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Home My WebLink AboutPLANNING MINUTES 1989-08-01 10780 MINUTES OF THE 583rd REGULAR MEETING HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ON August 1, 1989 On Tuesday, August 1, 1989, the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held its 583rd Regular Meeting in the Livonia City Hall, 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan. Mr. William LaPine, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Members present: William LaPine Donald Vyhnalek Raymond W. Tent James C. McCann R. Lee Morrow Sue Sobolewski Jack Engebretson Herman Kluver Brenda Fandrei Messrs. John J. Nagy, Planning Director; H. Shane, Assistant Planning Director, and Ralph H. Bakewell, Planner IV, were also present. On a motion duly made by Mr. Tent, seconded by Mrs. Fandrei and unanimously approved, it was #8-169-89 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on July 18, 1989 on Petition 89-5-1-20 by Charles Tangora for Marvin Walkon to rezone property located on the east side of Middlebelt Road between Plymouth Road and the C. & 0. Railroad in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25 from M-1 to C-2, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 89-5-1-20 be denied for the following reasons: 1) That this area of the City is already well served with a variety of commercial facilities. 2) That the proposed change of zoning will further reduce the amount of available industrially zoned land in the City. 3) That the proposed change of zoning will provide for uses which generate far more vehicular traffic than would the existing M-1 zoning district and thereby overburden the already congested mile road thoroughfare. 4) That the subject site has sufficient size to support an industrial project. 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. LaPine, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. McCann and seconded by Mrs. Sobolewski, it was RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on July 18, 1989 on Petition 89-6-2-37 by Keith A. Newmarch requesting waiver ,` use approval to operate an auto reconditioning shop on property located on the northwest corner of Plymouth Road and Belden Court in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 28, the City Planning Commission does 10781 hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 89-6-2-37 be approved subject to the following conditions: 1) That the site plan and building floor plan dated 6/13/89 which are hereby approved shall be adhered to. 2) That the vehicles served shall be limited to automobiles, recreational vehicles and boats not to exceed 28 feet in length and light trucks not to exceed 3/4 ton capacity. 3) That there shall be no work performed outside of the building, nor shall there be any outside storage of damaged vehicles, equipment or parts. for the following reasons: 1) That the proposed use complies with all of the special and general waiver use standards and requirements as set forth in Section 16.11 and 19.06 of Zoning Ordinance #543. 2) That the subject site has the capacity to accommodate the proposed use. 3) That the proposed use is compatible to and in harmony with the surrounding uses in the area. 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. ''`' A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: McCann, Sobolewski, Vyhnalek, Fandrei NAYS: Kluver, Tent, Morrow, Engebretson, LaPine ABSENT: None Mr. LaPine, Chairman, declared the motion failed for lack of support. On a motion duly made by Mr. Engebretson and seconded by Mr. Morrow, it was ##8-170-89 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on July 18, 1989 on Petition 89-6-2-37 by Keith A. Newmarch requesting waiver use approval to operate an auto reconditioning shop on property located on the northwest corner of Plymouth Road and Belden Court in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 28, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 89-6-2-37 be denied for the following reasons: 1) That the petitioner has failed to affirmatively show that the proposed use is in compliance with all of the general waiver use standards and requirements set forth in Section 19.06 of the Zoning Ordinance #543. 2) That the proposed use is incompatible to and not in harmony with the surrounding uses in the area. `r. 10782 3) That industrial subdivisions are developed with more restrictive standards in order to encourage less intensive and more desirable industrial uses than what is being proposed. 4) That the proposed use is not permitted as of right in the M-1 zoning district because of its commercial nature and non-manufacturing aspects which will tend to be detrimental to the continued development of the subdivision for more desirable industrial uses for which it was planned. 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. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Kluver, Tent, Morrow, Engebretson, LaPine NAYS: McCann, Sobolewski, Vyhnalek, Fandrei ABSENT: None Mr. LaPine, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Engebretson, seconded by Mr. McCann and unanimously approved, it was #8-171-89 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby establish and order that a public hearing be held to determine whether or not to amend Section 14.02 of the Zoning Ordinance so as to add Professional Offices to the uses permitted in the RE district regulations. FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above hearing shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 23.05 of Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended. Mr. LaPine, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Vyhnalek and seconded by Mrs. Fandrei, it was #8-172-89 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve Petition 89-7-8-25 by Ventura and Associates, Inc. for approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Zoning Ordinance #543 in connection with a proposal to construct a storage addition to an existing office building located on the southeast corner of Curtis and Farmington in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10 subject to the following conditions: 1) That Site Plan AE-9052 Sheet A-1, dated 7/20/89 by Ventura and Associates, Inc. is hereby approved and shall be adhered to; 2) That Building Plan AE-9052 Sheet A-2 dated 7/20/89 by Ventura and Associates, Inc. is hereby approved and shall be adhered to. 10783 A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Kluver, Tent, Morrow, Sobolewski, Engebretson, LaPine, Vyhnalek, Fandrei NAYS: McCann ABSENT: None '*ro' Mr. LaPine, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. McCann and seconded by Mr. Kluver, it was #8-173-89 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Revised Site Plan submitted in connection with Petition 87-11-2-55, Phase II, by Northridge Commons Associates for waiver use approval to construct a shopping center on the south side of Eight Mile Road between Farmington and Gill Roads in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 4, be denied for the following reasons: 1) The proposed use is contrary to the spirit and intent of the Zoning Ordinance which, among other things, is to promote and encourage a balanced and appropriate mix of uses and not oversaturate an area with similar type uses as is being proposed. 2) The location and size of the proposed use, the nature and intensity of the principle use, the site layout and its relation to streets giving access to it will be such that traffic to and from the site will be hazardous to the area since it will unduly conflict with the normal traffic in the area. 3) The petitioner has failed to affirmatively show that the additional commercial space is needed in this area of the City. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Kluver, Tent, McCann, Sobolewski, Engebretson, Fandrei NAYS: Morrow, LaPine, Vyhnalek ABSENT: None Mr. LaPine, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made by Mr. Morrow, seconded by Mr. Kluver and unanimously approved, it was #8-174-89 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Sign Permit Application by Stamford Plaza Partnership for a Monument Sign on property located at 33700 West Seven Mile Road, be approved subject to the following condition: 1) That the Monument Sign Design Plan for Stamford Plaza Shopping Center dated 7/26/89 prepared by Stamford Plaza Partnership is hereby approved and shall be adhered to. rrr• 10784 Mr. LaPine, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 583rd Regular Meeting held by the City Planning Commission on August 1, 1989 was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. CITY PLANNING COMMISSIO Raym• d W. Tent, S-cretary ATTEST: William LaPine, Chairman jg `r.