Harrisburg City Planning Commission Meeting - 5/7/2026

like to call the Harshburg Planning

Commission to order at approximately

632.

Um commissioners, um you received your

April 1st, 20

26 meeting minutes. Are there any

changes, additions, deletions?

If not, could I get a motion for

approval?

Move to approve.

>> Is there a second?

>> Second.

>> It's been moved and second approval of

the minutes as they are. All those in

favor state by saying I.

>> I.

>> I.

>> Opposed. Abstention.

Motion carried.

Under old business. This is a zoning

code amendment

uh for signage regulations outlined in

chapter 7-325

of the zoning code. is filed by the

hashtra plane bureau and is to revise

and streamline the ordinance to support

city businesses and organizations

accommodate modern signage best

practices and ensure new signage designs

are compatible with surrounding

neighborhoods. Yes.

>> Uh yes,

>> sorry. Uh yeah. So, um I know we were

kind of hoping Vern was going to be able

to be here uh as I think he is the only

uh commissioner we hadn't heard from uh

yet regarding uh the uh signage

regulations. Uh but he is clearly not

here uh this afternoon. So, uh, I don't

know, um, whether the rest of the

commissioners feel comfortable moving

ahead and just, uh, uh, taking action,

uh, with maybe some additional

discussion or whether you would like to

wait to hear from, uh, Commissioner

McKisik.

Commissioners, it's your

>> Okay.

I mean, I I don't think so. I think um

you know, it's important to get it right

here as it leaves uh the planning

commission and and to hear from

everybody. Uh and I know we have heard

from the rest of the commissioners. So,

I don't I don't think I don't think

there's I don't think there's a harm in

postponing another month.

>> Okay.

>> Could I get a motion to continue this

until the next meeting?

>> Is there a second? Second.

>> It's been moved a second to continue

this until the next uh our next meeting.

All those in favor state by saying I

>> oppose.

Motion carries.

Uh item number two. This is a a variance

and special exception application for

1854 through 1860 W Street. This is the

zone RM is followed by area cosmos

and establish a multif family going use

through consolidation of multiple lots

with individual residencies into a

single lot and to construct required off

street parking and rear yard.

Y okay. So the applicant is proposing to

consolidate four subject properties into

a single parcel which will consolidate

three single family dwellings and a

mixeduse building proposed for

conversion to two units to create a

5-unit multif family dwelling which

requires zoning hearing board approval

of a special exception for the proposed

use per section 7-305.7 the zoning code

and a variance for encroachment of

parking space in the rear yard setback.

The properties at 1854 to 1860 Walnut

Street total 2 acres and feature a row

of connected 2 and 1/2 story structures

which were constructed circa 1900.

Properties abounded by Apricot Alley to

the north. The properties at 510 North

19th Street and 1862 Walnut Street to

the east, Walnut Street to the south,

and the property at 1852 Walnut Street

to the west. This row of attached

structures features elements of the

Italian 8 and vernacular architectural

styles. Character defining features

include the varied facade and treatments

including vinyl, vertical wood and wood

wooden shingle siding, the seconds story

porch on the front elevation connecting

three of the four buildings and the

prominent dormers. The main entrances

feature primarily feature paneled metal

doors set within simple frames. Although

the property at 1861 street features a

half view pane with simulated divide

light mountains, they are accessed by

small concrete patios. Penetration

features windows in a variety of sizes,

shape, shapes, sizes, pane

configurations, and settings. Although

most of the windows on the rear

elevations are one over one. Properties

at 1854 and 1856 W Street feature

prominent dormers on the on the third

floor with simple pediments. Structures

are topped with steep gable roofs clad

and asphalt shingles. The front yards of

all four properties are are enclosed by

4ft high chainlink fences and are

covered by pavers or astroturf. The rear

yards are relatively undeveloped and

feature a gravel parking lot that

extends across all four lots. Although

the properties are somewhat similar in

massing to other properties along Walnut

Street and and in the surrounding

neighborhood, they have been

significantly altered in a variety of

ways. As such, the buildings do not

contribute to the architectural

character of the streetscape and

neighborhood.

The planning bureau staff recommends the

request be approved with the following

conditions. Uh, the applicant should

remove the existing non-conforming and

unpermitted parking in the rear yard and

replace this parking with six head-end

parking spaces directly accessible from

Apricot Alley. And the applicant should

remove the gravel constituting the

current parking area and either plant

grass or install amenities for the

benefits of tenants. If granted zoning

approval to move forward with the

project as proposed, the applicant shall

allow the codes bureau to perform a

comprehensive inspection of 1860 Walnut

Street to identify any outstanding code

violations related to the unpermitted

establishment of the first floor

residential unit and will receive

approval for all necessary city permits

prior to receiving a certificate of

occupancy. Plan B staff recommends the

request be approved for the following

reasons. The proposal will not

appreciably change the existing

configuration of the properties on site

aside from the conversion of firstf

flooror commercial space at 1860 Walnut

Street into an additional residential

unit which will limit the impact on the

surrounding neighborhood. If the

condition of the planning bureau is

adopted, the configuration of the

consolidated property will be enhanced

to provide tenants with more outdoor

space to remove non-conforming parking

surfaces and imperous surface and to

create more recreational recreational

and relaxation space for tenants of the

properties. And finally, whatever

parking configuration is ultimately

approved, the applicant will need to

coordinate with Capitol Regional Water

on Storm Water Management for the

proposed parking areas.

>> Thank you, Jeff.

>> Yes.

>> State your name, address, and

relationship to the project.

>> My name is Arya Carmason. Address is 752

Willow Street, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. I

am uh the architect for the client uh

that just purchased the properties.

>> Okay. You heard the staff report

[clears throat] with the two conditions.

Are you acceptable of those conditions?

>> Uh yes. I didn't quite get all of it. I

believe it was uh no gravel and

uh yeah. So the two conditions uh were

that uh the gravel parking lot in the

rear yards of the properties uh will be

removed and replaced with um six spaces

directly accessible from Apricot Alley.

um so that the rear yards can be

returned to grass or you know space for

uh tenants. And then the second one is

ensuring that uh 1860 Walnut Street uh

have a thorough codes inspection. Um I

note in the application it sounded as

though there was a residential unit

established um in the former salon that

was located 1860. And um our records

don't show that ever having been

approved or inspected. So, we want to

make sure that's inspected to just

ensure that any electrical or plumbing

work was done correctly.

>> Okay.

>> Yes.

>> Uh, did you want to add anything to the

report?

>> Not at this time.

>> Okay. Um, Jeff, um, what's the

requirements for their parking?

>> Uh, so for the five total units that

will be on site, they would be required

to have six spaces.

And you said they do have seven

>> uh they have seven uh shown in the

drawing, but again that's just like in

the existing gravel parking area, which

you can't really um specify because you

can't like line gravel. Uh so uh what

we're saying is that they should have

parking directly accessible from Apricot

Alley, which is what most of the other

properties along uh this block of

Apricot Alley have, just a you know

concrete parking pad in their rear yard.

uh something like that and then have the

yard returned to grass or whatever for

uh the benefit of the tenants.

