a place that's been there, Southside Pizza,
where they all sell breakfast foods.
They all sell coffee, sandwiches, and it's just a duplication.
And in our Point Breeze, as he mentioned at Point Breeze, we want diversity commercial, not all food establishments.
There are over 15 food establishments on Point Breeze Avenue.
Some of them are selling breakfasts already on the 1400 block and 1300 block, as well as the Bodegos on the 1500 block.
It says 1600 block, South 22nd, but he's facing on to the 1500 block of South 22nd Street.
And I have a real concern. I've reached out because none of the long-term residents came to this meeting. And when he said something about he gave flyers out, but we never got a proof of mailing. So I have a real concern. I asked if maybe there's any way we can further look into that mailing to see if those residents were actually notified. Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to call. Is there anyone else in the virtual audience?
no hands chair my planning commission oh can i can i respond to the testimony
um for the record why don't we let the planning commission talk first then i'll let you have the
last word okay okay planning commission okay thank you chair bergman sarah bond philadelphia city
planning commission the comprehensive plan recommends no change to the existing commercial
mixed-use zoning. The proposed use will not cause detrimental impacts to the neighborhood
beyond what might normally be expected. The appellant has supported their hardship claim
with evidence of unique physical circumstances of the property. The City Planning Commission
recommends that the zoning board grant the special exception. Thank you. Mr. King. I would
just like to state for the record that I personally received a mailing, as did my mother-in-law across
the street. And that, in response to the other testimony about other food businesses,
it is actually unlawful. This use is permitted in this. A special exception is not an exception
to the zoning ordinance, but rather a use which is expressly permitted, absent a showing of
detrimental effect on the community. In this instance, it is unlawful for a municipality to
zone or to refuse to zone for the purposes of limited competition with existing businesses.
So, Ms. Green, with all due respect, that is not one of the considerations for a special exception.
And I believe that the applicant has met the burden of showing that the proposed use will not burden the – there's no specific detrimental impacts beyond which would normally be expected from a CAFE.
from a cafe thank you thank you very much so mi2023 005035 1600 south 22nd street i vote yes with
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you very much.
proviso use limited to first floor and basement with privately approved single family home living
above thomas holliman my vote is yes with proviso james snell my vote is yes with proviso thank you
council you have your votes thank you is there anyone in the virtual audience who their case
has not been called from the 9 30 list i see no hands chair thank you everyone see everyone at 2
pm all right all right all right how do we start
Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this afternoon's EBA hearing.
With me is our board member, Thomas Holliman.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Our board member, James Snell.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
And our alternate board member, LeBaron Leonard Palmer from the Division of Development Services.
Present, Mr. Chair.
Also here is our attorney, Hillary Emerson, and also our executive director, Tanya Sunken.
Here's our virtual format.
Be advised if proceedings are being recorded.
The video will be available by contacting tanyasunken at phila.gov.
For the benefit of our court stenographer, we ask attorneys and witnesses to identify themselves before testifying.
If you're participating by phone and you wish to testify, press star 9 to raise your hand and star 6 to unmute.
To enter the period statement, call 267-270-5548.
Leave your email and the address of the property in question.
And finally, the question and answer box on the screen is not for comments or testimony.
All comments should be directed to our Executive Director, Tanya Sunkett.
Let's look at our schedule for this afternoon.
Here we go.
Number three.
MI 2023-006-510-1232 East Kelowna Street.
That case is continued.
Number seven.
MI 2023-003-492-2319-223, North 2nd Street.
That case is continued.
Number 11.
MI 2023-002-787-90 Red Lion Road.
That case is continued.
And number 15, MI-2023-003-775-3148 West Burke Street, that case is continued.
Are there any other, are there any comments relative to the cases that I've continued?
Good afternoon, Chair.
This is Doreen Blakely.
I will continue to be your co-host this afternoon, and I have a hand up by Robert Everett.
I will allow him to speak.
Good morning, Mr. Everett.
Yes, good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
I'm sorry, Mr. Everett.
Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court stenographer?
First name is Robert.
Last name Everett, E-V-E-R-E-T-T.
Do you swear or firm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
i do what case do you want to talk about sir the one you just continued for 1232 east colonna street
okay i think it was number three okay uh i'm on the zoning committee for fish town neighbors
association yes sir but was there a reason given for why it's continued because i'm not aware of
anything um we understand that the the the i believe the attorney is still working with the
community okay okay thank you all right thank you sir is there anyone else
yes chair tyrone williams has a hand up and i will allow to speak
i'm mr williams all right sir could you state your name please and spell for the
All right, sir, could you state your name, please, and spell for the court stenographer?
court stenographer. Yes, good afternoon.
Yes, good afternoon.
I am Tyrone Williams, T-Y-R-O-N-E, Williams, W-I-L-L-I-A-M-S.
Swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Yes, I do.
