And again, another, I don't know whether this is 78.
I really don't want to guess, Mr. Chairman.
But again, you can see it was a luncheonette.
This is across the street.
It was a luncheonette on the first floor and then two family above.
And then this is the other corner, 200 block of East Water.
This was a vacant store and a barbershop and a family above.
so we're here to legalize a use of a property that's been in existence for at least 10 years
My client is here to do the right thing, to make it legitimate.
my client is here to do the right thing to make it legitimate we're not in
We're not impacting any properties later air.
We are in harmony with the code.
It's continued residential use.
It's in harmony with the block.
I mean, and frankly, I hope someone from the neighborhood group is on the call because the neighbors spoke highly of the way the property is maintained.
And I think that's due to the fact that my client lives in the property and is there on a daily basis.
So with that, I'd ask my client to unmute himself so he can adopt the testimony and we can move on from there, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you.
Seema, can you unmute yourself?
Yes. Can you hear me? Good afternoon.
Hi. Could you state your name, please, and spell for the stenographer?
Hi. Good evening. My name is Seema Turbo, C-E-M-A-H. Last name is Turbo, T-O-R-B-O-H.
right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
yes i do proceed counsel no mr turbo you were on the call when i presented your project correct
yes and is it true that you've lived in the property since you acquired in 2018
that's correct and this this was a for sale by owner you had no idea that it wasn't zoned properly
until you found out within the last year that is correct uh and if you had the opportunity to
testify, would you adopt my testimony as your own and as true and correct?
Yes, I would.
And would you agree with my characterization that the five near neighbors who attended
the zoning meeting spoke highly of you personally, as well as your management of the property?
That is correct.
That's all.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Questions from the board?
No, Mr. Chairman.
Questions or comments from our attorney, Hillary Emerson?
Not at this time, Mr. Chair.
questions or comments from the virtual audience
I see no hands chair
planning commission
city planning
property is indicated for residential
use on the city plan given the
documented use history physical condition
of the site recommend the request
for variance be granted provided
no more than three dwelling units
be permitted
i 2023 001 767 6550 musgrave street i vote yes thomas holloman my vote is yes
james snell my vote is yes thank you counsel thank you mr chairman have a great night everybody
Okay, thank you. Number eight, MI 2021-005-086-5900 Harbison, Daunte and Grady, Clementa, Amazon are the attorneys. No RCO letter, but there was a meeting on 9-26-23 by the Wissan-Oming Civic Association. The applicant has provided a petition signed by more than 275 people.
Ms. Chair, this is Hillary. I just want to note that we received a letter of opposition
from Councilmember Lozada today. They were advised by the RCO that their position was
opposition, but we have not received a letter from the RCO and the council office had not
received a hard copy of it yet this afternoon either.
Thank you.
Dawn Tancredi is in as a panelist.
Good afternoon.
Hi. Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court stenographer?
Sure. It's Dawn Tancredi. My first name is D-A-W-N. The last name is T-A-N-C-R-E-D-I.
You swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Could you identify a client, a relationship to this property?
Yes. Good afternoon again. I do represent the owner of the property. His name is Yuli Wu,
and he is available today to testify as well right and mr hallman has just a few questions
thank you good afternoon counsel do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal
and stipulate to his accuracy yes did you email all of the exhibits and documents as required
five days in advance to this hearing my office did that yes thank you please proceed and share
your screen. Okay. So we are here today seeking approval for a change of use to allow for the
retail sale of consumer goods. And specifically, the consumer goods are kitchen cabinets. I do ask
I do ask that these submission materials we turned in be incorporated into the record.
that these submission materials we turned in be incorporated into the
So you can see here from the site plan that the property is a triangular-shaped lot, and it does face Harbison Avenue.
The rear of the property faces Walker Street.
The site is approximately 9,750 square feet, so it's somewhat large.
Currently on the site, there is a garage and a two-story building, and they're both in need of some repair.
Here's some photos of the property that you can see.
There's the posting photo.
Here are some interior photos.
And there are some photos of Harbison Avenue that you can see here, and also Walker Street.
So the property is located on Harbison Avenue, which is a busy two-way commercial corridor with various commercial properties.
Across the street from my client's property is an auto body shop.
you'll see that there are other auto repair and tire service businesses located across the street
as well within a couple blocks of in either direction on the same side as my client's
property there's also a beer and beverage business a restaurant and real estate office
within a couple blocks all on Harbison Avenue in addition Harbison Avenue is a truck route
It's a SEPTA bus route, and it also bears a high volume of passenger motor vehicles, which travel all day and all night.
The commercial nature of Harbison Avenue, paired with the high traffic flow, do render it unsuitable for the residential single-family use.
And instead, the property's use conforms with the CMX2 zoning district, which can be found across the street.
And you can see that here on the zoning map.
The entire frontage across the street from our client's property is zoned commercial, CMX2.
So the proposed commercial use does conform with the de facto nature of the area.
and serves to complement the surrounding area, the anticipated clientele are already people
driving on Harveston Avenue, and the applicant will provide five parking spaces for those customers.
I will add that the proposed use is the least minimum variance necessary to utilize the property.
the proposed retail use is a single use it will attract only a few customers during business hours
my client can testify that there's an average of two to three customers per day
that the days and hours of operation would be limited to weekdays 9 a.m to 5 30 p.m
and Saturdays 10 till noon, so it would not be disruptive to the surrounding area.
Generally, the proposed retail use here will cause less traffic than that of a single-family home
with multiple vehicles traveling during the day and evening.
There will be no deliveries from the property.
It will serve as a showroom for the cabinets.
Any deliveries would come from another location.
my client did obtain over 20 pages of signatures and those are included in the packet as well
he's been in business for seven years on rising sun avenue and this would be an additional location
until he potentially winds down the other location this location does provide parking for his
clientele. His plans for the site do include renovating the property, replacing sidewalks,
and someone from the community did ask that the sidewalks be replaced, and my client agreed to
that, and he would also be adding landscaping. So my client's here to adopt my testimony
and also answer any additional questions.
Counsel, before he comes on, did you go to the RCO meeting with him?
Yes, I did.
How did that meeting go?
So at the meeting, there was a mixture.
There was a mixture, there was some support, and there was opposition.
There was some support.
And the community did not take a vote that night.
Okay, thank you.
Bring the client on, please.
Sir, could you state your name and spell for the court stenographer?
Hello, Mr. Chairman.
My name is Yuli, Y-U-L-I-W-U.
All right. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
Please proceed, counsel.
Okay. Unless the board has any further questions or if anyone else speaks, I'll ask him now.
Mr. Wu, did you hear my statements this evening?
Are they true and accurate?
Do you adopt them as your own?
Thank you.
Questions from the board.
no mr chairman no mr chairman questions or comments from our attorney hillary emerson
not at this time mr chair questions or comments from the virtual audience
no hands chair planning commission it's not ron bednar city planning while the property is
currently indicated for residential use on the city plan given the fiscal circumstances of the
site. We have no objection to the grounding of the evidence. Thank you. MI 2021-005-086-5900
Harbison Avenue, I vote yes. Thomas Holliman, my vote is yes. James Snell, my vote is yes.
Counselor, you have your votes. Thank you. Have a good evening. Thank you. Is there anyone in
the virtual audience who had a 330 case that has not been called? No hands, Chair.
Thanks, everyone. A little longer
above a day, but I appreciate what everybody did
today. We got a lot accomplished today.
Thank you very much.
See you next week.
Have a good one, everyone.
Bye-bye, everybody.
Bye-bye.
Bye-bye.
Bye-bye, all.