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MINUTES OF THE 387th REGULAR MEETING
HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA
On Tuesday, March 4, 1980 the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held
fits 387th Regular Meeting in the Livonia City Hall , 33000 Civic Center Drive, Livonia,
Michigan.
Mr. Daniel R. Andrew, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.
Members absent: Daniel R. Andrew Esther Friedrichs Jerome Zimmer
C. Russell Smith Herman Kluver Robert Morrow
Joseph J. Falk Judith Scurto
Members absent: None
Messrs. John J. Nagy, Planning Director; H. G. Shane, Assistant Planning Director;
Ralph H. Bakewell , Planner IV; and Robert M. Feinberg, were also present.
On a motion duly made, seconded and adopted by unanimous acclamation, it was
#3-58-80 WHEREAS, Suzanne H. Wisler has been a resident of the City of Livonia
for 20 years; and
WHEREAS, she has served as a member of the Planning Commission for nine
years; and
111[ WHEREAS, her untiring efforts and sound judgment as a member of the
Commission have been instrumental in the orderly and progressive
growth of this community; and
WHEREAS, she has distinguished herself through the years as an outstand-
ing citizen of this City; and
WHEREAS, her colleagues on the Planning Commission, in addition to recog-
nizing her accomplishments as a public official , have come to
admire her warm and sparkling personality,
NOW, THEREFORE, we the undersigned , being members of the City of Livonia
Planning Commission, do hereby join to commendSuzanne H. Wisler
for her years of devoted service to this City, to convey this
token of our affection and esteem and to wish her good luck and
Godspeed.
A motion was made by Mr. Kluver to deny Petition 79-10-1-34,' as amended, by Myron H.
Beals American Legion Post #32 to rezone property located on the east side of Newburgh
Road, south of Ann Arbor Trail in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 32, from RUF to C-1 ,
but there was no second.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Falk and seconded by Mr. Zimmer, it was
#3-59-80 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a public hearing having been held on November 13,
1979 on Petition 79-10-1-34 as submitted by Myron H. Beals American
Legion Post #32 to rezone property located on the east side of Newburgh
Road, south of Ann Arbor Trail in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 32, from
RUF to C-2, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City
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Council that Petition 79-10-1-34 be approved as amended pursuant to
a letter dated February 27, 1980 from the petitioner requesting the
rezoning of the property from RUF to C-1 , for the following reasons:
(1 ) The proposed change in zoning will -accommodate the existing
use on the subject area.
(2) The C-1 Zoning District will provide the City with maximum
control through the waiver use process while, at the same time,
allowing the expansion or reconstruction of the existing facil-
ities.
(3) The proposed change in zoning will provide maximum protection
to adjacent residential properties.
(4) The proposed change in zoning will provide for the continuance
of a worthwhile community service facility.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above public hearing was published
in the official newspaper, the Livonia Observer, under date of October
25, 1979 and a notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison
Company, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company and City departments as listed in the Proof of Service.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Friedrichs, Smith, Zimmer, Scurto, Falk, Morrow, Andrew
NAYS: Kluver
4 ABSENT: None
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Falk, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously adopted,
it was
#3-60-80 RESOLVED that, purusant to a public hearing having been held on February
19, 1980 on Petition 80-1-2-3 as submitted by Thomas Maguran request-
ing waiver use approval to locate a restaurant within an existing build-
ing located on the north side of Seven Mile Road between Farmington Road
and Windridge in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 4, the City Planning Commis-
sion does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 80-1-2-3 be
approved subject to the following conditions:
(1) that the Floor Plan and Building Elevation Plan prepared by Franco
Food Equipment, Inc. , dated March 3, 1980, which is hereby approved
shall be adhered to with the exception that the decorative wood
paneling proposed for widow covering is specifically prohibited;
(2) that any signs placed on the building or canopy shall comply with
the previously approved Sign Design Plan for the subject Shopping
Center under Petition 72-2-8-5 as the signs shown on the elevation
plan are specifically prohibited;
IW (3) that any mechanical equipment proposed to be placed on the roof of
the building shall not project above the existing parapet wall ; and
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(4) that no offensive food odors emanating from the proposed restaurant
shall be discernible beyond the Shopping Center property line;
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for the following reasons:
(1 ) The nature of the use, hours of operation, traffic to and from the
site are such that it will not be detrimental to the surrounding
uses of the area.
