HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLANNING MINUTES 1976-09-14 • - 6160
MINUTES OF THE 320th REGULAR MEETING
AND PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD BY THE CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LIVONIA
On Tuesday, September 14, 1976, the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia,
held its 320th Regular Meeting and Public Hearings in the Livonia City Hall, 33001
Five Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan.
Mr. Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman, called the Public Hearings and Regular Meeting to
order at 8:10 p.m. with 9 interested persons in the audience.
Members present: Daniel R. Andrew Esther Friedrichs Suzanne Wisler
William F. Scruggs Jerome Zimmer Judith Scurto
Joseph J. Falk
Members absent: William DuBose
Messrs. John J. Nagy, Planning Director; Ralph H. Bakewell, Planner IV; H G Shane,
Assistant Planning Director; and Robert M. Feinberg, Assistant City Attorney were
also present.
Mr. Andrew then informed the audience that if a petition on tonight's agenda involves
a question of rezoning or vacating, this Commission only makes recommendation 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
for a waiver of use request or a site plan is denied, the petitioner has ten days
in which to appeal the decision to the Council.
Mrs. Wisler, Secretary, announced the first item on the agenda as Petition 76-7-3-6
by Wood & Wood, Attorneys, requesting the vacating of an easement located
on the east side of Farmington Road, south of Schoolcraft Road in the
Northwest 1/4 of Section 27.
Mr. Andrew; Mr. Nagy, is there any correspondence• in the file re petition?
Mr. Nagy: We have a letter dated September 3, 1976 from Detroit Edison
indicating no objection to the vacating of this easement; also
a letter from Consumers Power dated August 30, 1976 indicating
no problems, as well as communication from the City Engineers
dated August 19, 1976 indicating no problem.
Mr. Andrew: Is the petitioner present? •
Neither the petitioner nor a representative thereof were present at meeting.
Mr. Andrew: Any questions or comments from the Commission?
Mr. Scruggs: Why are they vacating this property?
Mr. Nagy: The proposed building location is straddling the easement as shown
and is no longer needed as an easement in its present location.
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Mr. Zimmer: Why was an easement put there in the first place?
Mr. Nagy: Originally - these lots were zoned residential, and the easement
was placed there in order to accommodate utilities servicing the house
There was no one present to be heard and Mr. Andrew, declared the Public Hearing close
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On a motion duly made by Mr. Falk, seconded by Mr. Scruggs, and unanimously adopted,
it was
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#9-165-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
September 14, 1976 on Petition 76-7-3-6 as submitted by Wood &
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Wood, Attorneys, requesting the vacating of an easement located
on the east side of Farmington Road, south of Schoolcraft Road
in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22, the City Planning Commission
does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 76-7-3-6
be approved for the following reasons:
(1) There is no need to retain this easement in its present location
for the reason that acceptable arrangements have been made to
relocate the easement to the rear property line which thereby
avoids the conflict between the present easement and the proposed
building location.
(2) The Engineering Division has no objection to the vacating, and
(3) All reporting public utility companies have indicated that they
have no objection and the Detroit Edison Company, which presently
makes use of the easement, has indicated in their report that
satisfactory arrangements have been made between the Company
and the property owner to provide a new easement and for payment
to the Company for relocating their equipment.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above Public Hearing was published
1[10 in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric, under date of
8/26/76 and notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison Company,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone Company,
Consumers Power Company and City Departments as listed in the Proof of
Service.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adoptee
The Secretary announced the next item on the agenda Petition 76-6-6-2 by the City
Planning Commission to amend Section 23.07 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning
Ordinance, so as to provide protest provisions consistent with State law.
Mr. Andrew: This is a petition by the City Planning Commission to amend Section
23.07 of the local zoning ordinance so as to provide protest provisions
consistent with the state laws. Any questions or comments from the
audience or City Planning Commission.
