HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLANNING MINUTES 1971-10-04 L.
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MINUTES OF THE 260th SPECIAL MEETING
AND PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD BY THE CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LIVONIA
On Monday, October 4, 1971 the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia
held its 260th Special Meeting and Public Hearing at the Engineering Building,
13325 Farmington Road Livonia, Michigan.
Mr. Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman, called the Public Hearing and 260th Special
Meeting to order at approximately 9:00 p.m.
Members present: Charles Pinto H. Dow Tunis Joseph Talbot
Daniel Andrew Francis Hand. Joseph Falk
Herman Kluver
Members absent: Suzanne Taylor (working)
Messrs. John J. Nagy, Planning Director and Robert M. Feinberg, Assistant City
Attorney, were also present.
Mr. Hand announced the first item on the agenda is Petition 71-8-2-30 by
Donald C. Deremo, Attorney for Andrew Ansara, requesting
to be granted a waiver use permit to construct a Big Boy
Restaurant on property located on the east side of Middle-
belt, north of Seven Mile Road in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1.
Mr. Andrew questioned Mr. Deremo as to the hours of operation of the proposed
Big Boy Restaurant.
Mr. Deremo stated that hours of operation would be from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Mr. Andrew asked if this is a franchise operation.
Mr. Ansara stated this is not a franchise operation; they will operate this
restaurant themselves just as the restaurant they now operate at Eight Mile
and Farmington.
Mr. Andrew questioned what effect Mr. Deremo thought the elimination of left
turns would have on the operation of this business .
Mr. Deremo stated he could see no serious conflict with that if the Police
Department felt it advisable to eliminate left hand turns and they would have
no objection.
Mr. Andrew questioned Mr. Nagy as to how far north from the intersection this
parcel lies.
Mr. Nagy stated approximately three hundred feet north of the north right-of-way
line of Seven Mile Road.
Mr. Andrew requested to know under whose jurisdiction this road is in terms of
controlling left-hand turning movements .
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i: Mr. Nagy stated Middlebelt Road is under Wayne County Road Commission jurisdiction,
however, there is a mutual agreement with the City of Livonia and the Road Commis-
sion in terms of trying to coordinate these kinds of traffic problems.
Mr. Pinto questioned how fixed is the site plan in terms of being receptive to some
minor modifications so as to improve the parking layout, pedestrian circulation and
landscape treatment of the site.
Mr. Ansara stated they are open to suggestions and will cooperate in every way with
the Planning Commission and the City of Livonia in an effort to prepare a site plan
that will be mutually acceptable by all parties concerned.
Mr. Pinto asked if, in order to illustrate some of the points he would like to
raise in this regard, would the staff present to the petitioner its modified site
plan illustrating the area of the site plan improvement.
Mr. Nagy presented the modified plan to the petitioner.
There was a brief discussion relative to the modifications in the plan after which
the petitioner agreed to all the changes as indicated on the modified site plan.
There was no one present in the audience wishing to be heard regarding this item.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the public hearing on this item closed.
tV On a motion duly made by Mr. Pinto, seconded by Mr. Talbot, and unanimously adopted,
it was
#10-268-71 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held
on October 4, 1971 on Petition 71-8-2-30 as submitted by
Donald C. Deremo, Attorney for Andrew Ansara, requesting
to be granted a waiver use permit to construct a Big Boy
Restaurant on property located on the east side of Middle-
belt, north of Seven Mile Road in the Southwest 1/4 of
Section 1, the City Planning Commission does hereby recom-
mend to the City Council that Petition 71-8-2-30 be approved
together with Site Plan #CM-71-9, prepared by the Planning
Department, dated 9/7/71, as approved on October 4, 1971 by
the City Planning Commission and signed and agreed to by the
petitioner, which plan is determined to be consistent with
the requirements of Ordinance #788, Livonia Mall Vicinity
Control Ordinance, for the following reasons:
(1) It complies with all of the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance #543, Section 11.03(c) .
(2) The proposed use is compatible to the surrounding uses
of the area.
CONDITION OF APPROVAL:
10 (1) This waiver use approval is expressly conditioned upon
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the submission of a detailed landscape plan by the
petitioner within thirty (30) days from the date of
this resolution, which landscape plan shall be subject
to approval by the City Planning Commission; and, that
all landscape material as shown on the approved plan
shall be installed before issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above Public Hearing
was sent to property owners within 500 feet, petitioner
and City Departments as listed in the Proof of Service.
The Chairman declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mr. Hand announced the next item on the agenda is a motion by the City
Planning Commission on its own motion to hold a public hearing
to determine whether or not to rezone lands located along the
east and west right-of-way lines of Middlebelt Road between
Five Mile and Six Mile Roads for the purpose of implementing
the land use plan dated September, 1971.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Tunis, seconded by Mr. Kluver, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#10-269-71 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 23.01 of Ordinance #543,
the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended,
the City Planning Commission does hereby establish and
order that a public hearing be held to determine whether
or not to rezone land located along the east and west
right-of-way lines of Middlebelt Road between Five Mile
and Six Mile Roads for the purposes of implementing the
land use plan dated September, 1971.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that a hearing be held and notice be
given as providedinSection 23.05 of Ordinance #543, the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended, and that
• there shall be a report submitted and recommendation thereon
to the City Council.
The Chairman declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mr. Hand announced the next item on the agenda is a motion by the City
Planning Commission on its own motion to hold a public hearing
to determine whether or not to amend the Subdivision Rules and
Regulations so as to provide for entrance markers at appropriate
locations leading into subdivisions.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Hand, seconded by Mr. Falk, and unanimously
adopted, it was
IFL #10-270-71 RESOLVED that, pursuant to the provisions of Act 285 of the
Public Acts of Michigan 1931, as amended, the City Planning
Commission does hereby establish and order that a public
hearing be held to determine whether or not to amend Part III
of the .Master Plan of the City of Livonia, Subdivision Rules
and Regulations, so as to provide for entrance markers at
appropriate locations leading into subdivisions.
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FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of time and place of said
public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Livonia and a notice by registered
United States mail shall be sent to each public utility
or railroad company owning or operating any public utility
or railroad within the City of Livonia in accordance with the
provisions of Act 285 of the Public Acts of Michigan of
1931, as amended.
The Chairman declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mr. Hand announced the next item on the agenda is a motion by the City
Planning Commission to amend the Planning Commission Rules of
Procedure by adding Section 11 to Article VI so as to incorporate
the meaning of an abstaining vote.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Tunis, seconded by Mr. Kluver, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#10-271-71 RESOLVED that, pursuant to the 260th Special Meeting
held by the City Planning Commission on Monday, October 4,
1971, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine
to amend Article VI of its Rules of Procedure by adding
thereto Section 11, which shall read as follows:
Abstaining: A Commissioner who abstains shall be
considered as present but not voting.
On a motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously adopted, the City Planning
Commission adjourned the 260th Special Meeting held on October 4, 1971, at
approximately 9:45 p.m.
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CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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Francis M. Hand, Secretary
ATTESTED:
Daniel . Andrew, Chairman