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Frankford NAC Zoning Group to Hear 3 Cases

The Frankford NAC Zoning Group will meet at 7 PM on May 9th at Second Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.  The following cases are on the agenda.

1520-22 Arrott Street – PERMIT FOR A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR WITH EXISTING TWO (2)IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE CREATES A CONDITION OF MULTIPLE MAIN USES ON A LOT. – sit down restaurant

1520-22 Arrott Street

4924 Duffield Street – PERMIT FOR TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. – Legalization of a duplex

4924 Duffield Street

5344 Akron Street – PERMIT FOR TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. – Legalization of a duplex

5344 Akron Street

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Frankford NAC Zoning Meeting April 2019

The Frankford NAC zoning group heard the following cases at the meeting on April 11th.

2000 Orthodox Street – PERMIT FOR A TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. – Continued, need blueprints

2000 Orthodox Street

4340 Leiper Street – PERMIT FOR USE AS TWO (2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING IN AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE – Continued, need blueprints that indicate an egress for the second floor.

4340 Leiper Street

4360-62 Leiper Street – PERMIT FOR A FOUR (4) FAMILY DWELLING (MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. – Opposed

4360 Leiper Street

4637 Mulberry Street – PERMIT FOR USE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AS A (2) TWO FAMILY DWELLING. FIRST FLOOR GARAGE TO BE USED FOR STORAGE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. – Opposed

4637 Mulberry Street

The next Frankford NAC zoning meeting will be held on May 9th at 7 PM at Second Baptist Church, 1801 Meadow Street.
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Frankford NAC Continues Cases

At the Frankford NAC zoning meeting held on March 14th, all cases were continued.

5451 Akron Street – Variance for a hair salon on the 1st floor with a single family dwelling on the 2nd – Continued. The tenant was present; however, the owner did not show.

5451 Akron Street

1804 Orthodox Street – Variance for the legalization of a duplex – Continued. Applicant failed to submit professional blueprints.

1804 Orthodox Street

2000 Orthodox Street – PERMIT FOR A TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. Continued. Applicant failed to attend.

2000 Orthodox Street

The next meeting of the Frankford NAC zoning group will be held on April 9th at 7 PM at the Second Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.

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4800 Frankford Avenue Zoning Hearing November 14th

Opioid Treatment Crisis

The official zoning hearing at the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) for the application by Wedge Medical to open a 16 unit residential facility at 4800 Frankford Avenue will be held on November 14th at 2 PM at 1515 Arch Street.

4800 Frankford Avenue

Why is this important?  The Frankford NAC is the RCO (Registered Community Organization) for our area.  That group held a meeting in October where Wedge presented their case for support for the project to the community.  There was almost universal opposition to the project.  The results of that meeting were then forwarded to the ZBA.

The ZBA on the 14th will render a final decision on the application.  They could go against the wishes of the community and give the project the green light.  Your attendance at this meeting will add weight to the results of the community meeting.

There are several reasons why I oppose this project.

  • We all know that there is an opioid crisis.  In Frankford, there is an opioid treatment crisis.  We have too much of it to meet the needs of the people from Frankford.  Frankford is overwhelmed with people in treatment and many are not from here.  Last year I met a young man on the Avenue.  He asked me where he could find something and we got to talking.  He said he was in a treatment program.  I said where are you from.  He said he was from Lancaster and had never been here before.  I asked how did he end up in Frankford and he said his caseworker had no openings in Lancaster but found a spot in Frankford.  I hope his treatment was successful.
  • At the community meeting with Wedge, they were asked if all the residential spots would be for Frankford residents.  Wedge said they do not control who gets the spaces.  They have to accept whoever is referred to them.
  • Somewhere in City Hall, they are tracking addiction and when they see there are a lot of people with addiction living somewhere, a light bulb goes off and they say let’s put another treatment facility there.  So with our many fine treatment facilities, it looks like the addiction problem is very high but the reality is that is is high because of all the treatment facilities that they have already allowed to move in.  It becomes a cycle the feeds on itself and there is no end in sight.
  • If you want to buy drugs in Frankford, go to Foulkrod Street and Frankford Avenue.  That is exactly where the location of the planned facility sits.  Even the few people I know who support the new facility acknowledge that this is the worst possible location for it unless you really don’t care whether these folks succeed or fail in their treatment.

If you decide to attend the meeting on the 14th, do not expect to be in and out.  These things can take time and I have yet to be at one that runs on time.  On the other hand, your voice can make a difference.  I’ll be there, it is too important to miss. Will you be with me?