There was no one present to be heard, Mr. Andrew, declared the public hearing closed
on this item.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Scruggs, seconded by Mrs. Friedrichs, and unanimously
adopted, it was
#9-167-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on Sept. 14,
1976. on Petition 76-6-6-2 as submitted to the City Planning Commission
ijo4 to amend Section 23.07 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance, so as to
provide protest provisions consistent with State law, the City Planning
Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 76-6-6-2
be approved for the following reasons:
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(1) This amendment is required to bring the Zoning Ordinance in
compliance with State Law as regards Protest Provisions, and
(2) This amendment is recommended by the Department of Law.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above Public Hearing was published
in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric under date of 8/26/76,
and notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison Company,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone Company,
Consumers Power Company, and City Departments as listed in the Proof
of Service.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the. foregoing resolution adopted
The Secretary announced the next item on the agenda Petition 76-8-6-6 by the City
Planning Commission to amend Section 2.08 Definitions of terms relating
to Commercial Buildings and Uses, of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance
so as to provide the definition of Ice-cream Parlor.
Mr. Andrew: This is a petition by the City Planning Commission to amend a
definite section of the Zoning Ordinance so as to provide greater
clarification within specific definitions. Any questions or comments
from the audience or the Commission?
Mr. Falk: I see a group of young people in the audience that appear to be
a bit puzzled by all that is happening here. Perhaps, Mr. Chairman,
you would care to explain our purpose here.
Mr. Andrew: Thank you, Mr. Falk, your point is well taken. (Mr. Andrew then
explained, on general terms, the fact that recommendations are
made to the Council on petitions, presented to the Planning
Commission, and discussions are held regularly to review these
petitions.)
There was no one present to be heard and Mr. Andrew, Chairman, closed the public heari
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto, seconded by Mrs. Friedrichs and unanimously
adopted, it was
#9-168-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on September 1
1976 by the City Planning Commission to amend Section 2.08, Definitions
of Terms Relating to Commercial Buildings and Uses, of Ordinance #543,
the Zoning Ordinance, so as to provide the definition of Ice Cream Parlor,
the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that:
Petition 76-8-6-6 be approved for the following reasons:
(1) This amendment is needed so as to provide for greater clarification
as regards the meaning of the subject commercial uses, and
(2) This amendment has been recommended by the Building Department.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above Public Hearing was published
in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric, ender date of 8/26/76,
and notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison Company,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone Company,
Consumers Power Company and City Departments as listed in the Proof of Sery
Mr. Andrew declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
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Mrs. Wisler announced the next item on the agenda Petition 76-8-6-7 by the City
Planning Commission to amend Section 10.02(b) , Permitted Uses, of
• Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance, so as to provide standards for
determining use of bakeries, ice-cream stores, etc. , as restaurants in
C-1 Zoning Districts.
Mr. Andrew: This is a petition by the City Planning Commission to amend the
Zoning Ordinance in order to provide standards for determining
uses of those stores mentioned by the Secretary. Any comments or
questions from the audience or the Commission?
Mr. Zimmer: What is the difference between an ice-cream store and an ice-cream
parlor?
Mr. Shane: An ice-cream parlor includes the serving of ice-cream in the form
of sodas, sundaes, ice cream cones, etc. at chairs and tables in
addition to bulk sales of ice cream.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Scruggs and seconded by Mrs. Scurto and unanimously
adopted, it was
#9-169-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
September 14, 1976 on Petition 76-8-6-7 by the City Planning Commission
to amend Section 10.02(b) , Permitted Uses, of Ordinance #543, the
Zoning Ordinance, so as to provide standards for determining use of
bakeries, ice-cream stores, etc. , as restaurants in C-1 Zoning Districts,
the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council
that Petition 76-8-6-7 be approved for the following reasons:
(1) This amendment is needed in order to provide more definitive
controls regarding the use of particular types of commercial
establishments, and
(2) This amendment is needed to provide for a means whereby the
City may more properly control the intensity of use regarding
particular commercial establishments, and
(3) This amendment is needed to establish criteria whereby the City
may determine the proper disposition of particular commercial uses
which heretofore have been a problem to the Building Department.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above Public Hearing was published
in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric under date of 8/26/76,
and notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison Company,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone Company,
Consumers Power Company and City Departments as listed in the Proof of Ser.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adopt&
Mrs. Wisler announced the next item on the agenda Petition 76-8-6-8 by the City
Planning Commission to amend Section 11.03(c) , Waiver Uses, of Ordinance
#543, the Zoning Ordinance, so as to more clearly define the term
"restaurant" in C-2 Zoning Districts.
Mr. Andrew: This is a petition by the City Planning Commission to amend the
Zoning Ordinance in order to more clearly define the term "restaurant'
in the C-2 Zoning Districts.
