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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1,168 - April 27, 2021 signedMINUTES OF THE 1,168th PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING HELD BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LIVONIA On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, the City Planning Commission of the City of Livonia held its 1,168th Public Hearing and Regular Meeting via Zoom Meeting Software. Mr. Ian Wilshaw, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Members present: David Bongero Sam Caramagno Glen Long Betsy McCue Carol Smiley Peter Ventura Ian Wilshaw Members absent: None Mr. Mark Taormina, Planning Director, Jacob Uhazie, Planning &Economic Development Coordinator, Scott Miller, Planner IV, and Stephanie Reece, Program Supervisor, were also present. Chairman Wilshaw informed the audience that if a petition on tonight's agenda involves a rezoning request, this Commission makes a recommendation to the City Council who, in turn, will hold its own public hearing and make the final determination as to whether a petition is approved or denied. The Planning Commission holds the only public hearing on a request for preliminary plat and/or vacating petition. The Commission's recommendation is forwarded to the City Council for the final determination as to whether a plat is accepted or rejected. If a petition requesting a waiver of use or site plan approval is denied tonight, the petitioner has ten days in which to appeal the decision, in writing, to the City Council. Resolutions adopted by the City Planning Commission become effective seven (7) days after the date of adoption. The Planning Commission and the professional staff have reviewed each of these petitions upon their filing. The staff has furnished the Commission with both approving and denying resolutions, which the Commission may, or may not, use depending on the outcome of the proceedings tonight. ITEM #1 PETITION-03-02-07 Sheldon Center LLC Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the first item on the agenda, Petition -03- 02-07 submitted by Sheldon Center, L.L.C. requesting waiver use approval of all plans required by Sections 11.03(c)(1), 11.03(c)(4) and 11.03(n)(3) of the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, in connection with a proposal to expand the existing commercial shopping center, Shelden Park Village (33111 thru 33251 Plymouth Road), to include the construction and operation of a freestanding full -service restaurant with drive-thru facilities April 27, 2021 29961 (Dairy Queen), and the construction of a second freestanding building in preparation of operating a limited -service restaurant with drive-thru facilities, located at the southeast corner of Plymouth and Farmington Roads in the Northwest /4 of Section 34, Mr. Taormina: This request involves the development of two commercial outlot buildings at Shelden Park Village located at the southeast corner of Plymouth and Farmington Roads. Both new outlots are for restaurants with drive -up window facilities. One is a Dairy Queen, and for the other, a tenant has not yet been identified. Shelden Park Village is just under 11 acres in size with 640 feet of frontage along the south side of Plymouth Road and 666 feet of frontage on east side of Farmington Road. The zoning of the entire 10.94 acres is C-2 (General Business). There are three buildings on the property. The main retail building is about 79,000 square feet. Major tenants in that building include Rite -Aid, Michigan Lottery, Dollar General, Larry's Foodland, and Chris' Furniture. The complex also includes a smaller multi -tenant retail building that faces Farmington Road. That building is approximately 9,600 square feet. Both outlots were approved in 2016 as part of a project that involved renovations to the existing buildings, as well as construction of a new Jimmy John's restaurant. The initial phase of the project has been completed, including development of the Jimmy John's. What you are looking at here is the northeast corner of the property. This enlarged site plan shows the corner portion of the main retail building and the area in front where all of this evening's review will focus. The building on the right is the Jimmy John's. The building in the middle is the proposed Dairy Queen restaurant and the third building is the other proposed restaurant. The Dairy Queen would be one-story in height and contain a gross floor area of 2,660 square feet. Customer seating includes 48 interior seats and 18 exterior patio seats, for a total of 66. The outdoor seating patio is shown along the west side of the building and would be demarcated with a three-foot high decorative fence. This is the site plan of the two proposed buildings. The Jimmy John's is just off the map on the right-hand side. This building would be the Dairy Queen, and this is the other restaurant. This shows the placement of the buildings and the configuration of the parking spaces and drive aisles around both of the buildings. In a C-2 zoning district, the minimum required setback is 60 feet. Both new buildings would be setback at least 60 feet from Farmington and Plymouth Roads. For the Dairy Queen, the drive -up window service