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On Tuesday, February 19. 2019, the City Planning Commission of the City of
Livonia held its 1,137fh Regular Meeting in the Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center
Drive, Livonia, Michigan.
Mr. Ian Wilshaw, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Members present: Sam Caramagno Glen Long Betsy McCue
Dave Bongero Peter Ventura Ian Wilshaw
Members absent: Carol Smiley
Mr. Mark Taormina, Planning Director, and Stephanie Reece, Program Supervisor
was also present.
Chairman Wilshaw informed the audience that if a petition on tonight's agenda
involves a rezoning request, this Commission makes a recommendation to the City
Council who, in turn, will hold its own public hearing and make the final
determination as to whether a petition is approved or denied. The Planning
Commission holds the only public hearing on a request for preliminary plat and/or
vacating petition. The Commission's recommendation is forwarded to the City
Council for the final determination as to whether a plat is accepted or rejected. If
a petition requesting a waiver of use or site plan approval is denied tonight, the
petitioner has ten days in which to appeal the decision, in writing, to the City
Council. Resolutions adopted by the City Planning Commission become effective
seven (7) days after the date of adoption. The Planning Commission and the
professional staff have reviewed each of these petitions upon their filing. The staff
has furnished the Commission with both approving and denying resolutions, which
the Commission may, or may not, use depending on the outcome of the
proceedings tonight. I just want to remind everyone in our audience with each of
these petitions it will start with a background from the Planning Department, then
we will have an opportunity for the Petitioner to come forward to speak on the item
and then we have an opportunity for people in the audience to speak for or against
the items as well. With that, if the Secretary is ready please start with item number
one.
ITEM #1 PETITION 2019-01-01-01 SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE
Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the first item on the agenda, Petition 2019-
01-01-01 submitted by Schoolcraft College pursuant to Section
23.01 of the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended,
requesting to rezone a portion of the property at 18600 Haggerty
Road, located on the east side of Haggerty Road between Six
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Mile and Seven Mile Roads in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 7, from
PL (Public Lands) to PO (High Rise Professional Office —
Maximum 4 Stories).
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Mr. Toarmina?
Mr. Taormina: Thank you. This is a request to rezone a portion of the property
at Schoolcraft College from its current zoning classification PL
(Public Lands) to PO (High Rise Professional Office). The site in
question is approximately 8.3 acres in size. It is located in the
northeast corner of the campus. As you can see from this zoning
map it is immediately adjacent to the 1-275 expressway. The
purpose of the rezoning is to allow for the development of a new
three or four story office building. The Professional Office zoning
classification allows all permitted and waiver uses in the OS
(Office Services) zoning district including professional as well as
general and medical offices. Buildings in the PO district are
required to be over 2 stories in height with a maximum height of
4 stories. Immediately abutting the property to the north is the
Seven Mile Crossing office complex. Which is a development
consisting of three 4-story buildings. To the west is Schoolcraft
College. As previously mentioned, to the east is the 1-2751 1-96
expressway. Currently, the Master Plan shows this area for
Parks and Community, which corresponds with its current use as
part of Schoolcraft College. With that Mr. Chairman, I will be
happy to read out the correspondence.
Mr. Wilshaw: Yes, please.
Mr. Taormina: There are three items of correspondence. The first item is from
the Engineering Division, dated Jan 23, 2019, which reads as
follows: "In accordance with your request, the Engineering
Division has reviewed the above referenced petition. We have no
objections to the proposed rezoning at this time. The existing
parcel is assigned the address of #18600 Haggerty Road,
although should the owner wish to have a separate address for
the proposed building, they will need to contact this office. The
legal description provided with the petition appears to be correct
and should be used in conjunction with the proposed rezoning.
The existing parcel is currently serviced by public sanitary sewer
and water main, but the owner will need to extend the private
services to the proposed building site. The submittal does not
indicate proposed service connections, so we cannot comment
on impacts to existing utilities at this time. As with any new
development, the owner will need to provide storm water
detention per the Wayne County Storm Water Ordinance. We will
be able to provide a full review of the proposed utilities once
Engineering drawings are submitted to this department for
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permitting. Although it appears all work associated with this
project will be internal to the existing parcel, any work within the
Haggerty Road or Seven Mile Road right-of-way's will require
permits form the Wayne County Department of Public Services.
Any work within the 1-275 right-of-way will require Michigan
Department of Transportation permits." The letter is signed by
David Lear, P.E., Assistant City Engineer. The second letter is
from the Finance Department, dated January 29, 2019, which
reads as follows: "1 have reviewed the address connected with
the above noted petition. As there are no outstanding amounts
receivable, general or water and sewer. 1 have no objections to
the proposal." The letter is signed by Coline R. Coleman, Chief
Accountant. The third letter is from the Treasurer Department,
dated January 22, 2019, which reads as follows: "In accordance
with your request, the Treasurer's Office has reviewed the
address connected with the above noted petition. At this time
there are no taxes due, therefore I have no objections to the
proposal."This is signed by Lynda Scheel, Treasurer. Then lastly
Mr. Chairman, we did receive a letter from the Petitioner, the
Applicant, dated February 14, 2019. Sorry I did not get this to
you sooner. We did not pick up that it was received in our email
box previously. Rather than read this aloud, the Applicant is here
and I will just allow them to respond to you or to go over this letter.
With that I will answer any questions you may have at this time.
Thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Toarmina. Do we have any questions for planning
staff? Appearing none. The Petitioner is here, if you would like
to come forward? As you know, we always ask that you start with
your name and address for the record.
Glenn Cerny, Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty, Livonia, MI 48152
Mr. Cerny: I am the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for
Schoolcraft College. Thank you for taking up this Petition. We
met last Tuesday, and there were some questions and so we
tried to address that in the letter. It's my fault for not calling Mark
and telling him that it was in his email. If there are any questions
1 can answer, I would do that right now.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Cerny. Yes, we did receive this letter this
evening. I have had a chance to review it briefly, but is there
anything specific in the letter that you want to address at this
time?
Mr. Cerny: Yeah, one thing when Mark talked about the detention, we
developed the Master Plan when we did the Ring Road and we
also developed the detention pond to allow for this development.
