HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLANNING MINUTES 2007-07-17MINUTES OF THE 394^ SPECIAL REGULAR MEETING
HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On Tuesday, July 17, 2007, the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia
held its 394th Special Regular Meeting in the Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic
Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan.
Mr. John Walsh, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Members present: William La Pine Deborah McDermott R. Lee Morrow
Carol A. Smiley Ashley Vartoogian Ian Wilshaw
John Walsh
Members absent: None
Messrs. Mark Taormina, Planning Director, and Scott Miller, Planner III, were
also present.
PETITION 2007-07-0842 ANDIAMO OF LIVONIA
Ms. Smiley, Secretary, announced the first item on the agenda, Petition 2007-07-
08-12, submitted by Andiamo of Livonia, L.L.C. requesting
approval of all plans required by Section 18.47 of the Zoning
Ordinance in connection with a proposal to renovate the exterior
of the restaurant located at 38703 Seven Mile Road, on property
located on the south side of Seven Mile Road between the 1
275/96 Expressway and Haggerty Road in the Northwest''/. of
Section 7.
Mr. Miller: The petitioner is requesting approval to renovate the exterior of
the restaurant located on the south side of Seven Mile Road
between the 1-275/96 Expressway and Haggerty Road. The
existing building would be converted into an Andiamo
Restaurant. Two other restaurants have occupied this building
since its conception, The Cooker Bar and Grill and then most
recently O'Charley's Restaurant. The subject site is located in
front of the Seven Mile Crossing office complex, which consists
of three high-rise office buildings. Further to the south is the
SchoolcraR College campus. The subject site is zoned C-2,
General Business. The focal changes to the exterior would take
place primarily on the east elevation of the building. The
entrance of the restaurant and main parking lot is located on this
side of the building. A 30 foot high lower feature would be
created and define the main entrance. This decorative
component would be formed out of dryvil and have a projecting
comice containing recessed down lights. On each side of the
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tower would be three-dimensional sunflowers. Two smaller
versions of the bwer element would outline windows on either
side of the entrance. These towers would have small
dimensional sunflower ornamentations integrated into the dryvit.
A new indoor/outdoor addition would be added to the south
elevation of the building. This addition would encroach toward
the aisleway and office building located behind the restaurant.
The enclosed porch would have an abundance of windows that
could be slid open to offer an outside ambiance. Al one end of
the addition would be a fireplace with a 23 -fool high chimney.
This chimney would also be decorated with dimensional
sunflowers. A small (8 fool by 12 fool) exterior walk-in cooler
would be added to the northwest corner of the existing building.
The entire exterior of the building would be repainted
Mr. LaPine:
Is there any correspondence?
Mr. Taormina:
There are three items of correspondence. The first item is from
the Engineering Division, dated July 10, 2007, which reads as
follows: "In accordance with your request, the Engineering
Division has reviewed the above -referenced petition. We have
no objection to the proposal at this time. A legal description was
not submitted although the boundary shown on the prints
appears to be correct. No additional right-of-way is required.
The petitioner should be aware that the storm sewer on the
South side of the existing building will have to be moved around
the proposed addition. An address of 38703 Seven Mile Road
is coned." The letter is signed by Robert J. Schron, P.E., City
Engineer. The second letter is from the Livonia Fire & Rescue
Division, dated July 9, 2007, which reads as follows: "This
office has reviewed the site plan submitted in connection with a
request to remodel the restaurant on property located at the
above -referenced address. We have no objections to this
proposal." The letter is signed by Andrew C. Walker, Fire
Marshal. The third letter is from the Inspection Department,
dated July 13, 2007, which reads as follows: "Pursuant to your
request of July 3, 2007, the above -referenced Petition has been
reviewed. This Department has no objections to this petition."
The letter is signed by Alex Bishop, Building Director. That is
the extent of the correspondence.
Mr. LaPine:
Mr. Walsh has arrived.