would be on the east side of the building. The traffic lane serving the drive -up would commence on the west side and continue around the back of the building to the pick-up window located on the east side. Drive -up operations are required to have adequate vehicle April 27, 2021 29962 stacking spaces, lane width, and a by-pass lane. The plan shows compliance with all three of the special requirements. All traffic on the west, south, and east sides of the building would be one- way, moving in a counterclockwise direction. In terms of the exterior of the building, it would consist mostly of brick with metal panels. There is a small amount of E.I.F.S. proposed on the west side of the building in the form of some graphics. These would constitute as signage and would have to be reviewed by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The main entrance, the drive -up window, and the outdoor patio would all be highlighted by small canopies. The overall height of the building is shown at 20 feet. this plan is a revision from the plan we looked at during the study meeting last week. There were changes to the placement of some of the features on the building. For example, this tower element was originally shown on the opposite side of the north elevation. facing Plymouth Road. The entrance is here. That feature was moved to be above the entrance. It really demarcates the front entry to the building. Also shown is the addition of a canopy over the door on the rear side of the building. We had asked the petitioner to consider improving the back side of the building to make it look more like four-sided architecture. I am not sure if they accomplished that. I understand that they have to go back to Dairy Queen to make these requests. What they are showing right now is very limited in terms of improvements, such as a canopy over the door. Also shown on this plan is where the actual roof line would be on the building. If you look carefully and you will see a line running across the building a few feet below the top edge of the parapet. That is intended to illustrate where the approximate roof line would be on the other side of the parapet to indicate how much space there would be for screening rooftop mechanical units. For example, if HVAC or other units are placed on top, the question is, is the parapet tall enough to screen that? I think they are showing a couple of feet. Whether that is sufficient to fully screen the unit is questionable, but they are showing how that would be accomplished. The other restaurant is situated at about 112 feet to the west of the Dairy Queen. Its approximate seating would be 25. There would be no outside seating. This building is slightly smaller at 2,130 square feet. That is a slight increase from the pIan that we looked at last week. Drive -up service would be on the east side of the building with the drive-thru commencing on the south side where the menu order board is shown. There would be adequate stacking distance, lane width and a by-pass aisle provided. In terms of the design of the second building, it is intended to match the exterior of the shopping center. It is the same color brick with the same use of the burnished blocks and other features to make it appear consistent with the other April27, 2021 29963 buildings at Shelden Village Park. The height is very similar to the Dairy Queen. It is just under 20 feet. No new curb cuts are proposed for either Plymouth or Farmington Roads. Ingress and egress would be from the five existing driveways we talked about at the study session. Parking and circulation would be accomplished by extending the existing parking lot and drive - aisles. In terms of parking, with the addition of the two restaurants, the gross floor area of the shopping center increases to about 95,173 square feet. That translates to a requirement of 508 total parking spaces. The site plan shows 516 spaces. Even though this is a slight reduction from the 2016 approved site plan, which showed 539 spaces, it is still slightly more than what the zoning ordinance requires. Landscaping is included in the design to a limited extent. Much of the landscaping has already been accomplished, especially along Plymouth and Farmington Roads. What is being added in the area of the two outlots is really minimal. Some foundation plantings, as well as some areas that we have asked to be added in the expanded parking lot. These are shown here. This site plan also shows the new placement of the dumpsters. One was previously shown in this general location, and the other was directly behind the smaller restaurant. They have been moved to show combined dumpsters located in the parking lot island with some landscaping around it. We don't have details on how that would be screened. That is something that would have to be done. We asked for the landscaping and they are showing it, but we don't have the plant materials that would fill in there. In terms of the screening, the condition before you address some of the deficiencies with respect to the plan on the dumpster screening. The council had asked that those walls be at least seven feet in height and that the gates be of a solid panel steel or durable solid fiberglass. We have added those to the conditions. We have