There was no one to be heard and Mr. Andrew closed the public hearing on this item.
Mr. Kluver entered meeting at this time - 8:25 p.m.
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On a motion duly made by Mr. Falk, seconded by Mr. Zimmer ,and adopted it was
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#9-170-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
September 14, 1976 on Petition 76-8-6-8 as submitted by the City
Planning Commission to amend Section 11.03(c) , Waiver Uses, of
Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance, so as to more clearly define
the term "restaurant" in C-2 Zoning Districts, the City Planning
Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition
76-8-6-8 be approved for the following reasons:
(1) This amendment is needed so as to provide a consistent
criterion as regards the determination of the use of
commercial buildings as "restaurants", and
(2) this amendment is needed to provide for a means whereby
the City may more properly control the intensity of use
regarding "restaurants".
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above Public Hearing was published
in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric under date of 8/26/76
and notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison Company,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone Company,
Consumers Power Company and City Departments as listed in the Proof of
Service.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Scruggs, Falk, Friedrichs, Wisler, Zimmer, Scurto, Andrew
NAYS: None
ABSENT: BuBose
ABSTAIN: Kluver
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adoptee
The Secretary announced the next item on the agenda Petition 76-8-6-9 by the City
Planning Commission pursuant to Council Resolution #489-76 to amend
paragraph (e) of Section 11.02, Permitted Uses, so as to include coin-
operated amusement devices or pinball machines as accessory uses in
bowling alleys, billiard parlors and poolhalls.
Mr. Andrew: Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to speak regarding the
petition as outlined by Mrs. Wisler? In our study meeting of last
Tuesday night, I raised the question as to whether or not the
language amendment before us tonight would permit a coin operated
amusement device which could also be classified as a "pornographic
movie" . Is my interpretation correct in that such a device is
permissable:
Mr. Nagy: Within interpretation of the Ordinance procedures as written, such
a device would be permitted. Of course, control would have to be
governed by the licensing provisions of the City, and I feel that the
licensing provisions of the City would most certainly prohibit this.
Mrs. Scurto: Does every amusement device in the city require a license?
Mr. Andrew: Yes, it does.
Mr. Feinberg: I believe that licensing is required for amusement devices if they
are accessory uses.
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Mrs. Scurto: Are the amusement devices now located in the city bowling alleys
Licensed?
I16; Mr. Feinberg: They should be.
Mrs. Freidrichs: Whose responsibility is it for the inspection or policing of the
bowling alleys?
Mr. Feinberg: It is the responsibility of the Police Department as well as the
D.P.W. under the licensing ordinance.
Mrs. Wisler: What method do we have of knowing that such a machine is being
moved into a building? Couldn't a machine be installed in a store
without anyone knowing it? Wouldn't all stores have to be surveyed
periodically?
Mr. Andrew: Yes, I believe they would. To install such machines without proper
licensing would be an illegal act.
Mrs. Wisler: How does this change in the ordinance provide that a storefront
could not be turned into an Arcade?
Mr. Shane: The pinball machine is clearly an accessory to the building. If
the Inspection Department finds that a billiard parlor has an
excessive amount of machines, they would no longer be complying with
the Ordinance. That would clearly be a violation. The ordinance
is written so that pinball machines are installed soley as accessory
uses. An Arcade would definitely be prohibited.
Mr. Feinberg: That question has come into our office. And we find that definitely
an arcade is prohibited.
Mrs. Wisler: Do we see this as a way of controlling the number of coin-operated
machines within an established business?
Mr. Nagy: Very definitely.
Mr. Zimmer: Is there any indication that all• pinball machines currently being
operated in Livonia are now going to be removed? Does this action
make that likely to happen?
Mr. Nagy: That effect does not rest with our Department. The Inspection Dept.
would be the one to enforce the Ordinance. A more exact Zoning
Ordinance regulation would give the Building Department the control
to go in and enforce the ordinance.
Mrs. Wisler: What effect would this change have on pinball machines, or any type
of machinesthat are in local taverns.
Mr. Nagy: They would be illegal. Only allowed as accessory uses in poolrooms
and billiard parlors.
Mrs. Wisler: What is an assembly building?
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Mr. Shane: Tennis clubs, Racquetime, etc.