What case do you want to talk about?
3148 Westbrook Street.
Well, as you know, we gave a letter of support.
I just want to dive into the letter just a bit
to talk about the reasons why we support this project.
But, Sarah, let me say this.
That case has been continued.
The council member wants to work with the neighbors more.
And council for the property owner
has no objection to the continuance.
Understood.
Mr. Williams, as usual, thanks for calling in.
We appreciate it.
Yes, sir.
Is there anyone else?
Yes, Jack O'Hara.
Hi, Mr. O'Hara.
Hello, Mr. Chairman.
Could you state your name and spell, please, for the court stenographer?
Yes, Jack, J-A-C-K, O'Hara, O apostrophe, H-A-R-A.
you swear a firm to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
i do what case do you want to talk about 90 red lion that was continued sir yeah hold on one
minute let me get it up yep proceed and i believe this is a fourth continuance right right so so
So this this will be must be heard.
The attorney is not available, but we're aware of it and he will be here the next time.
OK, we have a number of discrepancies with the refusal.
OK, that's fine. That's fine.
We'll make sure you know when the next hearing is. OK, sir.
Understood. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thanks for calling in. Anyone else?
Yes. Karen O'Hara.
who Karen O'Hara Karen O'Hara hi could you state your name please uh spell your name for
the court stenographer sure Karen K-A-R-E-N and O'Hara that's why I answered I thought they were
saying my name wrong when they asked for Jack I don't know who Jack is but all right all right
do you swear affirm to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth I do could you tell
Tell me what case you're interested in.
The Kelowna Street case.
See here, I'll be right with you as soon as I can pull it up.
I see it here.
Okay, so I just want to make sure I understand how this works.
We actually got a letter in our mailboxes from another neighbor
telling us how to get on to the Zoom for today.
But now, since we were on this call and it's going to be a continuum, are you sending us?
You will get a copy when the case comes up again.
Beautiful.
And do you have any idea?
I can't answer that.
But if you get a chance, when you pull the office in a couple of days or so, I'll have a better understanding when that will be.
In the chat.
All right.
Thank you very much for calling us.
We appreciate it.
Is there anyone else?
no more hands chair okay thank you we're going to go to our add-ons
okay here we go um number one adeline 2023
zero zero three five one zero 2809 to 13 master street
i vote yes
temporary variance expiring 214-27 for group living in building b
thomas holloman my vote is yes with proviso james snell my vote is yes with proviso thank you
Number two, MI 2023-004-533-832 South Front Street.
I vote yes with proviso.
No limited lodging.
Thomas Holloman, my vote is yes with proviso.
James Snell, my vote is yes with proviso.
Number three, MI 2023-006-278-2731-Frankford Street, I vote yes.
LeBaron, you vote on this one.
James Snell, my vote is yes.
James Snell, my vote is yes.
LeBaron Leonard Palmer, my vote is yes.
Thank you.
And number four, MI 2023-005-098-201 Hermit Street.
This is a re-vote from this morning.
I vote yes.
Temporary variance to expire, 214-27.
Two, must obtain a certificate of occupancy.
Thomas Holliman, my vote is yes, with proviso.
James Snell, my vote is yes, with proviso.
We're going to go to our regular list.
Number one, MI 2023, 006-507, 2000 Spring Garden Street.
Meredith Ferraglager is the attorney.
There's a letter of support from the Spring Garden Civic Association.
Meredith Ferraglager is coming in as a panelist here.
Chairman.
Good afternoon, Counselor. Could you state your name, please, and spell for the court stenographer?
Sure. Meredith Ferliger, F-E-R-L-E-G-E-R, 1500 Market Street, Suite 3500E.
Do you swear, Ferliger, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Could you identify your client and relationship to the property?
Most certainly. My client this morning is 2000 Spring Garden Street, LLC, which is the owner of the property,
represented by Rami Shrine. Okay, and our Mr. Holloman has a few questions for you.
Good afternoon, counsel. Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to his
accuracy? I certainly do. Did you email all the exhibits and documents as required five days in
advance to this hearing? I did. Thank you. Please proceed and share your screen. Sure thing. Thank
you mr chairman members of the board uh the request before you today is fairly minor so i
will try and keep my presentation brief unless the board should have additional questions
the property before the board today is located at 2000 spring garden street in the city spring garden
neighborhood the deed is included in the exhibit packet at exhibit 3 and tax clearance is provided
at Exhibit 2. The exhibit packet includes 13 total exhibits, which I will briefly walk you
through. At Exhibit 12, as you are aware, there is a letter of support from Spring Garden Civic
Association for today's request. As a brief overview, the variants today request to reinitiate
or reinstitute an off-street parking area that has existed continuously in this location
since at least the 1960s. By way of overview, if you see on the exhibit map that should be up on
the screen now, you will see that the property is owned RM1 and sits at the corner of Spring Garden