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MINUTES OF THE 342nd SPECIAL MEETING
AND PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD BY THE CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
3 LIVONIA
On Tuesday, May 25, 1982, the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held
its 342nd Special Meeting and Public Hearings in the Livonia City Hall , 33000 Civic
Center Drive.
Mr. Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman, called the Special Meeting and Public Hearings to
order at 8:05 p.m., with approximately 12 people in the audience.
Members present: Daniel R. Andrew Donald Vyhnalek Judith Scurto
Jerome Zimmer Lee R. Morrow Donna Naidow
Joseph J. Falk Sue Sobolewski
Members absent: *Herman Kluver
Messrs. John J. Nagy, Planning Director; H. G. Shane, Assistant Planning Director;
and Ralph H. Bakewell , Planner IV, were also present.
Mr. Andrew: If a petition on tonight 's agenda involves a rezoning request,
this Commission only makes a recommendation to the City Council
who, in turn, will hold a public hearing and decide the question.
If a petition involves a waiver use request and the petition is
denied by the Commission, the petitioner has ten days in which to
II: appeal to the City Council ; otherwise the petition is terminated.
Mr. Joseph J. Falk, Secretary, announced the first item on the agenda is Petition
82-5-2-11 by GSL, Inc. , requesting waiver use approval to locate
mechanical amusement devices and kiddie rides within the Food Cetner
located in the Wonderland Shopping Center on the south side of Plymouth
Road, west of Middlebelt Road in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35.
Mr. Wah Yee, Architect, 26711 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, Michigan: I am the
Architect representing this project and I have with me my associate,
Mr. Fosse.
Mr. Fosse: I have a plan showing the entire food hall area. The Foland 's store
is immediately north. The Video Drome will be located on the corner
next to The Gap. The game rooms have two entrances - primarily off the
common seating area of the food hall and a secondary directly outside
from the outdoor mall . The theme of the Video Drome is one of family
entertainment with the primary entrance off the dining area. The first
area is an area designed for small children - kiddie rides, coin-
operated amusements, slide, and there is a large animated figure. There
is an elevated viewing platform where the observer can monitor activities.
As a buffer between the two rooms is a parents ' relaxing room where they
will be able to view tapes or T.V. , etc. The reasoning of the arrange-
ment is that we consider sound control important in this plan so we
wanted to get the video games in an area isolated from an acoustic point
of view. The kiddie rides will act as a buffer between the video games •
and the dining area. There will be suspended umbrellas and in addition
there will be fabric banners to screen some of the lights and traffic
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from the mall . On the exterior there will be an awning over the
secondary entrance with a sign saying "Video Drome".
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Mr. Andrew: Mr. Nagy, is there any correspondence in the file regarding this petition?
Mr. Nagy: We have a report from the Engineering Division indicating that there are
no engineering problems connected with this proposal .
Mr. Andrew: Can you tell me how many so-called kiddie rides and coin-operated
machines there are?
Mr. Levy, 1307 E. Maple Road, Troy, Michigan 48099, also representing the petitioner:
Seven coin-operated kiddie rides.
Mr. Andrew: Included in the count of 35?
Mr. Levy: No.
Mr. Andrew: Will refreshments be served in this operation?
Mr. Fosse: No.
Mr. Levy: We do not anticipate refreshments. We do anticipate the sale of candy
bars and snack items.
Mr. Andrew: Where will that take place?
Mr. Levy: In the cashier area.
Mr. Zimmer: Do you anticipate that your hours of operation will be different than
those of the food hall?
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Mr. Fosse: No. The same as the food hall ; ,basically shopping center hours.
Mr. Zimmer: Is the operator of this facility known to us to have an operation
anywhere nearby?
Mr. Levy: I am one of the operators. We operate indoor and outdoor food conces-
sions and movie theatres throughout metropolitan Detroit. My Associate,
Mr. Sloan, operates suburban theatres; the Terrace Theatre in this locale.
We have had experience in the handling of entertainment elements with
regard to food and also experience in entertainment centers. We operate
throughout the State of Texas. We have had tremendous success with this
concept.
Mrs. Naidow: How many people will be employed in this area?
Mr. Levy: During the slow hours an adult employee would be on the premises full
time. We would bring in additional people at different times to do
different things such as the snack items and souvenir items as they
relate to the game business. Additionally, we have a tentative commit-
ment from the CTC Corporation to provide us computer terminals to sell
tickets to outdoor and indoor sports facilities throughout the metro-
politan Detroit area. We would put on an appropriate number of people
that would relate to those types of products.
