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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHTH REGULAR
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On October 18, 1954, the above meeting was held at 33001 Five Mile Road,
Livonia, Michigan, and was called to order at approximately 8.06 P M., by the
President of the Council , John T Daugherty Councilman Kleinert delivered the
invocation Roll was called with the following result• Pres ent-- John T Daugherty,
David L Jones , Harry R Killam, Rudolf R Kleinert, John W. Whitehead, Nettie
Carey and Wilson W Edgar Absent-- None
An ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Amending Section 11 02 of the Zoning
Ordinance, Ordinance No 60, of the City of Livonia", introduced by Councilman
Whitehead at the 127th regular meetirg held September 27, 1954, was taken from the
table and a roll call vote was conducted thereon with the following result•
AYES. Jones, Killam, Kleinert, Whitehead, Carey, Edgar and Daugherty
�g NAYS None
The President declared the foregoing ordinance was adopted and would be-
come effective on date of publication, October 28, 1954.
Councilman Edgar was excused at 8 11 P M , and returned at 8.13 P M
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and unaninausly
adopted, it was
#1806 RESOLVED, th at the Ordinan ce amending Ordinanc e No 77 be
tabled, pending a conference with the Civil Service Commission, to
be held later during this evening
The City Clerk read letters from the Wayne County Road Commission dated
October 7, 1954 and October 15, 1954 Mr Hayes, chairman of the Traffic Commission
was present
Councilman Kleinert introduced the following Ordinance•
NO
AN ORDINANCE AMEND IN SECTION 5 1 OF 'HE
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NO. 21 OF
THE CITY OF LI W NIA
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THE CITY OF LIVONIA ORDAINS•
Section 1 Section 5 I of the Traffic Ordinance, Ordinance No. 21 of the City
of Livonia, adopted December 11, 1950, and as amended by Ordinance No 71, adopted October
5, 1953, is hereby amended to read as follows
Section 5.1 Sneed Regulations
(a) Each person driving a vehi cle on a highway shall drive the same at
a careful prudent speed not greater mr less than is reasonable and proper,
having due regard to the traffic, surface, and width of the highway and any
other conditions then existing and no person shall drive any vehicle on any
highway at a speed greater than will permit him to bring it to a stop within
the assured clear distance ahead
(b) Subject to the provisio ns of subdivision (a) of this section, and
excepting in those instances where a lower speed is specified in this ordinance,
it shall be prima facie lawful fo r a driv er to drive at a speed not exceeding the
following, but in any case when such speed would be unsafe it shall not be lawful
Twenty-five (25) miles per hour on all streets in a business district as defined
herein; Twenty-five (25) miles per hour in a residence district as defined herein
and in public parks, unless such parks are posted for a lower speed by order of
the Traffic Commission with the approval of the Council
(c) It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic
investigation that the speed permitted by State Law outside of business and
residence districts as applicable upon the following streets is greater than is
reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon such streets and it
is hereby declared that the prima facie spe ed limit shall be Twenty-five (25) or
Thirty-five (35) or Forty (40) of Fifty (50) miles per hour as herein set forth
on these streets or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected
giving notice thereof; provided, however, that said prima facie speed limit of
thirty-five (35) or forty (40) or fifty (50) miles per hour shall not be ap-
plicable to or effective in any business or residence districts
Name of Street and Parts Designated Prima Facie Speed Limit
The South one-half (1/2) of Eight Mile Road
from Inkster to Farmington Road Forty (40) miles per hour
The South one-half (1/2) of Eight Mile Road
from Farmington to Haggerty Road Fifty (50) miles per hour
Seven Mile Road from Inkster to Farmington
Road Forty (40) miles per hour
Sever Mile Road. from Farmington to
Haggerty Road Fifty (50) miles per hour
Six Mile Road from Inkster Road to
Farmington Road Forty (40) miles per hour
Six Mile Road from Farmington Road to
Haggerty Road Fifty (50) miles per hour
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Name of Street and Parts Designated Prima Facie Speed Limit
Five Mile Road from Inkster Road to
Ashurst Road Thirty-five (35) miles per hour
Five Mile Road from Ashurst Road to
Eckles Road Fifty (50) miles per hour
Schoolcraft Road from Inkster Road to
Eckles Road Fifty (50) miles per hour
West Chicago Blvd , from Inkster Road
to Middlebelt Road Forty (40) miles per hour
The North one-hi f (1/2) of Joy Road from
Inkster to Middlebelt Road Forty (40) miles per hour
Ann Arbor Trail Thirty-five (35) miles per hour
The West one-half (1/2) of Inkster Road
from Five Mile Road to Joy Road Forty (40) miles per hour
Middlebelt Road from Eight Mile Road
to Joy Road Thirty-five (35) miles per hour
Farmington Road from Eight Mile Road
to Joy Road Forty (40) miles per hour
Wayne Road from Plymouth Road to Joy Road Forty-five (45) miles per hour
Plymouth Road from Inkster to Eckles Road Forty-five (45) miles per hour
