The meeting was called to order at or about 7:00 PM.

Present: Member Greco, Chairperson Gutman, Member Larson, Member Lynch, Member Meyer

Also Present: Barbara McBeth, Deputy Director of Community Development; Kristin Kolb, City Attorney; Kristen Kapelanski, Planner

Absent: Member Baratta, Member Cassis, Member Pehrson, Member Prince (all excused)

Member Greco led the meeting attendees in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Moved by Member Lynch and seconded by Member Larson:

Motion to approve the March 9, 2011 Planning Commission agenda. Motion carried 5-0.

No one from the audience wished to speak.

There was no correspondence.

There were no committee reports.

Deputy Director McBeth stated that at the City Council meeting of Monday, March 7, 2011, the City Council approved an item that had recently been in front of the Planning Commission. The Site Plan and Special Land Use request for the Genji Japanese Steakhouse was approved.

1. MACKENZIE NORTH TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, SP08-25

Consideration of the request of Northern Equities Group for a one-year Preliminary Site Plan extension. The subject property is located in Section 1, at the northwest corner of Haggerty Road and Mackenzie Drive, north of Thirteen Mile Road, in the OST, Planned Office Service Technology District. The subject property is approximately 6.09 acres and the applicant is proposing to construct a speculative 55,187 square foot one-story general office building.

2. MACKENZIE SOUTH TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, SP07-70

Consideration of the request of Northern Equities Group for a one-year Final Site Plan extension. The subject property is located in Section 1, at the southwest corner of Haggerty Road and MacKenzie Drive, north of Thirteen Mile Road, in the OST, Planned Office Service Technology District. The subject property is approximately 5.42 acres and the applicant is proposing to construct a speculative 48,866 square foot one-story general office building.

Moved by Member Meyer and seconded by Member Greco:

Public Hearing for Planning Commission’s recommendation to City Council for consideration to amend

The City of Novi Zoning Ordinance no. 97-18, as amended, the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance, Article 16, TC and TC-1 Town Center Districts, Section 1603, required conditions and Article 17, RC Regional Center District, Section 1702, Principal Uses permitted subject to Special Conditions and Section 1703, Required Conditions; in order to allow facade waivers in the TC and TC-1 Districts to be approved by the Planning Commission without review and approval by City Council and to allow Planning Commission approval without review and approval by City Council of Special Land Use Permits and Site Plans on sites totaling five acres or less in the RC District.

Planner Kapelanski stated that currently all Special Land Use permits and site plans in the RC District require the approval of the City Council after the review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.

The proposed amendment would allow the Special Land Use permits and site plans in the RC District to be approved by the Planning Commission on sites under development that are four acres or less in area. That would mostly include the properties bordering Twelve Oaks Mall and a few that are over in West Oaks that would be available for approval by the Planning Commission should this amendment be approved.

It also includes modifying the ordinance to allow for Planning Commission approval of façade waivers in the TC and TC-1 Districts on site plans that would otherwise be approved administratively.

Chair Gutman opened the public hearing. No one in the audience wished to speak and there was no correspondence. Chair Gutman closed the public hearing.

Member Greco stated that he reviewed the proposed text amendments. Member Greco said that if the City Council is in agreement with the proposed changes, he has no objection.

Motion made by Member Greco and seconded by Member Meyer:

Member Lynch asked whether the Knightsbridge Gate property was already zoned residential and what properties would be rezoned from OS-2.

Planner Kapelanski stated that the only property zoned OS-2 in the City is the Knightsbridge Gate property. The proposal is to rezone the land to be consistent with the R-4 density.

Member Lynch asked about the Consent Judgment covering the property.

City Attorney Kolb answered the Consent Judgment does not change the zoning of the property. The Consent Judgment just dictates what uses are permitted.

Planner Kapelanski stated that the density that is allowed in the Consent Judgment is consistent with the density allowed in R-4.

Motion made by Member Meyer and seconded by Member Larson:

Moved by Member Larson and seconded by Member Lynch:

Motion to approve the February 23, 2011 Planning Commission minutes. Motion carried 5-0.

There were no Consent Agenda Removals.

There were no matters for discussion.

There were no supplemental issues.

There was no one wishing to speak.

Moved by Member Meyer and seconded by Member Larson:

The meeting adjourned at 7:11 PM.

Transcribed by Juanita Freeman

March, 2011

Date Approved: March 23, 2011 __Signature on File_______________

Richelle Leskun, Planning Assistant