11111 4 Mrs. Naidow: Do the electronic games operate with tokens?
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Mr. Levy: The entire operation would be operated with tokens. The cashier would
make the exchange for tokens.
3 Mrs. Naidow: The control station - is that for employees?
' Mr. Fosse: The control station is for employees. It is an elevated platform so
that we have greater visibility throughout the room.
Mr. Vyhnalek: Can they bring food in from the food hall?
Mr. Levy: We will not allow that. Our employees will allow no eating, drinking,
or smoking on the premises, even though everything is fireproof.
Mr. Vyhnalek: Will there be any other signs on the premises besides the one you told
us about?
Mr. Levy: No.
Mr. Vyhnalek: John, if there will be seven kiddie rides, do they have to be shown on
the plan?
Mr. Nagy: No, because they are considered a valid accessory use.
Mr. Morrow: Will there be any sort of prizes?
Mr. Levy: No, there is nothing along the lines of gambling; no free games or any
equipment that can be adjusted for free games. It is a one-time play
although masters have the ability to lengthen the game.
4 *Mr. Kluver entered the meeting at 8:25 p.m.
Mrs. Scurto: I spent a day at U of M studying video games and have been somewhat
dismayed at the expertise of the educators. I have concerns about your
CTC operation. Can you show me approximately where this computer will.
be?
Mr. Fosse: On the back of the cashier's counter.
Mrs. Scurto: Where do people stand in line?
Mr. Levy: In the area of the walkway to the video games.
Mr. Scurto: What happens to the attendant who is supposed to be watching this operation?
Mr. Levy: We adjust our employees wherever the need might be, and we have discussed
with our employees as to how we can adjust them.
Mr. Nagy: If one of your sales people found out there was a rush on the CTC, you
could bring some people in for that purpose?
Mr. Levy: Yes.
Mrs. Scurto: Is there any kine of control as to the age of people who come into the
gaming area during school hours?
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Mr. Levy: The control would be up to management. There have been a number of
10 thoughts as to how best to control that and there have been studies
on the question of truancy. We anticipate working with the local school
systems. If there is a child who it seems should be in school at some
time, our employee will check to see in fact if he should be in school .
Studies have shown that the number of truants in Chicago, for instance,
was four against 4 to 5 thousand who were out of school for a number of
reasons. The local school systems have verified that it was not a
problem.
Mrs. Scurto: Do you have another video game room in metropolitan Detroit?
Mr. Levy: No. We operate video games but not a room.
Mrs. Scurto: If the food hall adjusts their hours of operation, will you than auto-
matically adjust yours?
Mr. Levy: I would anticipate that more than likely we would. If they adjust their
hours because they feel it would be more successful , I imagine we would
do the same.
Mrs. Scurto: With your acoustic control materials - do you anticipate the sound going
into the food hall?
Mr. Levy: No, we have insulated the wall to our neighbor, The Gap, and other walls.
We should have absolutely no sound outside our facility. And, the
machines are practically noiseless compared to the children themselves.
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Mrs. Scurto: When you say your attendant will be an adult - do you mean 18?
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Mr. Levy: No, 21 .
Mr. Falk: The capacity is there and it is compatible with the shopping center. I
think the shopping center needs anything to bring more people into it.
I have no other questions.
Mr. Zimmer: Does the proprietor have any interest in staying open if their crowds
indicate later hours than the shopping center hours?
Mr. Ettenheimer: No, the door there will have to close with the Center. It will not
be open separate from the food hall .
Mr. Zimmer: What about Sunday - until 9:00?
Mr. Ettenheimer: Right now the Mall on Sunday closes at 6:00 and opens at noon. If
we see enough business, we may stay open until 8:00.
Mr. Andrew: Are you going to apply for a variance on the sign? '
Mr. Ettenheimer: I don 't think so, as long as it doesn't face Plymouth Road. Every-
thing else in the Mall has a stick-out electric sign.
Mr. Andrew:
ti Mr. Nagy indicated today that that sign should be approved.
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Mr. Nagy: You can, in connection with the waiver and as part of your application,
have the waiver, site plan, building elevation and sign approved.