Mr. Andrew: This is a good time to explain what happens when we are asked to
amend a section of the Zoning Ordinance. The City Council asked
us to consider an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which would
permit the use of coin-operated machine in businesses such as
bowling alleys, etc. At the time the Commission received this
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' petition, we prepared this petition which then went to the
. newspaper and advertised therein at least 15 days prior to
tonight's meeting. Atthis time, we went into a Study Session,
perhaps two or three study sessions, and discussed great length
' the details of this amendment. Based on report received from
' the Planning Staff and the Law Department, the Planning Commission
can then make a decision on .whether or not we will pass on this
petition. We are hearing a tremendous amount of conversation
tonight regarding this petition. Any more questions or comments?
Mr. Michniak: I would just like to make one point clear to the Commission.
18519 Myron Pinball machines are not owned by an establishment. They are
owned by individual businessmen. The private businessmen have
to be licensed.
Mrs. Friedrichs: Yes, but they must have gained the permission of the owner of
establishments. This puts the responsibility back on the owner.
They cannot occupy more than 10% of the total floor space.
There was no one else to be heard, Mr. Andrew, declared the public hearing closed
on this item.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Scruggs, seconded by Mr. Kluver and adopted, it was
#9-171-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
September 14, 1976 on Petition 76-8-6-9 by the City Planning
Commission pursuant to Council Resolution #489-76, to amend para-
graph (e) of Section 11.02, Permitted Uses, so as to include coin-
110 operated amusement devices or pinball machines as accessory uses in
bowling alleys, billiard parlors and poolhalls, the City Planning
Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition
76-8-6-9 be approved for the following reasons:
(1) This amendment is needed to provide for and properly control
the placement and use of coin-operated amusement machines, and
(2) The proposed amendment is a corrective amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance in that the Zoning Ordinance as it is currently drafted
is silent on coin-operated amusement machines and according to
Section 3.08 are thereby prohibited within the City.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above Public Hearing was published
in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric, under date of 8/26/76,
and notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison Company,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone Company,
Consumers Power Company, and City Departments as listed in the Proof of
Service.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Scruggs, Kluver, Friedrichs, Falk, Wisler
NAYS: Zimmer, Scurto, Andrew
ABSENT: DuBose
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adopt
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The Secretary announced the next item on the agenda Peition 76-8-6-10 by the City
Planning Commission pursuant to Council Resolution #429-76, to amend
Section 10.02, Permitted Uses, so as to delete S.D.D. Licenses from
C-1 Zoning District; and Section 10.03 and Section 11.03, so as to add
S,D,D, Licenses as Waiver Uses in the C-1 Districts.
Mr. Andrew: This/a petition by the City Planning Commission to amend a section
of the local ordinance in order to delete S.D.D. licenses from
one zoning district, and allow them in another district. Are S.D.D.
Licenses allowed in C-3 Districts.
Mr. Nagy: Yes, they are.
Mr. Andrew: Is the City Council aware of this?
Mr. Nagy: I •believe they are, yes.
Mr. Zimmer: Is our intent here to restrict waiver use of liquor licenses, that
is liquor by the glass? Is the City of Livonia involved in the
issuance of liquor licenses?
Mr. Nagy: Only the package sale of liquor, not liquor by the glass. The sale
of liquor by the glass is already subject to waiver use approval.
Mr. Scruggs: What happens to drug stores and supermarkets with liquor licenses?
Mr. Shane These businesses would require waiver use for S.D.D. licenses'.
Mr. Andrew: Let's take a party store, for instance, with an S.D.D. license in the
C-1 zone, with the passage of the amendment would it become a non-
conforming use?
Mr. Nagy: Yes.
Mr. Shane: A party store with an S.D.M. license is no problem. But the question
is - what happens when the license comes up for renewal?
Mr. Andrew: But I am talking about an S,D,D,-S,D,M, Party Store. Does that
make theS.D.D. license a non-conforming use? Would they
have to go to the Zoning Board of Appeals?
Mr. Nagy: Yes, they would have to go to the Zoning Board of Appeals with
regard to the expansion of use of the license.
