| View Agenda for this meeting View Minutes for this meeting PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
SUMMARY CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at or about 7:00 PM. ROLL CALL Present: Members, John Avdoulos, Brian Burke, Victor Cassis, David Greco, Andrew Gutman, Michael Lynch, Michael Meyer (7:21 PM), Mark Pehrson, Wayne Wrobel Also Present: Barbara McBeth, Deputy Director of Community Development; Kristen Kapelanski, Planner; Karen Reinowski, Planner; David Beschke, Landscape Architect; Lindon Ivezaj, Civil Engineer; Al Hall, Façade Consultant; Kristin Kolb, City Attorney PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. 2008-2014 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Motion to approve the CIP Budget with the provision for further study on the Tim Pope Memorial play structure. Motion Carried 9-0. 2. NOVI CORPORATE CAMPUS PARCEL 6, SP07-74 Public Hearing on the request of General Development Company for Preliminary Site Plan, Woodland Permit and Stormwater Management Plan approval. The subject property is located in Section 9, north of Twelve Mile Road, east of West Park Drive in the OST, Planned Office Service Technology District. The subject property is approximately 3.30 acres and the Applicant is proposing to build a 45,095 square-foot speculative office/warehouse building with accessory parking facilities on Lot 6 in the Novi Corporate Campus development. In the matter of Novi Corporate Campus #6, SP07-74, motion to approve the Preliminary Site Plan subject to: 1 ) A Planning Commission Waiver from the loading zone screening standard, since the site is adjacent to I-1, I-2 and OST properties; 2) A Planning Commission Section 9 Waiver to permit a maximum of 68% split-faced concrete masonry units on the south façade, generally consistent with the Section 9 Waiver granted to adjacent Novi Corporate Campus #7; 3) A Planning Commission Section 9 Waiver to permit a maximum of 73% split-faced concrete masonry units on the east façade, generally consistent with the Section 9 Waiver granted to adjacent Novi Corporate Campus #7; and 4) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; for the reasons that it is otherwise in compliance with Article 23A, Section 2400, and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. In the matter of Novi Corporate Campus #6, SP07-74, motion to approve the Woodland Permit subject to the conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan, for the reason that it is in compliance with Chapter 37 of the Code of Ordinances and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. In the matter of Novi Corporate Campus, SP07-74, motion to approve the Stormwater Management Plan, subject to the conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan, for the reason that it is otherwise in compliance with Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. 3. SHIRVANIAN OFFICE BUILDING, SP07-76 Public Hearing on the request of Wah Yee Associates and Architects for Preliminary Site Plan, Woodland Permit and Stormwater Management Plan approval. The subject property is located in Section 15, west of Novi Road, north of Grand River Avenue, on Fonda Drive. The subject property is approximately 0.97 acres and the Applicant is proposing to construct a general office building. In the matter of Shirvanian Office, SP07-76, motion to approve the Preliminary Site Plan subject to: 1) A Planning Commission reduction of seven feet in the required northern building setback; 2) A Planning Commission reduction of twelve feet in the required eastern building setback; 3) A Planning Commission reduction of 43 feet in the required western building setback; 4) Planning Commission Waiver of the subcanopy tree requirement; 5) A Planning Commission Waiver for required eleven interior parking lot canopy trees; 6) A Planning Commission Waiver for width of and total area of interior parking lot landscape area; 7) A Planning Commission Waiver for perimeter canopy trees required; 8) A Planning Commission Waiver for 1,097 square feet of building foundation landscape area; 9) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance for the eastern and western parking setbacks; 10) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance to allow a 22-foot width along the maneuvering lane at the southern end of the property; 12) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance for the side-yard loading zone setback; 13) The Applicant revising the plans to address minor comments as indicated by the Applicant response letter; and 14) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; for the reasons that: 1) A reduction in building setback will not impair the health, safety or general welfare of the City as related to the use of the premises or adjacent premises; 2) A Waiver of the building setbacks along a common parcel line between two premises would result in a more desirable relationship between a proposed building and an existing building; 3) Adherence to a minimum required building setback would result in the establishment of nonusable land area that could create maintenance problems; and 4) The plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 16, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. In the matter of Shirvanian Office, SP07-76, motion to approve the Woodland Permit subject to: 1) The Applicant placing money in the tree fund in lieu of planting replacement trees on site; and 2) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; for the reason that the plan is in compliance with the Woodland Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. In the matter of Shirvanian Office, SP07-76, motion to approve the Stormwater Management Plan, subject to the conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan for the reasons that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. 