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So when we actually do the Site Plan, you will find out that we
already created the retention in there. Another thing we have
done in terms of making sure that this is a Master Plan. It was
developed in 2012. We have talked with Mark and been involved
with that extensively. We always look and evaluate projects
based on what it is going to do, not only for College, but for the
region. We continue to do that. I think that kind of speaks to the
letter. So if there is anything I can assist on that, I can.
Mr. Wilshaw: Are there any questions for the Petitioner?
Mr. Long: Mr. Chairman, thank you. My first question is the parcel in
question. is that owned by the College or is that owned by a non-
profit arm of the College? Can you walk me through the
ownership?
Mr. Cerny: So the College owns the underlying land. There is an entity, a
501(C)(3), a supporting entity that has a lease on that land for
over 99 years. That entity will be the one doing all of the pieces
of the deal for this facility.
Mr. Long: So you are going to issue an RFP if you are successful in order
to identify a developer.
Mr. Cerny: Yeah.
Mr. Long: Highest and best use?
Mr. Cerny: We will go through that whole process. From an RFP standpoint,
we do have a developer. Universal Properties is on there right
now. So they are going to be the developer for this parcel. We
will do our RFP's for all the various things.... architects,
construction manager, the whole nine yards.
Mr. Long: Ok, and so this is a developer you have experience with? If there
are problems getting the building finished... what is the recourse?
What happens? Can you just kind of walk me through?
Mr. Cerny: Sure. The College has agreements with this developer so that
when we have issues, in terms of whether the construction
manager is not fulfilling, or the architect, or whoever isn't fulfilling.
There are remedies that we have put in place with our lawyers
and with our tenants as well. That is a joint decision that we are
all in the same agreement. Each is vested to make sure that this
is going to succeed. I think we have a track record too. The
Masco facility is good example of a partnership with the
developer. In this case it was with Schostak. The College worked
on and developed that project. It's a great asset to the City of
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Livonia by having 250 employees from Masco every day. So I
think our track record is pretty good.
Mr. Long: I think my last question in getting my head wrapped around all
this then is the 501(c)(3). Is that jointly funded by the College and
by donors or how does that work?
Mr. Cerny: So the 501 (c) (3) supporting organization is ... there are two
members of the Board of Trustees and there are three members
that are College administrators. The president, myself, and our
controller. That's it. So the funding on that entity is driven
through whatever leases that entity will receive.
Mr. Long: It's the board making the decisions on....
Mr. Cerny: Yeah, there is a five -person board, two of which... yeah, so there
is no outside interest in that 509 (c)(3) entity. It is all supporting
pieces to the College.
Mr. Long: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Long. Any other questions for our petitioner? Mr.
Ventura?
Mr. Ventura: Mr. Cerny, I guess I have a couple follow-up questions to Mr.
Long's line of inquiry. Right now, I note that there is a sign on the
property that says Universal Properties, Build to Suit.
Mr. Cerny: Yes.
Mr. Ventura: Brokers protected, which would imply to me there really isn't
anyone you have in mind for this property. Just driving by looking
at the sign. Now you're here telling us there is somebody. Where
is the disconnect there?
Mr. Cerny: We have had a lot of people that we have been evaluating. There
has been a lot of entity's ...
Mr. Ventura: So this has been an ongoing process?
Mr. Cerny: Oh yeah, this has been going on for at least a year.
Mr. Ventura: At our study session, you told us that the person you have in mind
for this building at this point in time is not a business in Livonia
already, and note that you say there will be new jobs brought to
Livonia with this. Is this the case?
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Mr. Cerny: Oh yeah, there will be new jobs coming in that aren't currently
here in Livonia.
Mr. Ventura: Can you give us an idea of how many jobs? Ballpark. Are we
talking hundreds of jobs?
Mr. Cerny: Yeah, at least three to four hundred jobs.
Mr. Ventura: And salary range?
Mr. Cerny: Pretty high.
Mr. Ventura: Not Amazon, but maybe...
Mr. Cerny: It's going to be little higher than Amazon.
Mr. Ventura: That's all great. Thank you and one last question, sometimes
tenants don't pay the rent. I imagine that there is a subordination
of the land, of the owner title to the land, to a financing instrument.
How does the College handle that when the building stops cash
flowing but there is debt service due?
Mr. Cerny: Yeah, so that's a good question. Right now we never, because
we don't have the underlying land in terms of the mortgage, we
never give that up. In that deal, when there is a debt default on
that, the College has multiple recourse in terms of either using it
for a facility that the College needs because there will be
significant investment by the tenant, it will be put into the capital.
That's really the structure of the deal. We did the same thing with
Masco and there was a significant investment that Masco had put
in as a part of the deal, as a part of our debt as well. That goes
into all the evaluation of the financials. You have to understand
who we deal with and we are very careful in who we are working
with in terms of financials. We have a significant set of attorneys,
risk management authority, that does the due diligence along with
us. So we vet out all the recourse pieces. A good example is the
Etkin properties. The reason the Masco piece came into our
property is because Etkin defaulted as a developer. That land
came back to us and so we were able to redevelop it per se. We
always have contingency plans built in at the College.
Mr, Ventura: Thank you very much. Those were good answers.
Mr. Wlshaw: Thank you, Mr. Ventura. Any other questions for our Petitioner?
Mr. Caramagno: Sir, how will this building complement the College and how
flexible is it with your day to day activities?
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Mr, Cerny: So the nice thing about it is there won't be any conflicts because
the Ring Road traffic that we have built moves the traffic away
from our College buildings and our College parking. It gets it
outside so it's going to be a nice egress into the facility. From a
complimentary standpoint, there are going to be programs that
we are going to be able to develop. In fact, we have developed
two or three of them now that we will be disclosing in the next
month or two that are part of this collaboration. Based on the
intelligence that this organization is bringing to us, we can
develop programs and start deploying them in 10 to 12 months.
That is the synergistic part, that is a huge piece.
Mr. Caramagno: Ten to 12 months after the building is built you will be able start....
Mr. Cerny: Ten to 12 months after the deal is consummated, we will be
having programs that we will be deploying at the College based
on the collaboration. Academic programs. There is also a
training component too as well that we are involved in from a
Continuing Ed standpoint.
Mr. Wilshaw: Any other questions for our petitioner? Mr. Cerny, Universal
Properties is currently the property manager for Seven Mile
Crossing and for the Sportsdome?
Mr. Cerny: Yes.
