HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLANNING MINUTES 1975-07-29 5852
MINUTES OF THE 299th REGULAR MEETING
HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On Tuesday, July 29, 1975 the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held its
' 299th Regular Meeting in the Livonia City Hall , 33001 Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan.
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MR. Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.
Members present: Daniel R. Andrew Francis M. Hand Joseph J. Falk
Herman H. Kluver Charles Pinto Suzanne Wisler
Joseph R. Talbot Esther Friedrichs
Members absent: William P. Scruggs (vacation)
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 re-
questing a waiver of use is denied, the petitioner has ten days in which to appeal
the decision to the City Council .
Mr. Falk, Secretary, announced the first item on the agenda is Petition 75-2-2-4 by
Philip Gerard requesting to be granted a waiver of use approval for
a trailer sales facility proposed to be located on the southeast
tcorner of Schoolcraft and Eckles Roads in the Southwest 1/4 of
Section 19.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Hand and seconded by Mr. Kluver, it was
#7-155-75 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
March 11 , 1975 on Petition 75-2-2-4 as submitted by Philip Gerard
requesting to be granted a waiver use approval for a trailer sales
facility proposed to be located on the southeast corner of School-
craft and Eckles Roads in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 19, the City
Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that
Petition 75-2-2-4 be approved subject to the following conditions:
(1) that Site and Landscape Plan, dated 7/7/75 and signed by the
petitioner, which is hereby approved, shall be adhered to;
(2) that all landscape material shown on the approved Landscape
Plan shall be installed on the site within twelve (12) months
from the date of this approval and permanently maintained in
a healthy condition;
(3) that Building Elevation Plan dated 7/9/75, which is hereby
approved, shall be adhered to and all exterior alterations
as shown on the approved Building Elevation Plan completed
within thirty (30) days from the date of this approval ;
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(4) that any additional signs proposed to be erected on the site
shall be subject to Planning Commission approval ;
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(5) that all equipment and materials and accessory structures over
and above that allowed by Section 11 ,03(k) of the Zoning
Ordinance shall be removed from the site prior to issuance
of a Certificate of Occupancy by the Bureau of Inspection;
(6) that a review of this waiver use shall be conducted by the
Planning Commission one (1) year from the date of this
approval .
for the following reasons:
(1) The proposal represents a minor use extension of an existing
commercial facility.
(2) The proposal represents a substantial site and building
renovation project.
(3) The location of subject facility will not be detrimental
to the surrounding property as it is immediately adjacent
to a major freeway and existing industrial facilities.
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.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Talbot, Friedrichs, Wisler, Hand, Pinto, Kluver, Falk
NAYS: Andrew
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ABSENT: Scruggs
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
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Mr. Falk, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is the Capital Improve-
ments Program 1976-1981 .
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, it was
#7-156-75 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine
to table the Capital Improvements Program 1976-1981 until the
Planning Commission Study Meeting of August 5, 1975.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mr. Falk, Secretary announced the next item on the agenda is Council Resolution
#493-75 referring the matter of side yard requirements as they may
pertain to the construction of utility buildings or storage sheds
to the City Planning Commission for report and recommendation and
for the purpose of conducting a public hearing if amendment to the
Ordinance is deemed necessary.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Hand and unanimously adopted,
it was
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#7-157-75 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Council Resolution #493-75 and pursuant
to Section 23.01 (a) 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 deter-
1[10 mine whether or not to amend Section 18.24 Accessory Buildings of
Ordinance #543 so as to amend the side yard requirements as they
pertain to utility buildings or storage sheds.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of such hearing shall 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.
Mr. Falk, Secretary announced the next item on the agenda is Council Resolution
#526-75 requesting the City Planning Commission to conduct a public
hearing to determine whether or not that portion of property zoned
RUF covered by Petition 75-2-1-4 by Don Vargo for a change of zoning
on property located on the south side of Six Mile Road between Middle-
belt and Merriman Roads in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 14, should be
rezoned to a P classification, the City Council having, by Resolution
#329-75, approved the requested change of zoning from C-1 to C-2; and
thereafter submission of a report and recommendation to the City Council .
