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MINUTES OF THE 483rd REGULAR MEETING
AND PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD BY THE CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
LIVONIA
On Tuesday, September 25, 1984, the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia
held its 483rd Regular Meeting and Public Hearings in the Livonia City Hall , 33000
Civic Center Drive, Livonia, Michigan.
Mr. Lee Morrow, Chairman , called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. , with approximately
50 interested persons in the audience.
Members present: Lee Morrow Donna Naidow Russ Smith
Donald Vyhnalek Sue Sobolewski
Members absent: Joseph Falk Herman Kluver Jeanne Hildebrandt
Mr. Morrow informed the audience that if a petition on tonight 's agenda involves a
rezoning request, this Commission only makes a recommendation to the City Council who,
in turn, will hold its own public hearing and decide the question . If a petition in-
volves a waiver of use request and the request is denied, the petitioner has ten days
in which to appeal the decision to the City Council ; otherwise the petition is terminated.
Ms. Sobolewski , Secretary, announced the first item on the agenda is Petition 84-8-1-25
by Augusto M. Tartaglia & Robert Zaschak requesting to rezone property
located on the east side of Middlebelt Road, south of Six Mile Road in
the Northwest 1/4 of Section 13 from RUF to P.S .
Mr. Nagy: There is a letter in the file from the Engineering Division stating
that there are no storm sewers readily available to this site and a
letter from Norman Rupp, a resident in the area, requesting that
the Planning Commission deny this petition.
Robert Zaschak, 19468 Fitzgerald, Livonia, was present.
Mr. Morrow: Are you the current owner of the property?
Mr. Zaschak: Yes, me and my partner. We purchased the property on a land contract
six years ago.
Mr. Morrow: Is the home on the property currently in use?
Mr. Zaschak: Yes, it is. We have been renting it.
Mr. Morrow: Would you share with the Commission and audience what you intend to
accomplish with this rezoning?
Mr. Zaschak: We have plans to locate a building along the lower property line.
It would be a colonial design-type building for general office use.
There is an office interested in this which is currently located
in Livonia. It will be a sales operation . Salesmen coming in in
the morning for a brief meeting and then they will be gone for the day.
There will be no traffic problem with people coming in and out. They
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don't sell from within the building. The salesmen go out. P.S.
zoning would not be out of line. With RUF zoning, we don't even
make the monthly payment. We are far enough south of Six Mile
where there would be no problem with traffic back-up. It is true
there is no sewer but we can connect to the Church behind us. We
would rather have a greenbelt than a masonry wall . The
building would be divided up.
Mr. Morrow: There could be subsequent leasing to other uses?
Mr. Zaschak: There will be one office of 1 ,000 square feet up front and our
current client would take the balance.
Mr. Morrow: General offices would require a waiver of use approval .
Mr. Zaschak: That is a possibility. This is a spec right now.
Mr. Vyhnalek: What are your plans for the remaining 320' ?
Mr. Zaschak: Parking and landscaping.
Mr. Vyhnalek: Parking all the way back?
Mr. Zaschak: Yes . The front 40' is all landscaping.
Mr. Vyhnalek: You have only 82' in width. By the time you put your building at
40' , you will have 42' for sidewalk and driveway and you want parking
on the other side?
Mr. Morrow: Again, you are aware that a wall is required?
Mr. Zaschak: Yes.
Sandra Revitzer, 16770 Middlebelt: I just got done putting an $8,000 addition on my
home. I wouldn't do that if I thought the property was going com-
mercial . The property is not large enough to go in there without
causing problems with traffic. All I can see is helping to force
people in the area to go commercial or something like he is going
into. I was born and raised in Livonia and I am happy with my home
and I don't like the ideal of trying to put a large building on a
small area. It will force everybody out.
Mr. Smith: In back of those lots -- are they landscaped all the way to the back
or is it weeds?
Mrs. Revitzer: We keep our lot cut, and basically, most of them are cutting all
the way back.
Mr. Vyhnalek: This is a relatively narrow site. That is one of the concerns of
the Commission, and it does not agree with the Future Land Use Plan.
IiiMr. Smith: I think we always try to create buffer zones between residential
and commercial and I think that was the intent when the parking zone
was put in. When this property was purchased six years ago, there
was a residence and it was probably purchased because of the house
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for residential , not to put an office on it.