Mr. Wilshaw: So you have considerable experience working with them
already?
Mr. Cerny: We have great experience working with them. They are a
fantastic tenant and Mark can speak to this. Seven Mile Crossing
prior to Universal Properties purchasing that building it was in
default. Occupancy was in the 60-65% range so I think Mr.
Long's question goes hand and hand along with Mr. Ventura's
question about what happens when that occurs. What the
College did was, there was a receivership and we found working
with a collaborator like Universal Properties we were able to get
out of that receivership. It went from that 65% occupancy to 90%
occupancy. They are turning away clients now which is what you
want in Livonia.
Mr. Wilshaw:: Excellent, thank you. With that if there are no more questions for
the Petitioner, I would like to see if there is anyone in the audience
that wishes to speak for or against this petition? Mr. Cerny, you
always get the last word. Is there anything you would like to add?
Mr. Cerny: I appreciate the Planning Commission taking and evaluating this
seriously and I appreciate the questions. Thank you.
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Mr. Wilshaw: With that I will close the public hearing and motion will be in order.
On a motion by McCue, seconded by Caramagno, and unanimously adopted, it
was
#02-16-2019 RESOLVED, that pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held
by the City Planning Commission on February 12, 2019, on
Petition 2019-01-01-01 submitted by Schoolcraft College,
pursuant to Section 23.01 of the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance
#543, as amended, requesting to rezone a portion of the property
at 18600 Haggerty Road, located on the east side of Haggerty
Road between Six Mile and Seven Mile Roads in the Northwest
Y4 of Section 7, from PL (Public Lands) to PO (High Rise
Professional Office — Maximum 4 Stories), the Planning
Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that
Petition 2019-01 -01 -01 be approved for the following reasons:
That the proposed change of zoning is compatible to and in
harmony with the surrounding land uses and zoning
districts in the area;
2. That the proposed change of zoning is consistent with the
developing character of the area;
3. That the proposed change of zoning would provide for the
development of the subject property in a manner that is
appropriate with its size and location; and
4. That the proposed change of zoning would allow the
development of a new three or four-story office building.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of the above hearing was
given in accordance with the provisions of Section 23.05 of
Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended.
Mr. Wilshaw: Is there any discussion?
Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted. It will go onto City Council with an approving resolution.
ITEM #2 PETITION 2019-01-08-02 THOMAS'S FAMILY DINING
Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda, Petition 2019-
01-08-02 submitted by Mark Kuszczak requesting approval of all
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plans required by Sections 18.47 and 18.58 of the City of Livonia
Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, regarding a proposal to
modify the exterior appearance of the existing restaurant
(Thomas's Family Dining) at 33971 Plymouth Road, located on
the south side of Plymouth Road between Farmington and Stark
Roads in the Northeast % of Section 33.
Mr. Toarmina: Again, this is a request by Thomas's Restaurant on Plymouth
Road to modify the exterior of the existing restaurant building. It
is on the south side of the road between Farmington and Stark
Roads. The property is about 1.4 acres in size. It includes 100
feet of frontage on Plymouth Road and has a depth of roughly
600 feet. The restaurant and parking are located within a
commercial zoning classification. The rear of the property, which
is undeveloped, is zoned Parking. Bordering the site to the south
are residential homes. To the east, west, and north, across
Plymouth Road, are a variety of commercial and office uses,
zoned C-1 and C-2. The exterior of the existing building mainly
consists of brick. It has a peaked hip roof that is finished with
asphalt shingles and the plans include changes to the north and
west sides of the building primarily. So on the north side, which
is the side facing Plymouth Road, a new parapet wall would be
added. It would extend about 10 feet above the existing eave line
and would bring the overall height of the building to about 17'/z
feet. It gives the building the appearance of a flat roof. The
existing peak roof is still behind that parapet wall. The materials
that would be used on the upper part of the fagade of the new
parapet wall would be metal panel siding. The brick would be
retained on the lower half of the building. That new parapet wall
is the grey feature on the top half of the building. The side of the
building facing the parking lot is on the west side. You can see
the existing roof line in the middle, but what changes is the main
entrance, which is about midway across the facade. A new tower
element would be created using the same metal panel siding.
There would be burnished block placed along the base where the
existing windows are, and the area below that is brick that would
remain. The asphalt shingles on the roof would be replaced with
a standing metal seam. Some painting would be done on the
east and south sides of the building. We had a good conversation
with the contractor at the study session. He explained a lot. He
indicated that the burnished block would be used instead of the
other stone material that was originally indicated. Hopefully he is
here with samples. I think he said he was going to be here with
samples. Other than that Mr. Chairman, if I may I will read out
the correspondence.
Mr. Wilshaw: Yes, please.
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Mr. Taormina There are four items of correspondence. The first item is from
the Engineering Department, dated January 18, 2019 reads as
follows: In accordance with your request, the Engineering
Division has reviewed the above referenced petition. We have no
objections to the proposed project at this time. The existing
parcel is assigned the address of #33971 Plymouth Road. The
legal description provided with the petition appears to be correct
and should be used in conjunction with the proposed project. The
existing building is currently serviced by public utilities, and the
submittal does not indicate any exterior alterations to the
services. Should the existing services to the building need to be
altered, Engineering drawings should be submitted to this
department to determine if permits will be required. Also, any
work within the Plymouth Road right-of-way will require Michigan
Department of Transportation permits", that letter is signed by
David Lear, Assistant City Engineer. The second letter is from
the Fire Department, dated January 29, 2019, which reads as
follows: "This office has reviewed the site plan submitted in
connection with a request to modify the exterior appearance of
the existing restaurant on property located at the above
referenced address." The letter is signed by Keith Bo, Fire
Marshal. The third letter is from the Police Department, dated
February 6, 2019, which reads as follows: " I have reviewed the
plans in connection with the petitions. I have no objections to the
proposals." The letter is signed by Brian Leigh, Sergeant, Traffic
Bureau. The fourth letter is from the Inspection department,
dated February 11, 2019, which reads as follows: "Pursuant to
your request, the above referenced Petition has been reviewed.
