Thursday November 19, 2015
Ms. Julia Chapman, Chairperson
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Re: Appeal for Use Variance at 6501 Roosevelt Blvd
Appeal #:
26223 Permit #:
644028 Date & Time: December 8, 2015
9:30AM
Owner: Adam E.
Laver, Attorney for Applicant
Dear
Ms. Chapman:
Please
accept this letter on behalf of the Mayfair
Civic Association (“MCA”) which
represents the neighbors of the Mayfair Community as a letter of
Non-Opposition, Re: the above, with provisos.
iSmile, via Dental Management Dynamics, LLC, came before our RCO and we
adopted the same provisos as we included for a similar business located in the
same shopping Center. Our Association
voted unanimously not to oppose with the following agreed upon provisos:
1. Join and maintain Membership within the Mayfair Business
Association;
2. The outside of your establishment must be kept clean, maintained, graffiti
free, and swept at all times;
3. Signage to be kept to a minimum:: No
nailing of banners to the walls, No excessive signage in the windows (all windows
should be easily seen through at all times), Grand Opening signs, flags,
garland, streamers to be removed within 30 days of store opening;
4. Add and maintain an outdoor trashcan;
5. Snow removal to be done within 6 hours of the storm, and during business
hours;
6. Contact information (Name - Phone Number - Email) to be provided to the
Mayfair Civic Association for the tenant, as well as the property owner /
landlord, and property manager;
7. Notify the MCA and Mayfair Business Association that you are seeking new
hires and hire within the community if possible; and
8. Zoning runs with the applicant and reverts back to its
original usage should applicant vacate the premises
Additionally,
9. No Methadone shall
be dispensed;
10. Medical waste
will be disposed of properly, according to State and Federal regulations, by a
certified medical waste removal company;
11. Regular waste will be disposed of properly; and
12. Upon surrendering
the premises, Applicant will petition the Zoning Board to remove the variance
for the property so that it reverts back to its original use; and
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at the number below.
Very
Truly Yours,
Joseph J.
DeFelice, Esq.
Zoning Chair (215)
292-3926
cc: Adam Laver, Applicant
Andrew Dick, Councilman Bobby Henon
Mike Scotese, Mayfair Business Association
Donny Smith, Mayfair Civic Association
Ilya Imyanitov, Dental Management Dynamics,
LLC
Thursday November 19, 2015
Ms. Julia Chapman
Chairperson
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Re: Appeal for Use Variance at 6354 Cardiff Street
Date & Time: January 15, 2015
Owner: Nicole
Lassiter d/b/a Nicole’s Family Daycare 6354
Cardiff Street
Dear
Ms. Chapman:
Please
accept this letter on behalf of the Mayfair
Civic Association (“MCA”) which
represents the neighbors of the Mayfair Community as a letter of
Non-Opposition, Re: the above, with provisos.
Ms. Lassiter came before us for the second time in as many years. Since coming before us, Ms. Lassiter, to our
knowledge, as abided the provisos put forth two years ago which were:
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Ms. Lassiter may have no more than 8
children.
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Her hours of operation shall not exceed
6am-6pm Sunday through Saturday
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She will become a member of the Mayfair
Business Association.
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She will restrict vehicles from parking
in the rear of the property.
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She will properly maintain the
property.
Additionally, we have agreed to include to include the
following provisos for this hearing:
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The outside of your establishment must be kept clean,
maintained, graffiti free, and swept at all times;
-
Signage to be kept to a minimum:: No nailing of banners to the walls, No
excessive signage in the windows (all windows should be easily seen through at
all times), Grand Opening signs, flags, garland, streamers to be removed within
30 days of store opening;
-
Add and maintain an outdoor trashcan;
-
Snow removal to be done within 6 hours of the storm, and during
business hours;
-
Contact information (Name - Phone Number - Email) to be provided
to the Mayfair Civic Association for the tenant, as well as the property owner
/ landlord, and property manager; and
-
Notify the MCA and Mayfair Business Association that you are
seeking new hires and hire within the community if possible; and
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at the number below.
Very
Truly Yours,
Joseph J.
DeFelice, Esq.