(2) The proposed use complies with all of the specific and general
waiver use standards contained in Zoning Ordinance #543.
(3) The Shopping Center wherein the proposed use is to be located
has the capacity to accommodate the proposed restaurant.
FURTHER RESOLVED, notice of the above public hearing was sent to
property owners within 500 feet, petitioner and City departments
as listed in the Proof of Service.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Falk, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously adopted,
it was
#3-61-80 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a public hearing having been held on February
19, 1980 on Petition 80-1-3-1 as submitted by First Federal Savings &
Loan Association of Detroit requesting the vacating of a public alley
located south of Plymouth Road between Merriman and Arden in the North-
east 1/4 of Section 34, the Planning Commission does hereby recommend
to the City Council that Petition 80-1-3-1 be approved subject to the
retention of a full-width easement, forthe following reasons:
(1) No public purpose could be served by the retention of the subject
alley in public ownership.
(2) The subject alley right-of-way could be more advantageously used
if privately owned.
(3) No reporting City department or public utility company has objected
to the vacating request.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above public hearing was published
in the official newspaper, the Livonia Observer, under date of January
31 , 1980 and a notice of such hearing was sent to the Detroit Edison
Company, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, Consumers Power Company and City departments as listed in the
Proof of Service.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, announced that Item #5, Final Plat Approval for Paragon Industrial
Park is removed from the agenda.
40n a motion duly made by Mr. Morrow, seconded by Mrs. Scurto and unanimously adopted,
jit was
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#3-62-80 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Section 23.01 (b)
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of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended,
does hereby establish and order that a public hearing be held to determine
whether or not Section 2.09, Definitions of Parking Terms, and Section
18. 37, Offstreet Parking Requirements, should be amended to provide revised
regulations pertaining to parking space sizes.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously adopted,
it was
#3-63-80 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Section 23.01 (b)
of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, as amended,
does hereby establish and order that a public hearing be held to determine
whether or not to rezone property located on the west side of the 1-275
Freeway, north of Five Mile Road in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 18, from
M-1 to R-2C.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto, seconded by Mr. Zimmer and unanimously adopted,
it was
#3-64-80 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a letter dated February 15, 1980 from the
Livonia Economic Development Corporation, the City Planning Commission
does hereby recommend to the City Council that the designation of
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property located on the west side of Levan Road between Amrhein Road
and the C&O Railway in Section 29 be approved as the Project Area and
Project District Area as defined by Section 8 of Act 338, Public Acts
of 1974, for Nagle Paving Company in connection with a proposal to
replace existing equipment located thereon; subject area being legally
described as:
Beginning at a point on the E.&W. 1/4 line of Sec. 29, T. 1S. , R.9E. ,
City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, said E.&W. 1/4 line being
coincident with the center line of Amrhein Road (66 feet wide) located
distant N 88° 09 ' 53" E 1323.36 feet from the W 1/4 corner of said
Sec. 29, and proceeding thence N 01 ° 59' 56" W 537. 15 feet along the
N.&S. 1/8 line of the N.W. 1/4 of said Sec. 29 to point on the southerly
right-of-way line of the Penn Central Railroad Co. right-of-way (100
feet wide) ; thence S 77° 59' 28" E 1364.64 feet along said southerly
line to a point on the N.&S. 1/4 line of said Sec. 29, said N.&S. 1/4
line being coincident with the centerline of Levan Road (66 feet wide) ;
thence S 01 ° 48' 25" E 210.61 feet along said N.&S. 1/4 line to the
center corner of said Sec. 29; thence S 88° 09' 53" W 1323.36 feet along
said E.&W. 1/4 line to the point of beginning except the easterly 459
feet thereof and the southerly 43 feet thereof and containing 8 acres
of land more or less.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
IJOn a motion duly made by Mr. Morrow, seconded by Mrs. Scurto and unanimously adopted,
it was
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#3-65-80 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a letter dated February 15, 1980 from the
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Livonia Economic Development Corporation, the City Planning Commission
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does hereby recommend to the City Council that the designation of
property located on the west side of Stark Road, north of the C&O Rail-
way in Section 21 be approved as the Project Area and Project District
Area for the Allen Group in connection with a proposal to construct an
addition to the existing building located thereon; subject area being
legally described as:
Lot 806, Supervisors Livonia Plat 14, of part of North 1/2 of