>> I'm sorry. Hold on just so I can

visualize what you're saying here.

>> Yeah. like you would just pull in right

from uh I cut alley into each of the

spaces. Yep.

>> How many spaces?

>> Uh so the rear the rear property line of

the consolidated lots will be about 67

ft. Um and uh at uh the required

dimensions of parking spaces 9 ft wide

by 18 ft long. You'd be able to fit um

seven well I guess you'd be able to fit

uh seven spaces in there

>> this way. Uh yes,

along the back if it's 66

>> unless it's7

>> uh it was I mean at 67 I I added the uh

property line width from the county

website.

>> So no clearance. Why I measured it?

Okay.

>> Yeah. So if you say there's seven

spaces,

>> they would only and again only six

spaces would be required uh to meet the

requirements of the zoning code.

>> [clears throat]

>> No, I think

>> Oh, the other question. Have you um

communicated with the um community at

all? I know they have a community

organization out there. I haven't uh

commu uh communicated with them in in

that sense, but I did send out some

letters and I did uh receive from phone

calls which I I talked to them and

explained what we were doing

>> and most of them were acceptable.

>> Yes.

>> Commissioners, I see any questions I

have so far. So if you have any

questions or concerns, we'll start with

Commissioner.

Yeah, I have no concerns. We're going

from a four units to five. It's not too

drastic and it's going to be a

significant improvement. So, yeah, I

have no concerns.

>> Commissioner,

>> um just a question on the size of the

units like how many bedrooms would they

be in?

>> Um

I don't recall because all these were

existing. Um let me see. I know cuz I

went into into the one it was or

actually I went to to two over here. So

one had three bedrooms, the other one

had both these had three bedrooms.

>> I'm not sure about these. They might be

two two or three bedrooms.

>> Commission.

>> Yeah. Uh I do have a couple questions.

Um uh well a clarification first. So

the structure, it's three separate

parcels. Three, three separate lots.

>> Four.

>> Four separate lots. Correct.

>> And there's like one dwelling per lot

except for the fourth one which has the

mixed use.

>> Yes.

>> So the owner is purchasing has purchased

>> all of them.

>> Yes, he owns all all of them.

>> So okay. Did they submit a lot

consolidation plan?

>> Uh yes.

Okay, missed that part. Um, and then

chef, you mentioned about coordinating

with CRW for storm water, but they would

need to submit a land development plan.

>> Uh, we wouldn't have a land development

plan, meaning for the establishment of

the parking.

>> Well, if they're making this a larger

lot and then putting like you're

essentially you're consolidating these

structures into one building and you're

adding which is impervious area onto the

lot. Wouldn't that

>> So for

>> be a land development plan.

>> So they're just I mean so they're doing

the lot consolidation which is kind of a

land development plan. It's like a minor

land development plan. They're not

building any new structures on. They've

got these four buildings on separate

parcels. And uh what this what this grew

out of was we got a this was brought to

our attention again by the floodplane

zoning process that uh brought some

other uh uh conversions to our

attention. Um and so in discussing it

with um the applicant, they were

proposing to convert 1860 Walnut Street

to two units. And uh through the through

our coordination where where I told them

well that requires a um special

exception to create a multi family

dwelling and there might be uh a

variance for a leaf from the density. Uh

he noted that the singular entity had

purchased all four of these properties.

And when you look at the four properties

in total they would provide they would

allow up to six units by right. So

they're creating five there's going to

be a five unit multi family dwelling but

they're only really creating one

dwelling unit as part of this process.

And so they'll have one lot with five

units on it. We would consider that a

multif family dwelling because you have

five units on one lot. Um even though

they're all already existing.

>> Yeah.

>> Um but then

>> you are increasing the impervious area

on that lot. Well, so they're going to I

think with the recommended uh changes

from the case report, they'll actually

reduce the overall impervious surface

because CRW considers gravel to be

impervious surface. It has to be

designed specially to handle storm water

for them to consider that uh pvious

surface. So, by removing the gravel

that's all over the kind of the backyard

right now, um, and just creating the

parking off the alley, uh, they would

actually, I think, reduce the overall,

uh, impervious surface area of the of

the property.

>> Are you okay? So, you in your condition

talking about changing it to six head

spaces. Are you okay then? Like, are you

basically saying granting any sort of

waiver if the parking spaces go into the

setbacks? Well, yeah, and that was the

that's the variance that's noted in um

uh in the request there. It says and to

construct required off- streetet parking

in a rear yard setback. So, that's what

the variance is requesting there

>> for the way they have it current the way

they're proposing to configure it.

>> Well, the proposal is I mean there's

varying uh non-conforming aspects there

of like having the gravel, not having

like line parking. um

you know, encroachment into setbacks

because they're all again different lot

lines until the lots are formerly

consolidated. Um but the proposal to

just move that parking directly

accessible from Apricot Alley just

requires that one zoning relief uh for

encroachment into the setback. They

could in theory build like a 10-ft deep

um driveway and then have an additional

18 ft for the parking spaces and that

would not be in the setback because

driveways are permitted to across a um

setback area. Uh but that would also

waste a lot of the land to do something

like that. So we're just basically

saying remove the that driveway um that

you would you know create to get around

the variance requirement and just put

those parking spaces in the rear yard.

or sorry the rear yard setback.

>> Can I add a note about that? Uh there

there is a a utility pole in that area

too. So that might interfere with one of

the parking spaces

>> and if that interferes with one I think

yeah I did I did see that during the

site visit. I I think you'd be able to

still put like five on one side and and

one on the other or four on one side and

two on the other. So I think you'd still

be able to work

>> with that.

Um, re realistically we can get five

parking spaces there. So,

>> I have no other questions.

>> Commissioner Jordan.

>> Yes. Um, so in the picture here, you

have like I guess it's like a overhead

structure for parking spaces.

>> Yes. Is that going to be removed or

altered?

>> Yes, that's going to be removed. Um, I

was told that it wasn't permitted

originally, so we're gonna have it taken

down.

>> Commission Vincent.

>> No. Um, thanks for making the changes to

be in better conformance with the zoning

code.

>> Simple.

>> Okay. Uh, with that, we'll go to the

public. If anyone is for against this

project, please stand, state your name

and address. And I'll start to my left.

Senator

on the right. Okay. Commissioners,

can I get a motion?

>> Motion to approve conditions.

>> Is there a second?

>> Second.

>> It's been moved and second for the

approval of this project with

conditions. All those in favor state by

saying I

>> opposed.

Motion carry.

>> Thank you. do the work.

>> The item number three is a variance and

special application for 1257 and 1259.

Uh this is zone RM and is followed by

Arthur Jefferson with South Central

Pennsylvania Restoration LLC.

It's to consolidate the subject

properties and request the zoning relief

necessary to construct a six unit multif

family dwelling and to request relief

from the all street parking

requirements. Jeff.