not reviewed this petition relevant to signage other than to indicate that only conforming signage would be allowed, and any additional signage would require the approval of the Zoning Board of Appeals. With that, Mr. Chairman, I can read out the departmental correspondence. Mr. Wilshaw: Yes, please. Or, Taormina: The first item is from the Engineering Division, dated March 30, 2021, which reads as follows: "In accordance with your request, the Engineering Division has reviewed the above referenced petition. We have no objections to the proposed project at this time. The parcel is assigned a range of addresses of #3311 to #33251 Plymouth Road and #10902 to #10970 Farmington Road, with the address of #33111 Plymouth Road being assigned to the overall parcel. The proposed building locations are currently April27, 2021 29964 serviced by public water main and sanitary sewer, as well as private storm sewer. The submitted drawings do not indicate any modifications to the existing leads, and we do not believe there IN be any further impacts to the existing systems. Should changes to the existing services be required, the Owner shall submit revised plans to this office to determine if permits will be required. It should be noted that the developer may be required to obtain a permit from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MOOT) or Wayne County, should any work occur within the Plymouth Road or Farmington Road right-of-way's." The letter is signed by David W. Lear, P.E., Assistant City Engineer. The next letter is from the Livonia Fire & Rescue Division, dated April 1, 2021, which reads as follows: "This office has reviewed the site plan submitted in connection with a request to construct a commercial building on property located at the above referenced address. We have no objections to this proposal." The letter is signed by Greg Thomas, Fire Marshal. The next letter is from the Division of Police, dated April 8, 2021, which reads as follows: I have reviewed the plans in connection with the petition. I have no objections to the proposal. " The letter is signed by Scott Sczepanski, Sergeant, Traffic Bureau. The next letter is from the Inspection Department, dated April 27, 2021, which reads as follows: "Pursuant to your request, the above referenced Petition has been reviewed. 1. The parking spaces shall be to be 10' wide and 20' deep and double striped. 2. A variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals would be required for excess signage. This Department has no further objections to this Petition." The letter is signed by Jerome Hanna, Director of Inspection. The next letter is from the Finance Department, dated March 31, 2021, which reads as follows: "I have reviewed the addresses connected with the above noted petition. As there are no outstanding amounts receivable, general or water and sewer, I have no objections to the proposal." The letter is signed by Connie Kumpula, Chief Accountant. The next letter is from the Treasurer's Department, dated April 1, 2021, which reads as follows: "in accordance with your request, the Treasurer's Office has reviewed the address connected with the above noted petition. At this time, there are no outstanding amounts receivable for taxes. Therefore, I have no objections to the proposal." The letter is signed by Lynda Scheel, Treasurer. That is the extend of the correspondence. Mr. Wilshaw: Are there any questions of the Planning Director? If not, one quick question for you. Did we ever find out from the petitioner or was anything ever addressed in terms of the circles that are indicated on the side of the Dairy Queen walls? Are those for signage or what those sort of oval circular shaped things are? April27; 2021 29965 Mr. Taormina: I did not follow up on that question. Possibly the petitioner has a response. Mr. WIIShaw: Okay, we will see when we talk to the peoner. If there are no other questions for Mr. Taormina... If the petitioner is here, please click raise hand so we can recognize you. We have Mr. Grenadier here tonight. We will give him a chance to unmute himself. Good evening sir, we will need your name and address for the record please. Josh Grenadier, 7365 Parkstone, Bloomfield, MI, 48301. As always, Mark covered it very thoroughly. Thank you. We are super excited to complete the project that we started a few years ago. We think the restaurants will fit amazing in the site and fit in well with the overall corridor. The few changes that we made ... the front switch was just a confusion between the architect and the Dairy Queen when we flipped the front entrance, the red signage... we did add canopies or awning on the back of both buildings. We did raise the parapet on the back wall of the Dairy Queen one foot, so we figured we have about three feet. We don't have an exact number yet. The architect can finalize that in the next week or two to find out exactly where those units are and whether or not they will be able to be seen above the parapet wall. The landscaping around the dumpster will be the same as the rest of the site, roses, hydrangeas, grasses, and all good-looking stuff. The ovals on the side of the Dairy Queen I do believe are proposed signs, so that will have to be reviewed by the Zoning Board of Appeals. That was about it. Thank you, guys, for your consideration. I look forward to this project. Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you for the background information and update. Any questions from any of our commissioners for our petitioner? Mr. Bongero: Just a quick question. I like it. I have no issue with that. Mr. Grenadier, about how many employees do you think you will put in place here? Mr. Grenadier: I am not certain that the operator...I don't know that number off the top of my head. I've got to think that each one is going to at least put 10 plus people to work. I am not exactly sure. I know that we will put quite a few people to work in constructing them. Mr. Bongero: I just wondered because I know it has been really tough to get people to work right now. I didn't know if you were forecasting any staffing issues or not. April27, 2021 29966 Or. Grenadier: That is really outside of my realm, so I would have to ask the operator to follow-up with you. Or. Bongero: I understand. Thank you. Or. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Bongero. Any other questions for our petitioner? Or. Caramagno: My question is, on the south elevation I see the same...I see hash marks on the back of the building. What does that indicate? Mr. Grenadier: I am not certain. I believe that it is something beyond the wall in the form of a cooler. I think that the national prototype has an exposed cooler on the back of the building that is about eight or nine feet tall. That is what that dotted line is I think is. We told them that it was unacceptable before you guys told us it wasn't acceptable, and we covered it in masonry brick all the way around up to the whatever that is...11 or 12 foot mark. I am pretty certain that it is equipment behind it ... the coolers. Mr. Caramagno: Very well, thank you. Mr. Wilshaw: Any other questions for our petitioner? If there are no other questions for our petitioner or any of the commissioners, is there anybody in the audience that wishes to speak for or against this item? If so, you can click raise hand and we can recognize you. I don't see anyone else in the audience clicking raise hand to speak on this item. Mr. Grenadier, is there anything else you would like to add before we look for a motion? Mr. Grenadier: No. Thank you. Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you. We will get a motion on the floor. If there are no other questions for our petitioner, I will close the public hearing and a motion would be in order. On a motion by Smiley, seconded by McCue, and unanimously adopted, it was: #04-17-2021 RESOLVED, That pursuant to a Public Hearing having been held by the City Planning Commission on April 27, 2021, on Petition - 03-02-07 submitted by Sheldon Center, L.L.C. requesting waiver use approval of all plans required by Sections 11.03(c)(1), 11.03(c)(4) and 11.03(n)(3) of the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, in connection with a proposal to expand the existing commercial shopping center, Shelden Park Village (33111 thru 33251 Plymouth Road), to include the construction and operation of a freestanding full -service restaurant with drive-thru facilities (Dairy Queen), and the April 27, 2021 29967 construction of a second freestanding building in preparation of operating a limited -service restaurant with drive-thru facilities, located at the southeast corner of Plymouth and Farmington Roads in the Northwest '/4 of Section 34, the Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that Petition 2021-03-02-07 be approved subject to the following conditions: 1. That the Site Plan identified as Sheet Number 1, dated January 27, 2021, as revised, prepared by Fenn & Associates, Inc., is hereby approved and shall be adhered to. 2. That the landscaping along Plymouth and Farmington Roads shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the Plymouth Road Development Authority (PRDA). 3. That the Elevations Plan for the Dairy Queen identified as Sheet No. A-3.1, dated April 27, 2021, as revised, prepared by Michael A. Boggio Associates, is hereby approved and shall be adhered to, except that the height of the parapet walls shall be increased, and architectural features such as, but not limited to, spandrel glass, canopies, decorative lighting, cornice treatments, and masonry elements, be added to the rear elevation to improve its appearance, subject to the approval of the Planning Department, 4. That the Elevations Plan for the Second Building identified as Sheet No. A-2c, prepared by J2BA Architects, as received by the Planning Commission on April 27, 2021, is hereby approved, and shall be adhered to, except that architectural features such as, but not limited to, spandrel glass, canopies, decorative lighting, cornice treatments, and masonry elements, be added to the rear elevation to improve its appearance, subject to the approval of the Planning Department, 5. That all rooftop mechanical equipment shall be concealed from public view on all sides by either extending the height of the parapet walls or screening that shall be of a compatible character, material and color to other exterior materials on the building. 