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SPECIAL MEETING – ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
CITY OF NOVI
Revised
Tuesday, November 6, 2007– 7:30 p.m.
Council Chambers – Novi Civic Center – 45175 W. Ten Mile Rd.

 

Roll call Members Bauer, Canup, Fischer, Krieger, Sanghvi, Shroyer, and Wrobel

Pledge of Allegiance

Public Hearing Format and Rules of Conduct:
  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.

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

Public Remarks

1. Case No. 07-076 filed by Mark Zoltowski of MLS Signs Co. Inc. for Oberweis Ice Cream & Dairy to be located at 43168 Grand River Avenue in the Novi Town Center
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Applicant is requesting one wall sign variance for the Oberweis Dairy & Ice Cream Restaurant to be located at 43168 Grand River Avenue in the Novi Town Center out lot building 4. Applicant is requesting a forty-five square foot illuminated rear elevation wall sign on the south elevation of the building. Property is zoned TC and located north of Grand River and east of Novi Road.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 28-5 (3) f Number of on-premises advertising signs permitted states: "Where two (2) or more separately owned and operated businesses occupy a building on a single parcel of land, each having a separate exterior entrance, each business is entitle to a single identification wall sign"

Applicant is requesting a rear elevation sign for Oberweis Ice Cream & Dairy.

2. Case No. 07-077 filed by Greg Karr of 24099 Wintergreen Circle in the Wintergreen Park Subdivision
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Applicant is requesting one rear yard setback variance for the construction of a proposed deck and screened deck enclosure to be located at 24099 Wintergreen Circle in the Wintergreen Park subdivision. Applicant is requesting a 4 foot rear yard setback variance from the required thirty-five foot setback. Property is zoned R-1 and located east of Beck Road and south of Ten Mile 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 31 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED 4 FEET

Applicant is requesting a rear yard setback variance for the construction of a new deck with enclosed porch.

3. Case No. 07-078 filed by Marybeth Mascari of 24081 Wintergreen Circle in the Wintergreen Park Subdivision
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Applicant is requesting one rear yard setback variance for the construction of an enclosed sunroom on an existing deck located at 24081 Wintergreen Circle in the Wintergreen Park subdivision. Applicant is requesting a 4.57 foot rear yard setback variance from the required thirty-five foot setback. Property is zoned R-1 and located east of Beck Road and south of Ten Mile 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 30.43 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED 4.57 FEET

Applicant is requesting a rear yard setback variance for the construction of an enclosed sunroom on an existing deck.

4. Case No. 07-079 filed by Matt Witkorowski of the City of Novi Parks and Recreation Department for 5100 W. Eight Mile Road for the Community Sports Park
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Applicant is requesting two variances for the construction of an accessory building to be located in the City of Novi Community Sports Park. The applicant is requesting one variance for the construction of a fourth accessory building and one variance from the strict application of the accessory use requirement in a residential district which states the aggregate of all accessory buildings on the property shall not exceed 1500 square feet in an R-A District. The property is zoned R-A, and is located east of Napier Road and north of Eight Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 2503.1 J states "Not more than (2) two detached accessory buildings shall be permitted on any lot having 21,780 square feet or more".

Applicant is requesting to construct a fourth accessory building on the property.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 2503.1E.3 states "in a residential district, the aggregate of all accessory buildings on the property shall not exceed 1500 square feet in an R-A and R-1 district".

REQUIRED SQUARE FOOTAGE 1500 SQUARE FEET MAXIMUM PROPOSED SQUARE FOOTAGE 5810 SQUARE FEET

VARIANCE REQUESTED 4310 SQUARE FEET

Applicant is requesting a variance from requirement that the total square footage of all accessory buildings not exceed 1500 square feet in an R-A and R-1 district.

5. Case No. 07-080 filed by John Dionne/Patrick Clark of Fairmont Sign Company for ACO Hardware located at 41800 W. Ten Mile Road
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Applicant is requesting one wall sign variance for a 192 square foot illuminated wall sign for the ACO Hardware Store located at 41800 Ten Mile Road in the Novi Ten Shopping Center. Property is located north of Ten Mile Road and west of Meadowbrook and is zoned B-3.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 28-5 (2) b. 1. (a) (i) a. Area height and placement regulations Multiple businesses states: "A business having a first floor pedestrian entrance shall be allowed one and one-fourth (1 ¼) square feet of signage per lineal foot of contiguous public or private street frontage up to a maximum of sixty-five square feet."

Applicant is requesting a one hundred twenty-seven square foot wall sign variance for ACO Hardware.

