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Home My WebLink AboutPLANNING MINUTES 1975-01-28 5721 MINUTES OF THE 289th REGULAR MEETING HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On Tuesday, January 28, 1975 the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held its 289th Regular Meeting in the Livonia City Hall , 33001 Five Mile Road, Livonia, 1[0 Michigan. Mr. Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. Members present: Daniel R. Andrew Charles Pinto Joseph J. Falk Joseph R. Talbot William P. Scruggs Esther Friedrichs Members absent: Herman H. Kluver Francis M. Hand Suzanne Taylor (personal) Messrs John J. Nagy, Planning Director; Ralph H. Bakewell , Planner IV; H G Shane, Planner IV; and Robert M. Feinberg, Assistant City Attorney, were also present. Mr. Andrew informed the audience that if a petition on tonight's agenda involves a question of rezoning or vacating, this Commission only makes recommendations to the City Council and the City Council after holding a public hearing makes the final determination as to whether a petition is approved or denied, and if a petition requesting a waiver of use is denied, the petitioner has ten days in which to appeal the decision to the Council . On a motion duly made by Mr. Talbot, seconded by Mrs. Friedrichs and unanimously adopted, it was I#1_14_75 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a public hearing having been held on December 10, 1974 on Petition 74-11-1-35 as submitted by Brashear, Brashear & Duggan for Michigan National Bank-West Metro, to rezone property located at the southwest corner of Puritan Avenue and Middlebelt Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 14, from RUF to C-1 , and as amended by letter dated December 12, 1974 from Gerald M. Conley of the firm of Brashear, Brashear & Duggan so as to request a rezoning from RUF to P.S. , the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 74-11-1-35, as amended, be approved for the following reasons: (1) The proposed change of zoning would provide for a buffer zone so as to protect the adjacent residential neighborhood from the adverse affects of the heavily travelled commercial thoroughfare. (2) The proposed change of zoning so as to create a P.S. District in this area would provide for uses that would be compatible to the adjacent and nearby permitted uses of the neighborhood as P.S. uses tend to be quiet in nature and the P.S. Zoning District regulations are designed so as to encourage the resi- dential appearance and quality of the structures thereby creating harmony in design between the adjacent residential neighborhood and the new uses. (3) The proposed change of zoning would provide for the orderly growth and development of this area by the encouragement of a continuous IL P.S. buffer zone along the west side of Middlebelt Road within this general area. 5722 (4) The proposed change of zoning so as to create a P.S. buffer Lbetween a residential neighborhood and a heavily travelled thoroughfare is consistent with the land use policies as contained in the Land Use Report 1985. FURTHER RESOLVED that , notice of the above Public Hearing was published in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric, under date of November 21 , 1974 and a notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison Company, Consumers Power Company and City Departments as listed in the Proof of Service. Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Pinto, seconded by Mr. Scruggs and unanimously adopted, it was #1-15-75 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Council Resolution #500-74, the City Planning Commission does hereby transmit to the City Council for its review, study and comment a proposed amendment to the R-7 District regulations which would increase minimum lot area re- quirements. Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Scruggs and seconded by Mrs. Friedrichs, it was 1[10 #1-16-75 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 286th Regular Meeting and Public Hearings held by the City Planning Commission on November 26, 1974 are approved. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Talbot, Friedrichs , Scruggs, Falk, Andrew NAYS: None ABSTAIN: Pinto ABSENT: Kluver, Hand, Taylor Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Scruggs, seconded by Mr. Talbot and unanimously adopted, it was #1-17-75 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 287th Regular Meeting and Public Hearings held by the City Planning Commission on December 10, 1974 are approved. Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resoltuion adopted. (On a motion duly made by Mr. Scruggs, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted, it was • 5723 #1-18-75 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended by Ordinance #988, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve Petition 74-12-8-48P by A. S. Dorchen requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 submitted in connection with a proposal to construct a new retail building on property located on the south side of Ann Arbor Road between Ann Arbor Trail and Nix Road in Section 31 , subject to the following conditions: (1) That Site Plan #7205, Sheet S-1 , prepared by Dorchen & Serlin, Architects, revised 1/23/75, which is hereby approved, shall be adhered to. (2) That building elevations as shown on Plan #7205, Sheet S-3, prepared by Dorchen & Serlin, Architects , which are hereby approved, shall be adhered to with the exception that the north side of the building shall be full brick. (3) That the landscaping as shown on Plan #7205-S-1 , which is hereby approved, shall be adhered to. (4) That the landscaping and parking facility rearrangement be completed before the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the additional stores. (5) That any proposed signs be submitted to the Planning Commission for review and approval . (6) That all landscape materials installed on the site shall be permanently maintained in a healthy condition. Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Talbot, seconded by Mrs. Friedrichs and unanimously adopted, it was #1-19-75 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended by Ordinance #988, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve the Landscape Plan submitted in compliance with a condition of approval of Petition 74-10-8-42P by 7-Eleven Food Stores requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 in connection with a proposal to construct a 7-Eleven Food Store on property located on the north side of Seven Mile Road between Newburgh Road and Fitzgerald in Section 5, subject to the following conditions: (I) That the landscaping as shown on Job #7422-F, Sheet 1 , revised 1/20/75, prepared by Tom W. Zoedes Associates, which is hereby approved, shall be adhered to. (2) That all landscaping shall be installed on the site before issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. 5724 (3) That all landscape material installed on the site shall be permanently maintained in a healthy condition. *Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Falk, seconded by Mr. Talbot and unanimously adopted, it was #1-20-75 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Section 23.01 (b) of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended, does hereby establish and order that a public hearing be held to determine whether or not to rezone property located on the south side of Plymouth Road, east of Eckles in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 30, from RUF to P; and FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of such hearing be given as provided in Section 23.05 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended, and that thereafter there shall be a report and recommendation submitted to the City Council Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 289th Regular Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on Tuesday, January 28, 1975, was adjourned at approximately 10:30 p.m. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION J eph J1. Fl k, Sec etary ATTEST: Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman ac