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The applicant is requesting a permanent variance from Section 1203.2 of the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance to allow the use of the property located at 21061 Haggerty Road (Dick’s Sporting Goods) for placement of portable storage containers outside the west elevation of the building. The property is zoned OSC (Office Service Commercial) and is located on the west side of Haggerty Road and north of Eight Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 1203.2 requires uses within the OSC district to take place "within a completely enclosed building" and "…outdoor storage and display shall be prohibited."

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The applicant is requesting variances to allow an oversized seventy six (76) square foot ground sign twelve (12) feet in height for a new retail building that will also serve as an off-premises advertising sign for (4) future adjacent businesses. The property is zoned FS (Freeway Service) with a PRO and is located on the east side of Beck Road and north of Grand River Avenue.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5 (2) a.1.ii: "Where the business is a gasoline filling station, the maximum area of the sign shall be thirty (30) square feet."

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5 (2) a.2.ii: allows ground signs to be a maximum of 6 feet in height.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-8 allows off-premises advertising in the I-2 zoning districts only.

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The applicant is requesting a variance to allow continued placement of an oversized thirty two (32) square foot leasing sign for the Mackenzie North Technology Centre. The property is zoned OST (Office Service Technology) and is located west of Haggerty Road and north of Thirteen Mile Road.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28–6 (5) Sale, rental, or lease sign which identifies the sale, rental or lease of vacant unplatted property upon which the sign is located. Maximum area permitted is 16 square feet – one sign permitted per parcel of land.

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The applicant is requesting a variance on behalf of Verizon Wireless for installation of an oversized 43.5 square foot wall sign within an existing commercial center (Novi Pavilion). The property is zoned TC-1 (Town Center District) and is located east of Novi Road and south of Grand River Avenue.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5(2)b.1.(b)i.: A business having a first floor pedestrian entrance shall be allowed one and one-fourth (1-1/4) square feet of signage per linear of contiguous public or private street frontage.

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The applicant is requesting variances on behalf of PowerHouse Gym for an oversized wall sign of ninety (90) square feet as well as an additional wall sign on the north side of the building. The property is zoned RC (Regional Center District) and is located west of Novi Road and south of Twelve Mile Road.

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

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5 (2)b.1(a)(i) permits 1-1/4 square feet of sign for each lineal foot of business frontage up to a maximum of 65 square feet.

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The applicant is requesting variances to allow the existing oversized project construction sign to remain in the current location within the front yard setback beyond the extended time period designated in previous variance ZBA08-023. The property is zoned RM-1 (Residential Multiple Family) and is located on the north side of Thirteen Mile Road and west of the M-5 Connector.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-6(1): Construction identification signs are limited to 64 square feet, must be placed not less than the required setback from property lines and are valid only until issuance of the first certificate of occupancy.

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The applicant is requesting variances to construct a detached garage in the front yard of a property with setbacks of 2 feet from the existing property lines. The property is zoned R-4 (Residential) and is located on the east side of West Lake Drive.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2503 B: Accessory buildings shall not be erected in any required front yard.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2503 G: A detached accessory building shall not be located closer than six (6) feet to any interior side or rear lot line.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2400 requires minimum side yard setbacks of 10 feet and a cumulative 25 feet in the R-4 Zoning District.

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The applicant is petitioning on behalf of the TGI Friday’s restaurant for an additional 44 square foot building wall sign beyond the (2) wall signs permitted by the Ordinance and currently installed. The property is zoned TC (Town Center District) and is located east of Novi Road and north of Grand River Avenue in the Novi Town Center development.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5(3): No building or parcel of land shall be allowed more than one (1) sign permitted under this section.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5(3)j.: "Where a building in the...TC district on property which abuts the I-96 freeways…, a single additional wall sign may be utilized oriented toward the freeway."

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The applicant is requesting variances to allow alteration of the faces of a monument sign allowed under a previous variance and the addition of (2) sixty six (66) square foot wall signs. The property is zoned RC (Regional Center) and is located south of 12 Mile Road and east of Novi Road.

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

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The applicant is requesting variances to address non-conformities that will result from acquisition of the additional highway easement for the new railroad bridge on Novi Road including front yard setbacks (92.2 feet), waiver of corner clearance, waiver of right of way/parking lot buffer/screening, reduction of street trees, and relocation of a pole sign. The case was heard at the April 12, 2011 meeting of the ZBA. At that time the request was approved with the exception of the sign. These issues were tabled until the June meeting to allow the applicant to provide additional information. Based on the general Novi City Code prohibition of pole signs, the applicant has proposed an alternative including ground mounted reinstallation of the existing sign on monument and an additional wall sign of up to 30 square feet on the north building elevation. Variances would be required for the proposed 8 foot height of the ground sign (to accommodate the new road embankment) and to allow the additional wall sign of 30 square foot maximum. The property is zoned I-2 (General Industrial) and is located on the east side of Novi Road and south of Grand River Avenue.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5 (1)c. regarding signs permitted according to district states: "In any industrial district (I-1, I-2) on-premises advertising signs as follows: 1. Business sign: Ground sign, wall sign or canopy sign. (pole sign proposed)"

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5 (2)a.2.ii : all other ground signs shall not exceed six (6) feet.

CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 28-5 (3) No building or parcel of land shall be allowed more than one (1) sign under this section.

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The applicant is requesting approval to amend or confirm variances previously granted to the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) on April 12, 2011 for property located at 25100 Novi Road, commonly referred to as Collex Collision, to clarify that the variances were granted to the RCOC under MCL213.54 (2). The property is zoned I-2 (General Industrial) and is located on the east side of Novi Road and south of Grand River Avenue.