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Home My WebLink AboutPLANNING MINUTES 1950-10-18 8 MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC RiIG SP:CTAL IEETIN G OF THE' PL YNING COM:MISSIO OF TES C I T1 OF LIVO.(';IA A Public Hearing and Special Meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Livonia were held on October 18, 1950, at 8:00 P.P,� . , at 33110 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michi- gan. Roll was called with the following. result : Present : Carson Johnston Harold. Bower George Bentley Helen fyers Dallas Hay Robert =':MacIntyre Edwin Conway Clarence Jahn Absent : ,;alter Russell Also Present were billia: Brashear, City Attorney, and Mr. ' aring, Planning Consultant. The Public Hearing, sched..led. for 8:00 P.: . was post- coned until after registration for voters was completed. The Public Meeting was called to order at 8:25 P.M. by Chairman George Bentley. Petition No. 8 was presented by the Com_ ission. Mrs. Bilger, petitioner, appeared and requested that land classi- fied as AG-1-0 be changed to a C-2 classification. Discussion brought out fact that lreng, description of locationof land was shun on map and in petition; however, correct description w.--s advertised in public notice. ColLmissioner Carson Johnston made a motion that Petition No. 8 he tabled until later. Motion was seconded by Commissioner _Edwin Conway and unanimously carried. Petition No. 9 was denied October 11, 1950, and Mrs. Batson, petitioner, was so notified. Petition No. 10. Mrs. Kegler, petitioner, appeared and requested change of present classification Air-1-B to a C-1 classificationin order to erect new building for existing antique business and Provide safer parking space for customers. She has had ;private bo=arding stables for 'Iorses and antique shop at this location for et least 12 years with no objectsions from the neighbors as to the business. Petition No. 11 was withdrawn. Petition ro. 12 was granted to Clifford C. Brown, petitioner, on October 11, 1950. �� Pe��•� _Lon iso. 13 vias held over unci 1 November 8, 1950. 83 Petition 14. Er. Clarence Rathburn appeared and requested change of present classification R-1-C to that of C-2 for the purpose of erecting stores and a restaurant on Middle Belt :Load directly across frore the Ford Motor Company. . Further discussion to be held at private meeting. Petition Yo. 15. 'Open discussion by citizens regarding Section 2 r; L Section of this petition: Mr. Richard ± elson, 17835 Lathers, is in favor of lots at least 60 feet. That is the reason most of us come out to Livonia. 7r. Costello, 18845 i,-erriman. Has 5 acres that should be made into lots. Kleinert, 9826 Cranston, is not in favor of any legislati_on or ordinance restricting size of any lot. Mr. Bobby, 9039 Newburg Road, is in favor of lots CO feet or more. Mrs. C. Thurman, 3615 Ann "�.rbor Trail, is in favor of 60 foot lots in ti-Thole city. Mrs. S. Thurman, 36 75 Ann Arbor Trail. There shop ld be no division of size of lots on North and Sout_� si des of City. Favoritism should not be shown. iir. Barstow, 9502 Cardwell, agrees ith Er. Felson. Is in favor of wider lots. T' r. Harkness, 9586 Cardwell, is in favor of wider lots. Mr. T,Cuir, 20240 Shadyside, has 100 foot frontage. In favor of the wider lots. Er. Baldwin, 20313 Farmington Road, is in favor of wide lots but believes should apply to city as a whole. Mr. Bachman, 18001 Lathers, is in favor of 60 foot lots. M_r. Humphrey, 18376 Nestmore, is in favor of 60 foot lots. ?`r. Loring, 12400 Merriman, sold 3 40 foot lots to real estate agent v.ho said 40 Foot lots as single units are dead on the market. Mr. Barstow, veterans cannot get building permits for 40 foot lots on PEA. I 85 n vote was taken of the approximately 25 persons present at the Public Hearing by ChairanB'entley. Those in favor of lots at least 60 foot in width were 22. Those in favor of smaller lots were none. The Public Hearing was adjourned at 9:35 P.H. MINUTES Cr THE SPECIAL 1JELTING OE TIE PLANNING COMMISSION A Special Meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order at 9:45 P.M. , with all Commissioners r=esent except Walter Russell, to discuss course of action on petitions