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From YouTube: Pittsburgh City Council Public Hearing - 3/23/22
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Bill #2022-0088: Zoning, R1A-H to LNC
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Our
first
order
of
business
will
be
an
introduction
and
presentation
by
kevin
kuneck
from
the
city's
planning
department,
and
we
also
have
representatives
from
the
zoning
amendment
applicant
and
then
after
that,
we'll
have
testimony
from
our
registered
speakers.
Madame
clark,
do
we
have
the
city
planning
testimony
remotely?
I
see
I
see
yes,
director,
layman,
hello,
welcome
director
lehmann,
please
identify
yourself
for
our
public
and
move
forward
with
your
presentation.
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Good
afternoon
everyone,
my
name,
is
corey
lehmann,
I'm
the
zoning
administrator
and
assistant
director
with
the
planning
department
and
with
b,
is
kevin
coonack,
who
is
a
senior
planner
in
the
division
of
zoning
and
development
review.
I'm
here
just
for
backup.
If
there
are
any
questions
at
this
point,
I'll
turn
it
over
to
kevin
to
make
our
staff
presentation.
Thank
you.
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Notice
of
this
planning,
commission
hearing
and
the
city
council
hearing
were
mailed
to
budding
property
owners
21
days
in
advance
posted
on
the
department
of
city
planning
website
and
as
well
posted
on
site
a
development
activities
meeting
at
dam
with
the
registered
community
organization.
For
this
area
bloom,
the
bloomfield
development
corporation,
was
held
on
november
1st
2021.
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I
haven't
already
explained
the
property,
the
technical
aspects
of
it,
to
give
you
a
visual
is
visualization.
This
is
the
former
suresave
property
at
ellis
street
and
liberty
avenue
in
bloomfield.
It
comprises
five
parcels
totaling
about
two
acres.
We
purchased
the
property
back
in
february
of
2020
and
then
obviously
everyone
knows
what
happened
in
march.
However,
we
were
able
to
get
a
new
grocery
user
in
the
site
after
we
purchased
it
shortly
thereafter.
In
july,
it's
currently
community
market
operating
out
of
the
old
suresave
space.
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You
can
see
here
in
the
presentation.
The
property
in
question
is
located
in
that
ellis
street.
The
rest
of
the
surrounding
site
outlined
in
red,
as
mr
cunac
noted,
is
zoned
properly
for
our
proposed
use
and
I'll
get
to
that
in
a
minute
just
to
bring
everyone
up
to
speed
yeah.
I'm
hearing
that
this
is
a
current
zoning
map.
As
you
can
see,
the
surrounding
area
in
the
majority
97
of
the
property
is
currently
zoned
lmc.
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I'll
speak
more
detailed
on
specifically
item
number
one
consistency
of
the
proposal
with
adopted
plans
and
policies,
as
well
as
compatibility
and
character
of
the
neighborhood,
which
I
think
is
critical
in
this.
This
recommendation
and
request,
and
finally,
as
you
heard
recommendations
of
staff,
we
did
receive
a
recommendation
for
approval
from
planning
commission
to
give
you
a
visual.
This
is
a
bird's
eye
view
looking
down
from
liberty,
the
single-family
house
there
is
outlined
in
yellow
and
then
some
ground
level
shots
along
the
street
again.
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The
grocery
store,
a
similar
size
and
function
it'll
be
a
full
service,
grocery
store
located
on
liberty,
avenue,
along
with
some
ancillary
retail
parking
and
then
approximately
190
residential
units
on
top
or
what's
known
as
a
mixed
mixed-use
development,
the
question
at
hand
really
gets
down
to
the
intricacies
of
the
code,
and
when
we
met
with
mr
layman
and
kudak
previously
in
a
pre-application
meeting,
there
was
a
number
of
ways
to
tackle
this.
We
thought
the
best
way
was
to
go
and
request
which
we're
here
for
today,
a
zone
change
request.
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The
issue
at
hand
is
the
use
of
the
property
in
question.
I
may
note
that
we
are
not
wanting
to
build
any
additional
density
on
this
property.
We're
not
wanting
to
encroach
on
any
of
the
setbacks.
It
will
be
obligated
to
comply
with,
however,
since
it's
a
ancillary
use
to
the
grocery
and
retail
and
residential
technically
under
the
residential
zoning.
We
could
not
use
this
driveway,
however,
at
the
same
time,
as
I
mentioned,
wanting
to
be
true
to
the
community
input
and
studies
that
were
done
by
the
bloomfield
development
corporation.