=Mr. Zaschak: I disagree with you. When you live on a major highway, it isn't a
residential area, and there hasn't been a home go in there for twenty-
five years. It is a major highway. The whole area from Eight Mile
down is commercial . You still have small pockets of RUF but I don't
think in the future the homes will be maintained. You will have to
expect some progress .
Mr. Smith : There are many streets like that. When you reach saturation , you
stop and maintain a mixture of commercial and residential .
There was no one else present wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Morrow,
Chairman, declared the public hearing on Petition 84-8-1-25 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mrs. Naidow, it was
#9-197-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on September 25,
1984 on Petition 84-8-1-25 by Augusto M. Tartaglia & Robert Zaschak
requesting to rezone property located on the east side of Middlebelt
Road, south of Six Mile Road in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 13 from
RUF to P.S. , the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the
City Council that Petition 84-8-1-25 be denied for the following reasons:
(1) The proposed change of zoning is in conflict with the Future
Land Use Plan as adopted by the City Planning Commission.
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(2) The proposed uses that would be permitted by the proposed change
of zoning would be detrimental to the surrounding and established
residential uses of the area.
(3) The proposed change of zoning, if approved, would tend to lead to
the conversion of other residential lands to non-residential uses
which would be detrimental to the long-range best interest of the
neighboring residential area.
(4) The Increase in traffic that would result as a consequence of this
proposed change of zoning would be detrimental to and adversely
affect the traffic-carrying capacity of Middlebelt Road.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above hearing was given in accordance
with the provisions of Section 19.05 of Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following :
AYES: Naidow, Sobolewski , Smith, Morrow
NAYS: Vyhnalek
ABSENT: Kluver, Hildebrandt, Falk
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mrs. Sobolewski , Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Petition 84-8-1-26
by the City Planning Commission pursuant to Council Resolution #489-84
to rezone property located on the northwest corner of Six Mile and New-
burgh Roads in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7 from C-2 to P.O.
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Mr. Nagy:li There is a letter in the file from the Engineering Division stating
thatthere are no engineering problems connected with this petition.
The Council , by resolution, has referred this matter to the Planning
Commission and pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance requirements, we are
required to give notice of this public hearing to all property owners
within 500 feet of the subject property. We have representation here
tonight of the property owners with respect to the effect this change
of zoning would have on their property.
Mark Rosenfeld, President of Jacobson's Stores, owners of the property under petition :
With me tonight is David Gibson, Vice President of Amlea, Inc. , our
Canadian partner in this venture. We would like you to retain the
current zoning of C-2. We are optimistic about the opportunity to
develop this property as a quality shopping center. We would like
you to understand our difficulty in developing the property over
the last ten years. We have a substantial investment in this property.
When I started with Jacobson's in 1972, I worked with Mr. DiPonio as
my major project. I was involved in this process since the beginning.
We purchased the property from Mr. DiPonio with the intention of
developing the shopping center but we went into a recession -- the
whole area in Michigan went into a recession. We have had a difficult
time of selling the Laurel Park idea to any other major retailers.
We have contacted all major department store chains in the United
States since we have acquired the property. In the meantime, we worked
with Amlea and continued to search for another anchor store. I would
like to show you some articles from the Detroit Free Press to the
effect that basically say that Detroit has a bad image.
I think that now the attitude is changing and the Detroit market is
coming out of the recession or depression, and attracting invest-
ments will be affected. Jacobson's has always felt that Laurel
Park is the best location in the Detroit market for development of
a quality shopping center. We would love to go ahead tomorrow. Our
problem is that it would be very difficult to develop the site by
ourselves without one other department store. We have continued to
work toward that end but it has been impossible. We feel something
can materialize in the near future . We can't promi� it today. There
has been talk about major investors switching their major interests
from the southwest. We are increasingly optimistic, but it would be
impossible for us to induce any interest if the property is rezoned.
