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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: E. White, R. Powell, L. Ford
MEMBERS ABSENT: E. Smith, F. Kasle
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director
Chairman Powell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION
No one from the audience addressed the Board.
APPROVAL /
CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
May 5, 2010 - Regular Meeting
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2444 MICHELLE WOOD
Applicant seeks to vary
from the following provisions of Charter Township of Flint Code of Ordinances:
1)
Section 14.3-5 in that
petitioner request to be allowed to attach a new home to the existing detached
garage which will result in a 5’ least side yard and 16’ total side yards in lieu of required
10’ least and 25’ total side yards in R-1B zoned district
Case
#2444 Continued
LEGAL: 07-05-527-018
LOCATION: 2361
MEADOW ST. FLUSHING 48433
ZONING: R-1B (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)
PROPOSED: NEW
HOME
Open Public Hearing 7:05
p.m.
Petitioner – Michelle
Wood, 2361 Meadow – addressed the Board and described the drawing placed in the
file. She also presented the Board with a packet of letters from each of her
neighbors on Meadow, see file.
R. Powell asked about the
siding on the garage that will be moved to the rear of the property, will it
match the house? M. Wood said yes.
L. Ford wanted the
petitioner to be able to build a new garage if she wished. M. Wood said that
she would like to do just that.
Closed Public Hearing 7:30
p.m.
MOTION
BY E. WHITE, SECOND BY F. KASLE to
approve Case #2444 for a 5’ least side yard and 16’ total side yards in lieu of
required 10’ least and 25’ total side yards as presented.
ROLL CALL:
E.
WHITE YES
L.
FORD YES
R.
POWELL YES
3 - YES, 0 - NO
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Chairman Powell adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 7:00 p.m.
1490
South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: F. Kasle E. White, R. Powell
MEMBERS ABSENT: E. Smith, L. Ford
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director
Chairman Powell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION
No one from the audience addressed the Board.
APPROVAL /
CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
August 5, 2009 - Regular Meeting
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2443 RANDALL G. SHIPMANN
Applicant seeks to vary
from the following provisions of Charter Township of Flint Code of Ordinances:
2)
Section 14.5-5(k) in
that petitioner requests to be allowed to remove a dilapidated detached accessory
building of 425 SF and replace it with a new 864 SF building which when
combined with an existing attached garage will exceed the square footage of the
ground floor of the dwelling by 472 SF. This will only cover approx. 12.5% of
lot.
Case #2443
Continued
LEGAL: 07-19-529-046
LOCATION: 2179
ROSLYN AVE, FLINT 48532
ZONING: R-1C (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL)
PROPOSED: ACCESSORY
BUILIDNG
Open Public Hearing 7:03
p.m.
Petitioner – Randall
Shipman, 2179 Roslyn Ave – addressed the Board and described the drawing placed
in the file.
R. Powell asked of the
siding on the building would match the house. R. Shipman said yes.
F. Kasle asked what the
cost of the project would be. R. Shipman stated the cost would be around
$20,000.
R. Powell wanted to know
what the height of the building would be. R. Shipman said it would be 14’.
Closed Public Hearing 7:12
p.m.
MOTION
BY E. WHITE, SECOND BY F. KASLE to
approve Case #2443 as presented on the drawings.
ROLL CALL:
E.
WHITE YES
F.
KASLE YES
R.
POWELL YES
3 - YES, 0 - NO
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Chairman Powell adjourned
the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: E. White, E. Smith, L. Ford, R. Powell
MEMBERS ABSENT: F. Kasle
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director
Chairman Powell called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION
No one from the audience addressed the Board.
APPROVAL /
CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
February 4, 2009 - Regular Meeting
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2441 JOHN R FICK JR
Applicant seeks to vary
from the following provisions of Ordinance #5500:
1)
Section 6.2/6.3 in that
petitioner requests to be allowed to maintain a previously established stone
and dirt business upon parcels zoned R-1B (07-18-551-014 and 07-18-551-015),
Single Family Residential.
2)
To continue the
aforementioned business upon those portions of his premises which are zoned C-2
(General Business) and that petitioner does not have required Special Land Use
per Section 16.3(14).
