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ready to go all right good morning everyone my name is bill bergman and i will be chairing this
meeting of the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment. With me is our Vice Chair Ismail
Shahid. Present, Mr. Chairman. Our Board Member Cheryl L. Gaston. Present, Mr. Chairman. Our Board
Member Tanetta Graham. Present, Mr. Chairman. Our Board Member Michael Johns. Present, Mr. Chairman.
And our Board Member Taya Nguyen. Present, Mr. Chairman. Also present are our Board Attorney
Hillary Emerson, the Zoning Board Director Ian Haggerty, and our Board Administrator Lakeisha
dandy. Recording of this hearing will be posted on the ZBA website. By participating, you consent
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remember there so we can account for you. Let's now look at our schedule for today.
Number nine.
Number nine, MI 2024-006-543-1433 South Dover Street. That case is continued.
Number 10, MI 2024-006-646-6324 Anderson Street.
That case is continued.
Number 14.
number 14 mi 2024 006 693 7200 summers road that case is continued
and number 19 mi 2024 006 749 2515 west lehigh avenue that case is continued
Are there any other requests for continuance?
Excuse me, Mr. Chair. Number two is my understanding that that case will need to be continued because the property was not posted for today's hearing.
Excuse me, Mr. Chair.
So we can continue that one.
And if there is a Spanish interpreter here, this Spanish interpreter is free to go. I understand the applicant is not available either.
So MI 2024-003-374-630 West Mayfield Street, that case is continued.
Is the interpreters in the offending audience, please?
Yeah, they can be dismissed.
Right, you can leave, okay?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Number five, MI 2024, 006-402, 14,000 Busselton Avenue, no exhibits, first listing.
The owner is one mansion, and Vern Anastasio is the attorney.
Good morning, Chair. Verne Anastasio will be promoted.
Thank you.
Good morning, Mr. Chair, members of the board.
Good morning, counsel. Could you please state your name and spell it for the court sonographer?
Yes, sir. It's Vern Anastasio, A-N-A-S-T-A-S-I-O.
Do you swear to Vern to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Yes, sir.
Counsel, could you give us an update on this case, please?
I do need a continuance in order for us to meet with the RCO.
Okay. Thank you very much. So MI 2024-006-402-14000 Bustland Avenue. That case is continued to 9325.
Wow. Thanks.
and case number 18
mi mi 2024 006 735 2948 north fairhill street no exhibits first listing
nelson rodriguez sarvino is the listed owner
there are no hands up i think thank you so this is the first listing so mi2024
006735 2948 north fair hill street that case is continued must be heard to 9325 thank you
We have one pro-shape case we want to go to.
Let me break it in one minute.
Number eight.
and my 2024-006-541-4607D Street.
Listed applicant tenant is Jennifer Baez.
There's a letter of unanimous support
from the North 42nd Ward
and a letter of non-opposition
from Council Member Lozada.
Jennifer Baez, if you're in the virtual audience,
can you raise your hand? Good morning. Could you please state your name and spell for this
stenographer? My name is Jennifer Baez. First name J-B-E-N-N-I-F-E-R. Last name B-A-E-Z.
Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Yes.
Our vice chair has a few questions for you. Good morning. Have you emailed in all the required
documents and exhibits that's needed to proceed
with this case five days in advance.
Sorry, to my knowledge, I have.
Thank you.
Our presentation is up.
Someone else is going to add or something?
Yeah, I got them.
Okay, all right, so please proceed.
Just scroll down.
You want to see everyone?
We have the computers here.
We see all the documents you're showing.
We see all the documents you're showing.
Why don't you
Why don't you start off by saying, what is it you want to do?
So we want to meet with my daughter.
I'm nervous.
That's okay.
You don't have to be nervous, really.
We want to open like a one-stop shop for women, beauty salon, do facials, massages, hair, nails.