>> Uh yep. So, the applicant is proposing

to consolidate the subject parcels and

construct a three-story six-unit multif

family dwelling with a rooftop patio

common area. This project requires

zoning hearing board approval of two

special exceptions for the proposed use

and relief from the off street parking

requirements per section 7-305.7

and 7-327.6

of the zoning code respectively and two

variances for relief from the density

and allowable building width regulations

in section 7-307.3

of the zoning code. Project will include

three one-bedroom units and three

two-bedroom units. The project site is

comprised of two vacant parcels totaling

06 acres which feature overgrown

vegetation at the rear of the lot.

Project site is bounded by Walnut Street

to the north, the property at 1261

Walnut Street to the east, the property

at 46 Lynden Street to the south, and a

narrow public right ofway to the west.

The planning bureau staff recommends the

request be approved with the following

conditions. Uh, the applicant must

submit a lot consolidation and land

development plan application and receive

approval from the planning commission

and city council. And the applicant must

receive approval from the Harrisburg

Architecture Review Board, which I

believe they did receive on Monday. Uh,

the planning bureau staff recommends the

request be approved for the following

reasons. The decadesl long vacancy of

the subject properties demonstrates the

challenges inherent in identifying

appropriate and feasible redevelopment

projects and thus supports the requested

relief for the development of a six-unit

multif family dwelling. The

configuration of the property with

limited frontage along public rights

ofway and surrounded on three sides with

developed lots presents challenges

regarding access to the property and

supports the requested relief from off-

streetet parking. The project will

improve currently vacant and

unmaintained lots with affordable units

that are pressing need in the city

generally and the neighborhood

specifically. The applicant also

responded to a solicitation from the

city for redevelopment of the site as

affordable housing which necessitates

additional relief from the zoning

regulations. And finally, the proposed

building design incorporates a number of

novel features for projects in the city,

including the incorporation of a rooftop

deck, green roof, and solar panel array.

The pro the property will also be

operated as a cooperative housing model

that will retain affordability over

time.

>> Thank you, John. Could you state your

names, address, and relationship to the

project?

>> Can you speak?

>> Uh, press the button on there. Yeah.

Thank you. I'm Duran Sawyers, uh,

co-owner of South Central PA

Restoration.

I'm sorry. Address 1400 Karen Drive,

Harrisburg, PA.

My name is Arthur Jefferson. My address

is 1952 Manitor Street. And I again the

co-owner of South Central PA

Restoration, which will serve as the

general contractor and the developer of

the project.

>> Okay. You both heard the staff report.

Are you acceptable of the three

conditions?

>> Yes. Yes.

>> Do you want to add anything to the

report?

>> Um, please approve.

[laughter]

>> I

Okay, with that at this time, I have no

questions yet. So, I'll start with

Commissioner. Any questions, concerns?

Yeah. Yeah. Jeffrey, real quick, can you

outline the the relief being sought here

again?

>> What's that? Sorry.

>> Can you uh explain the relief being

sought real quick for me?

>> Yeah, sure. So, um because the

properties are in the RM zoning

district, multif family dwelling

requires a special exception. Um,

additionally, uh, because they cannot

provide, uh, off- streetet parking on

the property, they will require relief

from, um, the three units that would be

require that would be required if it's

submitted under the city's um,

affordable housing program. And if not,

it would be six uh, off- streetet

parking spaces that would be uh, require

relief. Um, and then as far as the

variances are concerned, uh, the project

is more dense uh, than would be

permitted by Wright in the RM district

um, even with uh, the affordable units.

Um and uh the building is also wider

than the 20 is more than 20% uh of the

prevailing width of structures on the

block.

>> All right. And what's the density? What

numbers we dealing with there?

>> Uh I believe they would have been able

to provide uh or they could have um

constructed two units by right and

they're proposing six units.

>> All right. Yeah. Yeah. In spite of that,

it looks like a great project. You have

to attracted voting. Hope that's what

ends up there. So yeah, I'm in favor.

I'm just curious about the nonprofit

that's mentioned in the application.

>> Big US or US Big Us?

>> Big US workbased training. Yes.

>> Okay. Can you tell me a little bit about

the nonprofit and the relationship to

the project here?

>> Um so,

uh we are from the city of Harrisburg um

and South Central PA Restoration. how we

started that myself and Arthur um we it

was us and some guys from our community

and uh we so what we did over time we

kind of trained them and showed them a

trade and so we seen families uh the

improvement of them especially the

fathers in the house and they be able to

support. So we like, man, we we're doing

all of this from the muscle. So why not

try to get some assistance from funding

and start a nonprofit to do the same

thing and which we already know is

successful because we're actually doing

it. So we do a lot of work for the city

of Harrisburg and uh other counties as

well. So that's how we started the

nonprofit and with that idea in mind.

>> Okay.

>> Yes, ma'am.

>> Uh Commissioner M.

I appreciate seeing an infill uh

development project. So that's really

really good to see. And I don't have any

questions about the plans that

presented. So uh I'm curious if um you

were able to reach out to your neighbors

uh surrounding community and get any

feedback.

>> We we sent the letters out and um I

received one phone call and the lady

just was inquiring about what what's

going to happen, who are we going to

have in the property. Uh she was more

concerned that we were bringing in um

like like homeless homeless people on

the property, turning into a project,

let's let's say, but um we assured her

that that's not the direction that we

looking to go and um she said, "Okay."

>> Okay. Thank you,

>> Commissioner George.

>> Yes. Um, so to confirm this has been

submitted to the affordable housing

program,

>> um, I don't, uh, well, they didn't have

anything in, um, the actual application

that said like we intend on doing this,

but they're also, uh, talking about

ensuring the long-term affordability of

the property and also using a co-op

model. And so I'm not sure if maybe that

model uh maybe complicates it a little

bit because it won't necessarily be like

a rental uh unit, you know, like I think

as part of the co-op you like own part

of the building too. Um and so that

might complicate it and I'm not sure

frankly how our affordable housing

program would view something like that.

Maybe it's a bit different. Um, so, uh,

I didn't want to presume it would be

filed through that, but, um, if they do

file through that, that could be

certainly something that's addressed

through the land de development

application.

>> The only other question I had is um,

what is the average square footage of

each size unit?

>> About a thousand square feet

>> for for both the one and two bedrooms.

>> Yes.

>> Thank you.

Commissioner Vincent.

>> Um, no questions on a technical aspect

on the application. Um, on a personal

note, you know, great great job with

this project. This this is a really good

uh a good way to get, you know, housing

in, get that development, and I love

co-op models. You know, I've read about

them before. It is a good way to get

people to transition into home

ownership, um, and having something in

between. So, it's a really good project.

Hope you guys

a chance to come back. Thank you.

>> With that, I'll go to the public again.

>> Yes. Sorry.

>> Just because it's not clear to me. So,

is the is the off street parking relief

we're not requiring any?

>> That that'd be correct. It'd be a full

relief for off parking. Yeah.

>> I wasn't sure if you're saying they're

going to provide three

affordable housing or

>> is what they would be required to have.

But this plan, the relief is asking to

complete relief.

>> Yep.

>> No, that's it. I just wanted to

>> I thought about that after you said

that.

