HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLANNING MINUTES 1976-09-28 6173
MINUTES OF THE 321st REGULAR MEETING
HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On Tuesday, September 28, 1976 the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held
•ts 321st Regular Meeting in the Engineering Building, 13325 Farmington Road, Livonia,
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Michigan.
Mr. Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.
Members present: Daniel R. Andrew Joseph J. Falk Esther Friedrichs
Herman H. Kluver Jerome Zimmer Suzanne T. Wisler
Judith Scurto
Members absent: *William DuBose *William Scruggs
Messrs. John J. Nagy, Planning Director; H G Shane, Assistant Planning Director; Ralph H.
Bakewell , Planner IV; and Robert M. Feinberg, Assistant City Attorney, were also present.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Zimmer, seconded by Mr. Kluver and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-177-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a letter dated August 10, 1976 from Edward J.
McNeely, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine to waive
the open space requirements of Section 9.09 of the Subdivision Rules
and Regulations as they relate to Blue Grass Estates Subdivision pro-
IriI4'10" posed to be located on the west side of Newburgh Road, north of Lady-
wood in the East 1/2 of Section 18, for the following reasons:
(1) There is already sufficient lands to provide this area with
adequate open space for park, recreation and open space
purposes.
(2) The size of the area that would accrue as a result of the
development of the subdivision is not of sufficient size to
have practical meaning to the subdivision and the maintenance
of such a small open space area would burden the Parks and
Recreation Department.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-178-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
August 24, 1976, the City Planning Commission does hereby recom-
mend to the City Council that the Preliminary Plat for Blue Grass
Estates Subdivision proposed to be located on the west side of
Newburgh Road, north of Ladywood in the East 1/2 of Section 18
be approved subject to the following conditions:
(1) that a landscape greenbelt plan will be presented to the
(6110 Planning Commission for its approval of the greenbelt area
proposed along Newburgh Road before submittal of the final
plat; and
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(2) that the subdivision will be provided with entrance markers
the design and plan of which shall be subject to Planning
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Commission approval , all of which shall occur before submittal
of the final plat.
for the following reasons :
(1) The proposed plat complies with the R-3 Zoning District regula-
tions and the Subdivision Rules and Regulations, the open space
requirement having been waived by the City Planning Commission.
(2) The proposed preliminary plat has received favorable comments
for approval from reporting City Departments.
(3) The proposed preliminary plat is well designed and laid out
so as to provide for an attractive, convenient and livable
single-family residential development.
AND THAT, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend the
waiving of the open space provisions of the Plat Ordinance, Section
9-116(p) of the Livonia Code of Ordinances, inasmuch as there is
already sufficient lands to provide this area with adequate open
space for park, recreation and open space purposes.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above hearing was sent to the
abutting property owners, proprietor, City Departments as listed in
the Proof of Service and copies of the plat together with notice
have been sent to the Building Department, Superintendent of Schools,
4 Fire Department, Police Department and Parks and Recreation Department.
Hr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
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On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mrs. Wisler and unanimously adopted,
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#9-179-76 RESOLVED that, purusant to a Public Hearing having been held on
August 24, 1976 on Petition 76-7-1-28 as submitted by R. William
and Paula Ellen Joyner to rezone property located on the west side
of Gill Road, north of Curtis in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 9,
from RUFB to R-3, the City Planning Commission does hereby recom-
mend to the City Council that Petition 76-7-1-28 be approved for
the following reasons:
(1) The proposed change of zoning is a minor extension of an
already existing R-3 Zoning District located to the north.
(2) The proposed change of zoning will provide for single-family
lot development consistentwith the recentresidential
development occurring within the neighboring area.
FURTHER RESOLVED that , notice of the above Public Hearing was
published in the official newspaper, the Livonia Observer-Eccentric,
under date of August 5, 1976 and a notice of suchhearing 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.
+lr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing, resolution adopted
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te*Messrs. DuBose and Scruggs entered the meeting at this time.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto and seconded by Mrs. Friedrichs , it was
'#9-180-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on
August 24, 1976 on Petition 76-5-2-8 as submitted by John W. Cossin,
Pastor of The Lords House, requesting waiver use approval to con-
struct an addition to an existing Church located on the north side
of Ann Arbor Trail , east of Newburgh Road in the Northwest 1/4 of
Section 32, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to
the City Council that Petition 76-5-2-8 be approved subject to the
following conditions:
(1) that Site Plan #S-1 , dated 9/16/76, prepared by Harold E.