There was no one else wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr.1: Andrew, Chairman,
declared the public hearing on Petition 82-5-2-11 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Vyhnalek, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted,
it was
#5-95-82 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on May 25,
1982 on Petition 82-5-2-11 as submitted by GSL, Inc. , requesting
waiver use approval to locate mechanical amusement devices and
kiddie rides within the Food Center located in the Wonderland
Shopping Center on the south side of Plymouth Road, west of Middle-
belt Road in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 35, the City Planning
Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition
82-5-2-11 be approved subject to the following conditions:
(1) that Floor Plan #P-1210, dated 18 May 82, prepared by Wah Yee
Associates, which is hereby approved shall be adhered to; and
(2) that the Commission specifically approves the signage and awnings
indicated on Elevation Plan Job #B-1210, dated 18 May 82, pre-
pared by Wah Yee Associates;
for the following reasons:
¢ (1) The proposal complies with all of the special and general
waiver use requirements and standards of the Zoning Ordi-
nance #543 as contained in Section 11 .03 and 19.06 thereof.
(2) The proposal is compatible to and will compliment the
adjacent uses in this section of the Wonderland Shopping
Center.
(3) The Wonderland Shopping Center has the capacity to accom-
modate the proposed use.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above public hearing was given
in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.05 of Zoning Ordi-
nance #543, as amended.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Morrow, seconded by Mrs. Naidow and unanimously adopted,
it was
#5-96-82 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine to
waive the provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of the Planning
Commission Rules of Procedure regarding the seven-day period con-
cerning effectiveness of Planning Commission resolutions in connec-
tion with Petition 82-5-2-11 by GSL, Inc. , requesting waiver use
approval to locate mechanical amusement devices and kiddie rides
within the Food Center located in the Wonderland Shopping Center
on the south side of Plymouth Road, west of Middlebelt Road in the
Northeast 1/4 of Section 35.
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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 Petition 82-5-2-12
by A-1 Transmissions, Inc. , requesting waiver use approval to enlarge
an existing auto transmission repair & replacement building and uses
located on the southwest corner of Eight Mile Road and Middlebelt Road
in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 2.
Mr. Nagy: There is a letter dated May 14, 1982 in the file from Gary Clark stating
there are no engineering problems connected with this proposal .
Mr. Andrew: Is that property owned by you?
Fred Armour, 27251 Joy Road, Dearborn Heights, Michigan 48127: It is an easement but
it is owned by Mr. Gallucci .
Mr. Andrew: To the south?
Mr. Armour: Marsh Tool .
Mr. Andrew: It is an easement for what?
Mr. Armour: Electric -- it may be a sewer.
Mr. Andrew: You are using it to park?
Mr. Armour: Yes.
Mr. Andrew: What about Marsh Tool ; are they entitled to use it also?
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Mr. Armour: Not as such. We have a letter from Marsh approving us to use their
driveway.
Mr. Andrew: You own the property but don't have a curb cut. The Zoning Board waived
the front yard setback?
Mr. Shane: Yes, as well as an addition to a non-conforming structure.
Mr. Andrew: What about the parking?
Mr. Shane: The petitioner indicated that they had received a letter from the Church
existing across the street for the use of 23 parking spaces. In addition
to that, he had received a letter from Hadley Towing which has given him
a ten-year lease for parking cars. Our problem is we dont' know where.
Mr. Armour; Eight Mile, just west of the corner.
Mr. Andrew: In Livonia?
Mr. Armour: In Farmington.
Mr. Andrew: How much property do they have?
Mr. Armour: Ten acres. •
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Mr. Andrew: Ten acres and they have given you a ten-year lease? Can it be terminated
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Mr. Armour: They didn't say so.
{ Mr. Andrew: Would you have difficulty furnishing the City with a copy of the lease?
Mr. Armour: I think the Zoning Board of Appeals has it.
Mr. Andrew: If they don't, can we?
Mr. Armour: Yes, you can.
Mr. Andrew: I would also like to see the agreement with the Church.
Mr. Armour: They have a copy of that, too.
Mr. Shane read the portion of the minutes of the meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals
held on May 4, 1982 regarding the need of this petitioner for an additional service
bay for repairing oversized vehicles and the conditions imposed by the Zoning Board
relative to compliance with the original landscape plan and striping of the parking.
area in legal sizes.
Mr. Andrew: I don't understand how you will use the parking spaces to the south.
Mr. Armour: The curb cut for Marsh Tool will allow us entrance to those. There is
a letter from Marsh Tool granting us that use.
1Mr. Andrew: If it is your property, why do they have to grant you the use?
Mr. Armour: The curb cut isn't ours.
Mr. Andrew: What is the dimension of the parking south of the existing building?
Mr. Armour: 20' from the building to the lot line.
Mr. Andrew: How far south of that line is Marsh's building?
Mr. Armour: 30 to 35 feet.