>> So glad you asked. Uh we'll go to the

public and uh if you have any concerns

or about this project or questions, Dan

and state your name and address. I'll

start to

senator one person there.

Commissioners

get a motion. I think this this other

commission said I think it's a great

project and the co-op is really great.

We need more of that in the city and the

building looks very will definitely

brighten up the neighborhood

which is very good.

So with that commissioners, could I get

a motion here?

>> Approve with conditions.

>> Is there a second?

>> Second.

>> Second for approval of this project with

three conditions. All those in favor

state. I

>> opposed

carried.

Good luck.

>> Thank you. Thank you guys.

Under new business, this is uh item

number four. This is a variance and

special uh special exception application

for 1531 and 1533 North 63 zone

IMS institutional

as followed by Penn State Health. This

is to construct an accessory use on-site

development to setback areas and

construct a fence taller than permitted

by right?

>> Yep. Uh so the applicant is proposing to

create an outdoor therapeutic playground

facility on the subject properties for

exclusive use by patients of the

adjacent medical offices at 1524 Wallace

Street which is an accessory use

function as the principal use of the

property and involves the construction

of a basketball court and playground

equipment that will encroach into the

side and rear yard setbacks which both

require zoning hearing board approval of

a variance application. The project will

also involve installation of a 10-ft

high fence which requires zoning hearing

board approval of a special exception

application for fence exceeding the

maximum 6 ft in height in the INS

district. Uh the proper the project site

is comprised of two vacant parcels

totaling 04 acres which feature unckempt

vegetation, a row of low shrubbery along

the side and rear property lines and

small and a small fenced enclosure in

the southeastern corner. The project

site is bounded by the property at 1535

North 6th Street to the north.

Properties at 1521 North 6th Street to

the south and east and north 6th Street

to the west.

The planning bureau staff recommends the

request be approved for the following

reasons. The existing configuration of

the development site, particularly the

narrow width and shallow depth, would

require relief for any type of

development on site. and the proposed

development represents a sensible use of

the lot given the low inensity use and

proximity to the principal use which it

will support. The lots have been vacant

for at at least 30 years and given the

location between a an accessory parking

lot and long-standing restaurant

establishment. The proposed development

represents the most feasible and

reasonable proposal to activate the lots

and improve their contribution to the

streetscape. And finally, the project

will complement a medical outpatient

clinic that provides services to adults

and adolescence receiving treatment for

emotional, psychological, and cognitive

issues. And we'll provide an interactive

outdoor setting that facilitates their

physical and mental health.

>> Thank you, Jeff. Could you state your

name, address, and relationship to the

project?

>> Yes. Good evening. Uh James Strong with

Mcnes Wallace and Nurk 100 Pine Street

in the city of Harrisburg. and uh we are

the attorneys for the applicant. Um and

then also with me tonight uh are Kevin

Kufa and David Deloo with Penn State

Health and Jeffrey Shik with K&W

Engineers.

>> Okay. Um

give me just a little more background on

your connection with Penn State and

>> Sure. I'll give you a little bit of uh

background and uh then if there are any

questions uh the folks on the team will

be uh happy to answer those questions

for you. Um but Penn State Health

operating as the Pennsylvania

Psychiatric Institute will be operating

an outpatient clinic on land uh located

on North Sixth Street and Wallace

Street. So that would just be to the

north of the federal courthouse

building, the new federal courthouse

building. Um that clinic includes

adolescent support uh as part of its

child uh partial program. And so

children will come to the clinic um for

uh varying parts of the day and as part

of that uh therapeutic uh programming

for the children. Um the clinic wants to

have a playground area uh for those

children uh to go out and uh have

outdoor uh therapeutic time. Um, the

playground would be for the exclusive

use of the clinic's uh patients. They

would always be accompanied by staff

escorted from the clinic building to the

uh playground building. Um, and so the

relief is is tied to sort of the unique

nature of these two very narrow parcels

uh that would be combined, but even at

their uh combined width, it would be a

maximum width of 31 ft. Um, so the

zoning relief relates to the unique

nature of those parcels. First is that

the parcels are separated from the

clinic parcel. So even though this is an

accessory use to the outpatient clinic,

um, it's not on the same parcel as that

principal outpatient clinic use. So

that's the reason for that request for

relief is to allow the accessory use to

be located on a nearby property as

opposed to being on the same property as

the principal use, which here is the uh,

clinic. The uh second request uh relates

to the side and rear setbacks. So those

side setbacks are 20 feet on each side

and the rear is 20 feet. As I mentioned,

even when we consolidate these two

parcels, at its widest, the parcel is

only 31 ft in width. So we can't meet

those uh requirements. So uh we are

requesting relief uh to allow the

proposed playground equipment as

depicted on the plan. And then the last

request for relief relates to the height

of the fence that would be proposed to

surround uh the playground. Um that

maximum permitted height is six feet,

but the zoning ordinance does allow by

special exception for that fence height

to be increased. And so the proposed

fence height is 10 ft and then there

would be a netting over the top uh of

that um uh fenced area. So, the idea is

prevent any unauthorized access into the

playground area and then also keep any

balls and other equipment inside uh the

playground area. So, that's the the

relief that's requested by the

application. Um, and so we're here to

answer any questions that folks on the

planning commission or members of the

public might have.

>> Jeff, as far as the fencing, that's a

special exception. Yeah, they actually

uh pointed out uh a section in the

zoning code which I had previously been

treating as a variance and and they

noted that it allowed for um extended

height via special exception instead of

the variance. So um you know I don't

always bet a thousand. So uh they uh

they corrected me on that and that's uh

where the um special exception request

is coming from. Okay,

>> before I have any questions, the

gentleman just joined you. State your

name, address, and relation to the

project.

>> I'm Jeff Shik. I'm with K&W Engineers,

and we're the uh con you were the civil

engineer for the project.

>> Thanks, Kevin Kufa, Penn State Health,

100 Crystal A Drive, Hershey.

>> Dave Deloo, Penn State Health, 100

Crystal A Drive in Hershey as well.

Um, since there are no conditions here,

uh, I have no questions at this time

unless you don't want to add anything to

the report.

>> No, I think Jeff covered everything very

well in the case report. Uh, and as

noted, no conditions uh, were proposed.

So, nothing for us to discuss there

either. So,

>> okay. Commissioners, this is pretty

straightforward, but do you have any

questions, concerns?

>> Yeah. Uh, has Penn State been operating

there or are they just now starting the

operation?

>> They will be um I think in August is

>> Yeah, beginning of August.

>> So, they need

>> it's under construction right now. need

to finish construction, get their

certificate of occupancy, but the the uh

goaler plan is to be uh operating in

August of this year.

>> All right.

>> Yeah. Yeah, that's great. I'm glad to

see them relocate the six feet. I'm not

going to let four feet of fencing stand

in.

One other question, James, what's what's

up with Ash? He's he hasn't been here

over here. [laughter]

>> Well, believe me, I'm pulling double

duty. I have the next application as

well.