Merriman Road from Joy Road to Seven
Mile Road Thirty-five (35) miles per hour
Hubbard Road from West Chicago Blvd , to
Six Mile Road Twenty-five (25) miles per Your
Gill Road from Seven Mile Road to Eight
Mile Road Thirty-five (35) miles per hour
Levan Road from Plymouth to Five Mile Road Thirty-five (35) miles per hour
Newburgh Road from Joy Road to Eight
Mile Road Thirty-five (35) miles per hour
Stark Road from Hathaway Avenue to
Lyndon Avenue Twenty-five (25) miles per hour
The East one-half (1/2) of Haggerty
Road from Five Mile to Eight Mile Road Forty-(40) miles per hour
The East one-half (1/2) of Eckles Road from
Plymouth to Schoolcraft Road Forty (40) miles per hour
The East one-half (1/2) of Eckles Road from
Schoolc raft to Five Mile Road Thirty-five (35) miles per hour
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(d) On all State and Federal trunk line highways within the City it
shall be prima facie lawful for a driver of a vehicle to drive at a speed not
exceeding that which may be determined from time to time by the Michigan State
Highway Commissioner under provisions of Act 119 of the P A 1933, or any
anendment thereof, provided, however, that on any and all State and Federal
trunk line highways or parts thereof within the City on which no speed limitations
have been determined by said State Highway Commission or on which said Com-
missioner's determinations may have been revoked or suspended, the ordinary
speed limits as set forth in the foregoing subdivisions of this section shall
apply
(e) It shall be prima facie unlawful for any person to exceed any of
the foregoing speed limitations.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict or inconsistent
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed
Section 3. If any part or parts of this ordinance are for any reason held to
be invalid, such decision shall mt affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance.
Section 4 This entire ordinance shall be construed as an exercise of the
police power of the City of Livonia This ordinance is hereby declared to be immediately
necessary for the preservation of the public pe ace, health and safety, and shall become
effective immediately on publication.
The foregoing ordinance was placed on the table fcr consideration at the next
regular meeting of the Council , October 25, 1954
The City Clerk, Marie W Clark, read a report from the Department of Public
Works dated September 30, 1954, and resolution adopted by the Council on September 13,
1954 Mr. Larry Lee appeared before the Council in this matter
By Councilman Kleinert, se coed ed by Councilman Whitehead and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1807 RESOLVED, that the Council accept the recommendation of the Depart-
ment of Public Works dated September 30, 1954, in regard to the property
located on Lot 147 of Thomas F. O'Connor's Parkview Acres, and the request
of Mr Larry Lee to purchase sane is denied
The City Clerk read a letter from Gerald T Harris dated September 30, 1954,
regarding special parking privileges for the handicapped
By Councilman Carey, seconded by Councilman Jones and unanimously adopted,
it was
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#1808 RESOLVED, that the letter from Gerald T Harris dated September
30, 1954, be referred to the Traffic Commission for study and consideration
and that Mr Harris be present at the meeting of the Traffic Commission
A recess was called at 9:14 P M , after which the meeting resumed with all
members present who were named as cre sent in the original roll call of this meeting
By Councilman Jones, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously adopted,
it was
#1809 RESOLVED, that
WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission of the City of Livonia has
formulated a draft of a proposed amendment to the Traffic Ordinance,
after receiving the view of the State and County authorities, and
WHEREAS, it appears to the members of the Council of the City
of Livonia that the proposed amendment fixes speeds for certain portions
of State highways and County roads upon which there are located various
schools,which speeds are, in the opinion of the Council, so high as to
create traffic hazards to school children, and
WHEREAS, the City of Livonia had pr eviously established 25 miles
per hour speed limits in such school zones, as a means of controlling a
dangerous traffic situation,
BE IT RESOLVED, th at the representatives of the State Highway
Department and the Wayne County Road Commission are urged to arrange a
conference with the Livonia City Council , for the purpose of permitting
the Council to pre sent to them its view of the local situation, and its
reasons for striving to keep lower speed limits in school zones, most of
which are located upon State highways or County roads, to the end that
adequate provision may be made in the Livonia Ordinance for the safety
of the school children
The City Clerk read a letter from the City Planning Commission dated
September 23, 1''54
By Councilman Jones, seconded by Councilman Killam, it was
#1810 RESOLVED, that the recommendation of the City Planning Com—
mission dated September 23, 1954, as to Petition No Z-59 of Edward
P Frohlich for rezoning has been considered and such petition is
hereby denied
A roll call vote was taken on the fore going resolution with t he f ollowing result:
AYES. Jones, Killam, Kleinert and Daugherty.