David Gibson, Vice President & General Manager of Amlea, Inc. , Toronto, Canada : I would
like to echo some of the remarks made by Mark. We know Jacobson's
very well and have been part of it for twelve years . We have built
other shopping centers with them. One of the things we like about
Jacobson's is their insistence upon quality development. When we
started to look at the Livonia site, we met with Mr. Nagy and others
and Mr. Nagy told us what the City expected of us . One of them was
that this couldn' t be just a normal shopping center; it had to be
of the highest quality. We spent much time and expense on a variety
of studies, and we went through a recession. We had some resistance
t from department stores for the same reasons that they went through
a recession . Department stores are just now beginning to take a look
at expansion and are more optimistic looking at the future. We feel
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this opportunity is an excellent one, but if the property is down-
zoned it would be almost impossible to attract a major retailer to
the site and it will only be a matter of time before we get a developer.
We have a major investment in the project and are working hard toward
its development . These things take a long time to put together. We
have worked with Jacobson's Stores since 1978 and are just completing
that project. We have the staying power and interest to fulfill our
obligations but sometimes it just takes time.
Mr. Morrow: The key word is quality and we support that. It is what the City is
interested in, but we see it as a regional shopping center and it
is tending to become a regional office center. Anything less than a
Jacobson's or a quality shopping center would be undesirable to me as
a Commissioner.
Mr. Smith : I hope you understand that the people who live in Livonia have large
investments in their homes and drive by there and see that nothing
ever happens to the property except the weeds grow. I hope that you
will see that something has to be done.
Mr. Vyhnalek: Jacobson's has a one-anchor store location . Where is that?
Mr. Rosenfeld: In Rochester. That store does bring home the point that it is very
difficult to finance and develop a one-anchor store center. Rochester
especially has been a learning experience . It has proved to us that
we can be successful by ourselves because we are successful there.
It has proved to us that Detroit is a good market. It has also proved
to be a very difficult shopping center from the developer's viewpoint
to operate and I have to admit that the shopping center has not been
too successful . It would be very difficult to finance a shopping
center with just Jacobson's but we think also that this is a good
market.
Mr. Vyhnalek: Do you need the whole 55 acres?
Mr. Rosenfeld: We need the whole 55 acres to develop with Amlea.
Paul Riggio, Vice President & Controller of Greenfield Construction Company: I would
like to represent Mr. DiPonio on behalf of Greenfield. We have waited
9 to 10 years for this shopping center to come about. Mr. DiPonio
was working with these gentlemen for a number of years and had a lot
of promises. He heard the same story about an anchor store for the
last four years. All we hear is that it will be difficult. No one
finds developing easy but development is taking place around the area.
1-275 has buildings on the Northville, Livonia and Farmington Hills
sides . I think this should be considered.
Mr. Morrow: You are in support of the change of zoning?
Mr. Riggio: Yes .
1[71r. Vyhnalek: Does Mr. DiPonio have any investment in this at all?
Mr. Riggio: He sold all he had in Laurel Park. We own 8 acres behind Brashear
Towers and just north of the subject parcel - 16 acres - from University
Drive to just before the housing development.
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(10 Mr. Vyhnalek: Do you have plans for that?
)Mr. Riggio: Yes , we plan on putting condos in there on the R-7 and we have taken
off the market the parcel behind Brashear Towers.
Mr. Gibson: Everyone says they have waited long enough but unless you are in
the business, it is hard to tell a major firm that. We have worked
with major firms and if anyone could have attracted those people, I
think we could. They are not prepared to make any progress in the
Detroit market at this time. If we could do that , we would do it
tomorrow. This is not an easy nut to crack. Mr. Nagy says it is
the City's desire to create a "viable town center". That is our hope.
The project, Eaton Center, in Toronto, took 15 years. I am glad
someone had the patience to see it through. I hope the City of
Livonia will see, in its ultimate wisdom, that some of these things
are worth waiting for.
Mr. Smith : I still say something has to be done. I am not in favor of changing
the zoning. I am in favor of pushing you along.
Mr. Morrow: I would not like to see us do anything capricious on this until we
have had time to look at it a little further. We certainly respect
Mr. DiPonio's voice here tonight.
There was no one else wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Morrow, Chairman,
declared the public hearing on Petition 84-8-1-26 closed.
110 On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mrs . Sobolewski and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-198-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on 9/25/84 on Petition
84-8-1-26 by the City Planning Commission pursuant to Council Resolution
#489-84 to rezone property located on the northwest corner of Six Mile
and Newburgh Roads in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7 from C-2 to P.O. ,
the City Planning Commission does hereby determine to table Petition
84-8-1-26 until the Planning Commission Study Meeting to be conducted
on October 30, 1984.