>> Is he so Braxton? I mean, seriously, he

hasn't been here.

>> No, he's triple booked tonight. I'll get

it. [laughter] Busy man. Nothing for

>> I have no questions.

>> Yeah, I think uh this is a innovative

way to use a very uh difficult space. Um

and it's it's nice to see it being put

to a beneficial use, you know, for folks

that would need it. Um I I don't think I

have any issues with the height of the

fence and it you mentioned that

additional top portion that would have

the screening on it. The rest would be

sort of that open chain link fence we're

typically seeing.

>> Actually, the um

>> the whole thing is mesh.

three quart threequarters of the of the

vertical fence will have the screening

um or you know it's going to be either

the fabric is shown on the plan or you

know the the chain link slats but that

will be from um from bottom to top to

the 10 foot level except for on the very

I think it's the eastern most side which

would allow visibility from the actual

building um that the users of of the

playground would become coming from that

way there's additional you know um sight

lines from the building to see you know

what's occurring on the playground.

>> Okay. Okay. Yeah, that makes sense. All

right. Um it looks like on

the let's see void street side that is

full in parking indicated on the

drawings there.

>> Uh

>> so are the ballards being installed sort

of as a safety measure?

My eyes aren't great, Jeff. So, I'm like

look squinting at this Jeff um this

plan.

>> Don't appreciate your

>> Sorry, Commissioner Merrick. Where are

you referring?

>> Yeah. So, on the Boyd Street side where

it's pulling parking.

>> Yes.

>> Are there I can't see super well. So,

the plan is it new ballards being

proposed along that side sort of as a

safety measure.

>> Right. They will be. Yes.

>> Yeah. Okay. All right. because it looks

like that chain link fence is going

right up against against there. Okay.

>> Well, and I would I would also um note

that I'm guessing there's going to be

like a low retaining wall because

there's some um topographical change

across that. So, you probably have to

infill the back of the lot there to

build the thing on top of it. So, they

want to prevent people from running into

that.

>> Yeah. Okay. All right. No other

questions. Thanks.

>> Uh Commissioner Jordan

covered everything.

Commissioner Vincent.

>> Okay.

>> Again, I'll go to the public. 314

against this project. Please stand. I'll

start to my left.

Okay. Commissioner, as I said before,

this is pretty straightforward. Can I

get a motion?

>> Motion to approve.

>> Is there a second?

>> Second.

>> It's been moved. Second for approval

with no conditions. All those in favor

state by saying I.

>> I oppose and abstensions. Merry.

>> Thank you very much.

>> This is item number five. Um

this is a special applications for nine

lots in and around the intersection of

North 16th Street and Crab Apple Street.

Uh this was done RMI

Gerard Miller J Miller with TLC. It's a

workbased training program to construct

multif family buildings on the subject

properties to request relief from the

off street parking requirements in

section 7-327.6

of the zoning code and to request relief

from various aspect of development

standards.

>> Uh yep. So, uh the uh request is the

applicant is proposing to um construct

34 units across uh

nine different scattered sites uh within

the uh area generally bounded by uh

North 16th Street, North 15th Street and

Regina Street. Um, and they are

requesting relief from uh for both the

to construct the multif family dwellings

on the subject properties and to request

relief from the off- streetet parking

requirements in section 7-327.6

of the zoning code. Uh, and to construct

buildings wider than 20% of the

prevailing width on the block. uh to

construct units which require uh relief

from the front yard setbacks and to

construct parking spaces in the rear

yard setbacks uh which will not have the

required parking lot screening. Um the

applicant is seeking to develop 34

affordable housing units in development

involving 17 buildings across nine

consolidated lots. Uh the development

will consist of four one-bedroom units,

10 two-bedroom units, and 19

three-bedroom units in town home,

duplex, and triplex uh configurations

constructed across the various sites. Um

the applicant is also proposing

construction of accessory parking and

storm water management at various

locations within the development

footprint.

So the uh applicant uh the is also

seeking approval of the following

variances. So relief from section

7-307.3A

of the zoning code to construct a

building wider than 20 ft than 20% of

the prevailing width in the block and

that's applicable to lot 5 uh to request

relief from section 7-307.3A

of the zoning code to permit full

encroachment into the 5-ft front yard

setback that is also applicable to lot

5. uh to request relief from section

7-307.3A

of the zoning code to permit full

encroachment into the 4foot sideyard

setbacks and that's applicable to lots

six 7 and 9. Uh to request relief from

section 7-327.9A

of the zoning code to permit parking

encroachment into the required rear yard

setbacks along Crab Apple Street and

that request is applicable to lots

number four and nine. Uh and finally to

the extent necessary to request relief

from section 7-307.13

of the zoning code to authorize the

removal of trees with trunk diameters of

12 in or more. Uh and that's applicable

to lots number four 6 and 9. Uh the uh

project site uh is form is comprised of

34 separate parcels uh spread across

nine blocks along North 16th Street

between Walnut Street in the north and

Crab Apple Street in the south along

Crab Apple Street between North 16th

Street and Chain Street and along North

15th Street between Crab Apple Street

and Ethel Street. Uh and to um obviate

saying the same thing over again,

essentially each of these lots uh is uh

largely vacant. Uh most have uh low

grass coverage. Some have um some mature

trees and uh undergrowth uh on them and

occasionally some of the lots are used

uh for uh illegal parking u by residents

of the neighborhood.

The planning bureau recommends the

request be repro approved with the

following conditions. Uh if granted

approval for the requested zoning

relief, the applicant will subsequently

file a lot consolidation and land

development plan and receive approval

from the planning commission and city

council. Uh because the project will be

restricted to residents earning 60% of

the median family income and is

therefore eligible for a certificate of

qualification pursuant to chapter 12-101

of title 12. The applicant should submit

the project through the affordable

housing certification prior to recording

the lot consolidation and land

development plan with the Dolphin County

Recorder of Deeds. Uh the applicant

should reconstruct all sidewalks along

North 16th Street, Regina Street, and

North 15th Street to the full width

between the curb and property lines as

the current configuration of those

streets and will provide safer and

improved pedestrian infrastructure for

new residents of the proposed

development and existing residents of

the neighborhood as well as curb

bumpouts at corner lots along North 16th

Street, Regina Street, and North 15th

Street. similar to what was installed

along the 15th street frontage of the

previous phase of the project. The

applicant should also consider measures

to prevent illegal sidewalk parking

parking such as street trees. And

finally, the applicant should install

fencing and closing undeveloped areas

around the proposed buildings to prevent

unauthorized access and unpermitted

activities such as illegal parking and

dumping to create more functional space

for project residents and to enhance the

aesthetic impact of the project. The

bureau also recommends coordinating with

the city arburstone plantings to improve

the appearance and ecological function

of the project sites. The bureau

recommends that for every tree removed

uh on lots 4, six, and 9, uh the

applicants plan a new one in a tree pit

located within the public right ofway as

space on each development site will be

limited. Plan B staff recommends the

request be approved for the following

reasons. The proposed project will

develop lots that are currently vacant,

unckempt, and or utilized for

unpermitted uses such as illegal parking

or dumping and create affordable housing

units for the city's residents in a

variety of configurations, including

multi-bedroom and ADA units.