6. Case No. 07-082 filed by John Carroll of Araneae, Inc. for Inkstop to be located at 43350 Grand River Avenue
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Applicant is requesting one wall sign variance for the proposed Inkstop Store to be located at 43350 Grand River Avenue in the Novi Town Center out lot building 2. Applicant is requesting a 17.51 square foot illuminated rear elevation wall sign for the south elevation of the building. Property is zoned TC and located north of Grand River and east of Novi Road.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 28-5 (3) f Number of on-premises advertising signs permitted states: "Where two (2) or more separately owned and operated businesses occupy a building on a single parcel of land, each having a separate exterior entrance, each business is entitled to a single identification wall sign"

Applicant is requesting a rear elevation sign for the proposed Inkstop.

7.Case No.07-083 filed by Singh Homes Building Co. LLC for 41336 Clermont Avenue in the Willowbrook Farm Subdivision No. 3
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Applicant is requesting a Temporary Special Exception Permit renewal for the placement of a temporary construction trailer to be located at 41336 Clermont lot # 103 in the Willowbrook Farms Subdivision from November 6, 2007 through November 6, 2009. The property is zoned R-4 and located east of east of Meadowbrook and north of Ten Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 3004 (3), Temporary Special Exception Permits states: "The Building Official, or his designee, shall have the power to grant permits authorizing temporary special land uses for…temporary buildings…not to exceed two (2) years in undeveloped sections of the City."

Applicant is requesting a Temporary Special Exception Permit renewal for a construction trailer.

8. No. 07-084 filed by Keith Murray of Sign Graphix, Inc. for Mercantile Bank located at 28350 Cabot Drive
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Applicant is requesting one wall sign variance for a 30 square foot illuminated wall sign to be located at 28350 Cabot Drive for the Mercantile Bank. This business has an approved ground sign. Property is zoned OST and is located north of Thirteen Mile Road and east of M-5.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 28-5 (3) Number of on-premises advertising signs permitted states: "No building or parcel of land shall be allowed more than one (1) sign permitted."

Applicant is requesting one wall sign variance for Mercantile Bank.

Request to be tabled to the December 4, 2007 agenda.

9. No. 07-085 filed by Butch Friedman of J. Philip Custom Homes for 2117 West Lake Drive
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Applicant is requesting a variance to a previously granted variance in ZBA06-047 for additional construction to an approved accessory structure in the front yard. The applicant is requesting one variance to construct a portico with limestone columns on top of an existing accessory structure in the front yard. The property is zoned R-4 and is located South of Pontiac Trail and East of West Park Drive.

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 2503.1 B states: "Accessory buildings shall not be erected in any required front yard or in any required exterior side yard".

Applicant is requesting a variance to construct a portico on top of an existing approved accessory structure in the front yard.

10. Case No.07-086 filed by Randy Gregory of Mixx Lounge located at 43155 Main Street Suite 502
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Applicant is requesting four sign variances for a projecting sign and an illuminated rear elevation wall sign for the Mixx Lounge located at 43155 Main Street Suite 502. Applicant is requesting consideration for a projecting sign to be located on the front elevation of the building. The applicant would like the Board to consider two options for the projecting sign request. The first proposal requests a 15 square foot projecting wall sign measuring 3 x 5 feet to be located above the main entrance to the business which faces Main Street. The second proposal requests a 14 square foot projecting sign measuring 60" x 32" also to be located above the main entrance to the business which faces Main Street.

In addition, the applicant is requesting one 40 square foot illuminated wall sign variance to relocate the previously approved front elevation wall sign to the rear elevation of the business which faces the parking lot of building 200/300 Main Street. 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) f.1. a. b. c. Area height and placement regulations states:

"Pedestrian level projecting sign: In a TC-1 zoning district, a business having a first floor pedestrian entrance in a single or multiple story building shall be entitled, in addition to any other sign, to one (1) pedestrian level projecting identification sign. Each business shall be entitled to only one (1) projecting sign."

Area: "A pedestrian level projecting sign shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area or three (3) feet in width. The area of such a sign shall be in addition to any permitted sign provided for herein."

Placement: "Pedestrian level projecting signs shall only be located on private or public streets. They shall be located within the store frontage of the business being identified. The bottom of such sign shall be at least eight and one-half (8.5) feet above the surrounding grade and shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in height. No sign shall be greater than three feet in width; and if a projecting sign is utilized, any other permitted sign shall be reduced by the area of the projecting sign."

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 28-5 (4) b Design of signs in the TC-1 district states: All signs in a TC-1 district, except those permitted in section 28-7 of this Code, shall be reviewed pursuant to the Sign Design and Review Manual for Novi TC-1 district."

CITY OF NOVI CODE OF ORDINANCES Section 28-5 (2) b. 3. Placement states: "…those wall signs permitted for individual businesses shall be located on the same side of the building as the exterior wall abutting the business space, and within the lineal frontage of the respective business."

Applicant is requesting 4 sign variances for the Mixx Lounge on Main Street.

Request to be tabled to the December 4, 2007 agenda.

OTHER MATTERS

Rules and Procedures Committee Update
ZBA07-051 Extension to Variance Request

NOTICE: People with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in this meeting should contact the Community Development Department (248) 347-0415 at least seven working days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations.

 

 

 

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