Zoning Chair (215)
292-3926
cc: Nicole Lassiter, Applicant
Andrew Dick, Councilman Bobby Henon
Mike Scotese, Mayfair Business Association
Donny Smith, Mayfair Civic Association
Via Email October 12, 2015
Ms. Julia Chapman, Chairperson
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Re: Letter for Continuance or Opposition
3100
Tyson Avenue Applicant:
Tom Citro Application
Appeal# 25800 Permit # 616776
Hearing Date 10/20/15 9:30am
Dear Ms. Chapman:
Please
accept this letter on behalf of the Mayfair
Civic Association (“MCA”) which
represents the neighbors of the Mayfair Community as their Registered Community
Organization (RCO) as a formal request for a continuance. We originally held a much divided meeting for
this applicant at the Mayfair Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent St on Monday, September
21, 2015 at 7PM at the Mayfair Community Center (2990 St. Vincent Street). At this meeting several neighbors voiced
their concerns as well as support for this project. Some issues that arose were the Applicants
misrepresentation of facts about their dealings with the Zoning Chair of the
RCO and how they tried to coordinate a time to visit the property prior to the
meeting but left out that the Zoning Chair promptly responded and asked for
suggested dates and times. Several weeks
later Applicant responded but it would have been too difficult to corral the volunteer
MCA Board members at such a late day.
Another issue that arose was that said property was shut down via a
cease and desist order for operating illegally.
Nevertheless, a vote was taken and the vote was recorded 10 votes for
not opposed with provisos and nine for opposed.
Immediately after
the community meeting, but prior to sending out the letter to the Zoning Board,
we were contacted by fourteen (14) concerned neighbors who live adjacent to the
property and whose addresses were supposed to be notified prior to the meeting,
as well as ten (10) who live in close proximity) who stated that they had not
received notice of this meeting (attached herein). The MCA prides itself on
having a very open and transparent dialogue with our neighbors and we hold
ourselves accountable for relying and trusting in the verbal report of the
zoning expeditor and the applicant. We are asking for a continuance as the
legitimacy of the applicant's claim regarding proper notification conflicts
with the neighbors’ reports. Should you choose not to continue this case, we
therefore, in the alternative as that you deny the applicant for the reasons
stated above. Nevertheless, should you decide to
hear the case and rule in favor of the applicant, we ask that the following
proviso be included as was agreed upon by the applicant.
1. Join and maintain Membership within the Mayfair Business
Association;
2. The outside of your establishment must be kept clean, maintained, graffiti
free, and swept at all times;
3. Signage to be kept to a minimum:: No
nailing of banners to the walls, No excessive signage in the windows (all windows
should be easily seen through at all times), Grand Opening signs, flags,
garland, streamers to be removed within 30 days of store opening;
4. Add and maintain an outdoor trashcan;
5. Snow removal to be done within 6 hours of the storm, and during business
hours;
6. Contact information (Name - Phone Number - Email) to be provided to the
Mayfair Civic Association for the tenant, as well as the property owner /
landlord, and property manager;
7. Notify the MCA and Mayfair Business Association that you are seeking new
hires and hire within the community if possible; and
8. Zoning runs with the applicant and reverts back to its
original usage should applicant vacate the premises
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at the number below.
Very
Truly Yours,
Joseph
J. DeFelice, Esq.
Legal
Counsel/Zoning Chair (215)
292-3926
cc: Andrew Dick, Councilman Bobby Henon
Tom
Citro, Applicant
Via Email September 23, 2015
Ms. Julia Chapman
Chairperson
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Re: Letter of Opposition
2119
McKinley Street
Applicant: Beditza Cadillo
Application # - 614803
Dear Ms. Chapman:
Please
accept this letter on behalf of the Mayfair
Civic Association (“MCA”) which
represents the neighbors of the Mayfair Community as their Registered Community
Organization (RCO) as a Letter of OPPOSITION.
A meeting for this applicant was held at the Mayfair Community Center,
2990 St. Vincent St on Monday August 3, 2015, at 7PM at which the Applicant did
not attend due her being “not ready”. In
order to accommodate Applicant, the MCA
scheduled a second meeting on September 21, 2015 at 7PM at the same location,
at which, again the Applicant did not attend nor did she send notice that she
would not attend. Therefore, our Members
decided, unanimously, to OPPOSE this application. Please enter this letter into the record as
the official position of the Mayfair neighborhood.
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at the number below.