Mr. Walsh:
Thank you for beginning the meeting for me. This is on
Schoolcrafl properly so I will not be voting on it.
Mr. Taormina:
Mr. LaPine, why don't you proceed?
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Mr. La Pine:
Are there any questions for the staff?
Mr. Morrow:
One question. The rendering I see there doesn't have the
sunflowers that I can notice.
Mr. Miller:
They are there.
Mr. Morrow:
Oh. Those are the sunflowers? I guess they just didn't stand
out like they did on the other copy. Are we going to get into the
landscape plan?
Mr. Taormina:
Yes. Lel me give you a little bit of background. We were
approached by the owners and operators of Andiamo restaurant
about a month ago. This is Dan Linnen. He is going to be
running this restaurant. He cumenfly runs one or more of the
Andiamo locations, and this will be his responsibility once it's
opened. We were approached by them to move through this
process relatively quickly. They had signed a letter of intent
with Kojaian Corporation, the owners of the Seven Mile
Crossings project, and also this restaurant, the former Cookers
and O'Chadey's. It was their desire, in order to make this space
work, to make some alterations to develop the restaurant in an
image consistent with the trade dress, the Andiamo motif.
That's why they're looking at several changes to the exterior of
the building. They also recognize that the site is a little bit
difficult in terms of its visibility from Seven Mile Road. For that
reason, we met and took a look at some of the landscaping.
Looking at the original approved landscape plan for the
Cooker's restaurant, there were a number of trees that were
introduced along the north side of the building, which is really
the service end of the building facing Seven Mile Road. This is
where they have the screened dumpster and also the unloading
area on the north side. A number of the smaller trees that were
planted here that have since matured. There were some
deciduous trees up closer to the road, but this ditch area that
takes up the majority of the space between the back of the
restaurant and Seven Mile Road really is overgrown. If you
drive by there, you'll see exactly what I'm tallang about. Some
of the trees are probably 40 feet in height now. There are a lot
of fast growing trees like Willow and Elm. So it is their desire to
literally take all down. Not necessarily strip it of its vegetation
but at least selectively remove the trees and other vegetation to
get some filtered views of the restaurant. This ditch, by the way,
extends a little further to the east. So it would just include the
area in front of the restaurant; it might even extend a little bit
further down so that people driving down Seven Mile Road will
gel a better view of what would be considered the front of the
restaurant. That's where the entrance is located along the east
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elevation. But it was also their desire to build an addition to
provide opportunities for seating that the current restaurant does
not offer, and that is an indoor/outdoor area. I'm going to let
them describe that because the architects were debating on
precisely what was going to be built at our Iasi meeting. I'm
sure they've pinned that down at this point. The landscaping
really would not be altered, other than removal of that thick
undergrowth here. The only landscaping that is going to be
introduced to the building is along the three sides of this
addition, which is on the south side facing the office. It really
won't be visible for people other than those who are using the
office parking area and dining within that portion of the
restaurant.
Mr. Morrow: Mr. La Pine and I went out there to check on the site. It's way
overgrown, particularly in that ravine.
Mr. Taormina: It is.
Mr. Morrow: And those five trees that you first approach when heading west,
are they going to raise the canopy on those?
Mr. Taormina: I think what will happen is that we will meet on the site and
discuss not only the clearing of this area, but also selectively
trimming and maybe even removing a few of these trees.
Mr. Morrow: I was thinking about the second row, raising it, because its just
overgrown. It has a negative effect. The other thing I was going
to mention that's probably not even part of this site, but when I
come up to Seven Mile Road off the expressway or to gel onto
Seven Mile actualy, I think there's a police sign there. Right
behind the sign is a huge bush. I don't know if it serves any
purpose, but it cuts off the angle to your restaurant. Again, I
think it's just overgrown.
