I think everybody's just running a little late, which happens, so yeah, not in not including this gentleman, but there'll be need to be three more of us in order to kind of vote and do this, and um and if that doesn't happen, we'll figure something else out so you guys don't have to come back.

Um but so planning commission looks at all of these um all these cases and I think there are printouts right up here that kind of give Planning Commission's recommendation.

Fortunately, all of them have Planning Commission's approval or suggesting that we approve them, and it's really up to us to vote on what Planning Commission recommends based on what the situation is.

So if you want to review their recommendation just to understand kind of where they're coming from.

Like I said, they're all approved this week.

That doesn't typically happen, and um so I would I think things are gonna go fairly well, but I don't want to thank you.

Don't want to overpromise anything.

So um, but with that also while we're waiting, um if you plan on tending to speak, there's a sign-up sheet um right up here.

It's just kind of a name and address, and yeah, if you're yeah, like I said, if you intend to speak, please sign in now just to save time when we kind of hopefully kick things off here soon.

You have an extra paper.

Are they all gone?

Yes.

One copy per case.

Okay.

So if there are multiple people coming for one case, if maybe just share one copy.

Right.

Well, and we have planning commissions approval, so it's I don't think I'm gonna be ruffling too many feathers.

Good morning.

Oh, Julia Randall, so used to be on the board.

Oh, okay.

Um I would like to call, I would like to call to order the hearing of the administrative board of zoning appeals at this time.

I would request that the staff be sworn in.

Carl Copenhagen.

Mr.

Secretary, would you please call the role of the members present to determine if we have a quorum?

Christy Sonkrant.

Here.

Denise Williams.

Here.

Devon Oberton, excused.

Eric Craig, excused.

Robert Pasker?

Here.

Nathan Natke.

Here.

We have a quantum.

As I see there's a couple people that may have came in just recently, but if you intend to speak or provide testimony, please sign in up at the sheet.

The sign-in sheets.

And before you do speak, just please raise your right hand.

You'll get sworn in.

And the microphone does go up and down, so please speak into the mic as it's being recorded for record.

That's it.

Mr.

Secretary, please read the first case.

BZA 26-00006.

1271 Tecumseh Street.

Applicant request variants in order to install a four-foot fence with non-standard materials in front and side yards.

Hi, I'm Eric L.

Lyons, the owner of 1271 Tecumsey Street.

Yes, I do.

Thanks for coming.

Just give us a little background on what you're trying to do.

We have your we have your um application, but thank you.

Yes.

Um first I want to uh say forgive me for not attending the first meeting that it was scheduled.

I had a procedure done on my lower back, a medical condition with sciatica and cervical ridiculopathy.

I am having um a black aluminum fence installed in front of my home, and the entire house is fenced in, and it's four and a half feet um the back when my grandmother used to live, um, whom I bought the house from to our family is historical, and we keep it in a family because she was the first black woman that uh worked at Kroger's in Toledo, Ohio, and so it is a it is more like uh uh just uh a wonderful thing to have her house, you know, and for me to be the grandchild to have it, and so we just trying to preserve everything that we do in there that I'm doing there, and um I wanted I bought a spa, eleven thousand dollar spa that's in the backyard.

So I had that fenced off because I know you have to have a fence around the entire place, keeping someone from getting into the yard, and I don't want nobody to have the case of drown, even though I keep it locked, but I also got an revitalized loan to have my driveway uh paved all the way from my yard over to the next property owner next door to me, and I want to have a fence go across the front.

So this fence here through revamp is gonna cost me 4,700, almost 500, plus I had to pay the 200 fee for the various things.

So that's what I'm doing, and um I wanted four and a half feet in the front so to look more elegant and more stylish, like um, I want to say like the presidential style looking in front of the the White House.