in our files yet
Derek Jackson Pro Se
Can I promote
Jackson?
Please
Yes, please.
At once.
You'll be coming back in as a panelist soon.
Mr. Jackson, could you state your name and spell it for the court reporter?
Please unmute.
uh good afternoon can you hear me yes could you state your name and spell for the court reporter
uh certainly my name is derek jackson that's d-e-r-r-i-c-k uh jackson j-a-c-k-s-o-n
right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
i certainly do yes okay so uh could you answer a few questions for a vice chair before we start
I'll be more than happy to.
Hi, I'm assuming you've sent in the required documents.
All the documents have been provided, yes.
Okay, you may proceed.
Again, my name is Derek Jackson.
Thank you for having me here.
I purchased this property about a year ago,
and I was under the impression that it was a triplex
because it had three gas meters and three electric meters as well.
um mr jackson mr jackson could you share your screen with us you have your documents on the
screen um i i do have my documents uh can i have uh patrick jones can i bring him on because he
i don't know how to share on the youth on the zoom i have no experience with that part but my
uh the gentleman that have been advising me um can i bring him on so he can bring up the document
He can bring up the documents, but he can't testify.
No problem.
It's Patrick Jones.
He should be on this platform as well.
Yes, Mr. Jones has been promoted to panelists as well.
He'll be coming back in soon.
Thank you.
Derek, can you see the screen?
I certainly can.
Why don't you start?
Well, this is the exhibit packet, what has been provided.
We have shown the blueprints.
We had to get a lot of drawings completed.
I would like to say that we also have had full, the community has been very supportive
as well regarding the work and the renovations that we were doing with the project.
Thank you.
so my purpose was just
Go back to the picture, Mr. Jackson, go ahead and start explaining.
My purpose is just to legalize the building once again as a three unit property.
Is that the entrance on the side there?
Could you explain how do you get in and out of the building?
Certainly, right there at the corner, that's the entrance to one unit.
unit. If you look in the middle of the picture, you see a door. Once you enter that door and
go to the right, that's another unit, and upstairs is one unit as well.
I would say this is an older picture we've had to include multiple windows to make it
COD compliant. When did you purchase the building? This was purchased last year around this time.
Okay, questions from the board? Yes, Mr. Chairman. Sir, do you have pictures of the electric meters?
uh we certainly i certainly yes
i mean i i don't they're not included in this package that has been provided but
i i can certainly provide pictures of the electric meter and a gas meter that was there
how many electric meters do you have we have three electric meters currently and three gas meters
currently. Thank you. You're welcome. Any other questions from the board?
No, Mr. Chair. Questions from the virtual audience?
I see an affording answer, Mr. Chair. Planning Commission. Thank you, Chair Bergman. Ian Hegarty
for the philadelphia city planning commission uh members of the board the comprehensive plan
recommends no change to the existing single family zoning at this location according to
records the property has a has a prior legal use and a physical configuration consistent with one
dwelling unit and one commercial unit for two units total given this prior existing condition
city planning commission recommends that the board grant the variance with the proviso
that no more than two dwelling units
be permitted in this structure.
MI 2021
002288
Callahill Street.
I vote yes with proviso
only two units.
Harold Tineri, my vote is yes
with proviso.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes
with the proviso.
Ismail Shahid, my vote is yes
with the proviso.
Thank you, Mr. Jackson.
Tanya, how do we make out with that case we had a hard time getting him on?
Chair, if we could promote him to be heard and see if that works.
If that does not work, because our IT professional research, the error is something on his device in.
If it doesn't work, we will have to continue the case.
i'm fine let's let's let's bring them on
ali you can raise your hand and jason can promote
which case is this case uh number 11
4500 d street thank you thank you i'm sorry mr sunken and mr chair but i'm still getting that um
error code. So am I Jason. We're going to have to continue this case Ali. That's fine. Okay we'll
just let well I guess we'll have to call him or talk on that we just have to figure this out for
the future. Yeah if I if I could ask Mr. Ali to reach out to our office via email and we will try
to schedule sooner than later because of the technical error. That's right. You might want to
be prepared with a different device, because that's the problem. Thank you, Chair.
Is there anyone in the virtual audience whose case has not been heard or still waiting for a case?
I see no hands, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, everyone. See you two o'clock.
