PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION SUMMARY
 CITY OF NOVI
Regular Meeting
Wednesday,  December 12, 2007  |  7 PM
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 W. Ten Mile Road
(248) 347-0475

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Motion to recommend approval of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment 18.221 to City Council, with the inclusion of the comments made at the Planning Commission. Motion carried 7-0.

MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION

In the matter of the 2007 City of Novi Master Plan for Land Use review, motion to make a positive recommendation on the Master Plan draft as reviewed by the Planning Commission at this meeting, to direct the City to go forward with:

1) The Southwest Quadrant Area: Alternative A;

[a) Single Family Residential: Continue to plan for primarily low density detached Single Family Residential uses throughout the southwest quadrant study area;

b) Local Commercial: Continue to plan for a local commercial area at the northeast corner of Ten Mile and Beck Road to meet the convenience shopping needs of residents in nearby neighborhoods;

c) Public: Continue to designate the city-owned land in the study area for public use;

d) Educational Facility: Continue to plan for a future educational facility at the northeast corner of Eight Mile and Garfield roads;

e) Public Park: Continue to plan for public parks and open space; and

f) Private Park: Continue to designate private parks and open space within residential developments.]

2) The Twelve Mile: Wixom-Napier Roads Study Area: Alternative A, with the commercial [component] not exceed the B-2 intensity;

[a) Single Family Residential: Designate the western portion of the study area for Single Family Residential uses;

b) Community Commercial: Extend the planned Community Commercial area south along Wixom Road, to include the study area’s Wixom Road frontage, at an intensity not to exceed the B-2 zoning classification; and

c) Educational Facility: Plan the central portion of the study area for educational facility use.] and

3) I-96-[Novi Road] Study: Alternative B

[a) Conference District - PD2: Continue to plan for PD2 within the study area north of I-96;

b) Ring Road - Town Center Commercial: Continue to designate the west side of Novi Road as Town Center, which is intended for a variety of uses, including retail, commercial, office, residential, civic, cultural, and open space with a pedestrian-oriented, urban character;

c) Ring Road – Office: Plan for large-scale office use within the study area on the west side of the ring road and immediately adjacent to the I-96/Novi Road interchange; and

d) Industrial District – Light Industrial: Continue to designate the area adjoining the railroad for office research and development, light industrial and warehousing uses.]

ADJOURNMENT

SCHEDULED AND ANTICIPATED MEETINGS