Very
Truly Yours,
Joseph
J. DeFelice, Esq.
Legal
Counsel (215)
292-3926
cc: Andrew Dick, Councilman Bobby Henon
Mike
Scotese, Mayfair Business Association
Donny Smith, Mayfair Civic
Association
Larissa Klevan, Philadelphia
City Planning Commission
Via Email September 8, 2015
Ms. Julia Chapman
Chairperson
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Re: Letter of Non-Opposition
7347 Frankford
Ave (NovaCare)
Applicant
–Shawn Ward
Dear Ms. Chapman:
Please
accept this letter on behalf of the Mayfair
Civic Association (“MCA”) which
represents the neighbors of the Mayfair Community as their Registered Community
Organization (RCO) as a Letter of NON-OPPOSITION with Provisos. A meeting for this applicant was held at the
Mayfair Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent St on Monday August 3, 2015, at
7PM. Therefore, our Members decided, unanimously, to NOT OPPOSE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISOS:
1. Join and maintain
Membership within the Mayfair Business Association;
2. The outside of your establishment must be kept
clean, maintained, graffiti free, and swept at all times;
3. Signage
to be kept to a minimum -
- No nailing of banners to the walls
- No
excessive signage in the windows (all windows should be easily seen through at
all times)
- Grand Opening signs, flags, garland, streamers etc to be removed within 30
days of store opening
4. Add
and maintain an outdoor trashcan;
5. Snow
removal to be done within 6 hours of the storm, and during business hours;
6. Contact
information (Name - Phone Number - Email) to be provided to the Mayfair Civic
Association for the tenant, as well
as the property owner / landlord, and property manager;
7. Notify the MCA and Mayfair Business
Association that you are seeking new hires and hire within
the community if possible;
8. Removal of any Clothes Drop-off Box;
9. Trash Cleanup/Pickup 3x a day;
10. Property will limited to Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. No Drug or
Alcohol Treatment.,
11. Usage will revert back to original zoning
designation should applicant sell or vacate property;
12. Applicant will allow the various Mayfair
organizations to use their lots when not in use, for Mayfair related events
including but not limited to the Mayfair May Fair, Mayfair Holmesburg
Thanksgiving parade, etc.
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at the number below.
Very
Truly Yours,
Joseph
J. DeFelice, Esq.
Legal
Counsel (215)
292-3926
cc: Andrew Dick, Councilman Bobby Henon
Mike
Scotese, Mayfair Business Association
Donny Smith, Mayfair Civic
Association
Larissa Klevan, Philadelphia
City Planning Commission
Shawn
Ward, Attorney for Applicant
Via Email
Ms. Julia Chapman
Chairperson
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Re: Letter of Opposition
3513
Vista St Appeal # 25535
Hearing
Date – August 19, 2015
Dear
Ms. Chapman:
Please
accept this letter on behalf of the Mayfair
Civic Association (“MCA”) which
represents the neighbors of the Mayfair Community as their Registered Community
Organization (RCO) as a Letter of OPPOSITION for the above referenced property.
A meeting for this applicant was held at the Mayfair Community Center, 2990 St.
Vincent St on Monday August 3, 2015, at 7:30PM. At this meeting, the MCA
unanimously vote to OPPOSE this application due to the high number of existing
duplexes and triplexes oon that block as well as the increased amount of
landlords from outside the area. The
meeting was attended by roughly Twenty Five neighbors from the 3500 block of
Vista St and strongly opposed this.
Thereafter we took a vote and it was unanimously opposed. The applicant was promptly notified of our
decision at the conclusion of their presentation at the meeting.
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at the number below.
Very
Truly Yours,
Joseph
J. DeFelice, Esq.
Legal
Counsel (215)
292-3926
cc: Donny Smith, Mayfair Civic Association
Via Email
Ms. Julia Chapman
Chairperson
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Re: Letter of Opposition
7728
Fairfield St Calendar # 25127
Hearing
Date – August 11, 2015
Dear
Ms. Chapman:
Please
accept this letter on behalf of the Mayfair
Civic Association (“MCA”) which
represents the neighbors of the Mayfair Community as their Registered Community
Organization (RCO) as a Letter of OPPOSITION for the above referenced
property. This meeting was continued
from June because applicant was ill prepared.
A second meeting for this
applicant was held at the Mayfair Community Center, 2990 St. Vincent St on
Monday August 3, 2015, at 7:30PM due to Applicant’s Lack of Preparation and
missing documentation. At this meeting, the MCA unanimously vote to OPPOSE this
application due to the size, scope, color and failure to adhere to dimensional
standards of side and read yard setbacks.
The applicant was promptly notified of our decision at the conclusion of
their presentation at the meeting.
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at the number below.
Very
Truly Yours,
Joseph
J. DeFelice, Esq.
Legal
Counsel (215)
292-3926
cc: Donny Smith, Mayfair Civic Association