Dan Linnen, Andiamo of Livonia, L.L.C., 42705 Grand River, Novi, Michigan
48374. There seems to be a lot of singular vegetation, trees
and bushes, that type of thing, that over the years has taken
over. They don't serve a decorative purpose. They are just
there.
Mr. Morrow: Even around the whole site, i would take a good trimming to
make it look good. Green isn't necessary all good if it's too
much.
Mr. Linnen: Right, and we're not looking to come in and make it look barren.
We're definitely looking to trim and to minimize so we can
maximize the exposure. Frankly, the approach we took with the
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building was such that we want to make a statement that there's
something changed on that site. In our business, three strikes
and you're out on a site. If we can't be successful with this site,
I hale to say that no one will be successful because if somebody
is in and out three times, people aren't going to give it a fourth.
So we had to make a statement. We're not looking to increase
the overall capacity in terms of seat count. Our seat counts
have a lot less density than does a Cooker or an O'Charley's.
Its a different type of restaurant. So where the seat count is
going to remain relatively the same, I think within four seats of
what was there existing, but we are looking to increase the
footprint. But again, it's a completely different dining
atmosphere as opposed to an eating atmosphere. So that's the
difference. As logic will prevail, you say if you're increasing the
square footage, you've got to increase capacity. That's not
necessarily true because we are, again, changing the
configuration, and our seats take up a lot more square footage
than do smaller booths and tables.
Ms. Smiley: Do you want to talk a little more about that indoor/outdoor
room?
Mr. Linnen: Yes. What basically we're looking for is an opportunity. One of
the areas we identified in this site is the opportunity to do
outdoor dining and whatnot in addition to private functions,
corporate functions, and that type of thing. We wanted the
flexibility to be able to do both. The footprint as it sits doesn't
really give us that flexibility. So we wanted an opportunity to try
and kill two birds with one stone. Ron, maybe you can better
explain it.
Ron Rea, Ronandroman, L.L.C., 580 N. Old Woodward, Birmingham, Michigan
48009. We do all of the Andiamo work for Joe Perry and Dan
Linnen. What we're doing here is creating what will look like a
canvas covered outdoor cafe, if you will, that has glass windows
that are operable and sliding so that you have the opportunity
on a beautiful night like tonight to keep all those windows open
with screens in them so you feel that you're indoor/outdoor.
What the canvas awning and the substructure underneath the
awning allows us to do is to make sure that if it does min, you
dont 40 people out there in an outdoor situation that have to run
inside. You should be able to sit out there and enjoy it. We've
always found that with outdoor cafes, the more flexibility you
have with the roof, you still feel like you're outdoors but you do
have the opportunity to stay outdoors in inclement weather. It
will have a fireplace in it for the wintertime certainly and even
the outdoors. It will be a gas fireplace, just a beautiful flame and
a glow. Our goal was, again, to make that almost a non-
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building, if you would visually. It's all glass. You can see here
just a face shot and a purple canvas awning over the whole
thing, so it's verycafe-like if you will. And that's it.
Ms. Smiley:
The sunflower thing, I haven't seen that on your other
Andiamo's. Is that new?
Mr. Rea:
No. If you go to any of the other Andiamo's, we've use that
sunflower motif in different ways. The Andiamo at Fifteen and
Telegraph is profuse inside with sunflowers as well as murals.
There's one on the exterior that is a signage eiBmenl. If you go
to Hall Road, they're used as awning details painted on the
awnings. If you go to Rochester, it's painted on the building. In
this case, what we wanted to do, we're working with a dryvil
company called Extreme Facades that are extremely good.
They're going to lake the dryvit material and they actually do
beautiful carved motifs out of the dryvit. They carve it out of
foam and then dryvit itself. These will look like plaster, if you
will, dryviled sunflowers, three dimensional, big three
dimensional motifs here, as well as carved into that chimney.
They are all painted this color. They are not yellow. They are
not shocking, if you will. They're just dimensional and very rich.
