ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular Meeting
Tuesday August 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 Ten Mile
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC HEARING FORMAT AND RULES OF CONDUCT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 2026
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC REMARKS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PZ26-0028 (Scout Motors) 29293 Haggerty Road, west of Haggerty Road, south of Thirteen Mile Road, Parcel 50-22-12-200-061. The applicant is seeking a variance from the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 5.11.2. B. to permit a 12 ft. high fence (8 ft. maximum allowed, variance of 4 ft.). This property is zoned Office Service Technology (OST).
PZ26-0032 (Damas Building) 44725 Grand River Avenue, east of Taft Road, south of Grand River Avenue, Parcels 50-22-15-376-012 and 50-22-15-376-016. The applicant is seeking variances from the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 5.2.12.D to allow a reduction in parking to 86 spaces (108 spaces required, variance of 22 spaces); and from Section 3.1.18.D to allow a reduced parking setback of 6.2 ft. along the west property line (10 ft. required, variance of 3.8 ft.). This property is zoned Light Industrial (I-1).
PZ26-0033 (Linda Laplatt) 1701 East Lake Drive, north of Thirteen Mile Road, west of Novi Road, Parcel 50-22-02-357-017. The applicant is seeking a variance from Section 4.19.2.A of the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance to permit the placement of a generator in the front yard setback, where accessory structures are required to be in the rear yard. This property is zoned One Family Residential (R-4).
PZ26-0035 (Jeff & Loricel Escote) 50905 Nine Mile Road, north of Eight Mile Road, east of Napier Road Parcel 50-22-31-100-009. The applicant is requesting variances from City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 4.19.1.E.iii to permit an aggregate accessory structure area of 3,965 sq. ft. (1,500 sq. ft. maximum allowed variance of 2,465 sq. ft). This property is zoned Residential Acreage (RA).
PZ26-0036 (Desi District) 42875 Grand River Avenue, south of Grand River Avenue, east of Novi Road, Parcel 50-22-23-176-011. The applicant is requesting a variance from City of Novi Sign Ordinance Section 28-5(a)Chart to permit one additional wall sign. (1 sign maximum allowed, variance of 1 sign). This property is zoned Town Center-1 (TC-1).
PZ26-0037 (Willowbrook Farms) north of Ten Mile Road, along the east side of Bethany Way, Parcel 50-22-24-377-026. The applicant is requesting variances from City of Novi Sign Ordinance Section 28-5(a)Chart to allow construction of 6ft. in height residential entrance way signs (5 ft. maximum allowed, variance of 1 ft.); and Section 28-5(d)(11) to allow an additional residential entrance way sign at vehicular entrance (1 sign permitted, variance of 1 sign). This property is zoned One-Family Residential (R-4).
PZ26-0038 (Ross Dress for Less) 43570 West Oaks Drive, north of Twelve Mile Road, west of Novi Road, Parcel 50-22-15-200-113. The applicant is requesting a variance from the City of Novi Sign Ordinance Section 28-5(b)(1) b. to allow a 258 sq. ft. illuminated wall sign (181.5 sq. ft. permitted by code, variance of 76.5 sq. ft.) This property is zoned Regional Center (RC).
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