Case
#2441 Continued
LEGAL: 07-18-551-012
/ 07-18-551-013 / 07-18-551-014 &
07-18-551-015
LOCATION: 6430, 6452
& 6468 CORUNNA ROAD
ZONING: R-1B (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) &
C-2 (GENERAL BUSINESS)
PROPOSED: STONE
& DIRT BUSINESS
John Fick Jr., 2280 Grove Park,
Fenton, was present to represent himself to the Board.
He indicated to the Board
that he spoke with the owner of the car wash across the street, and Bruce
Thomas, the owner of the business condominium development across the street and
neither of them had any problems with this.
A letter was received from
Paul Semerad from Semtron, Inc. located at 6465 Corunna Road and it reads as
follows:
Dear Sirs:
This is in regard to case #2441.
I own the property directly across the road at 6465
and 6479 Corunna Road.
I have no objections to the operation of the business
of stone and landscape materials at that location. It is a big improvement and looks good.
The letter is signed by
Paul Semerad, and is in the file.
Audience
Karyn
Miller – Charter Township of Flint Supervisor – questioned the petitioner as to
why this business was started without proper permits and approvals.
The
petitioner indicated that he did not realize that he needed special approvals
for what he was doing.
E.
White asked that all the trucks and equipment in the front needs to be moved
back and the small signs need to be removed and the sign ordinance needs to be
followed.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY E. WHITE to approve
Case #2441 contingent upon all trucks and equipment to be moved to the back of
the property and that the 50 feet front setback be maintained. The petitioner must comply with the current
sign ordinance. A 3’ to 4’ berm to be
established along the North property line.
ROLL CALL:
E.
WHITE YES
E.
SMITH YES
L.
FORD YES
R.
POWELL YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Chairman Powell adjourned
the meeting at 7:35 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, F. Kasle, R. Powell, E. White, E. Smith
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director
R. Shifflett, Administrative Assistant
MOTION BY L. FORD,
SECOND BY F. KASLE to nominate E. Smith as acting Chairman. VOICE
VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION
APPROVAL
/ CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
December 2, 2008 - Regular
Meeting
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY F. KASLE to approve
the minutes of December 2, 2008, as printed.
VOICE VOTE:
MOTION CARRIED
R. Powell abstained.
ELECTION
OF OFFICERS
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY F. KASLE to
nominate R. Powell as Chairman.
MOTION BY
L. FORD, SECOND BY F. KASLE to nominate
E. White as Vice Chairman.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY F. KASLE to
nominate E. Smith as Secretary.
No other persons were
nominated.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY F. KASLE to close the
nominations and cast unanimous vote for all nominees.
ROLL CALL:
F.
KASLE YES
E.
WHITE YES
E.
SMITH YES
L.
FORD YES
R.
POWELL YES
5 – 0 MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
OLD
BUSINESS: (Tabled from the December 2, 2008 meeting)
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2440
AMERICAN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021-07, Sections 3.06(1), 3.06(6), and
3.04(1)(b)(iii), in that petitioner requests to be allowed to construct an off
premise sign (“billboard”) which is on a portion of a premise not adjacent to
and facing an interstate or US highway.
Sign would be within 500 feet from an existing on premise sign.
LEGAL: 07-28-200-015
LOCATION: 4175 Miller Rd.
Driveway between Moe’s
& BD’s Mongolian BBQ
ZONING: C-3 (Highway Service)
A letter was received from
Donald O’Reilly and Horace Morton asking to be tabled.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY F. KASLE to
postpone Case #2440 indefinitely.
ROLL CALL:
F.
KASLE YES
E.
WHITE YES
E.
SMITH YES
L.
FORD YES
R.
POWELL YES
5 – 0 MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
E. White asked about the
off premise sign at Medawar Jewelers.
They received a variance for the LED signage, however, were told to
remove the off premise signage.
T. Tucker indicated that a
letter was sent to Medawar Jewelers indicating to them that the signage needed
to be removed.
L. Ford stated he would go
there tomorrow and talk to them.
Chairman Powell adjourned
the meeting at 7:07 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: F. Kasle, E. White, E. Smith, L. Ford
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director
P. Knowles, Administrative Assistant
L. Ford nominated E. Smith as Chairman. Second by E. White.
E. Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION
No one addressed the Board from the audience.
APPROVAL
/ CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
August 6, 2008 Regular Meeting
September 2, 2008 Regular Meeting
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY E. WHITE to approve
the minutes of August 6, 2008 and September 2, 2008, as printed. VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED. F. Kasle abstained.