Eskovitz, which is hereby approved, shall be adhered to in
all respects;
(2) that the building materials for the proposed Church addition
shall conform to those materials as specified on the approved
Site Plan;
(3) that the. hours of operation of the Church and all related and
accessory uses thereto shall be limited in hours of operation
not to exceed 11 :00 p.m. , and that there shall not be more than
two persons manning the telephones in connection with the Crisis
Program;
(4) that the proposed Church assembly hall shall be furnished with
fixed seats, permanently secured, so as to establish the max-
imum seating capacity of the Church at 594 seats ;
(5) that any outdoor lighting fixtures, standards, etc. , proposed
for either the site of the proposed building or the offstreet
parking lot shall have the design of the fixture and standard
first approved by the City Planning Commission before their
construction and installation, and that all outdoor lighting
shall be serviced by an underground wiring system;
(6) that the offstreet parking lot shall be permanently improved
with a hard-surfaced material such as asphalt, completionto
occur within sixty (60) days after completion of the Livonia
Drain #29 project;
(7) that the lease agreement that the Church has for its offstreet
parking lot area shall be prepared in recordable form and
registered with the Wayne County Register of Deeds and a copy
of the recorded instrument submitted to the Livonia City Planning
Department within ten (10) days of the date of this resolution;
(8) that a landscape plan setting forth the landscape treatment of
the site shall be submitted to the Planning. Commission for
approval within thirty (30) days of the date of this resolution ;
and
(9) that the petitioner shall , with the approval of the owner of
Lot a735, Supervisor's Livonia Plat No. 12, cause a sidewalk to
be installed across the frontage of said lot at the sole cost
and expense of the petitioner and which installation shall be
made simultaneously with the petitioner's sidewalk constructed
along Newburgh Road as shown on the approved Site Plan.
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(1) The proposed use, to a large extent, is already fully developed
on the property, therefore, the petition proposes to make what
is a nonconforming use, a conforming use.
(2) Theproposed use with its associated development plans will provide
for the regulating and redevelopment of the property so as to upgrade
the existing development by way of improved architecture, offstreet
parking and site landscaping to achieve a greater degree of compati-
bility and harmony with the surrounding development of the area.
(3) All responding City Departments have found no adverse affects assoc-
iated with the proposed use.
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: Friedrichs , DuBose, Scurto, Scruggs, Wisler
NAYS: Kluver, Zimmer, Falk, Andrew
ABSENT: None
'1r. Andrew stated that his reason for voting no on this petition is that it does not meet
:he requirements of Section 4.03(a) of the Zoning Ordinance #543 in that the Church is
located on land less than two acres in size.
1r. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-181-76 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 north side of Broadmoor between Middlebelt Road and
Harrison in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 13, from RUF to P.L; 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.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted,
it was
9-182-76 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
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Hearing be held to determine whether or not to rezone property
located on the south side of Puritan between Henry Ruff and Middlebelt 6177
Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 14, from RUF to P.L. ; 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.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-183-76 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 east side of Henry Ruff between Five Mile Road and
Jamison in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 23, from RUFA to P.L. ; 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.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr, Kluver, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted,
Ai t was
#9-184-76 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 north side of Lyndon between Middlebelt Road and
Harrison in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 24, from RUF to P.L. ; 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.
,Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a moition duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-185-76 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 Lyndon between Harrison and Inkster
Road in the South 1/2 of Section 24, from R-1-A to P.L. ; and
to' 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.
fir. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
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On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-186-76 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
north of Schoolcraft Road between Melvin and Beatrice in the Southeast
1/4 of Section 23, from R-1-A to P.L; 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.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto and seconded Mr. Zimmer, it was
#9-187-76 RESOLVED that,. the minutes of the 319th Regular Meetingheld by
the City Planning Commission on August 24, 1976, are approved.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Friedrichs, DuBose, Zimmer, Scurto, Scruggs , Wisler, Andrew
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Kluver, Falk
kr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto and seconded by Mr. DuBose, it was
#9-188-76 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 312th Special Meeting held by
the City Planning Commission on August 31 , 1976, are approved.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Kluver, Friedrichs, DuBose, Zimmer, Scurto, Falk, Scruggs, Andrew
NAYS.: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Wisler
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Scurggs , seconded by Mr. Kluver and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-189-76 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve the
Landscape Plan submitted by Patrick O'Hara in connection with a con-
dition of approval_ of Petition 74-1.0-8-41P 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, subject to the following conditions:
(1) that Landscape Plan dated September 28, 1976, which is hereby
approved, shall be adhered to;
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(2) that all landscaping as shown on the approved Landscape Plan
shall be installed prior to October 31 , 1976 and shall there-
after be maintained in a healthy condition; and
(3) that the sign plan proposed by the petitioner is accepted in
principle by the Planning Commission; the exact square footage
to be determined by the Bureau of Inspection.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Kluver, seconded by Mrs. Friedrichs and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-190-76 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning
Ordinance, as amended by Ordinance #988, the City Planning Commission
does hereby determine to table Petition 76-9-8-19P by Philip Gerard
requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 submitted
in connection with a proposal to construct an addition to an existing
building located on the south side of Schoolcraft between Eckles and
Newburgh in Section 19, until the Planning Commission Study Meeting
to be conducted on October 5, 1976.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 321st Regular Meeting
held by the City Planning Commission on September 28, 1976, was
adjourned at approximately 11 :00 p.m.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
f/' S z.hre T. Wisler, Secretary
ATTEST: 4i
Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman
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