Signage has not been reviewed at this time." The letter is signed
by Jerome Hanna, Director of Inspection. The fifth letter is from
the Finance Department, dated January 29, 2019, which reads
as follows: '7 have reviewed the addresses connected with the
above noted petition. As there are no outstanding amounts
receivable, general or water and sewer, I have no objections to
the proposal." The letter is signed by Coline Coleman, Chief
Accountant. The sixth letter is from the Treasurer's Department,
dated Jan 17, 2019, which reads as follows: "In accordance with
your request, the Treasurer's Office has reviewed the address
connected with the above noted petition. At this time, there are
no outstanding amounts receivable for taxes. Therefore, I have
no objections to the proposal." The letter is signed by Lynda
Scheel, Treasurer.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Taormina. Do we have any questions for the
Planning staff?
Mr. Bongero: Mark, is there any landscaping on this building? It doesn't show
anything in the pictures.
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Mr. Taormina: We do not have any plans showing any changes to the existing
landscaping.
Mr. Bongero: Ok.
Mr. Wilshaw: Excellent, any other questions for our Planning staff? Seeing
none. The petitioners' representative I believe is here. You can
come forward, and you can add to what you have heard. We ask
you to start with your name and address for the record.
Mark Kuszczak, 33971 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150.
Mr. Wilshaw: Very good, thank you Mr. Kuszczak. What would you like to add
to what you have already heard so far?
Mr. Kuszczak: If you want to see the samples, I have samples of the block.
Mr. Wilshaw: Yes, if you can just hold them up there our camera can pick them
up.
Mr. Kuszczak: So we are looking at the burnished block here. This one is
sanded. We might go with smooth. This will be the metal siding.
Mr. Wilshaw: Those are the metal panels. Ok. Thank you for bringing those.
Anything else you would like to add to what you have heard so
fa r?
Mr. Kuszczak: Not really. We are looking to update the face of the building. I
think it's time. You had a question about landscaping. We
definitely want to redo some of that as well. l think it's time.
That's about it really.
Mr. Wilshaw: Ok. Are the any questions for our Petitioner?
Mr. Caramagno: How long have you been there?
Mr. Kuszczak: Nineteen years
Mr. Caramagno: In the 19 years have you done much work since you have been
there on the building?
Mr. Kuszczak: There is constant maintenance. We did the interior about 12
years ago but nothing major on the outside.
Mr. Caramagno: So you're probably right it is about time.
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Mr. Kuszczak: That's one of the reasons. The roof needs to be redone again.
There are things that need to be done so might as well do it right?
Mr. Caramagno: Thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Caramagno. Any other questions for our
Petitioner? Mr. Ventura.
Mr. Ventura: Mr. Kuszczak, at the study session I think we were told that the
standing seam metal roof would be on the western and eastern
faces of the roof. Is that correct?
Mr. Kuszczak: That is correct.
Mr. Ventura: I thought we were told that while you are not changing any of the
materials on the east and south sides of the building that they
would be painted. Is that true as well?
Mr. Kuszczak: Yes.
Mr. Ventura: Ok, great thank you. We are excited to see your new building.
Mr. Kusczak: Thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Ventura. Any other questions for our Petitioner?
I don't hear any so is the anyone in the audience that wishes to
speak for or against this item? I don't see anyone coming
forward. Anything you would like to add Mr. Kuszczak?
Mr. Kuszczak: Thank you for your time.
Mr. Wilshaw: With that I believe a motion would be in order at this time.
On a motion by Caramagno, seconded by Long, and unanimously adopted, it was
#02-17-2019 RESOLVED, that the City Planning Commission does hereby
recommend to the City Council that Petition 2019-01-08-02
submitted by Mark Kuszczak requesting approval of all plans
required by Sections 18.47 and 18.58 of the City of Livonia
Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, regarding a proposal to
modify the exterior appearance of the existing restaurant
(Thomas's Family Dining) at 33971 Plymouth Road, located on
the south side of Plymouth Road between Farmington and Stark
Roads in the Northeast % of Section 33., the Planning
Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that
Petition 2019-01-08-02 be approved for the following reasons:
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That the modifications as depicted on the exterior elevations
plan identified as Sheet No. A.1 dated December 21, 2018,
prepared by Ziad Elbaba, is hereby approved and shall be
adhered to;
2. That the east and south elevations of the existing restaurant
shall be painted to complement the exterior modifications of
the north and west elevations;
3. That the enclosure gates of the existing trash dumpster area
shall be repaired or replaced to the satisfaction of the
Inspection Department, and if replaced, shall be of solid
panel steel construction or durable, long-lasting solid panel
fiberglass. The trash dumpster area shall always be
maintained and when not in use closed;
4. That all rooftop mechanical equipment shall be concealed
from public view on all sides by screening that shall be of a
compatible character, material and color to other exterior
materials on the building;
5. That only conforming signage is approved with this petition,
and any additional signage shall be separately submitted for
review and approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals;
6. That no LED light band or exposed neon shall be permitted
on this site including, but not limited to, the building or
around the windows;
7. That unless approved by the proper local authority, any type
of exterior advertising, such as promotional flags, streamers
or sponsor vehicles designed to attract the attention of
passing motorists, shall be prohibited;
8. That the specific plans referenced in this approving
resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department
at the time the building permits are applied for; and
9. Pursuant to Section 19.10 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Livonia, this approval is valid for a
period of ONE YEAR ONLY from the date of approval by
City Council, and unless a building permit is obtained, this
approval shall be null and void at the expiration of said
period.
Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted. It will go on to City Council with an approving resolution.
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ITEM #3 PETITION 2019-01-08-03 COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
CREDIT UNION
Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda, Petition 2019-
01-08-03 submitted by Community Alliance Credit Union
requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of the
City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, regarding a
proposal to construct a single -story building addition, relocate the
existing drive-thru operations and reconfigure the parking and
driveway facilities of the existing credit union at 37401 Plymouth
Road, located on the southwest corner of Plymouth and
Newburgh Roads in the Southeast % of Section 30.
Mr. Taormina: This is a request to add on to the existing Community Alliance
Credit Union which is located at the southwest corner of Plymouth
and Newburgh roads. The site of the credit union received waiver
use approval in 2006. The existing building is one story in height,
about 4,620 square feet in area. The site has frontage on four
separate roads, Plymouth, Newburgh, Jughandle and Edward
Hines. However, access is provided by only two of these roads,
Plymouth and Jughandle. Parking as you can see from this aerial
photograph is available on the east and west sides of the building.