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2439 MEDAWAR JEWELERS
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021-07, Section 3.04(1)(b)(ii), in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to establish a 120 square feet main ID sign in lieu of
maximum allowed 80 square feet.
LEGAL: 07-28-100-034
LOCATION: 3093 S. Linden Rd.
ZONING: C-3 (Highway Service)
Ronnie Medawar represented
the project. He is proposing an LED
sign for his business.
Public Hearing opened at
7:07 p.m.
A letter was faxed over to
the Building Department from Mike Rowley, Treasurer of Haven Partners,
Inc. Their company owns 3069, 3071,
3075 and 3085 S. Linden Road; Parcel 07-28-100-033. They are opposed to this variance request.
Public Hearing closed at
7:12 p.m.
MOTION
BY E. WHITE, SECOND BY L. FORD to approve
Case #2439 with the condition that the off premise signage North of the
property must be removed when the new signage is completed.
ROLL CALL:
F.
KASLE YES
E.
WHITE YES
L.
FORD YES
E.
SMITH YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2440 AMERICAN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
Applicant seeks to vary from
the provisions of Ordinance #6021-07, Sections 3.06(1), 3.06(6), and
3.04(1)(b)(iii), in that petitioner requests to be allowed to construct an off
premise sign (“billboard”) which is on a portion of a premise not adjacent to
and facing an interstate or US highway. Sign would be within 500 feet of an
existing on premise sign.
LEGAL: 07-28-200-015
LOCATION: 4175 Miller Rd.
Driveway between Moe’s
& BD’s Mongolian BBQ
ZONING: C-3 (Highway Service)
Dick Kraft, Kraft Engineering,
represented the petitioner. They are
proposing a billboard located between the empty Moe’s and the exiting BD’s
Mongolian BBQ.
Public Hearing opened at
7:50 p.m.
A letter was received from
Sharon Bollinger opposing Case #2440.
Don Rowley – Planning
Commissioner and retired Flint Twp. Fire Chief – opposes this signage due to
safety.
Ed Housel – representing
Red Robin Restaurant – opposes this signage due to safety.
Public Hearing closed at
7:56 p.m.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY E. WHITE to
postpone Case #2440 until the next regular meeting. Would like Attorney P. Goodstein to be present.
ROLL CALL:
E.
WHITE YES
L.
FORD YES
F.
KASLE YES
E.
SMITH YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2441
BILL CARR SIGNS INC
Applicants seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021-07, Section 3.04(1)(b) and (b)(ii) in
that petitioner requests to be allowed to construct a free standing sign at 55
feet in height and 300 square feet in area in lieu of maximum allowed 15 feet
in height and 80 square feet (in area adjacent to I-75). And, requests a variance from Section 3.04
(b) and (b) (ii) in that petitioner requests to add an additional freestanding
sign at Austin Parkway frontage at 25 feet in height by 300 square feet in area
in lieu maximum 15 feet in height by 80 square feet in area.
LEGAL: 07-22-576-002
LOCATION: 2408 Austin Parkway
Cummings Harley Davidson
ZONING: C-3 (Highway Service)
Mike Ellithorpe of Bill
Carr Signs was present to represent this case.
These are proposed signage for the new Cummings Harley Davidson.
Public Hearing opened at
8:18 p.m.
Public Hearing closed at
8:19 p.m.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY F. KASLE to approve
Case #2441 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
L.
FORD YES
F.
KASLE YES
E.
WHITE YES
E.
SMITH YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Zoning Board of Appeals
will now meet the 1st Wednesday of each month starting in 2009.
E. Smith adjourned the
meeting at 8:25 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, G. Menoutes, B. Parker, E. Smith
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director
R. Shifflett, Administrative Assistant
Chairman Menoutes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2436 PERFECT FIT ALTERATIONS
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021-07, Section 3.04(b)(iii), in that
petitioner requests to be allowed to add to an existing pylon sign an
additional 48 square feet, which will result in a sign of 336 square feet in
lieu of maximum allowed 80 square feet.
LEGAL: 07-27-100-016
LOCATION: 3407 Miller Road (K & G)
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
George Coleman, of Perfect
Fit Alterations, was present to represent this project. The petitioner has leased some space inside
the existing K & G Menswear store.
