IXL Learning Center of Novi
IXL Learning Center of Novi
Cross Roads: South of 14 Mile Road, east of Novi Road
Project submitted: Revised application submitted Dec. 7, 2021
Proposed occupants: IXL Learning Center
Next Steps: Project will go before the Planning Commission at 7pm on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022.
Frequently Asked Questions - May 2021
1. Where can I learn more about the IXL Learning Center?
IXL Learning Centers are currently located in Northville, Berkley, and South Lyon. You can learn more at
ixlkids.com.
2. Where can I access the site plan?
Please click here for the submitted plans.
3. What improvements are proposed to the site?
The applicant is proposing to improve the parking lot, renovate the interior of the clubhouse, demolish the existing pool and replace it with a playground for the learning center, provide additional landscaping, and relocate a portion of existing pathway to account for the play area.
4. What will happen to the existing golf course?
According to the applicant, the golf course will most likely not be maintained as a golf course. The applicant is exploring a number of options, including potentially turning the traditional golf course into a disc golf course. At a minimum, the applicant has indicated that the lawn will be cut on a regular basis and maintained as open green space for the residents of the Maples of Novi.
5. What will happen to the maintenance building located on the property?
According to the applicant, the maintenance building will continue to be used to store equipment used to maintain the open space (i.e., lawn equipment, etc.)
6. How will traffic from this development be addressed?
The applicant intends to use the existing entrance drive from Wakefield Drive and use the existing parking lot for the learning center.
7. How would any future development on this site be addressed?
Any potential future development would have to be an approved use as part of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Agreement and Area Plan. Any use not consistent with the approved agreement and plan would require the applicant to file for a request to amend the PUD Agreement and Area Plan.
8. Will more information be provided before the public hearing?
Yes! The applicant will provide additional information to the Community Development Department, as requested by the City’s staff during the initial review, and a packet containing that information will be provided as a PDF on the Planning Commission’s agenda for the meeting.
That page is located here and is expected to be updated by Saturday, June 5th, the weekend before the Planning Commission meeting.
New Information - June 2021
9. What was the result of the Planning Commission meeting held on June 9th?
The Planning Commission heard a report from the city staff and the applicant on the proposed request and the public hearing was held. The Planning Commission made a motion to postpone a decision or recommendation on the request to allow the applicant time to address some of the concerns that were raised in the review letters and public input.
New Information - December 2021
10. What is included in the revised submittal to the city?
The applicant, JMSS Novi, LLC, submitted a revised application to the City on Dec. 7, 2021. On Nov. 1, 2021, the applicant contacted the Maples of Novi General Board of Directors and attached a letter specifically responding to the concerns of the Homeowners’ Associations. A zoom meeting was held on Dec. 9, 2021, between the applicant and residents of the community.
The applicant has removed future development areas that were previously shown on the site plan and does not intend to develop any portion of the site. As previously shown, the proposed outdoor play area is fenced with a five-foot tall vinyl fence and heavy landscape screening. The applicant has stated that all classrooms will not be using the outdoor play area at the same time with the playground in operation from 9:30am to 12pm and 3:30pm to 6pm. Two sight-line depictions have been added to the plans to help clarify the benefit of the proposed screening.
The applicant has offered to maintain the golf course property as open space for use exclusively by the residents of the Maples. The applicant stated that it is willing to sign an agreement with both the Maples of Novi and the City regarding cutting the grass and the maintenance of the golf course property. The applicant is willing to install disc golf on the former golf course property similar to that of
Independence Green Apartments in Farmington Hills, which was a former Par-3 nine-hole golf course. The applicant has also offered to gift the golf course property to the Maples free of charge and donate the industrial lawnmower, which comes with the property. The current golf course owner has stated that the golf course will not be in operation in 2022.
The new application states that the proposed daycare center will have the capacity to hold up to 200 children and will have 125-175 children daily on-site. Hours of Operation will be 7am to 6pm, Monday through Friday. IXL’s drop-off and pick-up times are staggered over a 2.5 hour period, with drop-off occurring between 7am and 9:30am, and pick-up occurring between 3:30pm and 6pm.
11. When is the next tentatively scheduled public hearing?
The project will go before the Planning Commission in the Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. Ten Mile Road, Novi, MI 48375, on January 26, 2022. Please note that public comment is generally limited to 3 minutes per person. Public Hearing notices will be sent out to all property owners within 300 feet as the law requires, and to those properties within the Maples of Novi as a whole, a minimum of 15 days prior to the public hearing.
