Good morning, everyone. My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing this meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. With me is our Vice Chair, Tenetta Graham. Present, Mr. Chairman. Our Board Secretary, Cheryl L. Gaston. Present, Mr. Chairman. Board members, Michael Johns. Present, Mr. Chairman.
Ryan McAdams. Also, here is our attorney, Hillary Emerson, our ZBA director, Ian Haggerty.
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and please state your name email and the address of the property in question remote participation
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stairwell if you are if we evacuate please go to love park which is directly across our street and
stay there so we can account for you so let's look at our schedule for this morning
we're doing that during the adwords well you want to do it first yeah no no we'll do this
our schedule first, right? Yeah. And then we go to the Adams. Okay. We got a lot of data.
Number one, MI 2025, 000479, 5236 Rising Sun Avenue. We have no exhibits for this.
This is Rene's daycare listed owner, Julian Rene.
Chair, I have a hand up from Miguel Tapadas.
That is an interpreter for another matter.
Oh, okay.
Yeah, but thank you.
No further hands up at this time, Chair.
Okay, so this is our third listing. So MI 2025 000 479-5239, Rising Adams, Sun Avenue. I vote to dismiss.
Michael Johns, my vote is to dismiss. Cheryl Gaston, my vote is to dismiss.
Sonetta Graham, my vote is to dismiss. Ryan McAdams, my vote is to dismiss.
Hyah Nguyen, my vote is to dismiss. Are we going to use the interpreter for the next one?
Yep. We'll take it. We're just going to continue it. Right. Okay. MI 2026, 000622, 6441 North 20th Street. This case will be continued to 92326.
Must be heard. And at that 930 a.m., Mr. Chair? 930. Yep. Thank you. 930 a.m. Yep.
Number three, MI 2025, 000686, 418 North Southford Street, Burnout.
686-418-North-Salford-Street.
Bernard Astasio is the attorney.
I'm allowing him to speak.
Good morning, Mr. Chair.
Morning, counsel.
could you please state your name and spell for the sonographer? Yes, sir. It's Vern Anastasio,
A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O, on behalf of Anifa Wasu. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Yes, I do. Would you please give us an update on this
case? Yes, Mr. Chair. A few months ago, we needed, subsequent to an RCO, series of RCO meetings,
we needed to amend the application. So I received a new refusal in February, and that refusal now
has to go before the community because obviously it's the amended application generated different
refusals. So if I could just get one more continuance, I would appreciate it. Thank you.
So MI 2025, 000686, 418 West Salford Street at Cases Continued to 92326 at 930 a.m.
Mark must be heard.
Thank you.
Thank you.
number four mi2025-001-865-1754 south avondale street um yvette
yancy is the listed owner documents are needed for this case
There are no hands at this time chair.
So, and my 2025, 0, 0, 1, 8, 6, 5, 17.
58 South Avondale street, I've looked at this miss.
Michael Johns, my vote is to dismiss.
General guest and my vote is to dismiss to net a Graham. My vote is to dismiss. Right. Oh, I'm sorry to interrupt. A hand went up from Craig.
Melodosian?
With that case? Yeah finish the voting first then we can yeah we can hear yeah.
Tywin my vote is to dismiss. All right and yeah but I believe Mr. Melodosian's from the
coordinating RCO for this matter. That we just voted on?
Yes but we can we can let him jump in and just want to note that this is the third listing for
this matter. Craig Craig
Mr. Melodosian
good morning good morning Craig could you please state your name and spell for the stenographer
Craig Melodosian, C-R-A-I-G, last name M-E-L-I-D-O-S-I-A-N.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
I do, Chair Berkman.
Craig, just so you know, that last case, that was the third listing.
Yes, I guess I'm going to make an administrative point.
I didn't realize that, in fact, we were on the third one on that, and I understand the dismissal.
I did want to point out, in case Ian did not notice, and we've had this happen only occasionally in the past,
when I did do a global search for that address independently and with RCO notification,
I could not find the typical notice that we get from them indicating the issue has been relisted
and then following up with the new posting.
So I just really, not asking you to reconsider this, but wanted to make sure that the staff was aware that occasionally this does happen.
And we had had it happen on another piece on Island Avenue and only knew about it because that individual had also retained a PR attorney firm who then chased after us.
So you guys do a phenomenal job for everything you do.
Thanks, Greg.
And appreciate your help.
Thank you.
Okay, so we're going to move on to number six, MI 2025-004-483, 2169-66th Avenue.
2169 66 Avenue. That case is continued to 923 26 at 9 30 a.m.
That case is continued to...
Number seven, MI 2025 004 525 4151 to 55 East Wyoming Avenue. That case is continued
until 9-23-26 at 9.30 a.m.
Number eight.
MI-2025-004-643-6144 Van Dyke Street,
um no exhibits second listing eleanor mizanga
share i see no hands at this time we have no documents so mi 2025
zero zero four six four three sixty one forty four van dyke street i vote to dismiss
michael johns my vote is to dismiss cheryl gaston my vote is to dismiss
Tenetta Graham, my vote is to dismiss.
Ryan McAdams, my vote is to dismiss.
Ty Owen, my vote is to dismiss.
Number 9, MI2025-004-933-229 West Hazard Street.