He will be doing alterations and needs to advertise.
No one in the audience
spoke regarding this project.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to
approve Case #2436 with the condition that the signs stay only as long as the
business does and that the business owner is responsible for removal of the
sign if he leaves.
ROLL CALL:
B.
PARKER YES
V.
SHAHEEN YES
G.
MENOUTES YES
E.
SMITH YES
L.
FORD YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2437 ROBERT WHITE
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 3.5(11), in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a 1,928 square feet accessory building that
will exceed the maximum allowed amount by 60 square feet, and Section 3.5(10)
in that the same accessory building will exceed the maximum allowed height by
3.7 feet.
LEGAL: 07-03-527-052
LOCATION: 2489 Thornton Avenue
ZONING: R-1C (Single Family Residential)
Dale Pattee of One Way
Construction, represented the property owner, Robert White. The property owner
would like to construct a 40 x 48 SF accessory building to keep a large bus,
miscellaneous equipment, a trailer, 2 snowmobiles, and a camper. The petitioner brought photos of the items
to be stored to show the Board.
No one in the audience
addressed the Board regarding this case.
There is an existing 10 x
10 SF accessory building that the Board asking the petitioner to take down
after the new accessory building was finished.
There was a five-minute
recess called at 7:17 p.m. so that the petitioner could call the homeowner and
ask him about taking down the 10 x 10 existing accessory building.
MOTION
BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY E. SMITH to
approve Case #2437 contingent upon the existing 10 x 10 SF accessory building
being removed within 30 days of the new building being completed.
ROLL CALL:
V.
SHAHEEN YES
G.
MENOUTES YES
E.
SMITH YES
L.
FORD YES
B.
PARKER YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, G. Menoutes, V. Shaheen, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: E. Smith
STAFF PRESENT: P. Knowles, Administrative Assistant
Chairman Menoutes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
APPROVAL
/ CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
August 6, 2008 Regular Meeting
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to
approve the minutes of August 6, 2008, as printed. VOICE
VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
T. Tucker was a member of
the audience and NOT a member of the staff for this meeting.
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2435 DENNIS & TRACEY TUCKER
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 3.5(11) in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a 1,700 square feet addition to the existing
detached accessory building that will exceed the maximum allowed area by 1,526
square feet.
LEGAL: 07-19-300-015
LOCATION: 6324 Lennon Road
ZONING: R-1C (Single Family Residential)
T. Tucker was present to
represent this project. She is asking to
add on to the existing accessory building to store farm tractors, equipment,
etc. This property is approximately 60
acres.
There was a letter in the
file from John R. Tucker, Attorney at Law.
He was writing to us on behalf of Dorothy Creager who lives at 6312
Lennon Road. His letter indicates there
is no problem with this addition to the existing structure.
MOTION
BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY L. FORD to
approve Case #2435 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
B.
PARKER YES
V.
SHAHEEN YES
G.
MENOUTES YES
L.
FORD YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Chairman Menoutes
adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: B. Parker, V. Shaheen, G. Menoutes, E. Smith, L. Ford
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director
A. Long, Administrative Assistant
APPROVAL
/ CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
July 1, 2008 Regular
Meeting
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to
approve the minutes of July 1, 2008, as printed. VOICE
VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2433 MILLER APPLE LP
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021-07, Section 3.04(b) in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a sign at 25 feet in height in lieu of
maximum 15 feet allowed.
LEGAL: 07-22-400-013
LOCATION: 3140 Miller Road
Old Bill Knapps site
ZONING: C-3 (Highway Service)
Bill Wentworth, Jr. was
present to represent this project. He
is asking for a 25 feet high pylon sign to help with traffic coming from the
West, and to prevent people from backing up on Miller Road.
L. Ford asked how far the
visibility would increase on the freeway because of the sign. The petitioner
indicated that there wouldn’t be increased visibility for the expressway, only
Miller Road.
B. Parker stated that this
sign is trying to prevent people from driving past Austin Parkway. She added that she would like to see
directional signs enhanced rather than additional 10 feet of signage.
L. Ford asked the
petitioner if it was true that the Road Commission has denied crossing Miller
Road to turn in. The petitioner
indicated that was true.
G. Menoutes asked if 15
feet would block Don Pablos and Speedway coming from the South. The petitioner said no.