There was no one present wishing to be heard, Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the
public hearing closed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Zimmer, seconded by Mrs. Scurto and adopted, it was
#9-172-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
September 14, 1976 on Petition 76-8-6-10 by the City Planning
Commission pursuant to Council Resolution #429-76, to amend Section
10.02, Permitted Uses, so as to delete S.D.D. Licenses from the C-1
Zoning District; and Section 10.03 and Section 11.03, so as to add
S.D.D. Licenses as Waiver Uses in the C-1 and C-2 Zoning Districts,
the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council
that Petition 76-8-6-10 be approved for the following reason:
(1) This amendment is needed to provide the City with additional
control with respect to the location of establishments requesting
S.D.D. licenses.
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• FURTHER resolved, that notice of the above public hearing was
published in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric
under date of 8/26/76, and notice of such hearing was sent to the
Detroit Edison Company, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company,
Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Consumers Power Company, and City
Departments as listed in the Proof of Service.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Zimmer, Scurto, Kluver, Friedrichs, Falk, Wisler,Andrew
NAYS: Scruggs
ABSENT: DuBose
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted.
The Secretary announced the next item on the agenda Petition 76-8-3-7 Cecil T.
Schnittker requesting the vacating of Pickford Avenue right-of-way,
located south of Clarita between Stamford and Myron Avenues in the
Northeast 1/4 of Section 9.
Mr. Andrew: Any correspondence in the file re this petition?
Mr. Nagy: Yes, we have a letter dated September 3, 1976 from Detroit Edison
indicating no objection to proposed vacating; letter from Consumers
Power Company dated Sept. 10, 1976 indicating no objection; letter
dated Sept. 14, 1976 from the Chief of Police indicating that vacating
of proposed road would be satisfactory with regard to traffic in the
area, as well as letter from the Engineering Division dated Sept. 14,
1976 stating that presently there is no City maintenance involved,
consequently, no objection to vacating as proposed. That is the
extent of correspondence on this petition.
Mr. Andrew: Is the petitioner present?
Cecil T. Schnittker Yes, we have several reasons for wanting this street vacated.
18423 Myron There are woods in the area south of the proposed easement, and some
of the kids are using this road for a motorcycle run. I don't know
what else is going on in those woods, but it doesn't look good.
Mr. Andrew: Do you live on the south side of Pickford?
Mr. Schnittker: Yes. Can I ask what happens at Stamford?
Mr. Scruggs: Fence it off - vacating the property would permit the fencing of
your property.
Mr. Andrew If the vacating of this easement is approved, the property will be
yours.
Mr. Nagy: A curb will be installed after Myron is paved.
Mr. Michniak: I live on the north side of the parcel in question. I have lived the
since 1963 and have maintained this property by doing all the
4 mowing with my own equipment, me and my three boys who use this
as sort of a playground. The added maintenance would be nothing.
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Mrs. Wisler: I direct my question to the property owners present: Do you own clea
back to Stamford?
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Property owners: No, our lots are only 130' deep.
Mr. Falk: Personally, I am against vacating property. I do not believe in giving
something to people after. 13-15 years. When those new subdivisions
go in that area, those people will want accessibility to Farmington
Road. Are the people buying into the new subdivision aware of this
petition to vacate this street?' I would want the street there in order
to get to Farmington Road. Streets being put through residential areas
is just something that we have to live with. It seems that the various
departments of the City never have any objections to vacating property
in the City.
Mrs. Wisler: I will take an opposing view to Mr. Falk's stand. By closing
Pickford Avenue, we will then have to use Curtis - there is no
other way off of Farmington Road. Pickford Avenue should be closed
for safety reasons:
Mr. Falk: People who live in that area naturally agree with Mrs. Wisler's
point of view.
Mr. Andrew: Let's go back to the Study Meeting. Mr. Robert Paciocco, Developer
of the Francavilla Subdivision is definitely in favor of vacating
Pickford Avenue.
Mr. Falk: The gentleman who proposed the R-2-B rezoning, has he been notified?
Mr. Andrew: After checking this area, we find that there are no cars using this
avenue now. Curtis will be 86' wide, and will function as a collecto
street to take traffic out to Farmington Road. Pickford is only
60' wide, and not to be considered a collector street.
1[ 10 Mr. Michniak: I can see Mr. Falk's point - use Pickford Avenue as a fast way
in and a fast way out, but I would like to say that there are
school age children in this subdivision, and if more homes are
put up, they will be more children. If Pickford is a through
street, it just means more traffic on Pickford to Farmington Road,
add more danger to the children.