brought before the Commission at the Public Hearing. On the motion of Mr. Harold E!ower, seconded by :r. Edwin Conway and unanimously carried, it was RESOLVED, That Petition No. 8, (Bilger) be accepted and granted as correct description was published in the public notice. On motionof flr. Clarence Jahn, seconded by Mr. dwin Conway and unanimously carried, it was RESOLVED, That Petition No. 10, (Kegler) be granted. On the motion of Mr. Carson Johnston, seconded by Mr. Edwin Conway and unanimously carried, it was RESOLVED, That the following disposition is hereby made on Petition. No. 14 (Rathburn) : That portion of the property depth running to the extent of 300 feet, measuring from Plymouth and iTiddlebelt Roads, be and is hereby changed to a C-2 classification; provided, however, and on the condition, that the owners shall observe a build- ing line set-back of at least 60 feet from the center line of both Plymouth and 1iddlebelt Roads. 87 T,Ir. Carson Johnston made a motion that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLVED, That the City Planning Commission after conducting a Public bearing on Petition Ho. 15 pursuant to a request of the Council, does hereby make its recommendation to the Council as to amending Ordinance number 7 of the City of Livonia as follows : Section 4.20, entitled LOT AREA AND l'IT=1.7M WIDTH, contained in Section 2 of the proposed amended Ordinance :umber 7, is hereby cancelled in its entirety. The City Planning Commission recommends that Section 4.20 be rewritten as follows : 4.20 LOT AREA Al7D NIT?EIL !:IDTF Every lot in any new plat or subdivision, upon which it is intended that a building or buildings for dwelling purposes behereafter erected, shall be the following. minimum lot area and minimum lot width: (a) ,here city water supply and public sewers have been fully completed or completion thereof has been insured by proper and sufficient cash or surety company bond, a minimum width of each lot shall be 55 feet and the minimum area of each lot shall be 6,600 Square Feet. (b) here city water supply and public sewers have not been fully completed and where completion thereof has not been insured by said bond, then the minimum widtr: of each lot shall be 60 feet and the minimum area of each lot shall be ,000 Square Feet; provided, however, that each multiple dwelling hereafter erected shall provide a lot area of not less than 1,250 Square Feet per family; and provided, further, that these requirements as to minimum widths and minimum areas shall not apply to a piece or parcel of land platted and identified as a single unit on a plat officially approved and recorded prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. 89 The foregoing motion was seconded by Mr. Edwin Conway and a roll call vote was taken with the following result: YEAS: Carson Johnston, Dallas Hay, Edwin Conway, Harold Bower, Clarence Jahn, George Bentley NAYS: Robert MacIntyre, Helen Dyers ABSENT: Walter Russell The Chairman announced that the foregoing resolution was carried. Upon motion, duly made by Miss Helen Byers, seconded by Harold Sower and unanimously carried, it was RESOLVED, That the Planning Commission recommends the City Council pay the statement rendered by Mrs . Gladys Price for stenographic services at the Public Hearing on October 11,1950, in the amount of %.10.00. Mr. Varing, Planning Consultant, presented a tentative thoroughfare plan for the City of Livonia. Mr. Carson Johnston made a motion that the following resolution be adopted: RESOLIL,D, That this Commission adopt the proposal that Farmington l-oad be widened 150 feet from the North to the South side of the City of Livonia, and notice be given to the attorney and at the proper time to hold a public hearing according to law for the entire matter. Theforego_ng motion was seconded by Mr. Clarence Jahn and a roll call vote was taken with the following result : YEAS:5: bill members HAIS : Done On a motion of i:Dr. Harold Lowers, seconded by Miss Helen Byers and unanimously carried, it was resolved to adjourn this meeting until the 1st day of november, 1950. The meeting thereupon adjourned at approximately 10:45 2.K. helen vers, Sec ry Or Attested : /64,11I George Bentley