E. Smith read the three
letters that were received at the Building Department regarding Case #2433. The letters are in the file.
Parkway Professional
Center – 2425 Austin Parkway, Suite 4 - opposes
McDonald’s – 3060 Miller
Road – opposes
Fudruckers – 2373 Austin
Parkway – opposes
B. Parker asked if the
petitioner could change the setback instead of a 10 feet higher sign. The petitioner stated no.
AUDIENCE
Kathy Desance – 2361
Austin Parkway – she represents Comfort Inn and they wanted to know if they
could partner with Sonic to get directional signs from Miller to Austin
Parkway.
L. Ford asked if the Road
Commission would give them a bigger sign for Austin Parkway. T. Tucker indicated she would try to contact
John Daly at the Road Commission and find out.
G. Menoutes said he would
contact Rep. Lee Gonzales (Chairman of Transportation), and have him contact T.
Tucker.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to
approve Case #2433 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
B. PARKER NO
V. SHAHEEN YES
G. MENOUTES YES
E. SMITH YES
L. FORD YES
4 – YES, 1 – NO MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2434 BILL CARR SIGNS INC
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021-07, Section 3.04(1)(a)(iii)(bb) in that
petitioner requests to be allowed to install fascia signage totaling 400 square
feet in lieu of maximum allowed 273 square feet.
LEGAL: 07-29-200-024
LOCATION: 3192 S. Linden Road (Oakbrook Square)
Hobby Lobby
ZONING: C-3 (Highway Service)
Mike Ellithorpe, of Bill
Carr Signs, and Jay Estes, from Hobby Lobby, represented this project. He is asking for a variance for the new
Hobby Lobby that is being built in the Oakbrook Square Shopping Center. He
indicated he is asking to display the department names along the frontage
(similar to Michael’s). It would be
over 127 feet over the allowed square footage.
He also pointed out that Wal-Mart on Corunna Road has something similar
as well.
The petitioner showed some
examples of what he’s proposing.
L. Ford asked T. Tucker if
Wal-Mart had this same type of variance.
T. Tucker stated that Wal-Mart actually has two frontages so they did
not need a variance. Michael’s and
JoAnn’s do have a variance.
V. Shaheen asked if other
buildings block the Hobby Lobby. The
petitioner said yes, partially. V.
Shaheen also asked if this was a “destination” business. The answer was to some extent yes. They are hoping for new business.
B. Parker added that
Burlington also received a variance.
G. Menoutes asked how many
employees would be here. J. Estes
indicated that there would be 120 full and part time employees.
No one addressed the Board
during the Public Hearing.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY E. SMITH to approve
Case #2434 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
V. SHAHEEN NO
G. MENOUTES YES
E. SMITH YES
L. FORD YES
B. PARKER YES
4 – YES, 1 – NO MOTION CARRIED
Chairman Menoutes
adjourned the meeting at 7:46 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: B. Parker, G. Menoutes, L. Ford
MEMBERS ABSENT: E. Smith, V. Shaheen
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director, M. Corrigan, Planning & Zoning Assistant
APPROVAL
/ CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
May 7, 2008 Regular
Meeting
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to
approve the minutes of May 7, 2008, as printed.
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
B. PARKER YES
G. MENOUTES YES
3 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2431 FRED A LEWIS
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 5.5 (Schedule of Regulations),
in that petitioner requests to be allowed to construct an addition to the rear
of the home that will result in a 24 feet rear setback in lieu of the minimum
required 35 feet setback.
LEGAL: 07-15-503-042
LOCATION: 3316
Elenora
ZONING: R-1C
(Single Family Residential)
Fred A. Lewis, 5399
Kimberly Drive, Grand Blanc, addressed the Board. He is representing the homeowner at 3316 Elenora, Amos
Williams. Mr. Lewis is the contractor
who will build the addition at this home.
The addition will be 24 x 20 square feet to the rear of the home. He will also be re-siding the whole
house.
B. Parker asked what the
addition would be used for. Mr. Lewis
stated the addition would be a larger kitchen and dining room.
Chairman Menoutes opened
the Public Hearing at 7:05 p.m.
The homeowner introduced
himself.
Chairman Menoutes closed
the Public Hearing at 7:06 p.m.
MOTION
L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to approve
Case #2431 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
L.
FORD YES
B.
PARKER YES
G.