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mrs. Sobolewski , Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Petition 84-8-1-27
by Emmanuel Danial to rezone property located on the east side of Levan
Road, south of Plymouth Road in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 32 from P
and RUF to R-7 and C-2.
Mr. Nagy: There is a letter in the file dated September 6, 1984 from the
Engineering Division regarding this item. They state that Levan
Road has not been dedicated to its fullest extent of 43' . There
is a letter from Mr. Thompson on Levan Road objecting to the change
of zoning and a petition of approximately 85 signatures of resi-
dents indicating their objection to this petition.
1 Mr. Stauch, 20411 W. Twelve Mile Road, Suite 202 , Southfield, representing the petitioner:
Mr. Danial has owned this property for several years. It is zoned
commercial with parking behind it. Mr. Danial is somewhat loose on
ideas as to what to do with the property. Something conducive to
the area. He has heard about the concerns of the people in the area
and will make any amendments to his plan . We suggest that we retain
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the frontage for residential and the back for multiple dwellings and
a portion for commercial . He wants to put in a shopping center.
We think the multiple zoning will act as a buffer to the neighbor-
ing property. He just wants to work with the City. We are willing
to have the matter tabled so we can work out something for the property
and still not be injurious to the neighborhood.
Mr. Morrow: Levan is a residential road. I think it is a little far away from
Plymouth Road to start introducing multiples. Any type of multiple
would have to have an entrance off a main road. -
Mrs . Sobolewski : I think when we discussed this, we didn't think this would be con-
ducive to the area. The plans I am seeing right now absolutely will
not get my vote.
Mrs. Deman, 11053 Levan : This is a residential area. I have lived here 17 years.
Single homes would be okay but not multiple. Commercial on Plymouth
Road but not on Levan.
Mr. Smith: Would you object to mulitple on Plymouth Road?
Mrs. Deman: No, if they' re on Plymouth.
Donald Duff, 35936 Leon: I lived through the fiasco of building the Sherwood without a
greenbelt. I said it was too high but the City came out and said it
wasn't. It is , and now we are told we have to get them to remove
some of the dirt . Now we are flooded. We are looking at the back
110 of a restaurant. Multiple dwellings don't even fit into this at
all . It would make the area look like hell . You should have an
area for multiple, just like for industrial . I think I speak for
the majority of the neighbors. (Applause)
William McIntyre, 35996 Leon : I commend you for asking on the first item about what he
was going to do with the property. We felt sorry for this man
when he built the liquor store and couldn' t get a license. Now he
is going to develop this. It was stated in the first item something
about Mr. DiPonio being a major property owner and I think we are
just as important as Mr. DiPonio.
Mr. Stauch: There is a parking lot here and we could build a shopping center
right now but we don't think that would be as good for a residential
area as multiples. We want to down-zone the property.
Mr. Morrow: It seems you want to be sympathetic to your neighbors even to the
degree that you might want to talk with them and come back with a
petition they could support. We have to act on what we see here
tonight.
Mr. Duff: We just don't want multiples there. Sell us that piece of junk and
go ahead and develop your commercial .
Mr. Vyhnalek: Is it feasible to develop a subdivision?
Mr. Stauch: I don' t think so,
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James Norville, 35925 Leon: Did he know what the property was when he bought it?
Mr. Stauch : My client Just advised me that he would be willing to put in a
subdivision there. Would he then withdraw this petition?
Mr. Nagy: The petitioner has a right to withdraw his petition but it doesn't
solve anything. The petitioner also has a right to amend his
petition and have a rehearing. Since he is willing to pursue a
subdivision, it might be good to table the matter now and give him
time to pursue the matter and come back for a rehearing.
There was no one else present wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Morrow,
Chairman, declared the public hearing on Petition 84-8-1-27 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Vyhnalek, seconded by Mrs. Sobolewski and unanimously adopted,
it was
#8-199-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on 9/25/84 on Petition
84-8-1-27 by Emmanuel Danial to rezone property located on the east
side of Levan Road, south of Plymouth Road in the Northeast 1/4 of
Section 32 from P and RUF to R-7 and C-2, the City Planning Commission
does hereby determine to table Petition 84-8-1-27 until the Planning
Commission Study Meeting to be held on October 16, 1984.