4. BEST BUY, SP07-78 Public Hearing on the request of Professional Engineering Associates for recommendation to City Council for Preliminary Site Plan and Special Land Use Permit approval and approval of the Stormwater Management Plan. The subject property is located in Section 14, on the east side of Novi Road, between I-96 and Twelve Mile in the RC, Regional Center District. The subject property is approximately 3.3 acres and the Applicant is proposing to remove the closed bank and furniture store and construct a 30,891 square-foot store. In the matter of Best Buy, SP07-78, motion to recommend approval of the Special Land Use Permit subject to: 1) Pursuant to Section 2516.2.c for the Special Land Use Permit, the proposed use, relative to other feasible uses of the site, will not cause any detrimental impact on existing thoroughfares; will not cause any detrimental impact on the capabilities of public services and facilities; is compatible with the natural features and characteristics of the land; is compatible with adjacent uses of land in terms of location, size, character, and impact on adjacent property or the surrounding neighborhood; is consistent with the goals, objectives and recommendations of the City’s Master Plan for Land Use; will promote the use of land in a socially and economically desirable manner; is (a) listed among the provision of uses requiring Special Land Use review as set forth in the various zoning districts of this Ordinance, and (b) is in harmony with the purposes and conforms to the applicable site design regulations of the zoning district in which it is located; 2) Compliance with all conditions and requirements listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters; 3) The Applicant providing a study of renderings showing the proposed building in relation to the existing buildings and the topography of the area for review by City Council; and 4) The Applicant working with the City to determine if a sidewalk connection between Novi Road and the parking lot is feasible and where its optimal location would be; for the reason that the plan is otherwise in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. In the matter of Best Buy, SP07-78, motion to recommend approval of the Preliminary Site Plan subject to: 1) A Planning Commission waiver for the berm requirement along Novi Road; 2) A Zoning Board of Appeals variance for the northern and eastern building setbacks; 3) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance to allow the loading area in an exterior side yard; 4) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance to allow the trash compactor in an exterior side yard; 5) The Applicant revising the underground parking spaces to be 19 feet in length; Planning Commission recommendation to City Council for approval of the façade as proposed; and 7) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; for the reason that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Section 2406.4.A, Article 17, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. In the matter of Best Buy, SP07-78, motion to recommend approval of the Preliminary Site Plan subject to: 1) A Waiver for the berm requirement along Novi Road; 2) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance for the northern and eastern building setbacks; 3) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance to allow the loading area in an exterior side yard; 4) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance to allow the trash compactor in an exterior side yard; 5) The Applicant revising the underground parking spaces to be 19 feet in length; A Section Nine Waiver for the outside façade; and 7) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; for the reason that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Section 2406.4.A, Article 17, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance, all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance, and a finding that the proposed plan meets the standards contained in Planned Development requirements for site plan review for an enclosed retail establishment in the RC, Regional Center District, as noted in the Planning Review. Motion carried 9-0. In the matter of Best Buy, SP07-78, motion to approve the Stormwater Management Plan subject to the conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan, for the reason that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. MACKENZIE SOUTH TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, SP07-70 Consideration of the request of Northern Equities Group for Preliminary Site Plan and Stormwater Management Plan approval. The subject property is located in Section 1, at the southwest corner of Haggerty Road and MacKenzie Drive, north of Thirteen Mile, in the OST, Planned Office Service Technology District. The subject property is approximately 5.42 acres and the Applicant is proposing to construct a speculative 48,866 square foot one-story general office building. In the matter of Mackenzie South Technology Centre, SP07-70, motion to approve the Preliminary Site Plan subject to: 1) The Applicant revising the plans to conform to the current Landscape Ordinance; 2) The Applicant revising the plans to include the previously approved landscape entry feature included on the HCCP Phase II woodland replacement tree plan; and 3) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; for the reasons that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 23A, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. In the matter of Mackenzie South Technology Centre, SP07-70, motion to approve the Stormwater Management Plan subject to the conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan for the reason that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0. 2. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 13, 2008 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Motion to approve the February 13, 2008 Planning Commission minutes. Motion carried 9-0. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at or about 9:59 PM. 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