MENOUTES YES
3 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Chairman Menoutes
adjourned the meeting at 7:07 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: B. Parker, V. Shaheen, G. Menoutes, E. Smith, L. Ford
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
Chairman Menoutes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
APPROVAL
/ CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
February 6, 2008 Regular
Meeting
MOTION
BY B. PARKER, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to
approve the minutes of February 6, 2008 as printed. VOICE
VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2430 MICHAEL JAY MINCE
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Article 6 in that petitioner is
requests to establish a dog grooming business in an R-1D (Single Family
Residential) zoned district.
LEGAL: 07-17-556-023
LOCATION: 5296
Reuben Street
ZONING: R-1D
(Single Family Residential)
The petitioner was present
to address the Board. He would like to
open a small business at his residence to groom dogs. He would groom approximately 2 – 5 dogs per day. He would like to be open Monday – Saturday,
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and groom by appointment only.
The traffic was
discussed. The petitioner stated he
would only have approximately 5 cars per day.
He will not allow any cars to be parked in the road.
E. Smith asked what the
closest business is to this property.
The petitioner indicated that it was Gill-Roys.
Audience
Barb Vert – 4064 Moulton
Drive – in favor
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY E. SMITH to approve
Case #2430 for one year with conditions: 1) that the signage be no larger than
2 feet by 3 feet and be located on the building; 2) that the Zoning Board of
Appeals reserve the right to rescind the variance if any problems occur. After the one year, if there are no
problems, this Case is to come back before the Zoning Board of Appeals (at no
charge) for review.
ROLL CALL:
B. PARKER YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
G. MENOUTES YES
E. SMITH YES
L. FORD YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Some members of the Board
were interested in changing the day of the week that the Board meets, from
Wednesday, to Tuesday, at 7:00 p.m. B.
Parker indicated that since the yearly calendar was already done, she would
like the Township Attorney to write an opinion on the subject before voting on
the change.
Chairman Menoutes
adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF FLINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 7:00 p.m.
1490 South Dye Road
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MEMBERS PRESENT: B. Parker, G. Menoutes, E. Smith, L. Ford
MEMBERS ABSENT: N. Pappadakis
STAFF PRESENT: T. Tucker, Economic Enhancement Director, M. Corrigan, Planning & Zoning Assistant
Chairman Menoutes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
APPROVAL
/ CORRECTION OF MINUTES:
January 2, 2008 Regular
Meeting
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to
approve the minutes of January 2, 2008 as printed. VOICE
VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
#2429 RED WING SHOES
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance 6021-07, Section 3.04 (b)(iii) in that petitioner
is requesting to construct a sign that has a electronic reader board that is 3
x 8 feet in size in lieu of the required 3 x 6 feet in size.
LEGAL: 07-28-100-032
LOCATION: 3023 S. Linden Road
ZONING: C-1 (Local Business)
Nick Trifon, Signs by
Crannie, was present represent this project.
This company would like to have a color LED 3 x 8 SF sign in lieu of a 3
x 6 SF. The 3 x 6 SF signage would be
too short to display messages, and hard to read. The size that he is asking for would comply with the changes that
the Township Board is considering changing in the Sign Ordinance by the end of
February.
Audience
Barb Vert – 4064 Moulton –
Opposes
Pam Luna – 4040 Moulton –
Opposes
L. Ford pointed out the
audience that the Zoning Board of Appeals cannot police the issue of 1st
Amendment rights. The petitioner has
the right to display on LED’s and they cannot oversee how many times it
flashes, etc. The Building Department
doesn’t have the manpower to oversee ALL signage in the Township. If they see a violation of the Sign
Ordinance, they do something about it.
The Building Department is doing the best they can.
B. Parker indicated that
this case is not a hardship and according to the State Statute, there must be a
hardship. Not a self created hardship.
L. Ford stated that the
Hollywood Diner has an LED sign, and it is too small to read the words on
it. That is a 3 x 6. This is a safety issue. You do not want to have to slow down to read
a sign.
T. Tucker gave L. Ford the
rules for granting a variance. L. Ford
read it aloud. It stated that a “Practical Difficulty” is also reason for
granting a variance by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
There was discussion on
this issue.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY G. MENOUTES to
postpone Case #2429 until the March 5, 2008 meeting after the possible decision
of the Township Board to alter the Sign Ordinance to 28 SF. VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
B. Vert asked why there
has been an empty chair at the Zoning Board of Appeals meetings. G. Menoutes indicated that one member is
very ill and it is up to the Township Board of Trustees to appoint someone else
if N. Pappadakis doesn’t return from his illness.
