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.

1. Case No. 07-094 filed by Jeffrey Wainwright for Paradise Park located at 45799 Grand River Avenue
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Jeffrey Wainwright of Paradise Park is requesting one (1) sign variance to allow the display of multiple event notices at a rate of 3 seconds per notice for the existing illuminated ground sign located at 45799 Grand River Avenue. The property is zoned I-1 and is located the south of Grand River Avenue and west of Taft Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-10 (b) (4) Prohibited Signs states: "The following signs shall not be permitted, erected, or maintained in any district, anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding": (4) Animated signs as defined in Section 28-1 Animated sign "means a sign, other than a changeable copy sign, whereby the sign itself or the information conveyed incorporates or involves action, motion…scrolling messages…"

2. Case No. 07-097 filed by Patrick Stieber of Allied Signs, Inc. for Men’s Wearhouse Tux located at 27500 Novi Road Space # D290
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Patrick Stieber of Allied Signs representing Men’s Wearhouse Tux is requesting one 41.70 square foot illuminated wall sign variance for the placement of an exterior elevation wall sign located at 27500 Novi Road Space # D290 at the Twelve Oaks Mall. Property is zoned R-C and located north of I-96 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."

3. Case No. 08-002 filed by Joseph Locricchio of Trillium Village of Novi located north of Nine Mile at Haggerty Road
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Joseph Locricchio of Trillium Village is requesting one 15.5 square foot area sign variance and one three (3) foot sign height variance for an 8 foot tall real estate marketing sign to be located at the entrance to Trillium Drive for Trillium Village of Novi. Property is zoned R-3 and is located west of Haggerty Road and north of Nine Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-6 (3) Temporary Signs states: "Sale, rental or lease sign which identifies the sale, rental, or lease of the residential property upon which the sign is located shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area or five (5) in height."

PROPOSED SQUARE FOOTAGE         21.5 SQUARE FEET
MAXIMUM ALLOWED                            6 SQUARE FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                      15.5 SQUARE FEET

PROPOSED HEIGHT                              8 FEET
MAXIMUM HEIGHT                                 5 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                        3 FEET

4. Case No. 08-004 filed by Michael Eldon of Premier Finish Inc. for 40390 Guilford Road
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Michael Eldon of Premier Finish Inc. is requesting one 3.1 foot rear yard setback variance and one 1% total lot coverage variance for the construction of a 252 square foot proposed addition to an existing home located at 40390 Guilford Road in the Fairfield Farms Subdivision. Property is zoned R-1 and is located east of Meadowbrook Road and south of Ten Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Article 24 Schedule of Regulations requires single family homes in an R-1 zoning district to have a minimum rear yard setback of 35 feet and maximum total lot coverage of 25%.

REQUIRED REAR YARD SETBACK                     35 FEET
PROPOSED REAR YARD SETBACK                   31.9 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                      3.1 FEET

MAXIMUM TOTAL LOT COVERAGE ALLOWED     25%
PROPOSED TOTAL LOT COVERAGE                   26%
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                       1%

Wallace Haley representing AT&T is requesting a variance from the requirement of a face brick exterior equipment shelter building on all sides with gable roof for two proposed wireless outdoor equipment cabinets to be located at 42400 Arena Drive. Property is zoned I-1 and is located east of Novi Road and south of Ten Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2508 1. g. states "Antenna towers, poles and related equipment shelter buildings shall be subject to site plan review as provided in Section 2516. Equipment shelter buildings shall be constructed of face brick on all sides with gable roof."

David Giltner of Signature Associates is requesting one thirty two square foot sign area variance for the placement of a forty eight square foot real estate leasing sign to be placed on the property of 41280 Bridge Street facing I-96. Property is zoned I-1 and is located east of Meadowbrook Road and south of I-96.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-6 (4) Use, Area, Height and Placement Regulations for Temporary Signs states "Sale, rental or lease sign which identifies the sale, rental, or lease of the non-residential property or multiple-family apartment complexes upon which the sign is located or the model name of the building for sale, but not including signs on vacant unplatted property."

SIGNAGE AREA REQUESTED       48 SQUARE FEET
SIGNAGE AREA PERMITTED         16 SQUARE FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                32 SQUARE FEET

7. Case No. 08-007 filed by Steven A. Sorenson, PE of Professional Engineering Associates for 27772 Novi Road
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Steven Sorensen of Professional Engineering Associates is requesting six variances for the construction of a proposed Best Buy store to be located at 27772 Novi Road. Applicant is requesting two building setback variances, one Off-street loading and unloading location variance, one dumpster location variance and two dumpster setback variances. Property is zoned RC and is located south of Twelve Mile Road and east of Novi Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Article 24 Schedule of Regulations requires a minimum building setback of one hundred feet on all sides.

REQUIRED SIDE YARD SETBACK (North)          100 FEET
PROPOSED SIDE YARD SETBACK (North)          46 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                     54 FEET

REQUIRED FRONT YARD SETBACK (East)        100 FEET
PROPOSED FRONT YARD SETBACK (East)        63 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                     37 FEET

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2507 Off Street Loading and Unloading states "Within the RC District…loading- unloading, as well as trash receptacles may be located in an interior side yard beyond the minimum side yard setback requirement of the district."

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2503 2. F. 1. and 2. Accessory Uses/Accessory Structures states "Except where otherwise permitted and regulated in this ordinance, refuse bins and their screening enclosures shall be located in the rear yard. If a refuse bin enclosure is structurally attached to a main building, it is subject to regulations applicable to the main building."

REQUIRED DUMPSTER SIDE YARD SETBACK (North)       100 FEET
PROPOSED DUMPSTER SIDE YARD SETBACK (North)       58 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                                     42 FEET

REQUIRED DUMPSTER FRONT YARD SETBACK (East)     100 FEET
PROPOSED DUMPSTER FRONT YARD SETBACK (East)     50 FEET
VARIANCE REQUESTED                                                     50 FEET

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