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<h3 align="center">IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED<br /> PLEASE WRITE YOUR LETTER TODAY!</h3>
<h4>The ZBA hearing for 4045 Main St. is scheduled for <strong>Wednesday,19th March at 9:30 AM</strong>. The appeal is to allwo an 8 story high residential building on the corner of Main Street and Shurs Lane. MNC has voted against this proposal ,considering it to be an over-scaled development.</h4>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><img src="cid:d54702b2c2ae9d88ae9247df052027e8@manayunkcouncil.org" width="95%" /><br /> <span align="center" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span><cite>Massing comparison of 4100 Main (directly opposite 4045 and one of the taller buildings on Main Street within the Historic District) -vs- proposed 4045-61 (4100 Main 53'x100'x42'; 4045 Main 100'x400'x82')</cite></span></span></div>
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<p>The applicant, Urban Conversions, and the present owners, the Littlewoods Family Trust, have been preparing this appeal for a long time and have asked pretty much every business and property owner on Main Street for their support in the form of letters and a petition.</p>
<p>To counter that effort, we need as many people in the local community as possible to write to the ZBA (or give testimony at the hearing) in opposition to the development.</p>
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<li>The hearing is Wednesday March 19th at 9:30 AM.</li>
<li>The Zoning Appeal number is <strong>ZP-2024-003395</strong> and the Meeting ID is <strong>MI-2024-006733</strong> Please reference these, along with the address, <strong>4045-4061 Main Street</strong>, if sending an email.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.phila.gov/services/zoning-planning-development/participate-in-a-zoning-board-of-adjustment-hearing/" target="45c572e4-9e9d-49c2-893d-e03b09535845"><strong>Participate in a Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) hearing.</strong></a> Instructions on how to attend the hearing in person, or virtually, how to email documents, or how to submit them electronically.</li>
<li><a href="https://li.phila.gov/zba-appeals-calendar/appeal?from=3-16-2025&to=5-16-2025®ion=all&Id=ZP-2024-003395" target="3dee1ebe-2570-4e04-9ba9-b1919fa653cc"> <strong>Zoning Hearing Information Page.</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://redevelopmentauthority.quickbase.com/db/bsp2by6kc/form?a=API_GenAddRecordForm&_fid_38=MI-2024-006733&ifv=1&page=1" target="ef3e0bc8-85df-4942-a608-da5adcf4e6f4"><strong>Direct link for document submission.</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.phila.gov/media/20250218122726/4045-61-Main-Street_2nd-Review_March-4.pdf" target="032eef1a-5cd0-4b54-b47b-876c1f0867b1">Design drawings from the developer.</a></li>
<li><a href="file:///s/www/mnc/zoning/main-4045-4061/2025-03-14-main-4045-65-mnc-zba-rco-appeal-ZP-2024-003395-MI-2024-006733.pdf" target="533cfce0-20c9-4931-944b-8b7a8d219036">Our letter to the Zoning Board.</a></li>
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<p>Below is a list of comments which you might want to pick and choose from to include as reasons for opposition:</p>
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<li>The proposal is for a change of use from 'medium industrial' to 'mixed use' with 163 residential units (1 or 2 bedrooms) with 162 parking spaces.</li>
<li>The height of the building is 82' while the height limit for this area within the Manayunk Historic District is is only 38'.</li>
<li>The property is the last (or first ) one at the eastern end the Manayunk Historic District along Main Street which was created to protect Manayunk's historic character.</li>
<li>The majority of the property, including all the frontage along Main St., sits within the floodplain.</li>
<li>Because the building sits in the floodplain, it is allowed to exceed the general 38' height limit and be just over 50' above the Main St. sidewalk. At 82' high, the proposed building is over 30' higher than the allowable height.</li>
<li>The parking is arranged on 2 levels; the lower level, with spaces for 99 cars, is arranged along the Main Street frontage, which will need to be evacuated in a flood event. There is no detailed plan for where these 99 displaced cars will go for weeks while the property is cleaned and repaired.</li>
<li>There is no commercial space in the building - even though it includes almost 400' of Main St. frontage.</li>
<li>The proposed building stretches from end to end of the almost 400' long property. The maximum setback along the Main St. facade (which is predominantly 82' high) is only 5', so the building will appear as an 8 story solid wall on Main Street.</li>
<li>The adjacent proposed building at 11 Shurs Lane, which received ZBA approval last year, is only 3 stories of newly-constructed residential units above a 1st floor level of parking and a small commercial space. That scheme, which includes a small existing building which will be retained, is, demonstrably, commercially viable as it proceeds through design. By comparison, 4045 Main Street is double the height of that building. There is no economic hardship argument that justifies that this building needs to be 3 stories higher to be viable.</li>
<li>As an alternative, a building with significantly less residential units would need less parking spaces and could be significantly lower. Providing a terrace at the 2nd floor level above the flood elevation along Shurs Lane would provide public access and reduce the impact of the mass of the building at this prominent intersection.</li>
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<p>If anyone needs further information of has questions, please let us know.</p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">Kevin Smith, President, Manayunk Neighborhood Council.<br /> (p)215-487-2125 (f)215-487-3812<br /> <a href="http://www.manayunkcouncil.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.manayunkcouncil.org</a></div>
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