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
`Mrs. Sobolewski , Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Petition 84-8-2-29
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by Giuseppe Mainella requesting waiver use approval for an SDM License
to be used in connection with an existing business located within the
Merri-Five Shopping Center located on the northeast corner of Five Mile
and Merriman Roads in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 14.
Mr. Nagy: There is a letter in the file from the Engineering Division stating
there are no engineering problems connected with this petition.
Mr. Morrow: How far away is the Church in that area?
Mr. Nagy: On the borderline of 400' .
Giuseppe Mainella, 13960 Berwick, Livonia, petitioner, was present.
Mr. Morrow: How long have you been owner of this business?
Mr. Mainella: I took it over on July 16, 1984.
Mr. Morrow: The license was not part of the operation?
Mr. Mainella: No.
Mr. Morrow: Have you since found out that your business is dependent on a
license?
Mr. Mainella:IL Yes. There was one originally in there. I grew up in the neighbor-
hood and I can't see why I can't get it back in there. I don't know
what happened to the license. It was put in escrow or something.
Mr. Morrow: We cannot override the Ordinance the the Ordinance precludes us from
approving this request because of the proximity of two, possibly three,
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other SDM Licenses and the Church is approximately 400' from this
site. We have to abide by the Ordinance and cannot grant this waiver
use. The Council can take action to grant you that waiver but we
as a Commission cannot.
111" Mr. Smith : Was that license lost because of a violation?
Mr. Mainella: I am not sure what happened to it.
Mr. Smith: There are already two licenses within the 400' and how can we deny
this gentleman the same privilege?
Mr. Morrow: The petitioner would have to appeal to the Council to waive the
requirement.
Mr. Mainella: I don't understand how I can' t get this because this was one of the
original beer and wine stores in the area. Customers come in now
for bread and other items and they want to know what happened to the
beer and wine.
There was no one else present wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Morrow,
Chairman, declared the public hearing on Petition 84-8-2-29 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Vyhnalek, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously adopted,
it was
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RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on September 25,
1984 on Petition 84-8-2-29 by Giuseppe Mainella requesting waiver use
approval for an SDM License to be used in connection with an existing
business located within the Merri-Five Shopping Center located on the
northeast corner of Five Mile and Merriman Roads in the Southwest 1/4
of Section 14, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to
the City Council that Petition 84-8-2-29 be denied for the following
reasons:
(1) The petitioner has failed to demonstrate that the proposed use
is in compliance with the general waiver use standards set forth
in Section 19.06 of Zoning Ordinance #543.
(2) The proposed use fails to comply with Section 11 .03(r) (1) of
Zoning Ordinance #543 which requires a minimum 500' separation
of a proposed SDM Licensed establishment from an existing SDM
Licensed establishment.
(3) The proposed use fails to comply with Section 11 .03(r) (2) of
Zoning Ordinance #543 which requires a minimum 400' separation
of a proposed SDM Licensed establishment from an existing Church
structure.
(4) The subject area of Five Mile Road and Merriman Road is already
adequately served with three such SDM Licensed establishments
located in close proximity.
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above hearing was given in accordance
with the ::provisions of Section 23.Q5 of Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended.
r. Morrow, Chairman , declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
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Mrs. Sobolewski , Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Petition 84-9-2-30
by T. Rogvoy Associates, Inc. , for Apostolic Christian Church requesting
waiver use approval to construct a nursing home and care facility for the
aged on the south side of Wentworth , west of Middlebelt Road in Section 14.
Mr. Nagy: There is no correspondence in the file regarding this petition.
Floyd Wieland, Pastor of Apostolic Christian Church, 29575 Wentworth: The property was
purchased for a home for the aged and rezoned to P.S.
Mrs. Sobolewski : In this development, ins there one bed per unit?
Pastor Wieland: Some have one and some have two. There are 66 beds .
A site plan of the proposed development was displayed and the audience was invited to
join the Commission and petitioner in discussion regarding it.
Mrs. Sobolewski : Are your residents ambulatory?
Pastor Wieland: Yes, they are.
Mrs. Sobolewski : They are able to walk around and enjoy the property?
Pastor Wieland: Yes. -
Mrs. Sobolewski : No apartments where husband and wife live together?
