The meeting was called to order at or about 7:30 p.m.

Present: Members Victor Cassis, Richard Gaul, Andy Gutman, Lynn Kocan, David Lipski, Mark Pehrson, Lowell Sprague, Wayne Wrobel

Absent: Member John Avdoulos (excused)

Also Present: Barbara McBeth, Acting Planning Director; Tim Schmitt, Planner; Darcy Schmitt, Planner; Lance Shipman, Landscape Architect; Ben Croy, Engineer; Tom Schultz, City Attorney

Consideration of the request of Joseph Drolshagen, Northern Equities Group, for approval of a Preliminary Site Plan and Storm Water Management Plan. The subject property is located in Section 12 at Cabot Drive, north of Twelve Mile Road, south of Lewis Drive in the OST (Office Service Technology) District. The subject property is approximately 6.26 acres. The applicant is proposing a 60,000 square foot speculative office building.

SP04-28, motion to postpone consideration of the request in order to get a tree survey and/or any other information to verify the condition of the trees that were removed from the property. If the issue is positively resolved with the Staff, the request can come back to the Planning Commission as a Consent Agenda item. Motion carried 8-0.

Consideration of the request of Marcos Makohon of K-4 Architecture for approval of a Preliminary Site Plan and Storm Water Management Plan. The subject property is located in Section 12 at Twelve Mile Road between Cabot Drive and the M-5 entrance ramp in the OST (Office Service Technology) District. The subject property is approximately 2.00 acres. The applicant is proposing a 3,780 square foot bank branch.

In the matter of the request of Marcos Makohon for Citizens Bank, SP04-27, motion to grant approval of the Preliminary Site Plan, subject to: 1) The Applicant must receive positive approval from the ZBA for lack of the required loading zone, as the plan doesn't meet the Ordinance standards, and the loading zone might not be needed for the bank's purposes; 2) The Planning Commission granting a Section 9 Waiver, as the façade is consistent with the area, in accordance with Section 2520.2, and the building is considered aesthetically pleasing; 3) The landscaping and parking lot spaces complying with standards at the time of Final Site Plan submittal; 4) A Planning Commission Waiver of the berm along the southwest property line due to existing topography, and a Waiver of the requirement for the berm for the south property line if the Applicant can provide verification of grades along the south property line and prove that the plan meets the criteria (to be reviewed and approved administratively at the time of Final Site Plan Review); 5) The Applicant bringing forth a Traffic Study for review by the Traffic Consultant for the ingress and egress into the site and possible Twelve Mile Road driveway taper requirements, and these reviews will be handled administratively unless determined that it needs to be brought back to the Planning Commission; 6) Twelve Mile access must be approved by the RCOC; 7) A Gate will be placed on the north property line for emergency only secondary access, based upon the expected recommendation of the Traffic Consultant and Fire Marshal; 8) The parking spaces to be nineteen feet to meet the ADA requirements; and 9) The comments on the attached reviews being addressed at the time of Final Site Plan review; for the reason that it is consistent with the zoning for the area. Motion carried 6-2 (Yes: Cassis, Gaul, Gutman, Lipski, Pehrson, Wrobel; No: Kocan, Sprague).

The Planning Commission held an open discussion regarding the possible rezoning of residentially-zoned properties (located south of Twelve Mile, north of I-96 and east of Beck Road) to an office zoning. Many of these landowners were in attendance at this meeting. The major themes of this discussion were: 1) The tax implications relating to the rezoning; 2) The timing of the rezoning process; and 3) The continuation of non-conforming uses. It was agreed that the Planning Department will return with additional information for the Planning Commission regarding the Twelve Mile Rezoning process.

Motion to approve revisions to the Planning Commission Bylaws and Rules of Procedure as shown, with these amendments made at the table: 1) 2.3.1.a – Removing the words "unless absent or otherwise unavailable"; 2) 3.12.a – Adding the word "Chairperson"; and 3) 3.12.c changing the word "shall" to "should." Motion carried 8-0.

The Planning Commission Committee appointments are as follows:

Implementation Committee: Members Avdoulos, Cassis, Kocan, Pehrson

Master Plan and Zoning Committee: Members Avdoulos, Cassis, Gutman, Sprague

Budget Committee: Members Gutman, Lipski, Sprague, Pehrson

CIP Committee: Members Sprague, Pehrson, Gutman (Alternate)

Environmental Committee: Members Sprague, Lipski, Wrobel

Communication and Community Liaison: Members Gaul, Wrobel, Lipski

Rules Committee: Members Cassis, Kocan, Avdoulos

Main Street Committee: Members Gaul, Wrobel

Motion to set a Public Hearing for August 11, 2004 for a possible Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment relating to Performance Guarantees. Motion carried 8-0.

The meeting adjourned at 12:08 a.m.

MON 07/26/04 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:30 PM

WED 07/28/04 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 7:30 PM

WED 08/04/04 MASTER PLAN & ZONING 6:30 PM

MON 08/09/04 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:30 PM

TUE 08/10/04 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 7:30 PM

WED 08/11/04 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 7:30 PM

MON 08/16/04 IMPLEMENTATION MEETING 6:00 PM