NAYS• Whitehe ad, Carey and Edgar
The President declared the re solution adopt ed
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By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Council man Carey, it was
#1811 RESOLVED, that the report an d recommendation of the City
Planning Commission dated October 7, 1954, on Petition No Z-61 of
Henry S. Alper for change of zoning classification in the Northwest
1/4 of Section 35 from M-1 to R-1-B is hereby approved, and the City
Attorney is directed to prepare an amendment to Zoning Ordinance No
60 in accordance with this resolution
A roll call vote was taken on the fore going resolution with the following result•
AYES: Killam, Kleinert, Whit ehead, Carey, Edgar and Daugherty.
NAYS Jones
The President declared the resolution adopted
By Councilman Whitehead, seconded by Councilman Edgar and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1812 RESOLVED, that the report and recommendation of the City
Planning Commission dated October 7, 1954, on Petition No Z-63 of
Joseph and Metha Buckhave for change of zoning ci assific ation in the
Northwest 1/4 of Section 12 from RUFB to C-2 is hereby approved, and
the City Attorney is directed to prepare an amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance No 60 in accordance with this resolution
The City Clerk read a letter dated October 7, 1954, from the City Planning
Commission regarding a new Legal Advisor
By Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Jones, it was
#1813 RESOLVED, that
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission is appointed by the
Mayor and is directly responsible to him,
BE IT RESOLVED, th at the City Planni ng Commission direct
their complaint s regarding legal advice to th e Mayo T.
A roll call vote was taken on the foregoing resolution with the following result•
AYES: Jones, Killam, Kleinert, Carey, Edgar and Daugherty.
NAYS. Whitehead
The President declar d the resolution adopted
Members of the Civil Service Commission appeared before the Council to
discuss the anendment to the Retirement Plat Ordinance
An Ordinance, entitled "An Ordinance Amending Section 6.03 and 7.02 of the
Retirement Plan Ordinal ce, Ordinance No 77 of the City of Livonia", introduced by
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Councilman Kleinert at the 127th regular meeting held September 27, 1954, was taken
._ from the table and a roll call vote was conducted thereon with the following result.
AYES• Jones, Killam and Daugherty
NAYS: Kleinert, Whitehead, Carey and Edgar.
The President declared that the foregoing Ordinance was not adopted
The City Clerk read a letter from the Police Departnent dated October 7, 1954
By Councilman Whitehead, seconded by Councilman Edgar, it was
##1814 RESOLVED, that the sum of $2500.00 be transferred from the
Inspection Department Payroll Account to the following Police Depart-
ment Accounts
PD-21 $1,500.00
PD-22 1,000 00
A roll call vote was tarn on the foregoing resolution with the following result:
AYES. Jones, Killam, Whitehead, Carey, Edgar and Daugherty
NAYS Kleinert
111 The President declared the resolution adopted
By Councilman Edgar, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously
adopted, it was
#1815 RESOLVED, that the Mayor be instructed to arrange with the
Director of Public Safety to furnish the Council with a monthly report
on expenditures in the Police Department
The City Clerk read the report of the Justice Court and Violations Bureau
for the month of September, 1954, which was received and placed on file
By Councilman Edgar, seconded by Councilman Carey and unanimously
adopted, it was
I #1816 RESOLVED, that the letter from the Mayor dated September 28,
1954, together with the proposed budget for the Water Department be
tabled until the Council has completed the general budget
Councilmen Edgar and Kleinert gave a brief report of their meeting, on
October 18, 1954, with Judge Lila Neuenfelt on the Westfield Top Soil case. They
further stated that Judge Neuenfelt set the bond for the Westfield Top Soil Company
in the amount of $7,500.00
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On motion of Councilman Kleinert, seconded by Councilman Whitehead and
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1 unanimously adopted, this adjourned 128th regular meeting of the City Council was
duly adjourned at 11:20 P M., October 18, 1954
Y. ie W Clark, City Cler
Attested:
J. Daugherty, President of "!council
• dolf R Kleinert, Vice President of the Council
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