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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLANNING MINUTES 1952-07-13 289 MINUTES OP THE ADJOURNED 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION The adjourned 24th regular meeting of the City Planning Commission was held 611 August 13, 1952 at the Court House Building, Livonia, Michigan, The meeting was called to order at approximately 8 PM, by Chairman Hay, and the roll was called with the following result: '!embers present: George Bentley Harold Bower Helen Byers Edwin Conway Dallas Hay Clarence Jahn Robert Maclntyre Walter Russell Members absent: H. Paul Harsha Also present were Mr. Wm Brashear, City Attorney, and Mr. Malcolm Waring, Planning Consultant. Approximately 35 persons were present in the interest of the proposed rezoning- on Schoolcraft. Chairman Dallas Hay called on the Chairman of the citizens committee re- presenting the people on Schoolcraft and vicinity. Mr. Wm White, 31341 Schoolcraft, "We held three meetings since the public hearing and they were quite extensive and involved. We went into every aspect of the case. I speak for the majority of the members and the majority objects to any form of zoning of any residential area to industrial or business property." Mr. White added that he was referring to the whole six square miles between Schoolcraft and Plymouth and Eckles and Inkster. " hi obtained over 700 signatures of people object- ing to the rezoninged Chairman Hay asked Mr. White if there was anything further to be added. Mr. White stated that he had just given the entire action taken by the committee without going into detail. There was a general discussion among the people and the Planning Com- mission members. At approximately 8:20 PM, a motion was duly made by Robert Maclntyre, seconded by Helen Byers and carried unanimously, it was RESOLVED, to recess for approximately 10 minutes. The Chair advised the people that the recess had been called to allow the committee representing the citizens to reconsider the proposed zoning on Schoolcraft. At approximately 9 PM, Chairman Hay again called the meeting to order. Mr. White, "They still object. My committee doesn't agree with me. They still object. I am speaking for the members, not myself. The committee are in favor of accepting the resolution that the Planning Commission intends to make." Mr. Brashear was asked by the Commission to prepare the following resolution in order to obtain the people's reaction to it. RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission having conducted a 1[41 public hearing on the proposed new Zoning Ordinance and having considered the objections of the residents of School- craft and vicinity to change of present zoning classificar- tion from reside 1tial to mancu.facturing or from light manu- 291 factoring to heavy manufacturing, the Commission does hereby recommend that no change of zoning be made between School- craft and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad commencing at the eastern boundary of the City and running clear through to the western boundary of Livonia with the exception of the inter- sections at Farmington Road and Schoolcraft and Merriman and Schoolcraft, the present business areas are squared up to show a depth of 300 feet instead of 100 feet in order to provide adequate space for off-street parking. Mr. Brashear added that the corners that he mentioned at Merriman and Farmington on Schoolcraft - the zoning law allows for 100 feet business lots but this does not provide for off-street parking. Mr. Brashear asked the group if the resolution sounded all right to them and they agreed it did. •The only one offering an objection whereby he felt he was being affected was Mr. White. A general discussion ensued regarding setbacks, and Mr. Brashear advised that the Zoning Ordinance provides that all along Schoolcraft will be a 200 foot setback from the front line of Schoolcraft. Schoolcraft is planned to be 300 feet wide in the future and the setback will be 200 feet in addition to that. At approximately 9:15 PM, the secretary was requested to read the resolution to the people for their approval or disapproval. Mr. White, "I object to the one at Merriman and Schoolcraft and ask that it be left as presently zoned. There is no business on Merriman. Squaring the corner will hurt me as I own property on that corner." Miss Byers read the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission having conducted a public hearing on the proposed new Zoning Ordinance and having consid- ered the objections of the residents of Schoolcraft and vicinity to change of present zoning classification from residential to manufacturing or from light manufacturing to heavy manufacturing the Commission does hereby recommend that no change of zoning be made between Schoolcraft and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad commencing at the eastern boundary of the City and running clear through to the western boundary of Livonia with the exception of the intersection at Farmington Road and Schoolcraft, the present business area to be squared up showing a depth of 300 feet instead of 100 feet in order to provide adequate space for off-street parking, the southeast corner of the intersection at Merriman and Schoolcraft is to be left as presently zoned for business 100 feet deep, the remaining 3 corners of the intersection at Schoolcraft and Merriman are to be squared up showing a depth of 300 feet instead of 100 feet in order to provide adequate space for off-street parking. Mr. Demil, "On behalf of the 41 individuals I represent, I would like to make these suggestions pertaining to the suggested zoning change on Schoolcraft. The individuals that I represent are not only opposed to the change of zoning, but would like to have the present zoning which provides for industry be changed to residential zoning. Secondly, they would like to have the setback begin from the center of the road and that would be 150 feet on each side." 293 Mr. Clare Shuur, "We second the motion as Mr. Brashear says, Leave everything north of the railroad as is./ o Upon a motion duly made by Robert Maclntyre, seconded by Harold Bower, +t it was k RESOLVED, to accept the resolution as proposed by Mr. Brashear with the inclusion of a correction on the corner of School- -.—p craft and Merriman. eo a A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: c AYES: Bentley, Jahn, Conway, Russell, Bawer, Maclntyre and Byers N NAYS: None The Chair called a recess at approximately 9:25 PM. At 9:30 PM, Uialter Russell and Clareno`e Jahn left the meetings During the recess period, Mr. Jett W{ Hill, 12401 Hartel (Hill Screw Machine Products Company. since 1040) # Bill Darby. 12431 Hartel and Clarence H. Patrick► 12181 Camden, talked with the secretary regarding a change of zonings At approximately 9130 PM, the Chair called the meeting to order. Upon a motion duly trade by Edwitl C'bhwbiy, seconded by Harold Bower, it was motno, to accept the minutes bf the pUblie hearing and 24th regular meeting and the special study meeting as received. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYBS: Bentley, Conway, Bower, MacIntyre, Hay and Byers NAYS: None Two statements were presented from Waring and Johnson, Planning Con- sultants, for services rendered in the amount of $540.50 and an ad- ditional billing of $126,73 for 65 extra copies of the proposed Zoning Ordinance. The statements were dated August 1, 1952. Upon a motion duly made by Edwin Conway, and seconded by Robert Maclntyre it was RESOLVED, to refer ?Taring & Johnson's statements to the City Council for payment. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES'. Bentley, Conway, Bower, Maclntyre, Hay and Byers NAYS: None 1 Upon a motion duly made by Harold Bower and seconded by George Bentley, m it was RESOLVED, that the northwest part of section 23 that portion --� that is presently zoned Iu 1 be left as is. The Chair recognized Mr. William Ponder, 32013 Plymouth Road (represent- i ing Best Block Company) rI didn't come prepared to talk this evening t but as this has come up tonight, I would like to say that Mr. Spanich's property is adjacent to the Best Block Company's property. We have been in the process of getting the zoning changed to M-1. They have 295 three lots directly adjacent to the Spanich property and these lots are 150 feet in width and 350 feet deep. When we started investigating we E found that parcel A which was directly adjacent to Spanich is zoned M-41 the other two parcels are zoned C-2." Mr. Bentley asked Mr. Ponder if the land that the Best Block building is on is zoned M-1, Mr. Ponder said he thought the building is zoned M-1 but some of the materials might not be on property that is zoned M-1. "Mr. Walter Pachota was of the impression that it was properly zoned", he said. "We wrote a letter to the City Attorney as to the zoning at that time as we could not make out what the zoning was. The one parcel was M-1 and the other two parcels were C.-2. We would, therefore, due to the nature of the thing and because the Planning Commission is considering this new Zoning Ordinance, we would like to get these three parcels of the Best Block Company zoned M-1 so as to conform to the present use." Mr. Bower requested that the Chair act on his motion as Mr. Ponderis problem had no bearing on his motion. The Chair asked the secretary to read the motion and a roll call vote resulted in the following: AYES: Bentley, Conway, Bower, Maclntyre, Hay NAYS: Byers Mr. Ponder was advised to file a petition in the usual manner for the change in zoning as the Planning Commission felt that a public hearing is necessary because the change had not been on the proposed Zoning Map. The Secretary read the following letters: July 31, 1952 from Guy W Moore and George W. Moore, Law Offices, Detroit regarding the proposed Zoning Ordinance, and representing Messrs. Roy Willis, Anthony Miceli and Alfred Napolitano, who favor a classification of M-2 for approximately seven, twelve and five acre parcels of land fronting on Plymouth Road, beginning approximately 495 feet east of the new Ford Tank Plant, extending easterly along Plymouth Road for approx- imately 300 feet, from Plymouth Road to the railroad track. Upon a motion duly made by Robert Maclntyre, seconded by George Bentley, it was RESOLVED, that the letter from Moore and Moore should be answered and they should be advised that a petition should be filed for a zoning change in the usual manner. