ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AGENDA
CITY OF NOVI
Regular Meeting
Tuesday November 18, 2025 7:00 PM
Council Chambers | Novi Civic Center |45175 Ten Mile
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC HEARING FORMAT AND RULES OF CONDUCT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 2025
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC REMARKS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
PZ25-0052 (Feldman Chevrolet) 42355 Grand River Avenue, east of Novi Road, west of Meadowbrook Road, Parcel 50-22-23-251-024. The applicant is requesting a variance from the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 4.19.2.A to locate a generator at the rear west corner of the property line. This property is zoned General Business (B-3).
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PZ25-0053 (Richard Castaneda) 180 Pleasant Cove Drive, west of Old Novi Road, north of 12 ½ Mile Road, Parcel 50-22-10-279-022. The applicant is requesting a variance from the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 5.1.3 to allow a trailer to be stored within the front yard setback. This property is zoned One-Family Residential (R-4).
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PZ25-0054 (Noah Boehm) 40559 Oakwood Drive, north of Nine Mile, east of Brook Forest Road, Parcel 50-22-25-380-008. The applicant is requesting variances from the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 4.19.1.E.i to allow construction of a 576 square foot structure. There is an existing 360 square foot garage on the property (allowed aggregate for accessory structures: 850 square feet, variance of 86 square feet); and Section 4.19.1.G to allow the structure to be located 3 feet from the rear property line (6 feet required, variance of 3 feet). The property is zoned One-Family Residential (R-3).
PZ25-0055 (Novi Oaks Plaza) 26103 Novi Road, adjacent to Novi Road, north of Grand River Avenue, Parcel 50-22-15-476-033 The applicant is requesting variances from the City of Novi Sign Ordinance Section 28-5(a) chart for the “TC” zoning district to allow a 9-foot in height illuminated ground sign (6 feet maximum allowed, variance of 3 feet); and Section 28-5(b)(2)a. for an oversized sign area of 47 square , 31 square feet allowed, variance of 16 square feet). The property is zoned Town Center (TC).
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PZ25-0056 (Chris Leineke) 2292 Austin Drive, and 2296 Austin Drive, west of Old Novi Road, south of Thirteen Mile Road, Parcel (50-22-10-227-018) ,and Parcel (50-22-10-227-019) The applicant is requesting variances from the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 4.19.1.G. to allow an accessory building 0 feet from the lot line (6 feet required, variance of 6 feet); to allow a proposed accessory structure 4 feet away from the house, (10 feet minimum required, variance of 6 feet); and Section 3.1.5 for a minimum side yard setback of 5 feet ( 10 feet required; variance of 5 feet); to allow a lot coverage of 33% ( 25% allowed, variance of 8%); and to allow a 3.25 foot setback to a new accessory addition ( 6 feet required, variance of 2.75 feet); For 2296 Austin Drive Section 3.1.5.D to allow a structure with a side yard setback of 8.5 feet minimum (10 feet required, variance of 1.5 feet); and to allow a lot area reduction to 6,533 square feet ( 10,000 square feet required, variance of 3,467 square feet); to allow a reduced lot width of 42 feet ( 80 feet required, variance of 18 feet); and Section 4.19.1.G to allow an accessory building 0 feet from the lot line (6 feet required, variance of 6 feet). This property is zoned One-Family Residential (R-4).
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PZ25-0057 (Darrell Robertson) 1953 West Lake Drive, east of West Park Drive, south of Pontiac Trail, Parcel (50-22-03-155-002) The applicant is requesting variances from the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 3.1.5 to allow an existing single-family home addition with a 7 foot side yard setback (10 feet required, variance of 3 feet); and for a 16.5 foot aggregate side yard setback allowance (required aggregate of 25 feet, variance of 8.5 feet). This property is zoned One-Family Residential (R-4).
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PZ25-0058 (Linda Laplatt) 1701 East Lake Drive, west of Paramount Street, northeast of East Lake Drive, Parcel (50-22-02-357-017) The applicant is requesting variances from the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance Section 3.1.5 to allow construction of a new single-family home with a lot coverage of 31% (25% allowed, variance of 6%); to allow a front yard setback of 10.4 feet (30 feet required, variance of 19.6 feet); to allow a rear yard setback of 29.8 feet (35 feet required, variance of 5.2 feet); to allow a side yard setback of 3.4 feet (required 10 feet, variance of 6.6 feet); and to allow a minimum aggregate of the exterior side yard, and opposite side yard of 11.6 feet (required aggregate of 40 feet, variance of 28.4 feet). This property is zoned One-Family Residential (R-4).
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PZ25-0059 (Waltonwood at Twelve Oaks) 27495 Huron Circle, south of Twelve Mile Road and east of Twelve Oaks Mall Road, Parcel (50-22-14-200-037) The applicant is seeking amendment to remove the condition of the mandated 150-foot building separation from Waltonwood. The property previously has an approved variance from Section 3.6.2.B of the City of Novi Zoning Ordinance that permitted a deficiency of 14-feet in the rear yard setback (75 feet required, 61 feet approved); with the condition mandating a 150-foot separation from Waltonwood. This property is zoned Low-Density Multiple-Family (RM-1).
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