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Hand and unanimously adopted,
it was
#7-158-75 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Council Resolution #526-75 and pursuant to
Section 23.01 (a) of. Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City
i 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 property located on the south side of Six Mile Road
between Middlebelt and Merriman Roads in the Northeast 1/4 of Section
14, from RUF to P; such property being legally described as:
The south 90 feet of the north 350 feet of the west 311 feet
of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 14, T. 1 S. ,
R. 9 E. , City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of such hearing shall 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.
Mr. Falk, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Council Resolution
#527-75 requesting that the City Planning Commission conduct a public
hearing to determine whether or not to rezone the northerly 260 feet
of Parcel D1 , located on the south side of Six Mile Road between
Merriman and Middlebelt Roads, from C-1 to a lesser zoning classi-
fication.
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On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Hand and unanimously adopted,
it was
#7-159-75•-RESOLVED that, pursuant to Council Resolution #527-75 and pursuant to
IL Section 23.01 (a) 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 property located on the south side of Six Mile Road
between Middlebelt and Merriman Roads in the Northwest 1/4 of Section
14, from C-1 to RUF; such property being legally described as:
The north 260 feet of the following described parcel :
That part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 14 described as
beginning at the North 1/4 corner of Section 14 and proceeding
thence due West along the North line of said Section 173.90
feet; thence South 0011 ' W. 1253.78 feet; thence North 800
15" E. 173.92 feet to the North and South 1/4 line of Section
14; thence North 0011 ' E. along said line 1251 .50 feet to the
point of beginning. (Bureau of Taxation Parcel 14D1)
FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of such hearing shall 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.
Mr. Falk, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Council Resolution
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#418-75 referring the matter of the possible vacating of Perth
Avenue in the Bai-Lynn Park No. 6 Subdivision and Livonia Crescent
in the B. E. Taylor Schoolcraft Manor No. 2 Subdivision to the City
Planning Commission for report and recomendation.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mrs. Wisler and unanimously adopted,
it was
#7-160-75 RESOLVED that, having thoroughly studied the matter of the possible
vacating of Perth Avenue between Sunset Avenue and Livonia
Crescent in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23, as requested by
the City Council in Resolution #418-75, adopted on May 28, 1975,
the City Planning Commission does hereby concur in the report
dated July 3, 1975, prepared by the City Planning Department,
and recommends to the City Council that Perth Avenue in this
location not be vacated for the reasons as set forth in the
report prepared by the City Planning Department, copy of which
is attached hereto.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman , declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mr. Falk, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Council Resolution
#532-75 referring the matter of whether or not Sections 21 .01 and
21.03 of the Zoning Ordinance should be amended so as to establish
that the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be composed of seven (7)
members to the City Planning Commission for public hearing and
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thereafter report and recommendation.
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On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Hand and unanimously adopted,
it was
1['io #7-161-75 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Council Resolution #532-75 and pursuant to
Section 23.01 (a) of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City
of Livonia, as amended, the City Planning Commission does . eby
establish and order that a Public Hearing be held to determine whether
or not to amend Sections 21 .01 and 21 .03 of Ordinance #543 so as to
establish that the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be composed of
seven members.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of such hearing shall 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.
Mr. Falk, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is the approval
of the minutes of the 297th Regular Meeting and Public Hearings
held by the City Planning Commission on June 24, 1975•
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver and seconded by Mrs. Wisler, it was
#7-162-75 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 297th Regular Meeting and Public
Hearings held by the City Planning Commission on June 24, 1975
are approved.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Talbot, Friedrichs, Wisler, Kluver, Andrew, Falk
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: Pinto, Hand
ABSENT: Scruggs
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 299th Regular
Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on July 29,. 1975
was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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Jo.eph Ji F. 1 , Chairman
ATTEST:
Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman
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