6. That the three walls of the trash dumpster areas shall be a minimum of seven feet (7') in height, constructed out of the same brick used in the construction of the buildings or in the event a poured wall is substituted, the wall's design, texture April27, 2021 29968 and color shall match that of the buildings and the enclosure gates shall be of solid panel steel construction or durable, long-lasting solid panel fiberglass and maintained and when not in use closed at all times. 7. That all light fixtures shall not exceed twenty feet (20') in height and shielded so as to minimize stray light trespassing across property lines and glaring into adjacent roadways. 8. That only conforming wall signage is approved with this petition, and any additional signage shall be separately submitted for review and approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals. 9. That no LED lightband or exposed neon shall be permitted on this site including, but not limited to, the buildings or around the windows. 10. That within two (2) years from the date that a temporary certificate of occupancy is issued for the first of the two (2) approved restaurants, the shopping center's rear parking lot, including all drive aisles and loading areas, shall be repaired, resealed, and restriped to the satisfaction of the Inspection Department. Parking spaces shall be doubled striped at ten feet (10') wide by twenty feet (20) in length. 11. That the specific plans referenced in this approving resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time the building permits are applied for; and 12. Pursuant to Section 19.10 of Ordinance 4543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, this approval is valid for a period of one year only from the date of approval by City Council, and unless a building permit is obtained, this approval shall be null and void at the expiration of said period. 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. Wilshaw: Is there any discussion? Mr. Taormina: If the maker would accept changes to the date of the new data that was presented today, and I believe the new date is April 27, 2021. That would affect conditions three and four related to the building elevation plans. April27, 2021 29969 Ms. Smiley: Yes, that would be great. Thank you. Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Ms. Smiley. Ms. McCue, you are okay with that? Ms. McCue: Yes, sure. Mr. Wilshaw: Any other questions on the motion to approve? Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. It will go on to City Council with an approving resolution. ITEM #2 PETITION 2021-04-08-03 Shaw Construction Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda, Petition 2021- 04-08-03 submitted by Shaw Construction requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, regarding a proposal to construct an addition to the existing building at 13980 Farmington Road, located on the east side of Farmington Road between Schoolcraft Road and Lyndon Avenue in the Southwest % of Section 22. Mr. Ventura: Mr. Chairman, I have a business relationship with this petitioner so I will be leaving until this item is considered. Mr. Wilshaw: Thank you, Mr. Ventura. We will note that in our minutes. Now we will get background information from Mr. Taormina. Mr. Taormina: Thank you. This petition involves the expansion of an existing commercial building that is located on the east side of Farmington Road just north of Schoolcraft Road. The building is owned and occupied by Shaw Construction & Management Company. This property measures about one-half acre in size and has about 100 feet of frontage on Farmington Road and a depth of 210 feet. The site has two zoning classifications. The south 60 feet is zoned C- 2 (General Business), which is where the building is located. The north 40 feet is zoned P (Parking). The existing one-story building is located on the south portion of the property. The building is about 2,800 square feet in size. Parking is available on the north and west sides of the building and to a limited extent on the east side. The proposed addition would occur on the north side of the building. This addition measures roughly 933 square feet. That would increase the overall square footage of the building to approximately 3,750. The main purpose is to provide additional general office space for the employees. The required front yard setback for a building in the C-2 district is 60 feet and April273 2021 29970 although the existing building is non -conforming having roughly a 37-foot setback from Farmington Road, the addition is setback further. In fact, it would be 63 feet from the right-of-way of Farmington. Where the commercial abuts the residential district, the required rear and side yard setbacks are both 20 feet. In this case, the building is 44 feet from the abutting residential property to the north and roughly 94 feet from the abutting residential property to the east. All setbacks are met as far as it relates to the proposed addition. The design of the building... the current flat roof structure consists of brick, painted block, and metal siding. The addition has been designed to match the existing building, except for the height. The addition would be about 14 feet in height, whereas the existing building measures roughly 17 feet. Parking is complied with on this