Section 28, Town 1 South, Range 9 East, according to the plat
thereof as recorded in Liber 70, Page 69 Plats, Wayne County
Records, also known as 12815 Stark Road.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Morrow and seconded by Mr. Zimmer, it was
RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve
Petition 80-1-8-1P by Southland Corporation requesting approval
of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543, as amended
by Ordinance #988, submitted in connection with a proposal to con-
struct an addition to an existing party store located on the east
side of Merriman Road, south of Plymouth Road in Section 35.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Friedrichs and seconded by Mr. Falk, it was
IE RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine
to table Petition 80-1-8-1P by Southland Corporation requesting
approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543,
as amended by Ordinance #988, submittedln connection with a pro-
posal to construct an addition to an existing party store located
on the east side of Merriman Road, south of Plymouth Road in Section
35, until the Regular Meeting of March 18, 1980.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Friedrichs, Falk
NAYS: Kluver, Smith, Zimmer, Scurto, Morrow, Andrew
ABSENT: None
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the resolution failed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Morrow and seconded by Mr. Zimmer, it was
RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve
Petition 80-1-8-1P by Southland Corporation requesting approval
of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543, as amended
by Ordinance #988, submitted in connection with a proposal to con-
struct an addition to an existing party store located on the east
side of Merriman Road, south of Plymouth Road in Section 35.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
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AYES: Kluver, Zimmer, Morrow, Andrew
NAYS: Friedrichs, Smith, Scurto, Falk
ABSENT: None
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the resolution failed.
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- On a motion duly made by Mrs. Friedrichs, seconded by Mr. Zimmer and unanimously adopted,
it was
#3-66-80 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine
1[ to table Petition 80-1^8-IP by Southland Corporation requesting
approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543,
as amended by Ordinance #988, submitted in connection with a pro-
posal to construct an addition to an existing party store located
on the east side of Merriman Road, south of Plymouth Road in Section
35, until the Study Meeting of March 25, 1980.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Friedrichs, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously adopted,
it was
#3-67-80 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine
to table Petition 80-1-8-2P by Southland Corporation requesting
approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543,
as amended by Ordinance #988, submitted in connection with a pro-
posal to construct an addition to an existing party store located
on the north side of Joy Road between Hix and Newburgh Roads in
Section 31, until the Study Meeting of March 25, 1980.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Scurto and unanimously adopted,
it was
#3-68-80 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine
to table Petition 80-1-8-3P by Southland Corporation requesting
approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543,
as amended by Ordinance #988, submitted in connection with a pro-
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to construct an addition to an existing party store located
on the west side of Wayne Road between Ann Arbor Trail and Joy Road
in Section 33, until the Study Meeting of March 25, 1980.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Scurto, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously adopted,
it was
#3-69-80 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby determine
to table Petition 80-1-8-4P by Southland Corporation requesting
approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of Ordinance #543,
as amended by Ordinance #988, submitted in connection with a pro-
posal to construct an addition to an existing party store located
on the east side of Middlebelt Road between Roycroft and Rayburn
in Section 13, until the Study Meeting of March 25, 1980.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Zimmer and seconded by Mr. Morrow, it was
#3-70-80 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve the
100 Sign Plan submitted by Manufacturers Sign Company in connection with
a condition of approval of Petition 79-6-8-14 by Adriana Liberatore
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requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.47 of
Ordinance #543, as amended by Ordinance #990, submitted in connection
with a proposal to construct retail stores on the east side of Farming-
ton Road, south of Eight Mile Road in Section 3, subject to the follow-
ing conditions:
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(1) that the Sign Plan as prepared by Manufacturers Sign Company,
which is hereby approved shall be adhered to; and
(2) that the proposed sign shall be centered over the main display
window with its lower edge in line with the horizontal break
in the mansard roof canopy.
Mr. Andrew, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 387th Regular Meeting
held by the City Planning Commission on March 3, 1980, was adjourned
at 9: 15 p.m.
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