Mr. Andrew: I don't think so. I would like to know what that dimension is. The
drive ends at the west end of your building.
Mr. Armour: That 20' driveway goes all the way through Marsh's building. The building
is approximately 30 feet.
Mr. Andrew: I would like a measurement from building to building. Where is Marsh's
curb cut?
Mr. Armour: Just south of our property line. It is not shown on the plan.
Mr. Andrew: Do you have a right to use Marsh's driveway?
illMr. Armour; We do.
4 Mr. Andrew: An easement?
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Mr. Armour: Just a letter.
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Mr. Andrew: Any objection to filing that letter with the City?
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Mr. Armour: None at all .
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Mr. Andrew: Can the agreement be cancelled on notice?
Mr. Armour: There isn't any time limitation involved, I don't believe.
Mr. Andrew: So, if he decides to cancel tomorrow morning, you lose how many parking
spaces?
Mr. Shane: Nine.
Mr. Armour: Even if we lose the nine, we would still be in line with the Ordinance.
Mr. Andrew: I guess I want to know what alternatives you have if he decides not to
let you use the driveway. You thave three bays already and you want
four. I think you are pushing the site.
Mr. Armour: The Ordinance says we only need three parking spaces for each bay.
Mr. Andrew: I would like to see the agreement with the tool company, the agreement
with the Church and the agreement with the man to the south.
Mr. Falk: What is the distance between the building and the curb cut?
Mr. Shane: Approximately 50' from the back of the building to this point (as indicated
on an aerial photograph) .
4 Mr. Vyhnalek: If they are going to have buses, won't that be crowded if they will take
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one and a half or two parking spaces?
Mr. Frank Gallucci , petitioner: It is to my advantage not to have the place looking
crowded. If any vehicle of that nature - and they don't come that often -
but if they do they have to be worked on right away. They will have to
be taken into the building and then the vehicle can't be moved because
they lose their brakes. They have to stay inside until the job is com-
pleted. We must remember that it can't look crowded because if you have
a transmission problem and need you car right now and the place is pretty
crowded, you won't pull in.
Mr. Vyhnalek: I thought business was picking up and that's why you want the big stall .
Can you put a van up there?
Mr. Gallucci : Definitely not.
Mr. Vyhnalek: Only medium size?
Mr. Gallucci : Yes.
Mr. Vyhnalek: But the bay will accommodate that size?
Mr. Gallucci : The school bus is 37' long and the bay is only 35' . Anyway, it is not
worthwhile for me. With an extra bay I can put another man on and get
vehicles out again. By having a fourth bay it will allow me to get work
out much faster and I didn't spend a lot of money on it to have it look
like a junk yard. We need the fourth bay really bad.
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Mrs. Scurto: Mr. Gallucci , what have you done that would make you think we should
extend this tremendous overburden on a small
piece of property?
Mr. Gallucci : To improve the site, you mean?
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Mrs. Scurto: Yes. I heard you say it is to your advantage for the place to look un-
crowded. I think it looks bad. It seems to me that if you were coming
before us that the place would look like a little spot of heaven.
Mr. Gallucci : I have spend a lot of money on that place and I haven't made much because
of the cost of paying off the debts I have. I intend to do something
about the landscaping and it will be brought back to what you folks
requested.
Mrs. Scurto: How many employees do you have?
Mr. Gallucci : Five.
Mrs. Scurto: So this Church parking lot really isn 't for the employees as much as for
clearing the cars off the site.
Mr. Gallucci : Right now we are using it for employees.
Mrs. Scurto: 23 spaces for five employees?
Mr. Gallucci : And for finished cars.
Mrs. Scurto: How long do they stay?
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Mr. Gallucci : One day, sometimes overnight.
Mrs. Scurto: Why do you have thirteen cars there tonight?
Mr. Gallucci : Some vehicles are waiting for parts, some are waiting to be picked up
tomorrow morning. It is not full . If it was full and I needed additional
parking, it is available across the street.
Mr. Zimmer: How long have you been here now?
Mr. Gallucci : Two years in January.
Mr. Zimmer: In your original plan to make money how did you see this problem area
that we had a lot of difficulty with -- something you learned -- that
on one bay you don't break even. You are saying you can't make money
and we said that in the first place.
Mr. Gallucci : The cost of operating, utilities, tax; expenses are going up all the time.
I am not charging any more this year than a year ago; the price is the
same.
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Mrs. Sobolewski : Was the parking not striped legally before? The Zoning Board of
Appeals makes reference to that.
