1. Please turn off pagers and cell phones during the meeting.
2. Applicant/Representative will be asked to come forth, state their name and address and be sworn in by the Secretary.
3. Applicants/Representatives will be allowed five (5) minutes to address the Board and present their case. An extension of time may be granted at the discretion of the Chairperson.
4. Anyone in the audience who wishes to address the Board regarding the current case will be asked by the Chairperson to raise their hands to be recognized.
5. Once recognized, audience members addressing the Board will be sworn in and given three (3) minutes to speak as an individual or ten (10) minutes to speak if representing a group.
6. Members of the audience will be allowed to address the Board once unless directly questioned by a Board member or the Chairperson.
7. The Secretary will read the number of public hearing notices mailed pertaining to the current case. Objection and approval responses will be entered into the record at this time.
8. The Chairperson will ask for input from the Community Development Department Liaison, the Ordinance Enforcement Officer, the Planning Department and the City Attorney.
9. The Chairperson will turn the case over to the Board for discussion, clarification and entertain a motion when appropriate.
10. Impromptu statements from the audience during discussion by the Board will be considered out-of-order.
11. A roll call vote will be taken to approve or deny the motion on the table and the next case will be called.

Patty Loose of Sign Fabricators is requesting one 21.2 square foot sign variance and one 2-foot height sign variance for the placement of an 8-foot x 6-foot 4-inch ground sign for Andiamo Second City to be located at 42705 Grand River Avenue. The requested sign will replace a previously approved ground sign in ZBA97-111. Property is zoned TC-1 and located east of Novi Road and south of Grand River Avenue.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5(2) a. 1. Area height and placement regulations states: Ground Sign: "…ground signs shall not exceed a maximum thirty (30) square feet…"

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5(2) a. 2. ii Area height and placement regulations states: "All other ground signs shall not exceed a height of six (6) feet."

Christine Laikind of Stone City is requesting one 30.32 square foot sign variance for the placement of a 7-foot 7-inch x 4-foot off premises ground sign to be located at 45500 Grand River Avenue. Property is zoned I-1 and located north of Grand River Avenue and east of Taft Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCE, Section 28-8 (1) Off – Premises advertising signs permitted according to district states: "Ground pole signs and wall signs only shall be permitted in an I-2 district only."

Nels Carlson is requesting a variance to the storage requirement for recreational equipment less than six (6) feet in height above the ground in any required side yard or rear yard. Applicant is proposing to store recreational equipment in the front yard adjacent to the road. Property is zoned R-4 and located on the south side of South Lake Drive and east of West Park Drive.

NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 2504 2. Commercial and Recreational Vehicle Parking and Storage states "The off-street parking or storage of any mobile home or recreational equipment in any residential district shall be subject to the following conditions: Any recreational equipment less than six (6) feet in height above ground may be stored in any required side or rear yard."

Igor Kacmarcik of Marygrove Awnings is requesting one 40 square foot canopy sign variance for the placement of an 8-foot x 3-foot 7-inch front facing canopy sign and a 3-foot 4-inch x 3-foot 7-inch side facing canopy sign to be located at 41540 Grand River Avenue for Whirly Ball. Property is zoned NCC and located north of Grand River Avenue and west of Meadowbrook Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 28-5 (1) d Types of signs permitted in each district states "In an NCC, on premises advertising signs as follows: 1. Business sign: Ground sign, or wall sign."

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 28-5 (2) c Canopy sign states "Area: Maximum twenty-four (24) square feet on either or both sides of the canopy."

Serah Gardner of Coy Construction is requesting a 5.5-foot rear yard setback variance for the construction of a screened and enclosed gazebo on an existing deck to be located at 23485 Winthrop Court. Property is zoned R-4 and located south of Ten Mile Road and east of Novi Road.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES: ARTICLE 24 Section 2400 Schedule of Regulations requires a minimum rear yard setback of thirty-five (35) feet.

REQUIRED REAR YARD SETBACK 35 FEET
PROPOSED REAR YARD SETBACK 29.5 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED 5.5 FEET

Applicant is requesting one front yard setback variance and one exterior side yard setback variance for the construction of a new home to be located at 1430 West Lake Drive in the John Hawthorne Sub No. 2. The property is zoned R-4 and located south of Pontiac Trail and east of West Park Drive.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES: ARTICLE 24 Section 2400 Schedule of Regulations requires a minimum front yard setback of thirty (30) feet and a minimum exterior side yard setback of thirty (30) feet.

REQUIRED FRONT YARD SETBACK 30 FEET
PROPOSED FRONT YARD SETBACK 13.25 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED 16.75 FEET

REQUIRED EXTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK 30 FEET
PROPOSED EXTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK 14.92 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED 15.08 FEET

Applicant is requesting eleven variances for the construction of two buildings to include a medical office building with a restaurant and retail space as well a parking garage. Applicant is requesting two building setback variances for the construction of the medical office building and the parking garage, one parking lot setback variance for on-street parking, one variance from the requirement that a screen wall be installed along parking in an exterior side yard, one variance from the loading zone location requirement, one variance for the dumpster location in an exterior side yard, one setback variance from the required ten foot minimum for a dumpster and one variance from the minimum sidewalk width of 12.5’ along Paul Bunyan. The property is zoned TC-1 and located south of Grand River Ave. and east of Novi Road.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES ARTICLE 16 Section 1602.4 TC and TC-1 Districts Building Setbacks states a minimum front yard setback of Zero (0) feet and a maximum front yard setback of ten (10) feet is required.

MAXIMUM REQUIRED FRONT YARD SETBACK 10 FEET
PROPOSED FRONT YARD SETBACK 43 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED 33 FEET