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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLANNING MINUTES 1973-10-09 5428 MINUTES OF THE 291st SPECIAL MEETING HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On Tuesday, October 9, 1973 the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held its 291st Special Meeting in the Engineering Building, 13325 Farmington Road, Livonia, Michigan. Mr. Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:45 p.m. Members present: Daniel R. Andrew Francis M. Hand David Merrion Suzanne Taylor Joseph R. Talbot Herman H. Kluver Members absent: Joseph Falk Charles Pinto Messrs. John J. Nagy, Planning Director; Ralph H. Bakewell, Planner IV; H. G. Shane, Planner IV; were also present. On a motion duly made by Mrs. Friedrichs, seconded by Mrs. Taylor and unanimously adopted, it was #10-255-73 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on October 2, 1973 on Petition 73-8-2-21 as submitted by Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan, Inc., requesting to be granted a waiver use approval to construct a community building , for Junior Achievement activities on property located at the northwest corner of Farmington Road and Lyndon Avenue in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 21, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 73-8-2-21 be approved subject to the following conditions: (1) That Site Plan #7331, revised Sept. 26, 1973, prepared by Tarapata MacMahon Paulsen Corporation, which is hereby approved, shall be adhered to. (2) That Building Elevation Plan #7331, dated Aug. 23, 1973, pre- pared by Tarapata MacMahon Paulsen Corporation, which is hereby approved, shall be adhered to. (3) That all landscape materials as shown on the approved Site Plan #7331, revised Sept. 26, 1973, including thereon the privacy screen consisting of Arbor Vitae, or its equivalent, at a min- imum height of 4' and placed on 4' centers, to be established around the parking lot, all of which shall be installed before issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. The Planning Commission, however, reserves the right to revaluate the installation of the privacy screen around the parking lot after one growing season following the installation to determine if it is achieving its purpose of screening the parking lot and preventing the pedestrian traffic from trespassing over and onto adjacent residential properties and, further, if, in the determination of the Planning Commission, the privacy screen is not achieving the purpose for which it has been installed, the Planning Commission reserves the right to at that time require the installation of a chain link fence along the northerly and westerly property lines. 5429 (4) This approval is conditioned upon the granting of a variance by the Zoning Board of Appeals to allow the proposed use on an area of less than the two-acre minimum requirement. i Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Hand and unanimously adopted, it was #10-256-73 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 263rd Regular Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on September 11, 1973 are hereby approved. Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Merrion and unanimously adopted, it was #10-257-73 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 264th Regular Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on September 18, 1973 are hereby approved. Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. 110 On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Merrion and unanimously adopted, it was #10-258-73 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 290th Special Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on September 25, 1973 are hereby approved. Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Talbot, seconded by Mr. Merrion and unanimously adopted, it was #10-243-73 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 18.47 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended by Ordinance #990, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 73-10-8-38 by Mickey Shorr requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.47 submitted in con- nection with a proposal to convert an existing gas station located on the north side of Plymouth Road between Haller and Camden in Section 36 to a retail store be approved subject to the following conditions: (1) That Site Plan, dated 10/10/73, which is hereby approved, shall be adhered to. (2) That all building exterior remodeling shall conform in all respects to the building elevation drawings as shown on the approved Site Plan with the exception that the left L side elevation shall be modified to eliminate the existing side door formerly leading to the rest room facilities and, 5430 further, that the color selection of the building materials shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission. -- (3) That the site shall be landscaped consistent with the land- scaping as shown on the approved Site Plan. -•t4) That all landscaping shall be installed before issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. (5) That the ingress and egress driveways as shown on the approved Site Plan shall be identified with appropriate signs as recom- _mended by the Traffic Bureau of the Police Department. (6) That the underground gasoline storage tanks will be removed as recommended by the Fire Department. (7) That this approval is subject to the granting of a variance by the Zoning Board of Appeals to change the use of a non- complying building. Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declare1 the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 291st Special Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on Tuesday, October 9, 1973 was adjourned. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION erman H. Kluver, Secretary ATTEST: Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman ac