That was again in an effort, as Dan said earlier, to modify the
look of this building. We were concerned that if we just went in -
which we could have easily done - we could have painted it and
re -clad the awnings, but it really did require more than that to
make it an Andiamo. We're much more of an upscale
restaurant and we do want to connote change here.
Mr. Wilshaw:
In the front of the main 30 fool lower, you have what appears to
be an Italian flag basically hanging as a banner.
Mr. Rea:
Yes, its a banner.
Mr.Wilshaw:
Would we consider that a signage element as well, Mark?
Mr. Taormina:
We have not really reviewed this petition yet in terms of
signage. We don't have that information. In fact, I think this is a
new feature.
Mr. Rea:
We did show it in the blueprint form. It was drawn in here, but it
just wasn't colored out.
Mr. Taormina:
Its difficult to say right now, Ian. I don't know until we sit down
with the Inspection Department and see what they consider
signage. We did not view the sunflower as necessarily part of
the signage package. Whether or not the flag is included, I
don't know.
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Mr. Rea:
We're going to comply with whatever it is, the square footage
requirements and that type of thing. Of if its an element that
can't be presented, then certainly we won't present it.
Mr. Wilshaw:
Are you looking at having your primary sign on the northern
most lower there?
Mr. Rea:
Yes. And again, you can see that we have raised those
elements to gel some architectural interest to that building.
Mr. Wilshaw:
I guess the only comments I have at this point, I like the
structural changes to the building. I think those are attractive. I
like the idea of the outdoorfindoor cafe. I think that's a neat
element. The sunflowers on either side of the tower and that
banner are the things that are concerning me the most at this
point. We're pretty restrictive on our signage in the city.
Looking at the other buildings, your other facilities, I went
around and tried to see as many as I could. None of them really
have that type of an element. Like you said, some have been
on the awning or some have it subtle.
Mr. Rea:
Some are more sign -like than this is. This is more what we
would call architectural wrapping. It's treated as architecture
because its in this finish.
Mr.Wilshaw:
This is definitely unique from your other facilities.
Mr. Rea: We try to make each one unique. Each one fits into a different
location, a different type of building. We never really built a new
one from the ground up. It's always been taking over an
existing building. We try to embellish and make sure that when
people drive by Livonia, and they've been to Fifteen and
Telegraph last week, that there's somewhat of a cohesion but
also an individuality. We're not trying to look like the franchise -
type cookie culler, and this one could actually be the best one.
Ms. Vartoogian: How large are those sunflowers?
Mr. Rea: That is a six foot person right there to give you a scale. They
are about five feet in diameter, the center of the sunflower itself,
and then you have petals. Maybe six fool, seven foot in
diameter.
Ms. Vartoogian: Have you thought of any other way of supplementing the
sunflowers in your design?
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Mr. Rea:
No, I didn't only because I needed to break the regularity of that
building. Its very geometric. We're trying to give it an iconic
approach. Hopefully when people drive by it, they'll recognize it
as the building with the sunflowers on it. I know it sounds hokey
but it's no different than going to a great old building downtown
Detroit: it's the building that has the clock on it; it's the building
that has the so and so. It is an architectural embellishment and
R's meant to be frivolous. It really is.
Ms. Vartoogian:
Okay. Thank you.
Mr. Morrow:
Just to follow up, when I initially saw these black and white
plans, I had the same concerns that Ian had. I guess that's why
I was expecting to see some great big yellow sunflowers. That's
why I missed it the first time. Did you leave them off? Once I
saw the treatment, it moved from a sign, to me, to some kind of
architectural enhancement. That's kind of where I came from.
Mr. Rea:
Right. Yes.
Mr. Morrow:
I remember when we dealt with the Mitchell's lobster and shrimp
structures. They were silting on the wall. We reduced them
down and they became an architectural type of thing. To me,
this is even further removed from that type of thing. I like the
fact that it's almost the way some of these nicer homes have
molded ceilings.
