With provisives.
Thank you.
Thank you, council.
Thank you.
Have a great afternoon, everyone.
Thank you.
All right.
Number 18, MI-2024-003175.
6709 s18 avenue attorney is dennis george
6709, S18 Avenue.
Attorney is...
dennis george is coming in as a panelist
good afternoon mr george
good afternoon mr george
this is mr george
i did promote video yeah i got it i'm sorry my apologies good morning
2000 market street suite 1440 philadelphia 19103 on behalf of jk realty which is the owner of the
property and pacifico hyundai let me share you also state your name and spell it for the record
D-E-N-N-I-S, last name G-E-O-R-G-E.
Can you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
This use is for removal of one existing illuminating freestanding sign to install a double-faced illuminated freestanding sign.
Please proceed.
Well, hold on one second.
Do you agree to waive the reading of the refusal and stipulate to its accuracy?
Yes, we do.
And you have emailed in all of your documents five days in advance of this hearing.
We have.
I do not see a record of your RCO letter coming in.
The RCO letter was submitted this morning by the RCO, and I think Craig, he's in the audience and could testify.
Hillary, did we receive that?
I believe so.
Give me one second.
we did receive a couple letters from Mr. Melodosian this morning.
Yes, this is Essington Avenue. We did receive that, and it is a letter
of support. And as Mr. George mentioned, Mr. Melodosian is here as well.
Thank you. Okay. Please proceed, Counsel. Thank you. The application is for a replacement of
an existing sign. What I'd like to do for the board is go right to the current signage so you
could see what we would like to do. Hyundai of America has requested that its dealers change
its signage to a different color. As you can see on this photograph, there is the current Hyundai
sign, which is the silver and blue. What our proposal is, is to replace that existing sign
with a new sign with the new color scheme proposed by Hyundai on the existing foundation.
It would be the same exact size of the current sign. I would like to go to the revised proviso
which is number seven on our list and show you the color scheme that they have suggested.
this is the new hyundai color scheme and the sign would be basically the same as the existing sign
except it's a two-faced sign we would have to change the color we have gone before the
the rco which is has a letter of support i've also submitted the revised plans
which corrected the original submission, and that would be our request to the board.
All right.
Can we bring your client on?
Yes, Thomas Flynn.
Mr. Flynn, can you please promote?
Tom Flynn has been allowed to speak.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Good morning, Mr. Lane.
Can you please state your name as spelled for the court reporter?
First name Thomas, T-H-O-M-A-S, last name Flynn, F-L-Y-N-N.
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Proceed, counsel.
Tom, have you heard the presentation I made to the board this morning?
Yes, I have.
And is it true and correct and accurate as to the best of your knowledge?
Yes, it is.
And do you adopt the testimony as your own?
Yes, I do.
Mr. Chairman, that would basically be our presentation.
We're more than happy to answer any questions the board may have.
I'm just a question from the board.
Understood.
Questions from the board.
Thank you.
You kind of add something.
Yes, I guess.
So let me make sure I understand the current sign is only one side.
It only has one face.
No, it is a double face sign.
The current sign.
and then this one would just be this this the same exact sign with a different color scheme
so it's just a different it's just the the manufacturers sometimes require that the
dealers change their signage to meet the manufacturer's signage requirements
and that's what we're looking at the pacifico has built a state-of-the-art facility
uh at the location with a brand new hyundai dealership showroom service center and as part
of that the manufacturer requiring the sign change okay because the refusal is making it well okay
so you're just it's going to be the same signs on both sides but just a different color and design
yes same size on the same foundation we're just removing the old one and have to put a new one
at the cost of the dealer this is what the manufacturers do sometimes okay all right thank
you any other questions from the board
uh questions from our attorney hillary emerson um yes mr vice chair um i i would just ask if
we could hold the vote one week because i need um i looked over the revised plans and looked over
the original plan submitted to lni and i'm not clear what should be stamped so i don't want to
suggest a proviso for a certain number of pages and stamp them and then have that confuse lni so
i just just need a just need the week to check with lni make sure we know exactly what um what
needs to be stamped and then we can vote it with the appropriate proviso next week i will do that
on the 930 list yes we will thank you questions from the virtual audience
yes I have Craig Melodosian will be allowed to speak
Mr. Melodosian you've already sworn yourself in
yes Vice Chair Shaheed this is Craig Melodosian I just wanted to confirm that
a community meeting was held 8-26-2024 that we are in support of it
This is consistent with other applications that we've received from dealers along Essington Avenue in association with the national manufacturer requesting a change in association with the rebranding of the image we supported.
The others, one of them was through the Pacifico family, as well as another one through General Motors.
So this is typical for Essington Avenue.
And we've done similar for an assembly and entertainment venue on the Avenue, too.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Anyone else in the virtual audience?