The Credit Unions drive -up operation is located on the west side
of the building where there is an overhead canopy and four drive -
up stations. Each of which is served by separate traffic lanes.
This is the proposed site plan. I will note that there is a slight
revision to this plan from what you saw at the study session. It
relates mostly to the location of the dumpster and backup
generator and the number of parking spaces. The addition would
occur on the west side of the building. It would also be one story
in height, totaling about 9,979 square feet. This would bring the
building to a total of 14,600 square feet. When complete the new
space would be used for executive as well as administrative and
other support services as part of Community Alliance's plans to
consolidate this branch with this company's headquarters, which
are currently located in Novi, MI. The building addition is going
to need setback variances. The minimum required setback is 75
feet in a C-1 district. The distance both shown from Plymouth
Road as well as Edward Hines is roughly 56 feet. From
Newburgh and Jughandle roads the setback is adequate. The
addition will also require relocating the drive-thru facilities. They
would move from the west side of the building to the south side
of the building. The number of drive-thru lanes would be reduced
from four to three. There would be adequate stacking. There
would also be a by-pass lane as required, and an overhead
canopy to cover each of the service lanes. The building addition
itself would consist of materials that would match the existing
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building. This includes modular brick, as well as stucco on
E.F.I.S. and standing seam metal. The overall height at the peak
would be 27 YZ feet, which is in compliance with the zoning
ordinance, which limits the height to 35 feet. Going back to the
site plan, parking as well as the circulation and access would be
reconfigured. The parking lot on the east side of the building,
which is where most of the banking operations occur, would be
expanded to include four additional spaces. It would increase
from 17 to 21. On the west side you can see that the changes
are more significant. There would be roughly 40 parking spaces
added, as well as access to Jughandle Road. These 40 spaces
would primarily serve the employees of the credit union. The
banking side of the operation requires 20 spaces, and the general
offices requires 44 spaces. So altogether there is a requirement
for 64 parking spaces. The plan we looked at during the study
meeting last week showed 65 parking spaces, however they have
relocated the dumpster at the suggestion of the Planning
Commission. You can see its new location, as it is highlighted on
this plan. Doing this removes three parking spaces. Those three
parking spaces then drops the total to 62 resulting in a slight
deficiency, but staff is not concerned about this ten space
deficiency. We think it can be gained back by reducing the width
of some of the spaces for the general office employees. There is
a provision in the Ordinance that allows those spaces to be nine
feet instead of 10 feet. I think if we made that change here we
would be able to pick up the additional two spaces and avoid the
need for a variance. So that is something we can work with the
Petitioner on correcting before it goes to Council. As I indicated,
there is a new drive access point to Jughandle, and the other two
driveways from Plymouth and Jughandle would retain their
current configuration. The new plan also provides full details on
landscaping as the site would be changed, so would the
landscaping. The Petitioner has provided a detailed landscaping
plan. All of the light poles would be limited to 20 feet, which is
consistent with the City's policy on outdoor lighting. Regarding
signage, we have not reviewed this matter, so with that Mr.
Chairman I would be happy to read the correspondence There
are 5 items of correspondence. The first item is from the
Engineering Division, dated January 23, 2017, which reads as
follows: "In accordance with your request, the Engineering
Division has reviewed the above referenced petition. We have no
objections to the proposed project at this time. The existing parcel
is assigned the address of #37401 Plymouth Road. The legal
description provided with the petition appears to be correct and
should be used in conjunction with the proposed project. The
existing parcel is currently serviced by public sanitary sewer and
water main, as well as private storm sewer. The submittal does
not indicate alterations to the existing sanitary and water
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services, but does indicate revisions to the private storm system
and detention. Since the current storm sewer system outlets to a
Wayne County owned system, the owner will need to submit
drawings to the Wayne County Department of Public Works for
revisions to the existing storm sewer system and storm water
maintenance agreement .Although it appears all work associated
with this project will be internal to the existing parcel, with the
exception of the new drive approach onto Jughandle Road, any
work within the Plymouth Road or Nines Drive right-of-way's will
require permits from Wayne County. Any work within the
Jughandle Road or Newburgh Road right-of-way's will require
permits through this Department." The letter is signed by David
Lear, P.E., Assistant City Engineer. The second letter is from the
Fire Department, dated January 29 , 2019, which reads as
follows: "This office has reviewed the site plan submitted in
connection with a request to construct a single story building
addition, relocate existing drive-thru operations and reconfigure
the parking and driveway facilities of the existing credit union on
property located at the above referenced address. We have no
objections to this proposal." The letter is signed by Keith Bo, Fire
Marshal." The third letter is from the Police Department, dated
February 6, 2019, which reads as follows: "1 have reviewed the
plans in connection with the petitions. 1 have no objections to the
proposals." The letter is signed by Brian Leigh, Sergeant, Traffic
Bureau. The fourth letter is from the Inspection Department,
dated February 8, 2019, which reads as follows: "Pursuant to your
request, the above referenced Petition has been reviewed. A
variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals would be required for
the deficient setbacks. Signage has not been reviewed with this
petition. This Department has no further objections to this
Petition. 1 trust this provides the requested information." The
letter is signed by Jerome Hanna, Director of Inspection. The fifth
letter is from the Finance Department, dated January 29, 2019,
which reads as follows: "I have reviewed the addresses
connected with the above noted petition. As there are no
outstanding amounts receivable, general or water and sewer, I
have no objections to the proposal." The letter is signed by Coline
Coleman, Chief Accountant. The last letter is from the Treasurer
Department, dated January 22, 2019, which reads as follows: "In
accordance with your request, the Treasurer's Office has
reviewed the address connected with the above noted petition. At
this time, there are no outstanding amounts receivable for taxes.
Therefore, I have no objections to the proposal." The letter is
signed by Lynda Scheel, Treasurer. Thankyou
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you. Are there any questions for our Planning staff?
Hearing none. The petitioner is here. Please come forward.
Good evening sir.
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Brion Boucher, Architect, 1465 Woodcreek, Muskegon, MI 49440
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you for coming. Is there anything you would like to add to
what you have heard so far?
Mr. Boucher: First of all, I would like to apologize. Jeremy Cordell, who was at
the study session last week has come down ill and has pulled me
from the bench to fill in tonight.