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Bentley, Conway, Bower, Maclntyre, Hay and Byers NAYS: None August 12, 1952 a letter from Charles L. Wilson requesting a change of zoning to commercial on property fronting on Middlebelt Road south of West Chicago to C. L. filsonta north line, 350 feet deep east of Middlebelt. Upon a motion duly made by Edwin Conway, seconded by Robert Maclntyre, it was 297 RESOLVED, that Mr. Wilson be advised that a petition should be filed in the usual manner for said change E with the exact description. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Bentley, Conway, Bower, Maclntyre, Hay and Byers NAYS: None July 31, 1952 a letter from Twin City Fire Insurance Company, Herbert E. Kiel, Agent, regarding the south side of Eight Mile Road between Grand River and Middlebelt now zoned RUFC, and suggesting a change to C-2 zoning to a depth of 300 feet. Upon a motion duly made by Robert Maclntyre, seconded by Edwin Conway, it was RESOLVED, to inform Mr. Klei to file a petition in the usual manner for requested zoning change. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Bentley, Conway, Bower, Maclntyre, Hay and Byers NAYS: None July 25, 1952 a letter from Smith-Morris Company, George W. Smith, re- garding 25 acres south of Pere Marquette Railroad, west of Merriman Road, and requesting that the zoning be changed from M-1 to M-2. Upon a motion duly made by Edwin Conway, seconded by Robert Maclntyre, it was RESOLVED, to leave the zoning as is and that the request stated in the letter of July 25, be denied, also that Mr. Smith be advised that a petition may be filed. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Bentley, Conway, Bower, Maclntyre, Hay and Byers NAYS: None Miss Byers advised that she received a phone call from L. D. West of 11301 Brookfield regarding the property north of the railroad 12900 Merriman (13 acres) requesting that the zoning be left as presently zoned (M-2). August 7, 1952 a letter from Edward G. Lievois protesting a zoning change for lots 60 and 61 of the Dohany Subdivision on Seven Mile corner of Harrison. Upon a motion duly made by Edwin Conway, seconded by Harold Bower, it was RESOLVED, to advise Mr. Lievois that no changes have been proposed on this property. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Bentley, Conway, Bower, Maclntyre, Hay and Byers NAYS: None 299 Mr. Brashear advised that some technical changes had been received from Sheldon and the Michigan Bell Telephone Company and the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company and he said that he would like to write up the suggestions and present them at the next meeting for discussion. Mr. Waring advised that some new things have come up regarding industrial zoning and some changes have been made for adoption in Livonia+s partic- ular ordinance. These would pertain to Articles 14 and 15 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; 14.01 Industrial Classification, 14.02 Industrial Standards and 14.03 Prohibited Uses. These were reviewed briefly by Mr. Waring and copies were given to the members. August 7, 1952 a letter from Lambrecht Kelly Company, K. Draper, advising that he had been confering with Minnie Smith, who agreed to sign a deed for the necessary dedication to secure approval from the Planning Com- mission to proceed with a subdivision. Upon a motion duly made by Robert Macintyre, seconded by Edwin Conway, it was RESOLVED, to refer Mr. Draper's letter to the City Attorney for consideration and recommendation. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Bentley, Conway, Bower, Maclntyre, Hay and Byers NAYS: None The next regular meeting will be held on August 27, 1952. A special meeting is to be called when a rough draft of the corrections to the Proposed Zoning Ordinance has been prepared by the City Attorney. At approximately 10:43 PM, a motion was duly made by Harold Bower, seconded by Edwin Conway, and it was unanimously carried, RESOLVED, that this meeting be adjourned. Thereupon, the Chair declared the meeting adjourned. C Helen E. Byers, S etary ATTESTED: 11,/7;41%4VDallas P. 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