Pastor Wieland: There may be.
Mrs. Sobolewski : But they are normally able to care for themselves?
Pastor Wieland: Yes.
T. Rogvoy, Architect for the petitioner: In the area around the buildings, we intend to
maintain the existing natural wooded area, cutting out only that
portion needed to accommodate formal landscaping.
Mr. Morrow: Is there any lighting that may intrude on residents to the north?
Mr. Rogvoy: No, there is no lighting shown on the site plan. We have kept all
the parking to the south and therefore the natural wooded area
between the residential area to the north and the development.
There will be very little lighting required and that will be low-
level .
Mr. Rogvoy explained the site plan in detail , and the landscaping plan and floor plan
were also reviewed.
Mr. Vyhnalek: What percentage is for the greenbelt area?
Mr. Nagy: Between 55 and 59 percent.
Mrs. Sobolewski : Where is the air conditioning units stored?
Mr. Rogvoy: Most of our equipment is inside. It is conceivable that the air
conditioning will be roof-top units . All the equipment will be
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screened from view and sound by the roof lines.
Mrs. Sobolewski : Is that shown on the plans?
/Mr. Rogvoy: Yes, it is. The mechanical equipment room will be inside.
Edna McCullough, 15688 Oporto: That building will be behind our lot. Will we have a
150' buffer zone behind our property? I am concerned about that
generator.
Mr. Nagy: The green panel still remains in the City's ownership.
Mrs. McCullough: Will we have a 150' buffer zone there?
Mr. Nagy: Yes.
Harry Van Ess, 29680 Wentworth : First this was a home for the aged. Now it says nursing
home and care facility. At the last Council meeting, we were told
it was a home for the aged.
Pastor Wieland: We originally applied for a home for the aged. As of today, this
is all we have.
Mr. Morrow: You have not digressed from your original request?
Pastor Wieland: When we started, we started with a nursing home. We had to change
to a home for the aged because that is all we could acquire.
;Mr. Morrow: You have a home for the aged but you have always wanted a nursing
home but haven't been able to get that. Is that correct?
Pastor Wieland: Yes.
Mr. Nagy: The P.S. Zoning District regulations in the waiver use section does
not distinguish between homes for the elderly, home for the aged, or
nursing homes. On their drawings they still use nursing center and
that is why on this petition tonight it says nursing home. They are
all treated under the same Ordinance no matter how they put it. The
standards of the State are they own concern.
Mr. Van Ess : Do you plan to make the roads going in there a little wider?
Mr. Rogvoy: Yes, they will be.
Mr. Walbridge, 29600 •Westworth : How are they going to bring all those trucks and things
in there without ruining everything?
Mr. Rogvoy indicated on the site plan a road to the south of the property that would be
used for all traffic and indicated where the parking area would be.
There was no one else wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Morrow, Chairman,
declared the public hearing on Petition 84-9-2-30 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith , seconded by Mrs. Sobolewski and unanimously adopted,
it was
9-201-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on September 25,
1984 on Petition 84-9-2-30 by T. Rogvoy Associates , Inc. , for Apostolic
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Christian Church requesting waiver use approval to construct a nursing
home and care facility for the aged on property located on the south
side of Wentworth Avenue, west of Middlebelt Road in the Southeast 1/4
of Section 14, the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to
the City Council that Petition 84-9-2-30 be approved subject to the
following conditions:
(1) that Site Plan dated 9/6/84, prepared by T. Rogvoy, Inc. , Architects,
which is hereby approved shall be adhered to;
(2) that the Building Elevation Plan, sheet 3, dated 9/6/84, prepared by
T. Rogvoy, Inc. , Architects , which is hereby approved shall be
adhered to;
(3) that the Landscape Plan prepared by John Grissim & Associates , Inc. ,
which is hereby approved shall be adhered to and the landscaping
shall be installed on the site prior to issuance of a Certificate
of Occupancy and thereafter permanently maintained in a healthy
condition;
for the following reasons :
(1) The proposed use is in compliance with all of the special and general
waiver use standards and requirements set forth in Section 9.03 and
19.06 of Zoning Ordinance #543.
(2) The subject site has the capacity to support the proposed use.
(3) The proposed use will be compatible to and in harmony with the
surrounding uses in the area.