Chairman Menoutes
adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, G. LeFeber, N. Pappadakis,
R. Powell, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: V. Shaheen
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
G. Borse, Fire Chief
Chairman Powell called the
meeting to order at
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES N. PAPPADAKIS YES
G. LEFEBER YES B. PARKER YES
R. POWELL YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC HEARING: CASE
#2390
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021, Section 4.04, in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a billboard within a C-2 (General Business)
zoned district in lieu of required IND (Industrial), C-3 (Highway Service), or
AD (Airport District) zoned districts.
LEGAL: 07-28-551-048
LOCATION:
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
Cam Haskins, Freeway Media Outdoor Advertising, represented the petitioner. He indicates that this is a useless piece of property along I-69 that they would like to utilize with a billboard. It would only be for the purpose of the expressway traffic.
The billboard would be
located on the East side of the creek.
They would like to get a variance this evening for the location of the
billboard, and then come back later for another variance for the height of the
billboard. There is access to the
billboard without using the expressway.
R. Powell asked the petitioner if
he remembers this case coming in front of the Board of Appeals twice
before. Once on
The petitioner indicated there is a hardship because the property cannot be used for any other purpose.
No one from the audience spoke in regards to this case.
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to approve Case #2390 due to the fact that the intent is to impact the I-69 traffic only and that the property is useless otherwise.
B. Parker stated that the property is not properly zoned, that the billboard would be 5 feet from MDOT property, and that there is a lack of hardship.
ROLL CALL:
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER NO
L. FORD YES
G. LEFEBER NO
R. POWELL NO
2 – YES, 3 – NO MOTION
FAILED
PUBLIC HEARING: CASE
#2391 AMERCO REAL ESTATE CO
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Article 16, in that petitioner requests
to be allowed to construct, maintain, and operate mini storage facilities in
C-2 (General Business) zoned district in lieu of IND (Industrial) zoned
district (which is required).
LEGAL: 07-27-100-011
LOCATION:
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
Jim Lorimer of Amerco Real
Estate Company represented this project.
The petitioner indicated that due to corporate restructuring the project
was put on hold.
Now the company is ready
to start the project. The petitioner
stated that the project would be similar to the original project.
The petitioner didn’t have
any drawings with him to show the Board exactly what the project would look
like.
A five-minute recess was
taken at
The Board asked the
petitioner to have an architect/engineer firm to draft some drawings so that
the Board can see how this project will look.
The Board doesn’t feel comfortable voting on a project that they cannot
see.
No one in the audience
spoke regarding this project.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY G. LEFEBER to table
Case #2391 until the next regular meeting,
AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION
No one in the audience
addressed the Board.
R. Powell asked that G.
Jamison get a written opinion from the Township Attorney in regards to the
Alternate Board of Appeals members serving on the Board. The opinion is to determine at which point
do the Alternate Members replace a vacant member of the Board of Appeals.
Chairman Powell adjourned
the meeting at
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, R. Powell,
N. Pappadakis, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
G. Borse, Fire Chief
The meeting was called to order
at
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY L. FORD to approve the minutes of
OLD BUSINESS: (Tabled from
PUBLIC HEARING: CASE
#2391 AMERCO REAL ESTATE CO
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Article 16, in that petitioner requests
to be allowed to construct, maintain, and operate mini storage facilities in
C-2 (General Business) zoned district in lieu of IND (Industrial) zoned district
(which is required).
LEGAL: 07-27-100-011
LOCATION:
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
A letter was received by
the petitioner asking to be tabled to the next regular meeting on March 1,
2006.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to table
Case #2391 until the next regular meeting on
There was a much
discussion as to what the petitioner is doing on this site. The plan has been changed several
times. The small drawing that the Board
was looking at has been changed even since the Fire Chief has reviewed it. The drawing the Fire Chief looked at was not
approved due to the size. It would need
to be sprinkled.