The subject properties comprising the

project site lack adequate pedestrian

infrastructure,

which creates unpleasant and unsafe

conditions that have an adverse impact

on the surrounding community. and the

project will enhance the streetscape for

existing and future residents by

providing wide shaded sidewalks if the

planning bureau's recommendations are

adopted. The zoning relief requested by

the applicant, such as relief to allow

rear yard parking or to encroach into

setbacks, which allows the construction

of units up to lot lines, will better

reflect the existing nature of the built

environment and the surrounding blocks.

Thus, these requests are necessary to

develop a project that integrates into

the building and infrastructure fabric

of the community. And finally, as

evidenced by the appearance and success

of the first phase of the applicant's

development along North 15th Street, the

project will bring significant social,

economic, and aesthetic benefits to the

neighborhood, providing affordable

housing and modern construction that

improves the streetscape and brings new

residents who will activate the street

on nights and weekends and will support

local businesses.

>> Thank you, Jeff. Could you gentlemen

state your name, address, relationship

to the project?

>> Sure. Uh again, Jamie Strong, Mcnes

Wallace, and Nurk, attorneys for the

applicant. Uh 100 Pine Street in

Harrisburg,

owner of the project

construction, TLC,

my address 2335 Dair Street, Harrisburg.

Matt Witters with Useless Engineering,

161 South 32nd Street in Campill, PA. We

are the civil engineering firm for the

uh applicant.

>> Eric Aring Ka Design Studio, 27 South

Main Street, Amler, PA 19002. We are the

architects for the project.

>> Okay. Uh gentlemen, you heard the u

staff report. Are you acceptable of the

four conditions?

>> Yeah, the uh case report is very

thorough. Um the uh conditions um there

are two that uh Matt will probably have

some additional conversations with Jeff

about. Um first the sidewalk and and the

curb um bumpouts and we can certainly do

those where we have the right to install

those improvements. Um and then the uh

the fencing. Um I don't believe there's

fencing in the first phase. Um, and so

we weren't sure if that would meant

fence in each of the properties, which

would be introducing something different

than what's there, but we can certainly

work with with Jeff on that and and have

those discussions before the zoning

hearing board.

>> Yeah. And, you know, I noticed there's a

lot of uh, you know, interstitial space

around uh, these units, especially for

some of the uh, lots that are more uh,

unusually configured like the triangular

lots on North 16th Street. Um, and as we

were walking around doing the site

visits and posting the property, you

know, we noticed that, for example, the

um, storm water catchment area for one

of the phase one sites is kind of wide

open and, you know, somebody could get

into it. I know in the discussion of

1605 to 1613 Market Street that was

reviewed earlier, they had talked about,

you know, putting a fence around that to

make sure that people couldn't get into

it. And so we're trying to look we're

trying to look to provide you know site

uh and access control which you know

helps to define the spaces a bit more

and again prevent somebody from just

driving up into the back of one of these

properties and just start parking there.

Um I mean if you go around the

neighborhood today even in the lots

around where they've finished the

buildings for lot one you still have

people just like parking on the vacant

lots there. So, so to provide that and

again to provide a bit more maybe

security uh and uh establish, you know,

the bounds of these different properties

and units, uh we recommend doing fences.

If they don't want to do fences, maybe a

bit more of a robust uh you know,

vegetated cover, planting tree screening

or something like that just to prevent,

you know, people just kind of using

these spaces behind the buildings or

beside the buildings uh for something

other than what they were intended for.

Did you hear?

>> Yeah. Again, it's not that we have

opposition to what what Jeff is

requesting in those conditions. So,

we'll we'll certainly work with him to

to address those concerns uh prior to

the zoning hearing board hearing. And if

it turns out that that fencing is what's

best, then that can be provided.

>> And and usually I don't and usually we

don't even include stuff about like the

sidewalks um and you know the fences in

like a zoning relief one.

put that in the land development plan

application, but kind of felt that uh

putting it up front at the beginning of

this process might help to ensure that

it goes a little bit smoothly as they

develop the lock consolidation and land

development plan. So that's not

something that like causes a snag in

that submission.

>> Um Jeff, just to understand the parking

again

>> since this is under the affordable act,

that's what I call it. Um

>> there's 34 minutes, but they only

required to have to have like 17 unit 17

parking spaces. Correct.

>> Correct. They'd have to have 17 overall

uh parking spaces and they have 10. Um

and so they would be required they're

requesting relief from seven off street

parking spaces. Uh and as we noted in

the case report, you know, there's all

of these lots are currently vacant. So,

um you know, there's a lot of frontage

on of on street parking. there's easy

availability to, you know, access on

street parking uh around uh 16th Street

and Regina Street especially. Um and uh

um there are bus routes that they don't

go adjacent to the project sites, but

there are bus routes nearby on 13th

Street, State Street, and Market Street.

Um as well as 17th. So they're kind of

kind of sitting in the middle of that

box. So they have access to both on

street parking um and uh mass transit

routes in the surrounding neighborhood.

>> Okay. Thanks. Um could you gentlemen uh

speak to the neighborhood neighbors at

all of that department?

>> Yes.

>> Yes, we did. We sent um letters out um

most of the stuff we already own. So,

uh, nobody gave us any feedback.

>> And you said the feedback was positive

or

>> I didn't get any feedback, but then the

residents loved what I did the phase

one, so they on board what I'm doing

again for phase two.

>> So, they loved it.

>> Okay. Uh, commissioners, I have no more

questions at this time and we'll go to

Commissioner with any concerns or

questions.

>> No, no concerns, no questions. a great

project. I like to see all this

construction going on in Allison Hill

>> and uh you know with the affordable

housing uh crisis that we're in that you

got to be a little more lax and

deviating seven parking spaces isn't a

problem I don't see. So yeah I support

it

commission

>> I concur

commission

>> yeah I would uh concur as well um a lot

of good development in here and you know

revitalizing vacant lots in field

development. It's It's good to see. So,

I was kind of in agreement like we

wouldn't typically be talking about

fencing in these places, but I think I

can understand why. Um given that so we

have these other are those vacant lots

also owned by the redevelopment

authority

>> kind of in the mix here.

>> I think some are, some aren't. Um, so

for example on the 16th Street uh lot

number two, you'll notice that's like

cut up into two separate triangles. And

I'm guessing they couldn't secure the

ownership of the one little parcel

between those otherwise they would have,

you know, consolidated them all into one

lot and built probably uh facing more

units facing 16th Street there. So yeah,

I think probably the other um, you know,

lots that are interspersed around here

are just under separate ownership.

>> Okay.