plan. The ordinance would require 15 total spaces and with the addition the plan shows 15 spaces. A protective screen wall is required when a site borders residential and that is the case along a portion of the north and east sides of the property. The east side contains a masonry screen wall, and along the north side there is a wall only partially along the north property line. It stops roughly here, and there is a six-foot high vinyl fence that extends the remaining length of the property where it lies adjacent to that residential home to the north. No other site improvements are planned with this proposal. Signage has not been reviewed, but I don't think that is an issue. I believe that as it exists today all signage is conforming, and no additional signage is proposed with this application. With that, Mr. Chairman, I can read out the departmental correspondence. Mr. Wilshaw: Yes, please. Mr. Taormina: The first item is from the Engineering Division, dated April 14, 2021, which reads as follows: "In accordance with your request, the Engineering Division has reviewed the above referenced petition. We have no objections to the proposed project at this time. The parcel is assigned the address of #13980 Farmington Road. The existing building is currently serviced by public water main and sanitary sewer. The submitted drawings do not indicate revisions to the building services, so we do not believe there will be impacts to the existing systems. Also, storm detention is not addressed in the drawings, but the Developer will need to meet the Wayne County Storm Water Ordinance requirements for any new impervious areas. It should be noted that the developer will be required to obtain a Wayne County permit for any work occur within the Farmington Road." The letter is signed by David W. Lear, P.E., Assistant City Engineer. The next letter is from the Livonia Fire & Rescue Division, dated April 9, 2021, which reads as follows: "This office has reviewed the site plan submitted in 27,2021 29971 connection with a request to construct a commercial building on property located at the above referenced address. We have no objections to this proposal. Note: If this addition will be connected to a structure with an existing fire sprinkler system, protection will be required in the new area as well. If no fire sprinkler is present, fire wall separation will be required." The letter is signed by Greg Thomas, Fire Marshal. The next letter is from the Division of Police, dated April 27, 2021, which reads as follows: "I have reviewed the plans in connection with the petition. I have no objections to the proposal." The letter is signed by Scott Sczepanski, Sergeant, Traffic Bureau. The next letter is from the Inspection Department, dated April 27, 2021, which reads as follows: "Pursuant to your request, the above -referenced petition has been reviewed. This Department has no objections to this petition." The letter is signed by Jerome Hanna, Director of Inspection. The next letter is from the Finance Department, dated April 8, 2021, which reads as follows: "I have reviewed the addresses connected with the above noted petition. As there are no outstanding amounts receivable, general or water and sewer, I have no objections to the proposal." The letter is signed by Connie Kumpula, Chief Accountant. The next letter is from the Treasurer's Department, dated April 16, 2021, which reads as follows: `In accordance with your request, the Treasurer's Office has reviewed the address connected with the above noted petition. At this time, there are no outstanding amounts receivable for taxes. Therefore, I have no objections to the proposal." The letter is signed by Lynda Scheel, Treasurer. That is the extent of the correspondence. Mr. Wilshaw: Are there any questions of the Planning Director? If not, our petitioner is in the audience. Let me give him an opportunity to unmute himself. Good evening, sir. Marty Rapson, Shaw Construction, 13980 Farmington, Livonia, MI. Mr. Taormina accurately described the petition. We are strictly office space, and this is to accommodate some growth that we have had over the last few years and better accommodations for our employees. That's it. Mr. Wilshaw: Very good. We will see if there are any questions for you from any of our commissioners? Anyone wishing to ask anything of our petitioner or any questions for Mr. Taormina regarding the petition? I don't see any questions from any of the commissioners. Is there anybody in the audience that wishes to speak for or against this item? If so, you can click raise hand. I don't see anyone clicking raise hand. That was pretty simple. April 27, 2021 29972 Mr. Rapson, anything else you would like to add before we make our decision? Mr. Rapson: No. We appreciate it and our employees are excited. If this moves along, we appreciate it very much. Mr. Wilshaw: Okay, very good. We appreciate you coming tonight. Let's go one more time to the commissioners and see if there are any questions, and if not, a motion would be in order. On a motion by Bongero, seconded by Long, and unanimously adopted, it was: #04-18-2021 RESOLVED, That the City Planning Commission does hereby recommend to City Council that Petition 2021-04-08-03 submitted by Shaw Construction requesting approval of all plans required by Section 18.58 of the City of Livonia Zoning Ordinance #543, as amended, regarding a proposal to construct an addition to the existing building at 13980 Farmington Road, located on the east side of Farmington Road between Schoolcraft Road and Lyndon Avenue in the Southwest % of Section 22, be approved subject to the following conditions: 1. The Site Plan identified as Sheet 1, dated March 26, 2021, prepared by Green Tech Engineering, Inc., is hereby approved and shall be adhered to. 2. Subject to a determination by the Inspection Department, the petitioner may be required to obtain a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals for adding on to a nonconforming building and any conditions related thereto. 