There are no more hands.
Planning Commissioner.
Amy Boyd with the Planning Commission.
The comprehensive plan recommends no change in zoning at this location from the existing
medium industrial I-2.
The proposed use is consistent with documented prior use.
The Planning Commission recommends that the board grant the variance for a second
free standing sign.
Council, as our council stated, we're going to hold this case and we'll vote for it
next Wednesday on
the 930 list once we
receive all the updated
plans from L&I.
All right.
Do you have any more questions for us?
No. Thank you.
Thank you.
Is there anyone else out in the virtual audience
that case has not been heard yet?
I see no hands.
Thank you. And board, I
apologize. A little cold in the beginning, but I had to get going. Thank you all. See
you all at 2. Good job, Mr. Vice Chair. Good job. You did well. All right. You have a good
one. Why don't we start? Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Bill Bergman, and I will be chairing
this afternoon's EBA hearings.
With me is Cheryl L. Gaston, our board member.
With me is Cheryl L. Gaston, our board member.
Cheryl L. Gaston, President, Ms.
Present, Mr. Chairman.
Tanetta Graham, our board member.
Chairman.
Michael Johns, our board member.
Here, Mr. Chairman.
And Taya Wynn should be on very shortly.
Also present is our attorney, Hillary Emerson.
And also our deputy director for planning and zoning, Kathleen Grady.
Here's our virtual format.
proceedings are being recorded with your participation you agree to be recorded
the video will be available by contacting
zba executive director all one word at phill.gov that's zba executive director all one word
at phill.gov for our court stenography we ask attorneys and witnesses to identify themselves
else before testifying. If you are participating by phone, press star 9 to raise your hand and
star 6 to unmute. To enter an appearance statement, call 267-270-5548. Leave your email address
and address of the property in question. Finally, the question box on the screen is not for
testimony. All testimony requests or comments should be directed to Kathleen Grady, our Deputy
Director for Planning and Zoning. Let's look at our schedule for this afternoon. Number
number three, MI 2024, 002319, 4309-31 North Lawrence Street. That case is continued.
Number five, MI 2024-002-411-3212 West York Street. That hearing in this matter has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 9th at 2 p.m.
Number six, MI 2024-002-412-3210 West York Street. The hearing in this matter has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 9th at 2 p.m.
number 12
mi 2024 004 320 6560 north bouvier street that case has been continued
are there any other requests for continuances
good afternoon chair i see no hands thank you very much number one sorry chair um i
hand went up afterwards from wallace wade okay they will be allowed to speak
counsel could you please state your name and spell for the court stenographer
good afternoon wallace wade
mr wade please spell your name for the court stenographer first name wallace w-a-l-l-a-c-e
last name wade w-a-d-e right do you swear or affirm to tell the truth the whole truth and
nothing but the truth yes i do counsel mi 2023 004 267 9900 east chelton avenue
this is the fourth listing we have no exhibits
correct uh correct um i just took over the case maybe a month a month a month and a half ago
i'm from another attorney i'm asking what would uh what exhibits or i thought you guys had
everything um from my understanding you don't i just
okay you're breaking up a little bit counsel let me let me tell you what we're going to do
counsel we're going to continue this one more time the next time it must be heard i would
recommend that you call the office the phone number will be in the in the chat center they
will tell you exactly what you need to proceed with this okay thank you i appreciate it all
All right. I understand. Thank you. And number 14, MI 2024-004-353-222 Hermitage Street, that case has been withdrawn.
If you want to go to our add-on list, number one, MI 2024-004-131-2520 North Front Street, TE-117074, I vote no.
dash one one seven zero seven four i vote no michael johns my vote is no
cheryl gaston my vote is no sonetta graham my vote is no thank you number two mi 2023
zero zero three one five nine thirty nine forty two wall street
i vote yes
Michael Johns, my vote is yes.
Cheryl Gaston, my vote is yes.
Tana Graham, my vote is yes.
And number three, MI 2024, 003-915-4040 Walnut Street.
I vote yes with provisos.
Her refusal dated 9-16-24 and temporary variance expiring 10-1-27.
michael johns my vote is yes with proviso
cheryl gaston my vote is yes with proviso
tennetta graham my vote is yes with proviso
thank you we're going to go to our regular list
number two mi 2024 000 899
5231 greenway avenue frank turner is the attorney
Frank Turner, if you're in the virtual audience, can you please raise your hand?
There's no one with a hand raised by the name of Frank Turner.
And I do not see him in the audience.
So MI 2024-000-899-5231 Greenway Avenue. That case is continued. Mark must be heard.
Number four, MI 2024-002-348-2049-North Randolph Street.
Vern Anastasio is the attorney.
Yeah, Vern is coming back in as a panelist.