Um,

and then the the parking I don't have an

issue with the relief for seven spots. I

think my confusion or question was it

sounds like like on the one hand there

should be ample amount of parking given

this area has a lot of vacant lots. But

then the other hand in tonight I'm

hearing there's a lot of cars parking on

these lots. So do they not have enough

space to park? What is necessitating the

need to park on the street if there's

ample parking,

>> right? Um well, I mean that's a great

question. I think uh you know I think

especially I would say the parking was

more of an issue um along North 15th

Street than it was like along North 16th

Street. The North 16th Street uh and

Regina Street properties like really

didn't feature any of that. But if you

go um down to the lot eight, I believe

um which is just north of Market Street

there and uh lot 7, there is a lot of

parking there even though there's

parking available on the street. And I

think some of that comes down to, you

know, we hear a lot of times why people

are like parked up on the sidewalk.

They're worried about somebody clipping

their mirror as they go through. Um, and

so I think I think it's just a kind of

um, you know, mental thing where people

feel safer with their car off the street

even though there are spaces there. They

just feel better if it's on a lot there.

Um, and so that would be my guess as to

why that condition occurs when there's

available on street parking.

>> Yeah. Just want to make sure there

wasn't some a need that we needed to

address in that neighborhood, right? Not

separate from the project, but

>> All right. Thank you,

>> Commission.

No questions. Just happy to see a

project with so many larger size

departments. So, thank you.

>> Uh, Commissioner Vincent.

>> Yeah. Likewise. No questions. Great

project.

>> Okay. We'll go to the public. If you

have any concerns,

any objections to the project, please

stand.

We'll start to

people mostly now.

>> [clears throat]

>> Can I get a motion?

>> Motion to approve.

>> Is there a second?

>> It's been moved and second for approval

of this project with the four

conditions. All those in favor state by

saying I

>> opposed obsessions

and motion car.

>> Thank you.

Uh we're at uh item number six. This is

a lot consolidation and LDP application

for 112 North 13th Street.

and 105 through 121 Lynon Street. This

is zone RM is followed by

Dred Neil with Aton Horizon Group LLC

and it consolidate the 13 parcels

comprising the project site, convert the

former book publishing building into a

12 unit multi- family multifamily

dwelling and to construct additional

accessory parking and associated

improvements look like.

>> Uh yep. So this uh application is the

land development component of the zoning

relief uh application that was submitted

I believe back in January. Um so uh this

will be the final step in this project

uh moving forward. Um, the applicant is

proposing to consolidate the 13 parcels

comprising the project site uh along

North 13th Street and Lynen Street,

convert the former book publishing

building into a 12-unit multif family

dwelling, and to construct a 15 space

accessory parking lot and associated

improvements on site. The project

proposes one-bedroom units ranging from

537 ft to 680 ft and includes a small

office on the second floor. The project

site is comprised of 13 parcels totaling

42 acres. 12 of the lots are vacant and

the only property that features any

existing development is at 100 North

13th Street which is a.20 acre lot with

a two-story 11,580

ft brick structure which was constructed

in 1922.

The project site is generally bounded by

Calamus Street and 114 North 13th Street

to the north, North 13th Street to the

east, Walnut Street to the south, and

Lynen Street to the west. This detached

brick brick structure is an unusual

early example of the art deco

architectural style with Spanish mission

style and Gothic revival motifs and was

known as the central

printing press building formerly the

church of god central publishing house

which was designed by Frank fontock and

constructed by shoemaker and son. The

building is currently abandoned and has

been so for several decades. Character

defining features include the original

brick facade, a symmetric front facade

featuring decorative motifs, decorative

brick designs within the facade, a

prominent front entrance, a loading dock

on the Walnut Street elevation, and a

parapit wall topped with concrete coping

featuring ge geometrical design elements

which are typical of the art deco style.

The main arched entryway on North 13th

Street projects out from the facade, is

emphasized by buttresses and a

semic-ircular coping design, and

features simple wooden double doors

beneath a boarded up arch transom and a

sign identifying it as the central

publishing house. There's a secondary

pedestrian entrance and a vehicular

loading area accessed from Walnut

Street. Although many of the windows are

boarded up, fenistration primarily

consists of casement type windows that

are that originally had glass panes and

metal frames which were lost to rust.

The windows also feature decorative flat

arches and a belt course above the

seconds story windows. The structure is

topped with a flat rubber roof. The

project site also includes adjacent

vacant parcels to the north and west.

The industrial institutional structure

is unique in a neighborhood which

features primarily single family

attached row homes with scattered

commercial and instit and industrial

uses. Although determined to be not

eligible for listing on the National

Register of Historic Places, the

building is an important cultural

resource for the neighborhood and

contributes to the overall character of

the streetscape and neighborhood. The

project will allow the building to be a

contributing resource once again. The

planning bureau staff recommends the

request be approved with the following

conditions.

The applicant must conform to the

requirements outlined in the city

engineers review. Uh the applicant

should consider extending the fence

around the perimeter of the site in

including along the north 13th Street

and Walnut Street frontages with gates

at the location of proposed walkways to

enhance security and sight control for

residents and prevent public access to

the proposed rain garden. The planning

bureau recommends the applicant consider

creating an outdoor leisure area for

residents such as a patio or other type

of outdoor seating. And finally,

although the principal building is not

located within the AOD, it has historic

and architectural value to the

neighborhood and is located at a

conspicuous intersection. As such, the

applicant should endeavor to utilize

historically appropriate materials and

designs and exterior features such as

windows or doors. Plan B staff

recommends the request be approved for

the following reasons. The subject

property is a unique industrial

structure which has been vacant for

several decades, has experienced

significant deterioration over time, and

has imposed blight on the neighborhood

as well as small lots which have been

vacant for at least a decade. As such, a

project that can adapt adaptively reuse

the properties and allow them to

contribute to enhancement of the

community will provide a significant

aesthetic improvement for the

neighborhood. The 12 apartment units

will address the city's need for housing

by providing quality housing options in

a vacant building. While not certified

as affordable units per the city's

affordable housing policy definition,

the provision of more housing units will

help to combat rising housing costs. And

finally, the project will result in

improvements to the streetscape and

pedestri pedestrian infrastructure that

will benefit residents of the

surrounding neighborhood as it will

enhance a conspicuous corner lot along

one of the primary corridors in the

Allison Hill neighborhood, adding new

residents to the neighborhood,

activating the street and community on

nights and weekends, and contributing to

a growing customer base to support local

businesses. Could

you gentlemen state your name, address,

and relationship to this project?

>> Sure. Um, Sane Gist, project manager

with Integrated Consulting, the civil

engineer of record on this. We are

located at 4 Casey Court, Mechanicsburg,

>> and Jared Neil with Halden Horizons

Group at 227 State Street, Harrisburg,

and the owner of the property.

Uh both of you heard the staff report

with the four conditions. Are you

acceptable in those conditions?

>> Yeah, no issu uh yeah, no issues with

the conditions. Um we we want to go

ahead and just kind of look at the site

plan to see where we could fit in the

leisure area. Um and maybe just get an

understanding of how the fence fences

would wrap around um Walnut and and 13th

Street. But but no no reservations to to

to taking that. So, we will take that

into consideration certainly.