Mr. Rea:
If you did go to Dearborn and west Dearborn, there are panels
on the wall on either side of the front door that do have motifs of
sunflowers on it. They're treated more like architectural panels.
But on the rear side, on the backside as you're going west on
Michigan, we did do a sunflower motif there, but very much like
the building. They're subtle and they're rich looking. They're
meant to be textural and catch shadow and create some activity
that isn't your typical squared off building.
Mr. LaPine:
The first question I have is the patio area. You said you could
have small banquets. What will the seating capacity be?
Mr. Linnen:
I think we have 40.
Mr. LaPine:
If that's not being used, because as I understand it, you're not
increasing the seating capacity that was there before. So if
that's not being used by a party or something like that, then you
have people sitting there?
Mr. Linnen:
Yes.
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Mr. LaPine:
If I understood you right, which I'm happy to hear, you will have
sliding doors and it will be screened.
Mr. Linnen:
Yes.
Mr. LaPine:
I like to eat outside but I don't like to eat outside if there are
bugs flying around. Thats one of my things. The lower where
the fireplace will be, how tall is that?
Mr. Rea:
That's 23 feel. That's this element right here.
Mr. LaPine:
Will the entrance be the same that O'Charley's had on the east
side?
Mr. Rea:
Yes.
Mr. LaPine:
Mr. Morrow and I went out there on two different occasions. We
both agree that the shrubbery must be cul back. Not only
coming from the east going west, but when you're coming west,
there's one big tree there. I don't know if its on your property,
but there's a monster one there that really blocks this building.
Mr. Rea:
I believe it's a pine.
Mr. LaPine:
Its a big tree. That one either has to be removed or trimmed
down. Personally, I kind of like the sunflowers. Normally, I
don't go along with that. Personally, I'm kind of looking for
something a little different. Most restaurants have four walls.
This looks a little different, and it reminds me of the restaurant
up the street infronl of the theaters.
Mr. Rea:
P.F. Chang's with the big horses.
Mr. LaPine:
Yes, with the big horses. I mean it gives a different element to
it. People going by will say, oh, where are we going to eat
tonight? That restaurant with the horses in front of it or
something like that. I think that's a good idea.
Mr. Rea:
And P.F. Chang's is a great example. It's very classy and it
really works because they really do understand that.
Mr. LaPine:
Are you doing any renovations on the inside?
Mr. Linnen:
Oh yes, big time.
Mr. LaPine:
Is your kitchen going to be changed around or stay in the same
location?
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Mr. Linnen:
The same location.
Mr. LaPine:
Is the bar going to be in the same location?
Mr. Linnen:
Yes. The physical plan is going to remain pretty much in the
same location for a couple reasons. One is because it does
flow. There is a nice flow to the space. But also, it is cost
prohibitive to try to take the kitchen and put it on this wall.
Mr. LaPine:
I was just curious.
Mr. Rea:
The one thing that we did discover when we were in here, and
Dan discovered it. I knew it was there but I was worried about
the budget. It has a beautiful high dear story in here with
windows all the way around it, which is what you see referenced
right here. It's a beautiful high ceiling that we're going to restore
and make that really the focal point of the entire wine room
area, which is right in here. This also will have a new fireplace
in it. This will be a wonderful, typical Andiamo signature wine
wall beautifully lit. There's a gigantic crystal chandelier planned
for right here. Casual but cool. We still want you to come in the
way we're all dressed here tonight, but we want you to walk out
of there knowing that you got treated to something special.
Mr. LaPine:
Mark, does the office building and restaurant share parking
because I know they used to have signs there for parking for
only the restaurant. Are you open for lunch and dinner?
Mr. Linnen:
Yes, sir.
Mr. LaPine:
So the people working in the office building are going to be
panting out there. Are you going to have certain panting spaces
designated?
Mr. Linnen:
It will be the same type of arrangement that has existed since
day one. At least, we're told that it has the same type of thing.
