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Home My WebLink AboutPLANNING MINUTES 1984-12-04 9273 MINUTES OF THE 487th REGULAR MEETING HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On Tuesday, December 4, 1984, the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held its 487th Special Meeting in the Livonia City Hall , 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan. Mr. R. Lee Morrow, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. Members present: R. Lee Morrow Herman Kluver Sue Sobolewski C. Russ Smith Donna Naidow Jeanne Hildebrandt Joseph J. Falk Michael Duggan Members absent: Donald Vyhnalek On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Duggan, it was RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on October 23, 1984 on Petition 84-9-2-32 by Farmbrook Construction Company requesting waiver use approval to construct a planned residential development on the east side of Louise Avenue, north of Six Mile Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 11 , the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 84-9-2-32 be approved for the following reasons: (1 ) The proposed use complies in every respect with the require- ments and standards set forth in Article XX of Zoning 3 Ordinance #543. (2) The proposed use will provide for the implementation of an alternative design concept for the location of single family residential dwelling units in the area. (3) The proposed use will maintain and preserve the existing open space and flood plain features in the area. (4) The proposed use will maintain the single family density and characterof the surrounding neighborhood while, at the same time, providing an alternative living arrangment through the use of a unified planning approach. (5) The impact on the neighborhood of traffic, storm water run-off and other uses of public facilities will be no greater than would be caused by a conventional single family residential subdivision located on the same site. FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above hearing was given in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.05 of Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Smith, Morrow, Sobolewski , Duggan NAYS: Falk, Hildebrandt, Kluver, Naidow ABSENT: Vyhnalek • On a motion duly made by Mrs. Naidow, seconded by Mr. Smith, it was #12-253-84 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 487th Regular Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on December 4, 1984, are approved as corrected to add the following reason to the approving resolution propdsed by the Commission with regard to Petition 84-9-2-32 by Fa rmb rook Construction Company: (6) That the petition as presented would provide for development of the 13.7 acres preserving more open space than would be possible with conventional single family subdivision develop- ment. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Naidow, Falk, Duggan, Smith, Kluver, Hildebrandt, Sobolewski , Morrow NAYS: None ABSTAIN: Vyhnalek Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. . 9274 Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the resolution fails. On a motion duly made by Mr. Falk and seconded by Mrs. Hildebrandt , it was #12-239-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on October 23, 1984 on Petition 84-9-2-32 by Farmbrook Construction Company requesting waiver use approval to construct a planned residential development on the east side of Louise Avenue, north of Six Mile Road in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 11 , the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 84-9-2-32 be denied for the following reasons : (1) The proposed use is incompatible with and detrimental to the surrounding uses in the area. (2) The traffic to and from the site will overburden the public street serving the neighborhood. (3) The petitioner has failed to demonstrate that the proposed use complies with the general waiver use standards written specifically for planned residential developments set forth in Section 20.04 of Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended. FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above hearing was given in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.05 of Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Falk, Hildebrandt, Morrow, Kluver, Naidow NAYS: Smith, Sobolewski , Duggan ABSENT: Vyhnalek Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Naidow and unanimously adopted, it was #12-240-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 18.47 of Zoning Ordinance #543, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 84-11-8-38 by Donald L. Rich for Holiday Inn requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.47 submitted in connection with a proposal to construct an addition to the existing Holiday Inn Hotel located on the north side of Six Mile Road between Laurel Park Drive and 1-275 in Section 7, subject to the following con- ditions: (1) that Site Plan 79-198A, Sheet A1-0, dated 11/30/84, prepared by Hood-Rich, Architects & Engineers , which is hereby approved shall be adhered to; (2) that Landscape Plan 79-198A, Sheet Al-1 , dated 11/30/84, prepared by Hood-Rich, Architects & Engineers, which is hereby approved shall be adhered to; (3) that Building Elevations as shown on Plan 79-198A, Sheet A-4, prepared by Hood-Rich, Architects & Engineers, which is hereby approved shall be adhered to; and 9275 (4) that the Site Plan approval previously granted for the initial phase of construction is hereby modified only to the extent as provided for by this petition. In all other respects, it should remain in full force and effect. t Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution 100 adopted. On a motion duly made by Mrs. Hildebrandt, seconded by Mr. Falk and unanimously adopted, it was #12-241-84 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 351st Special Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on October 30, 1984 are approved. Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Falk and seconded by Mrs. Naidow, it was #12-242-84 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 486th Regular Meeting and Public Hearings held by the City Planning Commission on November 13, 1984 are approved. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following : AYES: Falk, Naidow, Duggan, Kluver, Hildebrandt, Morrow NAYS: None ABSTAIN: Sobolewski , Smith ABSENT: Vyhnalek Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 487th Regular Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on December 4, 1984, was adjourned at 8:24 p.m. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION , See Sobolewski , Secretary ATTEST: % % R. Lee Morr•w, Chair n ac