Board of Zoning Appeals Minutes

CITY OF NORTHVILLE
Board of Zoning Appeals - Approved
December 1, 2004 – 7:30 PM
Northville Community Senior Center
303 W. Main Street

1. CALL TO ORDER:

Chairman Stapleton called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.

2. ROLL CALL:

Commissioners:

Present:
Rolland Stapleton - Chairman
Chris Gazlay
Bill Lokey
James Bress
James Haveraneck
Carol Maise
Larry Jensen
John Rae
Luke Durst

Absent:
Connie Cronin – excused
Charles Ayers - excused

Also Present:
Richard Starling - Chief Building Official
Jay Wendt - Chair. Planning Commission
Gary Word - City Manager
Jerry Mittman - City Council
Tom Swigart – City Council
Jeff Clark - MMRMA Attorney
Jim Kohl – City Attorney
Mary Massaron Ross - Attorney, Plunkett & Cooney.

Residents - 60

Motion by Gazlay, supported by Durst to approve the agenda. Voice Vote: Ayes: All. Nays: None.

4. MINUTES:

Motion by Durst, supported by Jensen to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 3, 2004 with the following correction: Page 2, first motion – change - Nays: from Jensen to Rae. Voice Vote: Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion Unanimously Carried.

CASE #04 - 19
Robert & Judy Krueger
318 Randolph Street
Northville, Michigan 48167

Applicant requests a variance to Article 15, sub section 16, average front yard setback. Average front yard

setback within 200’ is 18.56. Requesting a 4.86 variance. Grounds for Appeal: Undue Hardship.

Mr. Krueger asked for the variance in order to add a porch to the front of the home. The house was built around 1830-1832 and he has lived in it since 1969. Thru the years the house has been moved several times. It apparently lost the original porch in one of the moves and with the final move it was placed to close to Randolph Street.

The porch will be an opened porch at grade level. The footings and construction will be within the City’s Building Code. There will be no windows.

Motion by Gazlay, supported by Haveraneck to grant the variance for the construction of a porch at 318 Randolph St. with the condition that it will remain opened and not enclosed with windows. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Bress, Durst, Haveraneck, Lokey, Maise, Gazlay, Jensen, Rae and Stapleton. Nays: None. Motion Unanimously Carried.

CASE #04-18
John V. Colizzi
C/O Stempien & Stempien
315 N. Center Street
Northville, Michigan 48167

Appeal of final site plan granted by the City of Northville Planning Commission for the Our Lady of Victory Catholic Elementary School on November 2, 2004. The school proposes to relocate from the current site to the property located at 116, 224 and 132 Orchard Drive and the property located on Main St.

1. Grounds of Appeal: Error in the decision or order being appealed. (Article 25, Sec. 25.04a)

2. The complete statement for the grounds for appeal is attached:

ATTACHMENT TO JOHN V COLIZZI’S APPLICATION TO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR REVIEW

3. Zoning Ordinance Sections for which a variance, exception or interpretation is requested:

Sections 19.01, 25.04, 26.01.1, 26.01.2, 26.01.3, 17.04.b, 17.04.b, 17.01.3, 19.05.c.6, 19.05.c.2.a, 17.02.B.1, 17.02B.3, 17.04.h

4. Nature and extent of variance requested: see attached:

ATTACHMENT TO JOHN V COLIZZI’S APPLICATION TO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR REVIEW.

Most thought that an informed decision can not be made tonight because the BZA Commissioners did not receive a copy of the final OLV site plan (dated 10-14-2004) approved by the Planning Commission .

BZA Commissioner Gazlay, liaison to the Planning Commission stated that the Planning Commission has struggled with the decision and the case needs to be heard tonight before the BZA.

Motion by Lokey, supported by Maise to adjourn tonight’s meeting for one month or until the next BZA meeting, January 5, 2005 in order to obtain the appropriate documentation and make an informed decision. Roll Call Vote: Bress, Durst, Haveraneck, Jensen, Lokey, Maise, Rae, and Stapletn. Nays: Gazlay.

Greg Stempien, representing the applicant, asked that all revisions to the OLV final site plan be forwarded to him.

Motion by Maise, supported by Bress to adjourn at 8:06 PM. Voice Vote: Ayes: All: Nays: None. Motion Unanimously Carried.

Respectfully submitted,

P S Howard
Recording Secretary