(4) The proposal will provide for facilities that are needed in the
community.
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. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mrs. Sobolewski , Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Petition 84-8-7-3
by the City Planning Commission to amend Part II of the Master Plan, the
Master Civic Center Plan, by incorporating the planned location for the
Environmental Art Sculpture as selected by the Livonia Cultural League.
There was no one present wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Morrow, Chairman,
declared the public hearing on Petition 84-8-7-3 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Vyhnalek, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-202-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to the provisions of Act 285 of the Public Acts
of Michigan, 1931 , as amended, the City Planning Comission, having held
a public hearing on September 25, 1984 for the purpose of amending Part II
of the Master Plan of the City of Livonia, the Master Civic Center Plan,
the same is hereby amended by incorporating the planned location for the
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Environmental Art Sculpture as selected by the Livonia Cultural League,
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AND, having given proper notice of such hearing as required by Act
285 of the Public Acts of Michigan, 1931 , as amended, the City
Planning Commission does hereby adopt said amendment as part of the
Master Civic Center Plan of the City of Livonia which is incorporated
herein by reference, the same having been adopted by resolution of
the City Planning Commission with all amendments thereto, and further
that this amendment shall be filed with the City Council , City Clerk
and the City Planning Commission and a certified copy shall also be
forwarded to the Register of Deeds for the County of Wayne for recording.
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
Mrs. Sobolewski , Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda is Petition 84-8-7-4
by the City Planning Commission to amend Part VII of the Master Plan, the
Future Land Use Plan, by changing the designation of lands located at the
northeast corner of Haggerty and Six Mile Roads from general commercial
to office.
There was no one present wishing to be heard regarding this item and Mr. Morrow, Chairman,
declared the public hearing on Petition 84-8-7-4 closed.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Naidow and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-203-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to the provisions of Act 285 of the Public Acts
of Michigan, 1931 , as amended, the City Planning Commission, having held
a public hearing on September 25, 1984 for the purpose of amending Part VII
of the Master Plan of the City of Livonia, the Future Land Use Plan, the
same is hereby amended by changing the designation of lands located at
the northeast corner of Haggerty and Six Mile Roads from general commercial
to office;
AND, having given proper notice os such hearing as required by Act
285 of the Public Acts of Michigan , 1931 , as amended, the City
Planning Commission does hereby adopted said amendment as part of
the future Land Use Plan of the City of Livonia which is incorporated
herein by reference, the same having been adopted by resolution of the
City Planning Commission with all amendments thereto, and further that
this amendment shall be filed with the City Council , City Clerk and the
City Planning Commission and a certified copy shall also be forwarded
to the Register of Deeds for the County of Wayne for recording.
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mrs . Naidow and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-204-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held on August 21 ,
1984 on Petition 84-7-2-24 by Michael Turchanik requesting waiver use
approval to construct and operate a coin-operated self-serve car wash
on the northwest corner of Joy Road and Hix Road in the Southwest 1/4
of Section 31 , the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to
the City Council that Petition 84-7-2-24 be approved subject to the
following conditions:
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(1) that the Site Plan prepared by Michael Turchanik, dated 9/24/84,
which is hereby approved shall be adhered to;
(2) that the Building Elevations shown on the approved Site Plan
which are hereby approved shall be adhered to; and
(3) that the Landscape Plan dated 9/11/84 which is hereby approved
shall be installed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy and thereafter permanently maintained in a healthy
condition;
for the following reasons :
(1) The proposed use complies in every respect with the waiver use
requirements and standards set forth in Section 11 .03 and 19.06
of Zoning Ordinance #543.
(2) The subject site has the capacity to accommodate the proposed use.
(3) The proposed use will be compatible to and in harmony with the
existing and proposed uses in the area.
(4) There is no similar car wash facility located in the general area
served by this proposal .
FURTHER RESOLVED that, notice of the above hearing was given in accordance
with the provisions of Section 19.05 of Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended.
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs . Sobolewski , seconded by Mr. Vyhnalek and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-205-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Council Resolution #659-84 and Section 23.01 (a)
of Zoning Ordinance #543, the City Planning Commission does hereby
establish and order that a public hearing be held to determine whether
or not a portion of Shadyside, north of Rayburn, in the Southwest 1/4
of Section 15 should be vacated.