We're also going to offer valet parking. We're going to take the
farthest spots in the parking lot toward Seven Mile and that far
line there, and that's what we'll use for valet to perhaps free up
more spaces for the office building.
Mr. Rea:
This is such an intense business area that it would behoove us
to do that.
Mr. Linnen:
Yes, so we have a greater flexibility with parking.
Mr. LaPine:
I'm glad to hear you say that about the valet parking because
that's one of the problems we have at College Park. It's a tough
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place to get in and out of now. When they had the valet
parking, I said to them, make sure you have the valet parking
farther away because they usually have it right in front of the
building and people don't want to pay the money to have valet
parking. They want to get as close as possible so they don't
have to walk so far. So otherwise, I'm just delighted that the
building is going to be occupied that we're going to gel
something nice here.
Mr. Morrow:
Is Duke your landlord or do you folks own the lease or how does
that work?
Mr. Linnen:
We are tenants and Kojaian and properties, there's an SCM or
SMC, there's a group.
Mr. Morrow:
I think Duke was originally involved.
Mr. Linnen:
Duke sold oullo Kojaian.
Mr. Morrow:
So you will be leasing that?
Mr. Linnen:
That is correct.
Mr. LaPine:
What is your time line here? Are you going to be open by
Christmas, hopefully?
Mr. Linnen:
We'll start work tonight. We're looking at October 1. Its very
aggressive at the same time. This will be our eleventh location.
We understand the inside, frankly, is already in process. It's
already to be milled and everything, a majority of the fixtures. If
you watch the show with the crazy chef, they talk about building
a restaurant in New York. That's really how it happens. You
look at a room like this and you say, you're opening when? And
then all of a sudden the night before, it's boom boom boom
boom, and all of sudden its a restaurant. So that's really what
we're looking at here, interior -wise, although it's going to be
dramatic. There is going to be a lot of fixturing and that type of
thing.
Mr. Rea:
The room will be ready, they'll bring it in and probably in three
days of installation, it will be done. The biggest work here will be
the exterior. That's the biggest from a time stand.
Mr. LaPine:
Very good. If you're looking for some chefs, talk to this
gentleman from SchoolcraR College.
Mr. Linnen:
We're starting a very nice relationship. We hope to definitely
follow that up.
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Mr. Walsh:
They're actually going to employ some of our students. We'll
send them some good chefs.
Mr. Linnen:
We see that as a great benefit to being here.
Mr. Wilshaw:
On the south side of the property, you're taking away some of
the parking that used to be there to put in this outdoor dining
area.
Mr. Linnen:
Yes, sir.
Mr. Wilshaw:
You have a few parking spaces that are still there. Are those
going to be designated in anyway? Are those for pickup or take
out?
Mr. Linnen:
We do offer carryout, but frankly we do more of that through our
valet guests. Theyll pull up and not have to gel out of the car
They'll tell us what their name is and whatnot and then they'll
execute it for them so you dont have to gel out of the car. Its
not necessarily curbside -lo -go, but we feel it's a step better in
the fact that you gel personal attention instead of waiting for
somebody to come out and that sort of thing. So we fell these
parking spaces were basically set aside for that. I think they
called it curbside or whatever they called it, and they had it at
the doorway here where the carryout business was generated
from and whatnot. We're not going utilize that in that regard.
Mr. Wilshaw:
So those are public spots.
Mr. Linnen:
Yes, those will be available on a first come first save basis.
Mr. Wilshaw:
How many spots did we lose?
Mr. Linnen:
At least three or four we lost.
Mr. Wilshaw:
That's why I asked because I know you guys do a take out
business as well, people like to gel zip sauce ordered for their
barbeques and whatever.
Mr. Linnen:
Yes.
Ms. Varloogian:
Are we going to be invited to the grand opening?