110 Mr. Nagy: The original plan conformed.
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Mrs. Sobolewski : Have the parking spaces increased?
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4 Mr. Nagy: No, they have decreased from 22' to 20' .
Mrs. Sobolewski : I realize that he has improved the corner from what it was. The
only thing I can think about is that he is conforming with the Ordinance
and because of this, his place is packed and I don 't think we can find
fault with that. He has enough parking to fulfill zoning. Because he
is busy we say that he is over-using the site. I can't totally disagree
with this.
Mr. Zimmer: My problem is that in Section 19.06 of the Zoning Ordinance, it tells us
that it must comply with all of the following general standards.
Mr. Zimmer read the standards for waiver use approval provided in Section 19.06.
Mr. Zimmer:. The initial problem was bad enough but now we are going to raise a larger
structure and the proposal fails on 19.06(a) . It is not in harmony with
the appropriate and orderly development of the surrounding neighborhood.
And, I think it again fails to comply regarding height. The Zoning Board
of Appeals waived some of those. I believe in about five more ways this
thing fails. It does not meet with what the Ordinance tells us to do.
On that basis, it doesn't make it.
Mr. Armour: It is the same height of the building that is there. We haven't enlarged
it at all .
Mr. Shane explained the elevation plan to the Commission in detail .
Mr. Andrew: Is that a 12' door?
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Mr. Shane: 14' .
Mr. Armour: The others are 10' . That door has been taken out. There will be a blank
wall in the back.
Mr. Andrew: Can the staff indicate the landscaping that was approved but not installed?
Mr. Shane explained the landscape plan to the Commission pointing out that the land-
scaping on the south and west was not installed.
Mr. Andrew: If the landscaping had been installed, it would have wiped out his parking.
Mr. Nagy: NQ way he could put that landscaping in and implement the proposed plan.
Mr. Gallucci : There are more trees that we put in. They are not shown on the plan.
Three Sunburst Locust.
Mr. Morrow: Was there some reason why you didn't complete this plan at that time?
Mr. Gallucci : Lack of money.
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Mr. Andrew: I want to know how the landscaping will be implemented.
Mr. Armour : That won't change because that is not on our property. The discrepancy
occurred because we used a plan given to us by Mobil which didn 't match
the legal description. This plan matches the legal description.
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Mr. Andrew: Are the parking spaces different sizes?
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i Mr. Armour: All 10' x 20' .
Mr. Andrew: Are you required to have handicapped parking?
Mr. Nagy: No, it is a non-conforming building.
Mr. Michael Ladwig, 30020 Bretton, Livonia, Michigan: I didn 't come to this meeting
to speak about this item but I live about one mile from this transmis-
sion place and I think it looks nice for a transmission business. 1
have friends who have had their cars worked on and they have recommended
the place.
Mr. Falk: You are not related to the petitioner? Have you had your car in there?
Mr. Ladwig: No.
Mr. Falk: This is just an observation?
Mr. Ladwig: Yes.
There was no one else wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Andrew, Chairman,
declared the public hearing on Petition 82-5-2-12 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto and seconded by Mr. Falk, it was
ti #5-97-82 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine to
table Petition 82-5-2-12 by A-1 Transmission, Inc., requesting waiver
use approval to enlarge an existing auto transmission repair and
replacement building and uses located on the southwest corner of
Eight Mile Road and Middlebelt Road in the Northeast 1/4 of Section
2, until the Study Meeting to be held by the Planning Commission on
June 15, 1982.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Kluver, Morrow, Scurto, Naidow, Vyhnalek, Falk, Andrew
NAYS: Sobolewski , Zimmer
ABSENT: None
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mrs. Scurto: Is there anyway we can get some kind of verbal or written acknowledgement
that the City of Farmington knows that that is going to be for dead-beat
cars?
Mr. Gallucci : That 's for people who want their cars fixed right now and then don't have
the money. Then we 1;ave to find a place to put them. They are abandoned
vehicles more or less.
Mrs. Scurto: Hadley's allows you to store dead-beat vehicles?
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Mr. Gallucci : Yes.
Mr. Scurto: Is yourbusiness the kind that gives people a pre-estimate?
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Mr. Gallucci : Most definitely.
4 Mr. Andrew: I am concerned about seeing documents about the termination of the parking.
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Mr. Armour: The Zoning Board has those letters.
Mr. Andrew: I would like you to address yourselves to the question of landscaping and
what you are going to do about it.
Mr. Amour: I think we should re-work this plan.