Mr. Wilshaw:: Your filling in for him.
Mr. Boucher: I'm filling in. I did want to discuss any questions you may have
about the proposed relocation of both the generator and the
dumpster. First of all, we fully support that move. I think the
ability to pull that generator, which.....sorry if there are any
generator providers here, but they are not the most aesthetic to
welcome upon entrance, so we would love to get that out of there.
We are pleased to hear the option of perhaps reducing the
parking width to make up those 2 spaces.
Mr. Wilshaw: Excellent, thank you. We will see if there are any additional
questions, if that is ok with you. Any questions for our Petitioners
representative?
Ms. McCue: We touched on this last week, but please tell us more about the
Community Room and what the credit union uses that for.
Mr. Boucher: The Community Room serves not only internally for perhaps large
gatherings of staff, but they will also reach out to the community
members, and I believe they also have plans to also offer it to
non-members for either day use or perhaps even evening use.
The use I am sure would be regulated by some means. That is
the intention on the community space.
Ms. McCue: So community space basically.
Mr. Boucher: Yes. Boy Scouts. Meetings. Things of that nature.
Ms. McCue: Ok, thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you. Any other questions? Mr. Caramango mentioned
you have some material samples.
Mr. Boucher: I do. As you can tell, I think the intent of the rendering is really to
continue the materials on the building: the brick, the E.I.F.S., the
stucco finish. The roof of the addition is of similar manner, a
hipped roof with some angled accentuating spaces to add a little
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drama. The intent of course is to .... it is almost impossible to
match brick that is existing, but we will do our damdest to get it
as close as we can. Something of a reddish hue. Kind of a red -
orange hue as you will see here. That would be wainscot along
the side. The roof is predominantly a shingled roof. I apologize
for the of the sample, but the existing is relatively in this tone. Our
intention is to match the product exactly. We want it to look like
a single building. If we are unable to do that and monies are
available, we would probably propose to re -shingle the existing
roof with new in a probably grey tone. Take the opportunity to
change the color. The metal roof standing seam is silver in color
and the window system is a clear anodized aluminum system.
The paint of course is light off-white color which we anticipate to
paint the entire building. Again, for consistency in colors.
Mr. Wilshaw: When you say paint, you are referring to the E.I.F.S.?
Mr. Boucher: Yes.
Mr. Wilshaw: Ok, thank you for walking through that with us. Is there any
additional questions for the Petitioner?
Mr. Long: The expansion is calling for the relocation from Novi, correct?
How many jobs will be coming to Livonia with this?
Mr. Boucher: 22,
Mr. Long: Thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw: Mr. Ventura.
Mr. Ventura: I note that in the Mr. Taormina's write-up says that the materials
for the dumpster enclosure are not specified. Can you tell us
what you are going to do there?
Mr. Boucher: Typically, we like to see masonry as an enclosure. It is durable.
It conceals well. It will kind of blend in with the environment a
little bit.
Mr. Ventura: Would it have the brick on it?
Mr. Boucher: Yes, we will use the brick.
Mr. Ventura: Opaque gates?
Mr. Boucher: Definitely opaque gates.
Mr. Ventura: Thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Ventura
I think we are set here.
for or against this item?
motion.
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. Any other questions for our Petitioner?
Anyone in the audience wishing to speak
With that we can look to see if there is a
On a motion by Ventura, seconded by McCue, and unanimously adopted, it was
#02-18-2019 RESOLVED, that the City Planning Commission does hereby
recommend to the City Council that Petition 2019-01-08-03
submitted by Community Alliance Credit Union requesting
approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of the City of
Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, regarding a
proposal to construct a single -story building addition, relocate the
existing drive-thru operations and reconfigure the parking and
driveway facilities of the existing credit union at 37401 Plymouth
Road, located on the southwest corner of Plymouth and
Newburgh Roads in the Southeast %4 of Section 30., the Planning
Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that
Petition 2019-01-08-03 be approved for the following reasons:
1. That the Site Plan identified as C1.0 dated January 16, 2019,
prepared by HookerlDejong Architects & Engineers, is hereby
approved and shall be adhered to, subject to the granting of a
setback variance(s) from the Zoning Board of Appeals;
2. That the Landscape Plan identified as L1.0 dated January 16,
2019, prepared by HookerlDejong Architects & Engineers, is
hereby approved and shall be adhered to;
3. That all disturbed lawn areas, including within the road rights -
of -ways, shall be sodded in lieu of hydro -seeding;
4. That underground sprinklers are to be provided for all
landscaped and sodded areas and all planted materials shall
be installed to the satisfaction of the Inspection Department
and thereafter permanently maintained in a healthy condition;
5. That the Elevation Plan identified as A4.1 dated January 18,
2019, prepared by HookerlDejong Architects & Engineers, is
hereby approved and shall be adhered to;
6. That any visible rooftop mechanical equipment shall be
concealed from public view on all sides by screening that shall
be of a compatible character, material and color to other
exterior materials on the buildings;
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7. That the three walls of the trash dumpster area shall be
constructed out of building materials that shall complement
that of the building. The enclosure gates shall be of solid
panel steel construction or durable, long-lasting solid panel
fiberglass. The trash dumpster area shall be maintained and
when not in use closed at all times;
8. That this site shall meet either the City of Livonia or the Wayne
County Storm Water Management Ordinance, whichever
applies, and shall secure any required permits, including soil
erosion and sedimentation control permits;
9. That only conforming signage is approved with this petition,
and any additional signage shall be separately submitted for
review and approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals;
10. That no LED light band or exposed neon shall be permitted
on this site including, but not limited to, the buildings or around
the windows;
11.That unless approved by the proper local authority, any type
of exterior advertising, such as promotional flags, streamers
or sponsor vehicles designed to attract the attention of
passing motorists, shall be prohibited;
12.That the specific plans referenced in this approving resolution
shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time
the building permits are applied for; and
13. Pursuant to Section 19.10 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Livonia, this approval is valid for a
period of ONE YEAR ONLY from the date of approval by City
Council, and unless a building permit is obtained, this
approval shall be null and void at the expiration of said period.
Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted. It will go on to City Council with an approving resolution.