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That
would
indicate
that
that
could
be
done,
but
will
have
greater
impact
on
the
surrounding
neighborhood
than
having
separate
entrances
and
exits
on
either
side
of
the
property
again,
as
outlined
in
the
bloomfield
development.
Corporation
study,
albeit
will
be
a
matter
of
future
hearings,
and
we
are
wholly
agreeable
to
the
recommendations
of
planning,
commission
and
staff
to
go
through
another
dam
development
meeting
as
well
as
have
a
full
review
with
the
planning
commission
for
this
application.
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The
site
guidelines,
the
orientation
of
the
site,
as
recommended
in
the
bloomfield
study,
the
vehicular
entry,
as
recommended
in
the
bloomfield
development
corporation
guidelines,
as
well
as
giving
you
an
idea
of
what
the
site
may
look
like
once
we
get
through
the
planning
process,
we're
cognizant,
obviously,
of
good
development,
wide
sidewalks,
open
space,
green
areas
lead,
as
I
mentioned
before
again.
This
is
step
one
of
a
process
that
we'll
be
undertaking
over
the
next
12
months.
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This
just
gives
you
a
little
more
detail
again
the
line
on
ella
and
the
driveway.
On
top
of
it.
There
would
be
landscaping
again
we're
not
proposing
to
build
anything
on
this
property
in
question.
It
just
so
happens.
It's
the
driveway
that
goes
underground
into
the
garage
for
the
proposed
use,
a
cross-section
showing
you
what
it
may
look
like
again
heights
density,
all
the
things
that
we'll
be
getting
into
with
planning,
commission
and
planning
staff,
but
for
benefits
of
questions
that
may
be
asked.
I
had
that
included
and
then
finally,
the
community
and
city
outreach.
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We
have
already
met
with
the
department
of
mobility
and
infrastructure
and
had
a
scoping
meeting
for
the
traffic
study.
I
mentioned.
We
had
a
pre-application
with
corey
and
staff
last
august,
and
then
we
had
our
development
activities
meeting
back
in
november,
which
you
know
I'm
I'm
happy
to
report.
88
people
showed
up
at
that
meeting.
There
was
some
good
back
and
forth
some
good
insight.
Again,
all
those
things
will
be
taken
into
consideration
when
we
advance
this
plan
forward.
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Will
now
move
on
to
testimony
from
registered
speakers,
I'm
going
to
give
our
speakers
a
moment
to
get
back
to
their
phones
and
I'm
going
to
remind
them
that
they
will
be
needing,
I
believe,
to
hit
star
six
if
they're,
using
a
telephone
calling
in
when
it
when
it
beeps
and
asks
you
to
unmute
if
you're
on
zoom,
you
just
click
the
unmute
button
and
our
staff
will
have
you
muted
unmuted
as
well
and
ready
to
speak.
We
have
four
registered
speakers.
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They
will
be
allowed
three
minutes
each
and
I'm
going
to
read
all
four
names
just
so
you
can
get
ready
for
your
turn.
I
have
number
one
christina
howell
number,
two
jody
lincoln
number:
three
ikahana
hal,
makina
and
number
four
phillip,
and
so
we'll
start
with
christina
howell.
Christina.
Are
you
there?
You
can
unmute
yourself,
I'm
here.
G
Howell
executive
director
of
bloomfield
development
corporation,
I'm
here
today
to
sorry
someone's
yelling
at
me
to
register
bloomfield
development
corporation's
conditional
support
for
this
zoning
change.
The
conditions
that
have
been
attached
were
were
recommended
by
planning,
commission
and
so
those
those
have
been
dually
transferred
to
council.
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Hi
jody
lincoln,
I'm
a
bloomfield
resident
thanks
for
the
time
and
appreciate
the
presentation
from
the
applicants.
Yeah
just
want
to
reiterate
a
lot
of
the
sentiments
that
christina
howell
just
mentioned.
You
know
this
zoning
change,
I
think,
makes
sense
for
the
plan,
but
we're
excited
to
see
the
continued
plans
and
more
details
for
the
project
and
work
with
the
developers
on
especially
our
you
know:
mobility,
transportation,
safety
issues
around
the
site
and
increasing
affordable
housing.
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A
All
right,
mr
wilkinson,
also
is
not
testifying.
Today.
Do
we
have
anyone
that
is
not
pre-registered?
Anyone
in
chambers,
no
one
in
chambers,
is
coming
forward
to
speak.
So
that
concludes
our
public
testimony.
Madam
clerk,
okay,
having
asked
all
speakers
have
had
their
turn
and
called
on
for
members
comment,
which
is
our
notes
here
to
me
for
me
having
exhausted
the
business
of
this
public
hearing.
This
meeting
is
adjourned.