Mr. Falk, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Petition 82-5-3-2 by
George Lerner requesting the vacating of the North Branch of the
Bell Creek Drain crossing Lots 1 and 2 of Bretton Gardens Subdivision
located on the southwest corner of Bretton Road and Melvin in the
Southeast 1/4 of Section 2.
Mr. Nagy: There is a letter in the file from the Engineering Division stating that
there are no engineering problems connection with this petition.
Mr. Andrew: Mr. Lerner, are you the broker as relates to this property?
Mr. Lerner: Yes.
Mr. Andrew: Is the property subject to a purchase agreement?
Mr. Lerner: Yes.
Mr. Andrew: And the closing is being held up until the easement is taken care of.
Is Lot 1 140' wide?
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Mr. Falk: There was a question on the frontage of the lot. What is it?
Mr. Nagy: 90-1/2 feet.
Mr. Shen: When Melvin was vacated, that added 30 feet.
Mr. Nagy: By application of the law, when Melvin was vacated, the west one-half of
it attached to Lot 1 .
Mr. Falk: It seems like he might have plans to split the lot and put two houses on
it. Do you propose to split and put two houses there.
Mrs. Scurto: There would be no problem with him putting two houses on the lot?
Mr. Lerner: There will be two lots. The second lot will be 81 feet; the lot next
will be 60' .
Mr. Andrew: 141 ' of frontage creates two lots which exceed the lot requirements.
Mr. Ross, 24901 Northwestern, Southfield, Michigan: There is a total of 140' of frontage.
Lot 1 , 90' , and the easterly 20' of Lot 2, and 30' of Melvin, making a
total of 140' .
I4Michael Ladwig, 30020 Bretton, Livonia, Michigan: Lot 1 would probably make a good
lot for a house but the second lot would be right over a creek and it
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floods all the time. I live in the first house west of these two lots.
ILThey have tried to take up the water but from the north side of Bretton
it still floods. I wouldn't buy a house there.
Mr. Andrew: But you don't have an objection to the vacating?
Mr. Ladwig: No.
There was no one else wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Andrew, Chairman,
declared the public hearing on Petition 82-5-3-2 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto, seconded by Mr. Morrow and unanimously adopted,
it was
#5-98-82 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on May 25,
1982 on Petition 82-5-3-2 as submitted by George Lerner requesting
the vacating of the North Branch of the Bell Creek Drain crossing
Lots 1 and 2 of Bretton Gardens Subdivision located on the southwest
corner of Bretton Road and Melvin in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2,
the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council
that Petition 82-5-3-2 be approved for the following reasons:
(1) The Engineering Division has no objection to this vacating.
(2) The Livonia Drain No. 16 now serves the function which this
easement formerly provided.
IL (3) The vacating of the subject drainage easement would remove
this unnecessary encumbrance from the two involved lots so
as to provide for more efficient utilization of this property.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above public hearing was given
in accordance with Ordinance #29, as amended by Ordinance #50.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Zimmer, seconded by Mr. Morrow and unanimously adopted,
it was
#5-99-82 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve the
Revised Building Elevation Plan submitted in connection with Petition
80-11-8-24P requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.58
of Zoning Ordinance #543 in connection with a proposal to construct
retail stores on property located south of Norfolk, west of Middlebelt
Road in Section 2, subject to the following conditions:
(1) that the Revised Building Elevations as shown on Plan 70-03,
Sheet R-3, dated 5/12/82, prepared by Erwin Hartge, Architect,
which are hereby approved shall be adhered to;
(2) that the south and west block walls of the building shall be
i painted to match the face brick used on the rest of the building;
t and
(3) that all other conditions as set forth in the original approving
Resolution #12-285-80, adopted on 12/16/80, are valid and in full
force and effect.
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On a motion duly made by Mr. Vyhnalek, seconded by Mr. Zimmer and unanimously adopted,
to it was
#5-100-82 RESOLVED that, the Planning Commission does hereby determine to waive
the provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of the Planning Commission
Rules of Procedure regarding the seven day period concerning effective-
ness of Planning Commission resolutions in connection with the approval
of the Revised Building Elevation Plan submitted in connection with
Petition 80-11-8-24P requesting approval of all plans required by
Section 18.58 of Zoning Ordinance #543 concerning a proposal to con-
struct retail stores on property located south of Norfolk, west of
Middlebelt Road in Section 2.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 342nd Special Meeting
and Public Hearings held by the City Planning Commission on May 25,
1982 was adjourned at 10:05 p.m.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman
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