ITEM #4 PETITION 2018-12-02-23 LIVONIA HEALTHCARE
Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda, Petition 2018-
12-02-23 submitted by Livonia Healthcare Real Estate, L.L.C.
requesting waiver use approval pursuant to Section 11.03(n) of
the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, to
construct and operate a nursing and physical rehabilitation facility
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at 8834 Wayne Road, located on the southeast corner of Wayne
Road and Ann Arbor Trail in the Southwest Y4 of Section 33.
On a motion by Long, seconded by McCue, and unanimously adopted, it was
#02-19-2019 RESOLVED, that pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held
by the City Planning Commission on January 15, 2019, on
Petition 2019-01-08-03 submitted by Community Alliance Credit
Union requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.58
of the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended,
regarding a proposal to construct a single -story building addition,
relocate the existing drive-thru operations and reconfigure the
parking and driveway facilities of the existing credit union at
37401 Plymouth Road, located on the southwest corner of
Plymouth and Newburgh Roads in the Southeast % of Section
30., the Planning Commission does hereby remove the item from
the table.
Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted.
Mr. Taormina We received a new site plan. I will go over the changes briefly.
The biggest change is that the building has been rotated 90
degrees so that the main entrance is now facing north toward Ann
Arbor Trail. The driveway on Ann Arbor Trail has been moved to
the northeast corner of the site, as far from the intersection as
possible. The front entry now includes a covered pick-up and
drop-off area, a porte-cochere. It didn't exist on the previous site
plan. A second driveway is available from Wayne Road in the
southwest corner of the site. Again, as far from the intersection
as possible. This driveway would provide direct access to the
building service area which is on the south side. This includes
the dumpster, the mechanical equipment, as well as the receiving
area. There is a 12 foot wide fire lane that is shown along the
east side of the building, providing 360 degree access in case of
emergencies. The current plan shows this area being improved
with grass paver blocks, however, the Fire Marshal may prefer
that the driveway be paved and that gates be provided with a
Knox box. to limit access to public safety officials and the
Petitioner only and not allow for any kind of circulation to the back
of the building by the public. As requested, the backup generator
is shown adjacent to the dumpster area on the south side of the
building away from the residential area. The landscaping is
included with this plan. Landscaping would be provided along the
east side of the property adjacent to the residential. This would
supplement the five-foot masonry screen wall that would be built
along that side of the property as well. The south side too would
have a five -foot -high wall. The plantings here include a variety of
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Norway spruce trees, as well as Arborvitae's. The mechanical
units, as I indicated, are shown on the plan now on the south side
of the building. There is a site access plan that shows the various
turning movements for the delivery trucks and garbage trucks. I
think that was issue. There was some concern relative to the
position of the dumpster originally and whether or not adequate
turning radiuses would be available. They have clarified that
issue with a separate plan that is not shown here. With that Mr.
Chairman, we received one additional item of correspondence. I
can read it into the record. This is an email correspondence that
was received on February 15, 2019 and it is from Rob Krochmal,
which reads as follows: "Dear members of the Livonia Planning
Commission, I would like to submit this message as part of the
public hearing for the waiver use petition 2018-12-02-23
submitted by Livonia Healthcare Real Estate, L.L.C. and hope
that it can be read or summarized to the public during the
February 19, 2019 planning commission meeting. Our firm has
owned the parcel at 8834 Wayne Road since 1989. We feel it is
important for the neighbors of this parcel as well as surrounding
residence to understand that this parcel is zoned C-I commercial
and will eventually be developed, which, regardless of who
develops the parcel, will involve the required installation of
parking lot lighting, dumpsters, and HVAC units. Any
development here will attract delivery trucks and will bring traffic
to this parcel and the surrounding area. The petitioner's
proposed use is far less intrusive than other uses allowable in C-
I zoning, which alternatives include a two-story building with
restaurants, tobacco shops, salons, retailers, office users, and a
variety of other uses. We feel the least invasive, and most stable
use for this parcel is the use currently being proposed. This use
also fills a need in the greater Livonia community. In addition, the
appearance of the proposed building is likely the most pleasant
style building that would be placed on this parcel since it has a
residential quality to it, as opposed to the alternative, which is a
two-story strip center and/or office building. Please also keep in
mind that our firm owns the adjacent R-9 zoned parcel to the
south; therefore, we are equally as sensitive to the petitioner's
use and building aesthetic since we will develop housing directly
adjacent. With all of this being said, we are in full support of the
petitioner's waiver use and encourage the planning commission
to make a recommendation in favor of this project. Thank you for
your consideration,". That is from Rob Krochmal, 320 Martin St.,
Suite 100, Birmingham, MI 48009. He is with Ann Arbor Trail
Associates. Thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Taormina. Any questions for our Planning staff?
Petitioner is here. Is there anything you would like to add? Again,
we will start with your name and address.
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Eric Gold, Vice President of the Slavik Management, 32500 Telegraph, Suite 222,
Bingham Farms, MI 48025. We are partners with Roger Mali and
two other nursing homes. We are helping Roger through the
development process on this one.
Mr. Gold: The only thing I would add to what Mr. Taormina presented is I
didn't hear him mention the setback. We did increase the setback
from the eastern boundary from 15 feet to almost 30 feet. I just
want to bring that up to you. I am joined by our architect, civil
engineer, and landscape architects, so if there are any specific
questions for them they can answer those.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you. Do we have any questions for our Petitioner on this
plan? There have been a number of changes made based on
feedback that you have received from us at prior meetings and
from the community, so we appreciate all that work. Are there
any questions on this new plan?
Mr. Long: I want to applaud you. You have done a lot of improvements to
what we originally saw. I guess the one concern I still have
looking at this is that that is a bad corner for traffic. Is there...I
am not even sure if you can answer this question, but is there a
way to control the hours, the visiting hours, or things like that in
order in minimize some of the traffic flow that may come in or out?
Mr. Gold: None that I am aware of. The existing facility is less and '/4 mile
down the road. It is going to have the same traffic that that one
has. This is closer to the intersection I understand. I am not sure
what Roger does as far as visiting hours. I think in the situation
with a nursing home you would want to be as flexible as possible.
Mr. Long: I understand that.
Mr. Gold: Nothing we would commit to at this point.
Mr. Long: Understand. It is just a difficult corner and I am not really sure. I
think no matter what goes in there it's going to be a problem.
Thank you.
Mr. Wilshaw: Once thing I will note, Mr. Long, is they intentionally put the drives
as far away from the intersection as possible to try to minimize
that interference.
