| 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 Brian Burke, Victor Cassis, David Greco, Andrew Gutman, Brian Larson, Michael Lynch, Mark Pehrson, Wayne Wrobel Absent: Member Michael Meyer (excused) Also Present: Barbara McBeth, Deputy Director of Community Development; Mark Spencer, Planner; Karen Reinowski, Planner; David Beschke, Landscape Architect; Lindon Ivezaj, Civil Engineer; David Campbell, Traffic Consultant; Rod Arroyo, Traffic Consultant; Doug Necci, Façade Consultant; Tom Schultz, City Attorney PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. HYATT PLACE HOTEL AT ROCK FINANCIAL SHOWPLACE, SP08-27 Public Hearing of the request of Titan Hotel Development, LLC, for a recommendation to City Council for Preliminary Site Plan, Wetland Permit, Woodland Permit, and Stormwater Management Plan approval. The subject property is located in Section 16, north of Grand River Avenue and west of Taft Road in the OST, Planned Office Service Technology District with an EXO, Exposition Overlay. The subject property is approximately 54.86 acres and the Applicant is proposing to construct a five-story, 132-room Hyatt Place hotel and an expansion of the parking lot on the site of Rock Financial Showplace. In the matter of Hyatt Place, SP08-27, motion to recommend approval to the City Council of the Preliminary Site Plan subject to: 1) The Applicant clarifying the proposed phasing of the plan, with Phase 1 being the parking lot and Phase 2 being the hotel; 2) Construction of the dumpster enclosure with 100% stone, which is the same as the building going in in order to meet the standards of Section 2520 of the Zoning Ordinance; 3) City review and approval of the Master Deed and associated Exhibits, including verification that all outstanding Master Deed-related issues are satisfactorily addressed, including the deed restriction for the sidewalk/safety path on Taft Road, as provided in the City Council motion for approval of Rock Financial Showplace (formerly known as Novi Expo Center) on November 12, 2002; 4) A Planning Commission recommendation to City Council for a Waiver from the parking lot landscaped island standard, based on a finding that traffic circulation will be substantially improved without the landscaped parking lot islands, per the standard of Section 2509.3.c.4.c of the Zoning Ordinance; 5) The Applicant relocating the barrier-free spaces away from the dumpster, as per the standard of Section 2503.2.f.7 of the Zoning Ordinance, which may be accomplished by the redesign of the loading area as discussed in the Traffic Consultant’s review letter; 5) City Council granting a Section 9 Waiver to permit the percentage of EIFS on all four façades to exceed the Zoning Ordinance standard per Section 2520 of the Zoning Ordinance, and not to exceed the percentages in the Façade Consultant’s review of August 20, 2008; 6) City Council granting a Section 9 Waiver from the Region 1 standard to provide a minimum 30% brick on each façade; 7) A Planning Commission recommendation to the City Council that the location of the loading zone meets the intent of Section 2507 of the Zoning Ordinance; 8) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the plans prior to Stamping Sets; for the reasons that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 10A, Article 23A, Section 2400 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Motion carried 8-0. In the matter of Hyatt Place, SP08-27, motion to recommend approval to the City Council of the Wetland Permit 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 in compliance with Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 8-0. In the matter of Hyatt Place, SP08-27, motion to approve the Woodland Permit subject to: 1) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; and 2) City Council approval of the Preliminary Site Plan; for the reasons that the plan is in compliance with Chapter 37 of the Code of Ordinances and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 8-0. In the matter of Hyatt Place, SP08-27, motion to recommend approval to the City Council of 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 8-0. 2. ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT 18.229 Public Hearing for Planning Commission’s recommendation to City Council for an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 97-18, as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance, to expand uses permitted subject to special conditions in a planned shopping center in the Office Service Commercial District and to provide greater flexibility in the design of planned shopping centers. In the matter of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.229 related to expanding uses permitted subject to special conditions in a planned shopping center in the OSC District, motion to recommend approval to City Council, with the exception of the modifications to the side and rear setbacks. Motion carried 8-0. 3. ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT 18.230 Public Hearing for Planning Commission’s recommendation to City Council for an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 97-18, as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance, Article 2, Construction of Language and Definitions, Zoning Districts and Maps, Section 201, Definitions, in order to remove the area of office basements and mezzanines limited to storage only from the gross leasable floor area calculation, and to delete unnecessary language. In the matter of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.230 related to the Section 201 definition of gross leaseable area, motion to recommend approval to City Council. Motion carried 8-0. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 13, 2008 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Motion to approve the August 13, 2008 Planning Commission minutes. Motion carried 8-0. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION 1. PRESENTATION BY METCO SERVICES Façade Consultant Doug Necci discussed his role in the plan review process. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. SCHEDULED AND ANTICIPATED MEETINGS MON 09/01/08 CITY OFFICES CLOSED MON 09/08/08 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 PM TUE 09/09/08 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 7:00 PM WED 09/10/08 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 7:00 PM MON 09/22/08 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 PM WED 09/24/08 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 7:00 PM MON 10/06/08 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 PM WED 10/08/08 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 7:00 PM TUE 10/14/08 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 7:00 PM MON 10/20/08 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 PM WED 10/22/08 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 7:00 PM
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