>> Uh, and the other questions, did you

speak to the neighbors or I know they

had and then they used to have a

neighborhood group back there. I don't

know they still do or not, but

>> um so so actually yes. Um is just last

week we met with um I believe it was a a

me a former member of that group or

former staff member of that group. So,

we spoke with him, but even that prior

to zoning, um, we had reached out to

some of the neighbors and just got some

feedback. Um, really the the feedback

was, you know, they love the building

and they're glad to see something be

finally done with it. Um, if you've been

by there recently, we started to clean

up the property. We boarded up the

windows, did a um, they really

winterized it um, just as we were

holding it over the winter months as

we're going through entitlement. So, um,

I think the feedback has been good from

what we've heard.

Y

>> uh you want to add anything or you going

to show us pictures or

>> I can add a few things to what Jeffrey

provided. Um over here I have the site

plan which you should hopefully have a

smaller copy of the plans in front of

you, but I'm just going to talk about a

couple of the features. So um as part of

the zoning approvals, there was a few

conditions that were associated with

that at the time. Um, one of those was,

you know, being that, uh, there needed

to be a fence around the parking lot to

kind of shade head, you know, uh, screen

out headlights and provide a little more

privacy around there. So, um, that

combined with the fact that the parking

lot uh, area is subject to the summit

terrace historic district guidelines.

So, we will be go taking this through

the uh, architectural review board as

well. But what we're proposing is more

of a kind of decorative style of of

fencing that uh you know kind of

changing now that P the PVC fence that's

out there um that provides both that

privacy screening as well as a little

bit of more aesthetic feature to the

perimeter of the property. There also be

street trees surrounding that as well.

So aesthetically it's going to look a

lot better from a street streetscape uh

point of view. Um they are also

providing ADA access along uh Walnut

Street. The entrance there, there's an

existing entrance to the building. So in

interior to that building, it'll be a

ramp access to the uh within within the

the first floor there. Um and largely

speaking, and I the architect's not here

tonight, but I do have kind of a

full-size rendering that they provided

here.

>> [clears throat]

>> So the facade is to remain intact as um

you know Jeffrey was kind of describing

the features of it. It's obviously a um

a well you know it's a long-standing

architectural uh design that we want

that the applicant wants to maintain. Um

but as you noted the windows need some

assistance right there's so there's some

window treatments proposed over the

front entrance along 13th Street. there

would be an overhang kind of as you see

depicted there. Um and and some of the

uh typical light fixtures that would be

around the building. Um we we did submit

a lighting plan or for the parking lot

after the initial submission. We were a

little behind on that part of it, but um

we are meeting the code requirements uh

with that that plan um within the

parking lot. So trying to cut off any

spilled over from out, you know, going

outside the right of way of the the

property. Um outside of that, there was

just a couple waiver requirements we had

was or um waiver request was just the

preliminary plan as well as um the

minimum separation between a driveway

and intersection of right ofway streets.

The intersection that's along Calamus

back in here.

Oh, it's this one. Oh, yeah, that works.

That's easier. Um, the intersection, the

the entrance that's along Kalamus Street

there, uh, just given the where where

it's located and the proximity uh to the

Lynen Street intersection, we're not

able to achieve the 40 foot separation.

So, we're asking for a waiver of that

requirement. Um as well as

the curb radi requirement for

multifamily development I think is 20 ft

and it's just not achievable. We're

we're providing uh 5t I believe at all

the the entrance areas um from Lynen as

well as Kalamus. So it would be two-way

access coming off you know both both

streets there. um we are providing the

uh required amount of parking as well as

an 188 space with that um and an ADA

pathway to get into the building there.

Um so just a couple additional details

to add on to the narrative there, but

we're open for any questions.

Um

>> I think this is a a great project.

Again, I know a few years ago we had

another contractor

didn't work out with them, I guess.

[clears throat] And that building's

still standing there like

it's ugly, you know, that's all I can

say. So, anything to approve that corner

that that's great and seem like you guys

are doing a good job with that.

So, I have no questions at this time.

Especially the commissioners.

>> Yeah, it's a it's a great bud and glad

city will be utilized. So, nothing not

to like about the project. All in favor,

>> Commissioner Reed.

>> No questions or concerns.

>> Commissioner M.

>> I think uh it's a a great land

development project. Love the plan set.

Appreciate the thoroughess and um I'm

assuming uh Jeff the city engineers

review will be attached to all of this.

It wasn't an

>> Yeah, I don't think it was in the Harky

packets, but it's on the online one. I

think you know some of the statements

were basically 5 foot wide sidewalks

instead of 4 foot wide which is shown on

the plan. Um but it was generally minor

issues such as that.

>> Thank you

>> questionc.

>> Yeah no questions.

>> Okay. This is no one from the public on

the left. one person here for against

the project and one there. So as I said

before I guess it is again as said like

to see all this building and especially

properties that you can people can rent

or afford to live in. So with that uh

could I get a motion

>> motion to approve with conditions?

>> Is there a second?

>> Second. It's been moved and seconded for

approval of this project with the four

conditions. All those in favor say I.

>> I oppos.

>> Thank you so much. Thank you.

>> Uh just uh introducing the new deputy

director uh Stephanie Thompson.

>> [laughter]

>> has the nerve to sit next to you.

I can't wait.

>> Yeah, I don't know who this is. No. Um,

no. Stephanie started uh April 6th, so

she's been here a month now. Um, and uh

she uh graduated from the same college I

did. Uh, but I did not meet her through

an alumni network. Uh, actually my

barber introduced me to her. So, just

happened to be we both went to Virginia

Comwalth University. Um but uh uh you

know she'll be taking over the planning

commission and zoning hearing board

meetings moving forward probably

definitely by July uh and uh maybe have

her leading um the case reports from the

planning bureau's perspective in June.

Um so because we have a relatively light

agenda, just two cases there for June.

So I think it'll be a good good time for

her to uh get her feet wet on that. Uh,

and with that, I'll uh let Stephanie

provide a little bit more information

about herself.

>> I don't really have any more

information. [laughter]

>> I actually am from Harrisburg. Okay.

>> Born and raised.

>> That's good.

>> Only thing I request of you, since Jeff

does it, all I ask for water.

>> There you go.

>> I was warned about the water.

>> Yeah.

I was [snorts] best that's because

you're here. I think that's why.

[laughter]

But besides that, I think you'll enjoy

yourself working. We have a good mission

here dedicated and welcome aboard.

>> Thank you.

>> Um the only other thing is why is this

gentleman still here?

>> In the future developing projects as

well. I'm stay

Greg a lot.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

>> Yes. So, I just want to This is my

second time coming here, so I love

everything that's going around. So, I'm

here.

So, I got to All right, man.

>> No, you don't have to leave.

[laughter]

>> You can.

>> I love this. I love this.

>> One day I'll be sitting there.

>> People don't get bored with our meeting.

>> See, we can see there's nobody here.

>> Sitting there one day [laughter]

with a big project.

Okay.

>> That's very good.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Okay. Is there any before German

anything was good at order?

>> Oh, city solicitor. Anything?

>> Okay. With that, can I get a motion for

a German?

So move.

>> Is there a second?