Mr. Gold: That was another improvement that was made I believe.
Mr. Wilshaw: Any other questions, comments? With that, again, this is an item
we have heard at length. We don't typically take audience
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communication on pending items. Are there people in the
audience wishing to speak on this item? We will need unanimous
decision for them to speak. Any objection? No objection. Sir, go
ahead. Good evening, sir.
Tim Williams, 8949 Laurel, Livonia, MI 48150
Mr. Williams: You talk about traffic, the last meeting we were here we spoke
about it and they came out and said that the State said that it was
fine and that the traffic wouldn't be an issue. That Saturday my
wife and myself were going grocery shopping. To go west bound
on Ann Arbor Trail I had to turn east, go down, cut through the
sub division across the street. That is how bad the traffic gets
there. The traffic in the holiday season will be backed up past St.
Jude's which he was saying was down the street. Also it is my
understanding that they are building roughly 90 homes down on
Ann Arbor Trail just east of Farmington road where they tore
down two schools. They are also building 17 attached to the back
of our subdivision. I don't' know where these people are going to
get off on Ann Arbor Trail, but it sure won't be coming past our
house. That is how bad the traffic is. My other concern is water
run-off. When they build this two-story building with the cement
that takes up quite a big piece of property there on Ann Arbor
Trail and Wayne Road. The basement I just finished redoing, I
am the original owner there. I have been there going on 28 years.
The basement I just pumped a lot of money into to make nice for
my family and myself. How long will it be before that starts
flooding? There are some major concerns there. We have lived
there since that subdivision was new. We have looked out over
that backyard, which we knew going in there, that eventually
somebody would build. Now your building a two-story building
looking right off the back of our house. I am sure there is no one
here that would like to look out the back door to a brick wall.
can move back to Detroit if I wanted that. The parking that they
have there... there is around 60 to 62 beds, and unfortunately, I
have had to go to some of these nursing homes and rehabilitation
for elderly relatives that we have had. For me to be there with my
two sisters and having three cars out of one family, you can't tell
me they are going to have enough parking for the 60 something
beds that they are going to have. Another concern that I have is
we have an old building that they are going to have, St. Jude's,
right down the street . It is going to sit there and it's going to be
an eye sore just like the Nankin Mills Bar further down. It's been
sitting there for years and no one has done anything with it. Last
but not least, when Mr. Mali was here .... they own the business
part of this and they don't' have anything to do with St. Jude. l
find it hard to believe that that's the true story when St. Jude is
filing bankruptcy and they are at the same location as Mission
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Point. That is where Mr. Mali's office is. Something doesn't sit
well here.
Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Williams. Any other folks in the audience wishing
to speak on this item? I don't see anybody else coming forward.
With that I will look for a motion.
Mr. Long: Mr. Chairman, I think Mr. Williams makes some great points.
However, we are here to discuss the zoning on this and the
waiver use, not some of the other things that I think are important
to be brought up to the City Council who will be the ultimate
decider on this. Saying that, I am going to offer an approving
resolution.
On a motion by Long, seconded by McCue, and unanimously adopted, it was
#02-20-2019 RESOLVED, that pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held
on January 15, 2019 and February 19, 2019 on Petition 2018-12-
02-23 submitted by Livonia Healthcare Real Estate, L.L.C.
requesting waiver use approval pursuant to Section 11.03(n) of
the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, to
construct and operate a nursing and physical rehabilitation facility
at 8834 Wayne Road, located on the Southeast corner of Wayne
Road and Ann Arbor Trail in the Southwest Y4 of Section 33 the
Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the city
Council that petition 2018-12-02-23 be approved for the following
reasons:
1. That the Site Plan identified as Sheet SP dated January 23,
2019 as revised, prepared by Progressive Associates, Inc., is
hereby approved and shall be adhered to, subject to: a) approval
of a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals in the front yard
setback along Wayne Road, and b) approval by the Fire Marshal
of the final layout and design of the fire access lane on the east
side of the building;
2. That the Landscape Plan marked Sheet L-201 dated January
28, 2019 as revised, prepared by Nederveld is hereby approved
and shall be adhered to;
3. That the Preliminary Building Elevations marked Sheets SK2
and SK3 dated January 21, 2019 as revised, prepared by
Progressive Associates, Inc., are hereby approved and shall be
adhered to;
4. That this site shall meet the Wayne County Storm Water
Management Ordinance;
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5. That the petitioner shall correct to the Engineering
Department's satisfaction the stipulations contained in the
correspondence dated December21, 2018, including dedicating
the north sixty feet (60') of the parcel for the proposed Ann Arbor
Trail right-of-way as indicated on the Master Thoroughfare Plan;
6. That all light fixtures shall not exceed twenty feet (20') in
height and shall be aimed and shielded so as to minimize stray
light trespassing across property lines and glaring into adjacent
roadways;
7. That the three walls of the trash dumpster area shall be
constructed out of building materials that shall complement that
of the building. The enclosure gates shall be of solid panel steel
construction or durable, long-lasting solid panel fiberglass. The
trash dumpster area shall always be maintained and when not in
use closed;
8. That the specific plans referenced in this approving resolution
shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time the
building permits are applied for; and,
9. Pursuant to Section 19.10 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning
Ordinance of the City of Livonia, this approval is valid for a period
of ONE YEAR ONLY from the date of approval by City Council,
and unless a building permit is obtained, this approval shall be
null and void at the expiration of said period.
Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted.
ITEM #5 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1,136Tn Public Hearings and
Regular Meeting
Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda, Approval of
the Minutes of the 1,136th Public Hearings and Regular Meeting
held on January 29, 2019.
On a motion by Ventura, seconded by Bongero, and unanimously adopted, it was
#02-21-2019 RESOLVED, that the Minutes of 1,136th Public Hearings and
Regular Meeting held by the Planning Commission on January
29, 2019, are hereby approved.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
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AYES: Ventura, Bongero, McCue, Long, Caramagno,
Wilshaw
NAYS: None
ABSTAIIN: None
ABSENT: Smiley
Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution
adopted.
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adop the 1,137th Regular
Meeting held on February 19, 2019, was adjourned at Y77m.
m Carlarnagno, Secretary
ATTEST:
]an Wilshaw, Chairman