Mr. Linnen:
Absolutely. Its really important for us to be part of the
community. When something happens in some situations,
you're calling somebody in Chalanooga or Irvine. Here you call
somebody that's local, and I can't run and hide.
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Mr. La Pine: Okay. We need a motion.
On a motion by Smiley, seconded by Morrow, and adopted, ilwas
#07-80-2007 RESOLVED, that the City Planning Commission does hereby
recommend to the City Council that Petition 2007-07-08-12
submitted by Andiamo of Livonia, L.L.C. requesting approval of
all plans required by Section 18.47 of the Zoning Ordinance in
connection with a proposal to renovate the exterior of the
restaurant located at 38703 Seven Mile Road, on properly
located on the south side of Seven Mile Road between the 1
275/96 Expressway and Haggerty Road in the Northwest''/. of
Section 7, be approved subjectlo the following conditions:
1. That the Site and Landscape Plan marked Sheet SP -101
dated June 29, 2007, prepared by Ronandroman, L.L.C., is
hereby approved and shall be adhered to;
2. That the Exterior Building Elevation Plans marked SheetA-
201and A-202 both dated July 2, 2007, prepared by
Ronandroman, L.L.C., are hereby approved and shall be
adhered to;
3. That all rooftop mechanical equipment shall be concealed
from public view on all sides by screening that shall be of a
compatible character, material and color to other exterior
materials on the building;
4. That only conforming wall signage is approved with this
petition, and any additional signage shall be separately
submitted for review and approval by the Zoning Board of
Appeals;
5. That no LED lighlband or exposed neon shall be permitted
on this site including, but not limited to, the building or
around the windows;
6. That the specific plans referenced in this approving
resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department
at the time the building permits are applied for; and,
7. Pursuant to Section 19.10 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Livonia, this approval is valid for a
period of one year only from the date of approval by City
Council, and unless a building permit is obtained, this
approval shall be null and void at the expiration of said
period.
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Mr. LaPine:
Is there any discussion on the motion? I just have two
questions for Mark. Are you going to go out there with the
owners of the restaurant and determine which trees should be
removed?
Mr. Taormina:
Sure.
Mr. LaPine:
Will that have to be incorporated on the plans before it goes to
City Council?
Mr. Taormina:
Actually, it is shown on the plan. It is referenced on the plan in
terms of selective clearing
Mr. LaPine:
All you have to do is tag the trees?
Mr. Taormina:
Correct.
Mr. LaPine:
Could we have a roll call vote please?
A roll call vole on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Smiley, Morrow, LaPine, McDermott, Wilshaw,
Varloogian
NAYES: None
ABSTAIN: Walsh
ABSENT: None
Mr. LaPine:
The motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. It
will go on to City Council with an approving resolution. Al this
time, I understand they already checked with the Council office.
They are requesting a seven day waiver.
On a motion by
Morrow, seconded by Smiley, and adopted, it was
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RESOLVED, that the City Planning Commission does hereby
determine to waive the provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of
the Planning Commission Rules of Procedure, regarding the
effective dale of a resolution after the seven-day period from the
date of adoption by the Planning Commission, in connection
with Petition 2007-07-08-12 submitted by Andiamo of Livonia,
L.L.C., requesting approval of all plans required by Section
18.47 of the Zoning Ordinance in connection with a proposal to
renovate the exterior of the restaurant located at 38703 Seven
Mile Road, on property located on the south side of Seven Mile
Road between the -275/96 Expressway and Haggerty Road in
the Northwest %of Section 7.
A roll call vole on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
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AYES:
Morrow, Smiley, LaPine, McDermott, Wilshaw,
Varloogian
NAYES:
None
ABSTAIN:
Walsh
ABSENT:
None
Mr. LaPine, Acting Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing
resolution adopted. It will go on to City Council with an
approving resolution.
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 394" Special
Regular Meeting held on July 17, 2007, was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
ATTEST: CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
John J. Walsh, Chairman Carol Smiley, Secretary