Mr. Falk: Let's face it - most drivers avoid short cuts through residential
streets. The same problem exists south of Plymouth Road. I would
suggest that we table this petition and study it further.
Mr. Scruggs: I 'say that we put this petition in its right light. This particular
road is not now presently being used for traffic, so why not go
ahead with vacating it?
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Friedrichs and seconded by Mr. Scruggs, it was
#9-173-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
Sept. 14, 1976 on Petition 76-8-3-7 by Cecil T. Schnittker requesting
the vacating of Pickford Avenue right-of-way located south of Clarita
between Stamford and Myron Avenues in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 9,
the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council
that Petition 76-8-3-7 be approved for the following reasons:
(1) There is no need to retain and develop Pickford Avenue in the
subject location as no existing lots or parcels of land take access
to or from the subject street right-of-way.
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(2) All reporting City Departments and public utility companies
have indicated that they have no objection to the street
vacating provided a full-width easement is retained.
(3) The vacating of Pickford Avenue in the subject location, it would
avoid having Pickford Avenue take on the characteristics of a
collector road which would otherwise compete with Curtis Avenue
wherein Curtis Avenue is designed and located to properly serve
as the collector road for this area, and
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(4) With the vacating of Pickford Avenue, it would discourage
through traffic from passing through several subdivisions
which traffic would be detrimental to the public safety of the
residents of the area and, in turn, would encourage the use
of Curtis Avenue as a collector road and accommodate traffic
along the outside perimeter of the several subdivisions at a half
mile control point which point is the desired location for any
future traffic control device.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of the above Public Hearing was published
in the official newspaper, the Observer-Eccentric under date of 8/26/76,
and notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison Company,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone Company,
Consumers Power Company and City Departments as listed in the Proof of
Service.
10 A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Friedrichs, Scruggs, Kluver, Scurto, Wisler, Andrew
NAYS: Falk, Zimmer
ABSENT: DuBose
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adopt
On a.motion duly made by Mr. Kluver and seconded by Mr. Zimmer it was
#9-174-76 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 318th Regular Meeting and Public
Hearings held by the City Planning Commission on August 10, 1976 are
hereby, approved.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Kluver, Zimmer, Scurto, Scruggs, Andrew
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: Friedrichs, Falk, Wisler
ABSENT: DuBose
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Zimmer, seconded by Mr. Scruggs and unanimously adoptee
it was
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#9-175-76 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
a that Petition 76-9-8-18 by Leon Siegel, requesting approval of all
plans required by Section 18.47 submitted in connection with a proposal
to construct retail stores on proPerty located on the east side of
Farmington Road, south of Eight Mile Road in Section 3, be approved
subject to the following conditions:
(1) That site plan #7616, Sheet #1 revised 9/20/76, prepared by
Architects and Planners, Inc. , which is hereby approved, shall
be adhered to;
(2) that building elevations as shown on Plan #7616, dated 8/31/76,
prepared by Architects and Planners, Inc., (with the north and
south elevations being revised, showing full brick on these,
two walls with the rear wall of the building being painted block) ,
which are hereby approved, shall be adhered to;
(3) that a revised Landscape Plan shall be submitted to the Planning
Commission for approval within seven (7) days from the date of
this approval;
(4) that all landscape materials shall be installed on the site
prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any
portion of the building;
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(5) that all landscape materials installed on the site shall be
permanently maintained in a healthy condition, and
(6) that the proposed low profile roof-mounted air conditioning units
shall be screened from view if they protrude above the proposed
roof line on Farmington Road.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Wisler and seconded by Mrs. Friedrichs, and unanimous'
adopted, it was
#9-176-76 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine to
table the Landscape Plan submitted in connection with a condition
of approval of Petition 74-10-8-41P by Patrick O'Hara requesting
approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543,
the Zoning Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance #988, in connection
with a proposal to construct an office building on the south side
of Plymouth Road between Eckles and Newburgh Roads in Section 30,
until the next Regular Meeting to be conducted on September 28, 1976.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion carried and the foregoing resolution adopt.
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On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 320th Regular
11 Meeting and Public Hearing held by 1-he City Planning Commission on September 14,
1976 was adjourned at 10:45 p.m.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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Su . ; T. Wisler, Secretary
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Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman
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