3. That where the required masonry screen wall does not currently exist along the north property line, the petitioner shall have the option of either constructing a wall or securing a Property Separation Agreement with the affected residential property owner and filing such agreement with the Livonia Inspection Department prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the addition. 4. The Exterior Building Elevation Plan identified as Sheet No. 1, dated January 7, 2021, prepared by Joseph Philips Architect, L.L.C., is hereby approved and shall be adhered to. 5. Any new light fixtures shall not exceed a height of twenty feet (20') from grade at the base of the light and shall be April27, 2021 29973 aimed and shielded to minimize stray light trespassing across property lines or on adjacent roadways. 6. That this site shall meet either the City of Livonia or the Wayne County Storm Water Management Ordinance, whichever applies, and shall secure any required permits, including soil erosion and sedimentation control permits. 7. That the three walls of the trash dumpster area shall be constructed out of building materials that shall complement that of the building. The enclosure gates shall be of solid panel steel construction or durable, long-lasting solid panel fiberglass. The trash dumpster area shall be maintained and when not in use closed at all times. 8. That only conforming signage is approved with this petition, and any additional signage shall be separately submitted for review and approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals. 9. The specific plans referenced in this approving resolution shall be submitted to the Inspection Department at the time the building permits are applied for. and 10. Pursuant to Section 19.10 of Ordinance #543, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Livonia, this approval is valid for a period of one year only from the date of approval by City Council, and unless a building permit is obtained, this approval shall be null and void at the expiration of said period. Mr. Wilshaw: Is there any discussion? Mr. Taormina: Regarding condition number three about the screening along the north property line, I have a question for the peoner. Mr. Rapson, did Shaw Construction build that fence or is that something that was done by the homeowner, or do you know? Mr. Ranson: We had a variance on that, Mark. We wouldn't just put it up Willy Hilly, so we did have a variance on that vinyl fence in front of the yard fence. That was approved. Mr. Taormina: I wasn't sure of the circumstances involving that. I was going to offer another option and that would be to have the homeowner sign an agreement allowing for the fence separation which is something that we have available by ordinance. Realizing that a variance was granted for that fence, I don't think there is need to go back to the Zoning Board of Appeals. I think that it would April 27, 2021 29974 continue to be valid even with the addition if the maker of the motion agrees. Mr. Wilshaw: Mr. Bongero, how do you feel about that? Mr. Bongero: I am totally newt that. Mr. Long, you're okay with that? Mr. Long: Agreed. Yep. Mr. Wilshaw: Anything else Mr. Taormina? Mr. Taormina: No. Thank you. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Long, McCue Wilshaw NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Ventura Smiley, Bongero, Caramagno, Mr. Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. It will go onto City Council with an approving resolution. ITEM #6 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1,167th Public Hearings and Regular Meeting Mr. Caramagno, Secretary, announced the next item on the agenda, Approval of the Minutes of the I I HD(h Public Hearings and Regular Meeting held on April 13, 2021, On a motion by Caramagno, seconded by Bongero ,and unanimously adopted, it was: #04-19-2021 RESOLVED, That the Minutes of 1,167t'' Public Hearings and Regular Meeting held by the Planning Commission on April 13, 2021, are hereby approved. A roll call vote on the foregoing resolution resulted in the following: AYES: Long, McCue, Wilshaw Smiley, Bongero, April27, 2021 29975 Mr, Wilshaw, Chairman, declared the motion is carried and the foregoing resolution adopted. On a motion duly made, seconded and unanimously adopted, the 1,168th Public Hearings and Regular Meeting held on April 27, 2021, was adjourned at 7:44 p.m. ATTEST: CITY PLANNING COMMISSION ;Iv�c.bl G,vu Y 5 Sam Caramagno, ec etary Ian Wilshaw, Chairman