This case is continued to 923-26 at 930 a.m.
That's actually a withdrawal, Mr. Chair.
Yes, number 9 withdrawal.
That case will be withdrawn.
Thank you.
number 10 mi 20 25 007 616 9401 frankfurt avenue this case is continued this is number 10
to 9 23 26 at 9 30 a.m
number 12 mi 2025 007 716 4045 for spring garden street this case is continued
until 9 23 26 at 9 30 a.m
number 15
chair i have a hand that just went up from kevin valentine
the last one we just did okay council
can you hear me i can sir could you please state your name and spell for the sonographer
Yes, Kevin Valentine, first name K-E-V-I-N, last name V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
And you have Spring Garden Street, sir?
Yes, was that, I wasn't sure whether I heard the address correctly.
Was that 4045?
4045 Spring Garden Street.
Yes, I have that, and yes, we would like to continue.
Yeah, continue that to 9-23-26.
Thank you very much.
Thank you for calling us.
We appreciate it.
Number 15.
Number 15, MI 2025-007-847-531-4352nd Street.
um sb sb r e limited listed owner try tray tracy smith is also listed here no exhibits this is
the first listing. Anybody in the audience? No hands at this time, chair. So MI 2025 007 847
531 to 43 South 52nd Street. This case will be continued until 9 30 26 at 9 30 AM. Mark must be
hurt. Number 17. MI 2025-007-852-2167.
0 0 7 8 5 2 2 1 6 7 north 29th street this case is continued until 9 30 26 at 9 30 a.m
are there any other requests for continuances
share there are no hands at this time okay we're going to go to
we're going to start with our add-on list
As our first order of business, we will be adopting revised regulations for the Zoning Board of Adjustment, dated June 10, 2026.
have all members received a copy of this the revised regulations and and had an opportunity
to review it yes chair yes mr chairman yes i have michael yes i have yeah sure yes all right
Do members have any concerns or proposed changes particular to the revised regulations?
No, Chair.
Okay. All right. All right. At this time, do I have a motion to adopt the revised regulations and adopt the revised regulations for the zoning board adjustment? Do I have a motion?
uh yes chair i move that we adopt the revised regulations of the zoning board of adjustment
dated june 10th 2026. um i second the motion but you you might want to say your name probably right
yeah yeah so why don't we start again this is this is board member the board secretary
Cheryl Gaston. And I move that we adopt the revised regulations of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, dated June 10, 2026.
Tanada Graham, I second the motion.
having a motion that has been properly second and and and the membership uh of of the of the
of and membership of the motion to adopt the re the review regulations and the zoning board of
adjustment dated june 10th uh 2026 signed by saying aye aye aye all right if you have if any
members are opposed please signify by saying nay
based on the vote of the membership the revised regulations of the zoning board of adjustment
dated June 10th 2026 have been adopted by the board and and will be filed for with the department
of records for 30 days um committed prior as a regulation in the home rule charter okay
we'll now go to our normal add-on list mi 2025 005 651 2035 moore street i vote no michael johns
my vote is no. Cheryl Gaston, my vote is no. Tanetta Graham, my vote is no. Ryan McAdams,
my vote is no. Iowa, my vote is no. Number three, MI 2025, 007-524-31 North 50th Street.
I vote yes with proviso. Maximum three dwelling units,
um no household living in basement no rooftop deck or rooftop structure
i'm proposing a different uh motion that the maximum two units uh with all the other provisos
cheryl gaston i vote yes with the provisos of the chair
okay uh tenetta graham i vote yes with provisos uh from the chair ryan mcadams i vote yes with
Ryan McAdams, I vote yes with the provisos from the chair.
the provisos from the chair
Tywin, I vote yes with the provisos from the chair.
Number four, MI 2025-007527-9708 Decatur Street, I vote yes with proviso.
All building, appropriate building permits to be obtained.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes with provisos.
cheryl gaster my vote is yes with provisos tenetta graham my vote is yes with provisos
ryan mcadams my vote is yes with provisor tyowin my vote is yes with provisor number five mi 2026
zero zero two nine seven three forty seven twenty three um sheldon street um at the request of the
parties the vote in this matter has been moved to wednesday august 12th at 9 30 a.m number six
mi 2026 002 975 4725 sheldon street at the request of the parties the vote in this matter
has been moved august 12th at 9 30 a.m we'll go to our first regular case number five
i'll be recusing chair oh okay number five mi 2025 002 755 1828 north natona street
russell choice is the owner applicant
Rashid, I'm sorry, Rashid, Rashidel, right?
Sure, hold on a moment.
Good morning, members of the board.
Why don't you state your name, spell for the stenographer.
Shantae Jenkins, S-H-A-N-T-A-E-J-E-N-K-I-N-S.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
I do, yes.
So the property owner here is Ross Adele Choice.
That's the person that needs to testify.
Are you Ross Adele Choice?
Okay, where is Ross Adele Choice?
Can you turn your mic on?
He was in traffic, but he asked me to represent on his behalf.
Are you an attorney?
No, I'm not.
Then you cannot do that, unfortunately.
So if he's on his way here, then we will just wait to hear this once he gets here.
Thank you.
All right.
Just let us know when he's here.
Thank you.