Sure, same.
Thank you, Ian. Thank you, Chair Wright.
Thank you, Ian.
Thank you, Chair Ray.
Anya, we ready? People in? Yes, they're already here. Okay, good. Good afternoon. My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing the ZBA hearings this afternoon. With me is Carol Tenere, our vice chair.
Present.
Ishmael Shaheed, our board secretary.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
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 attorney, Sherman Thomas.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chair.
Before we start, here's our virtual format.
Be advised, these proceedings are being recorded. By participating, you acknowledge your agreement to be recorded.
A video will be available by contacting our Executive Director, Tanya Sunkett, at phila.gov.
For the benefit of our court stenographer, we ask attorneys and witnesses to identify themselves before testifying.
If you are 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 lastly, the question and answer box on your screen is not for comments or testimony.
Any comments, you should contact our Executive Director, Tanya Sunkett.
Now let's look at continuances.
For the afternoon session, I have one continuance listed.
Number four, MI 2021-005-024-1776, Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Is there anyone who has a comment or statement relative to that?
Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. I have two hands raised. The first one is Rachel Pritzker.
Right, okay. Yeah, well, permission I can allow her to speak at this time.
Ms. Pritzker. Good afternoon, Chairman Members of the Board.
Sure. State your name and spell for the court reporter.
Sure. Rachel R-A-C-H-A-E-L Pritzker, P-R-I-T-Z-K-E-R, 1521 Locust Street, Suite 605, Philadelphia, PA, 19102.
You swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Proceed.
thank you chairman i just wanted to make note i represent the applicant and owner of the property
pearl properties and we wanted to request the continuance as attorney moving party
very good thank you thank you
any other requests for continuances
Mr. Chair, I have Mr. Alan Ockamson with his hand raised, so I will allow him to speak at this time.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. Alan Ockamson of Ockamson, D.C., 123 South Broad Street, Suite 1600, Philadelphia PA, 19109.
You know, spell your name for the court reporter, please.
Allen, A-L-A-N, last name Nockamson, N-O-C-H-U-M-S-O-N.
Do you swear to affirm the tell-the-truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
What case do you want to talk about?
First one is 5018 North 12th Street.
Yes, we have it.
We would ask for a continuance for that case.
Anything else?
Yes. 2035-51 South 60th Street.
Excuse me. 2031-35 South 60th.
2031-35 South 60th.
Is that, what number is that, Tonya, do you see it?
What number is that, Tondi? Do you see it?
Oh, I see it. Okay, number seven.
Number seven.
You want to continue that, sir?
Yes, please.
Okay, thank you.
I'm going to have a case of the add-ons for you, so stand by.
Thank you.
Anyone else would continue with this?
i see no further hands mr chair anyone with a withdrawal
again no hands mr chair thank you i want to go to the add-on list
mi 2021 004832 31 35 to 49 west montgomery yes with provisors number one
no roof deck number two no railings number three roof access with piled house
is permitted but as you shall be limited to maintain and service mechanical
equipment and solar panels existing on the roof number four no other
accessory structure shall be permitted on the roof I vote yes
Is that for all of us, Mr. Chair?
Yes, yes, yes.
Harold Tenere, my vote is yes.
With provisos.
With provisos, sorry.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes, with provisos.
James Snell, my vote is yes, with provisos.
Ismail Shaheed, my vote is yes, with provisos.
The next case will entail a vote,
but Thomas Holloman and Ismail were the only ones voting.
and myself. MI 2021-004-993-8410 Prospect Avenue. My vote is no. Thomas Holloman. My vote is no.
Ishmael Shaheed. My vote is no.
Thank you. And the next case to be called MI 2021-003-594-222-Hermitage.
Alan Nockamson, RCO letter of support.
Mr. Nockamson has been promoted to panelist, sir.
Thank you.
Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the Board.
Alan Nockmson of Nockmson, E.C., Alan, A-L-A-N, last name Nockmson, N-O-C-H-U-M-S-O-N,
1-2-3, South Broad Street, Suite 1600, Philadelphia, PA, 19109.
Nockmson, you've already been sworn.
Could you identify your client and the relationship he has with the property?
or he or she has with the property?
Yes, my client, hold on a second.
Let me just pull up the deed for a second.