So why don't you show us the property?
and you're the tenant am i correct yeah okay so this is the inside of the property um this is the
front from where the door is there's a bathroom there um back here will be where the waxing
services will be um any facials or massages that will be will be back here um there will be a
shampoo bowl right there. There is a connection here to my right. There will be two salon
chairs for hair. And then on the left, we want to have two nail tables to have manicures
and extend nail extensions. And then here is from the back view. So this right here
will be where the shampoo is. This is the front of the building. There is an exit here
and there's an exit on the side here, right on the side of this door. There's another
exit right next to the bathroom um so it will be it will be simple um maybe no more than three
people will be working we do seek we are going to look for um people to work to to we're going to
hire maybe two more people um and you posted your building right you put the zoning notice up yes
yes sir okay and that's your mailings and this is the mailing and tell us what happened when you
went to the rco um they denied it because it wasn't it was oh when i went to the meeting yeah
on on the community meeting yeah oh yeah yeah um i just explained to them what we want to have and
showed them the videos and the pictures and they seem to be on board they're they're they were in
favor of you yes right and the council person's in favor of what you're doing too yeah okay
okay questions from the board uh hours of operation hours of operation will be um
nine to six will be our last client at six o'clock okay and then um how many operators you're
planning to have doing hair nails in all or in the beginning all in all three three yeah so
there'll be how many doing hair how many doing nails oh well four i'm sorry so two doing hair
and two doing nails okay and um you have all your um certificates and licensing for
providing beautician services yeah so we are going to require that anybody that comes on board
will have their cosmetology license my daughter is certified so we're going to start with her
in there now well she's licensed she's a cosmetologist so she's going to be in there
and then we are going to look for employees to come on board okay and then I guess the other
question is um okay uh the hours of operation you said nine to six and that's how many days a week
um tuesday to saturday okay and then if they have any saturday um sunday or monday it would be like
by appointment only it wouldn't be open like the doors won't be open to the public it would just
be by appointments only and how many how many clients do you expect you would have on a day
on a day i mean you're guesstimating at this yeah um per per um yeah so for nails on a schedule from
nine to six, about five a day. And then for hair, it can vary depending on service. I'll say two,
three. And do you do any of this kind of work now? My daughter does. Yeah. She's a,
she's a cosmetologist. So she's at another shop. Yeah. She's been doing this and whatever. Yeah.
she just graduated in last year okay it feels like just yesterday
in last year okay it feels like just yesterday but she is she is in another location she's
currently practicing okay and you would be what the manager yeah just overseeing everything
all right thank you all right i have two questions one are you going to be handing any
sorry biomedical waste um on site since you're doing waxing and esthetician services
and is there a plan for the kind of disposal of that so we haven't gotten that far yet
um but i do think that we will have it just in case like any nicks or cuts yeah so yes and then
two are you planning to do any signage because i saw from the photo it looks like this was like
maybe a food establishment before it was a barbershop okay yeah um there will be a sign
included over over the building there is um a spot for it let me see there's no post or nothing
outside um hillary would she need a corrected refusal to include the sign um it depends on
the sign um if it meets the parameter she can just get a permit over the counter for it um but
if she has something that's outside of compliance she would she would need to do a separate zoning
application because this is change of use only for the sign here at the top of the different
size signs and different types of signs some of them do require separate approval at this board
so just pay attention when you're some you could get over the counter but depending on the sign
just because what's there might have been previously approved doesn't mean okay you could
replace it okay any questions from the board questions from our attorney hillary emerson
um you're using the entire building is that correct yeah it's like a garage i think they
had it as a garage before it's one floor okay all right thank you all right questions or comments
from the audience or the virtual audience no hands at this time planning commission
Amy Boyd with the Planning Commission, A-M-Y-B-O-Y-D.
Do you swear or affirm that tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?
Please proceed.
The comprehensive plan recommends no change to the RSA-5 residential single-family zoning at this location.
The proposed use is consistent with documented prior use as the property has had a past permit for personal services.
The Planning Commission recommends a board grant the requested variance for personal services.
Thank you.
MI 2024-006-541-4607 D Street, I vote yes.
Michael Johns, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Tanetta Graham, my vote is yes.
Tywin, my vote is yes.
Shishmael Shaheed, my vote is yes.
Always forget you.
Number one, MI 2020.
Mr. Chair, excuse me, can we vote the add-ons, please?
Sorry about that.
Number one, MI 2024-006-242-3533 North 16th Street.
I vote yes with proviso.