share the screen
so for the architect is it possible you could show us photos
first so we know what we're talking about okay okay i see that yep
so that's it back there that's the look yes so that that's a sit down restaurant in there
here's the sit down restaurant inside okay
i'm sorry i hate to um interrupt but may we have the questions answered by the
so we ask he's going to have to answer the questions so that's a sit-down restaurant
inside is that right yes for the owner for the owner sure uh需要这个业主自己回答
So the issue with this, this is a location that's already been built, and now he's trying to legalize it. Is that right?