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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center | 45175 W. Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0580

Roll Call: Members Bauer, Cassis, Ghannam, Ibe, Krieger, Sanghvi, Skelcy and Wrobel

Pledge of Allegiance

Public Hearing Format and Rules of Conduct

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes: April 14, 2009, May 12, 2009 and June 9, 2009

Public Remarks

1. Case No. 09-024 48700 Grand River Avenue – Jimmies Rustics
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Jimmies Rustics is requesting Jimmies Rustics is requesting a temporary use approval for the outdoor display of outdoor furniture at 48700 Grand River (Jimmies Rustic Furniture) for a three (3) year period from March 1st to October 15th during their business hours. Property is zoned B-3 and is located north of Grand River and east of Wixom Road.

NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 3004, Paragraph 3, "Temporary Use Permits" state that temporary uses shall not exceed a twelve month period in a developed section of the community.

2. Case No. 09-025 41200 Bridge Street – Novi Corporate Center
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Certified Management is requesting an extension of the variance granted in ZBA06-010 for one 24 square foot oversized real estate sign located at 41200 Bridge Street. The property is zoned I-1 and located east of Meadowbrook Road and north of Eleven Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCE, Section 28-6 (4) states: "Sale, rental or lease sign which identifies the sale, rental, or lease of the non-residential property… be…not less than one-half the distance between the principal building and adjacent street and not higher than ten (10) feet. One (1) sign…"

3. Case No. 09-026 25795 Meadowbrook Road – Novi Technical Center
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Certified Management is requesting an extension of the variance granted in ZBA06-011 for one 24 square foot oversized real estate sign located at 25795 Meadowbrook Road. The property is zoned I-1 and is located west of Meadowbrook Road and north of Eleven Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCE, Section 28-6 (4) states: "Sale, rental or lease sign which identifies the sale, rental, or lease of the non-residential property… be…not less than one-half the distance between the principal building and adjacent street and not higher than ten (10) feet. One (1) sign…"

4. Case No. 09-027 44050 Twelve Mile Road – Stoneridge Office Park
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ASI Modulex is requesting a variance to install a 90 square foot ground sign based on 100 foot setback from center line of Twelve Mile Road which would require a variance of 40 square foot at 44050 Twelve Mile Road for the Stoneridge Office Park. The property is zoned OS-1 and is north of Twelve Mile Road and west of Novi Road.

Section 28-5 (2)a.l.i. states: "…ground signs shall not exceed a maximum thirty (30 square feet or one (1) square foot of sign area for each two (2) feet of setback from the nearest street center line…"

5. Case No. 09-028 41010 Malott Drive – Lot 251 Willowbrook Brook #2
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Presley Architecture LLC is requesting a variance to allow construction of a rear 1 story addition to an existing residence at 41010 Malott Drive. The existing structure extends into the side setbacks. In addition to the following dimensional variance the project requires an exception to 2502.4.a to allow expansion of a non-conforming structure. Property is zoned R-4 and is located east of Meadowbrook Road and south of Ten Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Article 2400 Schedule of Regulations requires a 35 foot rear yard setback, a 10 foot minimum side yard setback, a 25 foot aggregate side yard setback and maximum total lot coverage of 25%.

REQUIRED REAR YARD SETBACK                            35 FEET
PROPOSED REAR YARD SETBACK                           27 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                              8 FEET

REQUIRED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK              10 FEET
PROPOSED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK              4.8 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                             5.2 FOOT

REQUIRED AGGREGATE SIDE YARD SETBACK        25 FEET
PROPOSED AGGREGATE SIDE YARD SETBACK      12.7 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                           12.3 FEET

MAXIMUM TOTAL LOT COVERAGE                            25%
PROPOSED TOTAL LOT COVERAGE                         32%
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                              7%

6. Case No. 09-029 45285 Grand River Avenue – Planko Ballet and Sports Conditioning
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Diane Planko of Planko Ballet and Sports is requesting a variance to permit the installation of an indoor recreation private dance and fitness center in an existing tenant space in a building located at 45285 Grand River Avenue without installing any additional parking spaces as required by the Zoning Ordinance. The property is zoned I-1 and is located south of Grand River Avenue and east of Taft Road. The building is designed to accommodate more than one tenant and is currently partially occupied by Michigan Chandelier.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2505.14 requires private clubs to provide a minimum of one parking space for each three persons allowed within maximum occupancy. The current retail space requires one parking space for each 200 square feet of gross leasable floor area. The current warehouse space requires one parking space for each 700 square feet of usable floor area. The current office space requires one parking space for each 222 square feet of gross leasable floor area. The proposed indoor recreation private dance and fitness center use combined with the current warehouse, office and retail uses require a total of 54 spaces to be provided on site and 35 spaces are available on the site at this time.

OTHER MATTERS

ADJOURNMENT

NOTICE: People with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in this meeting should contact the Community Development Department (248) 347-0415 at least seven working days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations.

 

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