AND that, notice of the above hearing shall be given in accordance with
the provisions of Ordinance #50 of the City of Livonia, as amended.
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Vyhnalek, seconded by Mr. Smith and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-206-84 RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 23.01 (b) of Zoning Ordinance #543,
the City Planning Commission does hereby establish and order that a
public hearing be held to determine wether or not to rezone property
located on the north side of Rayburn, east of Farmington Road in the
southwest 1/4 of Section 15 from P.S. to R-3B.,
AND, that notice of the above hearing shall be given in accordance with
the provisions of Section 23.05 of Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended.
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Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Naidow and seconded by Mr. Smith , it was
#9-207-84 RESOLVED that, the minutes of the 350th Special Meeting held by the City
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Planning Commission on September 11 , 1984 are approved.
A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following:
AYES: Naidow, Sobolewski , Smith, Morrow
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: Vyhnalek
ABSENT: Kluver, Falk, Hildebrandt
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mrs. Naidow, seconded by Mr. Vyhnalek and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-208-84 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approved
Petition 84-9-8-36P by Fred J. Armour requesting approval of all plans
required by Section 18.58 of Zoning Ordinance #543 in connection with
a proposal to build a retail store building on the south side of
Plymouth Road between Stark and Wayne Roads in Section 33 subject to
the following conditions :
(1) that Plan 84D-600, sheet 1 , dated 9/19/84, prepared by Affiliated
Engineers, Inc. , which is hereby approved shall be adhered to;
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(2) that Landscape Plan 84D-600, sheet 1A, dated 9/20/84, prepared by
Affiliated Engineers , Inc. , which is hereby approved shall be
adhered to;
(3) that the approved landscaping shall be installed on the site prior
to building occupancy and permanently maintained in a healthy con-
dition; and
(4) that Building Elevations 84D-600, sheet 3, dated 9/21/84, prepared
by Affiliated Engineers , Inc. , whcih are hereby approved shall be
adhered to.
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mrs. Sobolewski and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-209-84 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve
Sign Permit Applications #1228 & #1229 by Twin Valley Corporation
requesting approval to erect wall signs and one ground sign on property
• located on the north side of Schoolcraft Service Drive between Merriman
Road and Berwick Avenue in Section 22 subject to the following condition:
(1) that Sign Applications #1228 & #1229, by Twin Valley Corporation,
which are hereby approved shall be adhered to.
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Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
4On a motion duly made by Mr. Vyhnalek, seconded by Mrs . Sobolewski and unanimously adopted,
it was
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#9-210-84 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve
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Sign Application #1241 by Radiant Sign Company requesting approval
to erect a wall sign on a building located on the west side of
Middlebelt Road between Seven Mile and Clarita in Section 11 subject
to the following condition:
(1) that Sign Application #1241 by Radiant Sign Compary which is
hereby approved shall be adhered to.
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made by Mr. Smith , seconded by Mr. Vyhnalek and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-211-84 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve
Sign Application #1207 by Marvin R. Hoffman for approval to erect
a sign on a building located on the west side of Middlebelt between
Seven Mile and Clarita in Section 11 subject to the following con-
dition:
(1) that Sign Permit Application #1207, prepared by Marvin R. Hoffman,
which is hereby approved shall be adhered to.
1 Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
140 On a motion duly made by Mrs . Sobolewski , seconded by Mrs. Naidow and unanimously adopted,
it was
#9-212-84 RESOLVED that, the City Planning Commission does hereby approve the
Landscape Plan submitted in connection with a condition of approval
of Petition 84-3-2-9 by Louis DesRosiers & Associates requesting waiver
use approval to construct office buildings on the south side of Six Mile
Road between 1-275 and Newburgh Road in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 18,
subject to the following conditions:
(1) that the Landscape Plan for Laurel Park Professional Center,
dated 9/18/84, prepared by John Grissim & Associates, Inc. ,
which is hereby approved shall be adhered to; and
(2) that the approved landscaping shall be installed on the site
prior to building occupancy and thereafter permanently maintained
in a healthy condition .
Mr. Morrow, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted.
On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 483rd Regular Meeting
and Public Hearings held by the City Planning Commission on September 25,
1984, was adjourned at 11 :30 p.m.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
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R. Lee Mor ow, Chairman S Sobolewski , Secretary