Documents
December 3, 2021 - Revised Request for Amendment of Maples PUD
December 15, 2021 - Letter to the City Re: Meeting with the Maples on December 9, 2021
Novi Corporate Campus Parcel 1 (Twelve Mile Road, east of West Park Drive)
Novi Corporate Campus Parcel 1
Cross Roads: Twelve Mile Road, east of West Park Drive
Project Submitted: August 2018
Proposed Occupants: TBD
Next Steps: The approval of the site plan was extended by the Planning Commission for one year in November 2020.
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Cross Roads: Novi Ten Shopping Center at 10 Mile Road & Meadowbrook
Project Submitted: October 2018
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Next Steps: Pre-construction meeting.
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Cross Roads: South of South Lake Drive and south side of Pembine Drive
Project Submitted: Public hearing held in August 2019
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Next Steps: Final Site Plan approval granted by the Planning Commission on May 20, 2020. Construction anticpated in the Spring of 2021.
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Cross Roads: West side of Haggerty Road north of 12 Mile Road
Project Submitted: May 20, 2020
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Next Steps: Final Site Plan approval
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Cross Roads: South of 14 mile Road and west of Haggerty Road
Project Submitted: May 6, 2020
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Next Steps: The site is ready for construction.
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Cross Roads: Flint Street & Grand River Avenue
Approval Date: June 2018
Proposed Occupants: Mixed-use development with two four-story, multi-family residential buildings with a total of 253 apartments and a single-story commercial building. The Preliminary Site Plan was approved, and a revised Prelimary Site Plan was submitted. The city is awaiting the submittal of the Final Site Plan.
Oak Pointe Church Addition (North of 10 Mile Road and west of Wixom Road)
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Cross Roads: North of Ten Mile Road and west of Wixom Road
Project Submitted: December 2019
Aproval Date: January 14, 2020
Proposed Occupants: Oak Pointe Church
Next Steps: Applicant received approval from the Planning Commission on January 15, 2020 to construct a 16,596-square-foot addition on the east side of existing church building, as well as an additional 11,512-square-foot future expansion. The City is awaiting the submittal of a Final Site Plan.
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Project Submitted: Public Hearing Held
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Next Steps: Stamping sets and Pre-construction meeting
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Project Submitted: Fall of 2019, and has received tentative approval by the City Council of the rezoning request and concept plan.
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Next Steps: PRO Agreement needs to be submitted for consideration by the City Council.
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Next Steps: Submit revised Final Site Plan.
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Cross Roads: North side of Twelve Mile Road, and west of West Park Drive
Project Submitted: Fall of 2019, and has received Preliminary Site Plan approval for a 98,650 square foot building on 20 acres.
Proposed Occupants: Speculative building for research and development, manufacturing, or warehouse uses.
Next Steps: Final Site Plan Submittal
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Cross Roads: North side of West Road, and west of Hudson Drive
Project Submitted: Summer of 2020, and has received approval by the Planning Commission of the Preliminary Site Plan.
Proposed Occupants: Speculative building for warehouse and office uses consisting of 31,617 square feet.
Next Steps: Stamping Set approval
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Project Submitted: January 14, 2021
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Next Steps: Stamping Set approval.
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Project Submitted: June 15, 2020
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Next Steps: Final site plan approval.
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Cross roads: Southeast corner of M-5 and Thirteen Mile Road
Construction began: 2018
Nearing Completion
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Next Steps: Stamping Set approval.
TFJ of Novi
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Project Submitted: May 2021
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Next Steps: Final Site Plan approval
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Project Submitted: May 2021
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Next Steps: Stamping Set approval
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Cross roads: South of 12 Mile Road and west of Wixom Road
Project Submitted: May 2021
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Next Steps: Planning Commission approval, Final Site Plan approval
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Cross Roads: Northwest corner of Ten Mile and Haggerty Road
Project submitted: August 2021
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Next Step: Preliminary Site Plan and Planning Commission Approval
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Project submitted: July 2021
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Next Steps: Stamping Set approval
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Project submitted: August 2021
Occupants: proposal of a 2,558 square foot medical office
Next Steps: City Council approval to amend PUD plan and then site plan process.
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Cross roads: South of Grand River Ave and West of Beck Road
Project submitted: October 2021
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Next Steps: Preliminary Site Plan and Planning Commission approval.
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Cross roads: South of 12 Mile Road and west of Wixom Road
Project submitted: October 2021
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Next Steps: Planning Commission approval.