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Frankford NAC December Meeting

There were only two zoning cases to be reviewed at the meeting held on December 11th at Second Baptist Church..

The owner of 2051 Larue Street, Mr. Chen,  appeared as a followup to last month’s appearance.  He has not yet received the orange zoning change notice for posting on the property so the case will be continued until the notice has been posted in order for local residents to become aware of the change in zoning requested.

 

  • APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
  • SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR HOME BUSINESS, CONVERT RESIDENTIAL BASEMENT FOR USE AS A FACIAL SPA. IN AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING STRUCTURE.

 

The owner of 4117-29 Worrell Street did not appear at the meeting.

 

The next NAC meeting will be held on January 16th at 7PM at Second Baptist Church

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Frankford NAC Meets for November

The Frankford NAC (Neighborhood Advisory Committee) reviewed four cases at the meeting on November 13th.

  • Mr. Chen, the owner of 2051 Larue Street is applying for a variance to use the basement as a facial spa business.  Although there was no neighborhood opposition, he did not have all the required documentation and so a continuance will be requested.  He will return to the NAC meeting to present his case at a future meeting.
  • Mr. Boyd, owner of 4117 Worrell Street is applying for a permit for personal vehicle repair and maintenance with vehicle parking on site.  Mr. Bryant, NAC President, noted that there appear to be unresolved violations on the property.  In addition, a neighbor appeared and spoke against the variance citing that the business has already been operating without permits.  In light of those issues, the NAC will request a continuance until the issues are resolved.
  • Mr. Damm, appeared for 5451 Horrocks Street for a variance for use for a professional office on the first floor with a single family dwelling on the second floor.  He provided signed petitions of support and there was no opposition so the NAC will send a letter to the zoning board supporting the variance.

    1541 adams ave

    1541 Adams Ave. credit to Google Maps for the image

  • The attorney for owner of 1541 Adams Avenue presented the final case.  This property is the large vacant lot at Adams and Kensington Ave.  It is owned by 4150 KENSINGTON AVE LLC which is the building the fronts on the 4100 block of Kensington.  The lot is zoned RSA-5 which is for residential use.  They want to change the zoning to CMX-2 which is commercial.  The reason is that the cost residential construction far exceeds the value of any house in that area of Frankford and would make it economically unfeasible.  The owners believe that the lot could be find productive commercial use.  In order to do this the zoning map has to be changed legislatively.  The Councilperson would introduce legislation to do this and if approved the zoning map would be changed.  There was one neighbor in opposition to the change.  The NAC asked that the owners get some support for the change before they go further with the process.

 

The next Frankford NAC meeting will be held on December 11th at 7PM at Second Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.

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Family Assistance Workshop

LIHEAP APPLICATIONS WILL BE DONE ONSITE!
What to bring: Identification, Social Security Numbers for all household members, Proof of family income, Current Utility Bill
Presenters: Maria Adames– PECO, Nyisha Chapman– PGW, Cheryl Mackey– Utilities Emergency Services Fund (UESF), Jerry Bennett– Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA)

family assistance workshop 2014

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Frankford NAC Meeting for October

5536 torresdale avenue

5536 Torresdale Avenue

The Frankford NAC (Neighborhood Advisory Committee) had a quick meeting on Thursday October 9th to review the case for the owner of 5536 Torresdale Avenue who is applying for a variance for a sign which has been mounted for several years. It did not meet legal height requirements.  In addition he is applying for an additional lighted sign.

The NAC does not approve these issues but helps the gather information from the community to assess residents opinions.  In the case of the Torresdale Avenue business, no residents who loved in proximity to the business attended the meeting.  The applicant presented signed petitions from local residents who were in favor who did not oppose the change.  In addition, the NAC distributed flyers in the neighborhood to alert residents of the meeting.

The NAC board, seeing no community opposition to the variance and no other reason to oppose it, will write a letter to the Zoning Board of Adjustment notifying them of those facts.

The next NAC meeting will be on November 13th at 7PM at 2nd Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.

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Frankford NAC Approves Duplexes

The Frankford NAC met on Thursday, August 14th, where they decided to support zoning variances for two duplexes.

The owner of 1652 Haworth Street is seeking to legalize the existing use of the property.  At present the zoning only allows for single family use.

At 4314 Leiper Street the owner is planning major renovations to the deteriorating property.  The rear part of the building has to be rebuilt and the owner would like to convert it to two family use.

No community residents to oppose either project attended the meeting and after questioning representatives of each owner, the NAC decided to support their requests.

The next meeting of the Frankford NAC is scheduled for September 11 at 7PM at the Second Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.