The Board of Appeals asked
the Recording Clerk, Mari Corrigan, to pull out the old variance information
including the drawing, and the Site Plan Review information before the meeting
on
AUDIENCE
Ken Grover –
The meeting was adjourned
at
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MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
G. Borse, Fire Chief
Chairman Powell called the
meeting to order at
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to approve the minutes
of
OLD BUSINESS: (Tabled from
PUBLIC HEARING: CASE
#2391 AMERCO REAL ESTATE CO
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Article 16, in that petitioner requests
to be allowed to construct, maintain, and operate mini storage facilities in
C-2 (General Business) zoned district in lieu of IND (Industrial) zoned
district (which is required).
LEGAL: 07-27-100-011
LOCATION:
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
A letter was received from
the petitioner asking to be deleted indefinitely. G. Jamison indicated to the Board that he has discussed this case
with Attorney P. Goodstein, and it was determined that these petitioner’s
should be asking for a Special Land Use under a C-2 (General Business) use, via
the Planning Commission, and not a variance.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN, to deny
Case #2391 due to the nonconforming use, and lack of hardship.
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
R. POWELL YES
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
No one in the audience
addressed the Board.
Chairman Powell adjourned
the meeting at
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, N. Pappadakis, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: R. Powell
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
G. Borse, Fire Chief
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES N. PAPPADAKIS YES
V. SHAHEEN YES B. PARKER YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Chairman Shaheen called
the meeting to order at
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to approve the minutes of
VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC HEARING: CASE
#2392 ADVANCE AUTO PARTS
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021, Section 4.04 (b)(ii), in that
petitioner requests to be allowed to construct one sign at 35 feet in height
and 192 square in lieu of allowed 10 feet in height and 80 square feet (each
corner).
LEGAL: 07-36-100-072
LOCATION:
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
Shawn Smith, of Site
Enhancement Services, addressed the Board.
He indicated that this store will be located at the corner of Moulton
and
L. Ford stated that this
case doesn’t support lack of hardship.
Some of the businesses that were mentioned were built before the new
sign ordinance was put into place.
Audience
Andrew Luna – 4045 Moulton
– wanted to see different renderings that were proposed
Barbara Vert – 4064
Moulton – opposes – original Site Plan only indicated one sign!
Ken Grover – 1326 S.
Graham – Representing the CBDA - opposes – lowers economic values with higher
signage
Ryan Cree (?) –
representing Advanced Auto Parts – stated to the Board that if they are not
allowed a variance that they will put up whatever the maximum signage our
current ordinance allows.
Mr. Smith asked the Board
of Appeals what they would approve. He
wanted to know what the largest variance they would allow. The Board indicated that variances are for
people that have a hardship. It
is NOT for this Board to tell the petitioner what to ask for.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to deny
Case #2392 due to lack of hardship.
ROLL CALL:
N. PAPPADAKIS YES B.
PARKER YES
L. FORD YES V. SHAHEEN YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
As the petitioners (Mr.
Smith & Mr. Cree) left the meeting room, they made some derogatory comments
to the neighboring audience members that were there to oppose their
signage. The audience members made the
Board of Appeals aware of the comments.
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021, Section 4.03, in that petitioner
requests to construct a 12 feet by 60 square feet sign in lieu of maximum allowed
6 feet by 32 square feet sign and Section 6.01 (5), in that said sign will be
an LED display that will have more than date, temperature and time.
LEGAL: 07-36-100-058
LOCATION:
ZONING: RM-1 (Multiple Family Residential)
Jim Voorheis, of Voorheis
Signs was present to address the Board.
Also present was the Senior Pastor Larry Walker. Mr. Voorheis indicated that the current
signage has been in place for 43 years.
It is approximately 216 square feet in size. During a wind -storm, the current signage was damaged and under
our current sign ordinance, isn’t able to be returned to its original
nature. The property is zoned RM-1
(Multiple Family Residential). Because
of the current zoning, the maximum allowed signage is only 32 square feet. They are asking for an LED sign so that they
can make up for some of the signage that is lost. There will be no flashing, running, rolling, jumping, etc. of the
sign. The Church is willing to sign an
agreement to the Board of Appeals as to exactly whatever agreement is reached.
They would like to have a solid message on the display so it’s easy to
read. The Church has a Food Bank behind
the facility and would like to display messages that they are now going to be
feeding the hungry every week. They DO
NOT want to change their message every hour.
There was discussion
regarding the color and exact size of sign.
Audience
Don Minzey – 4062
Carmanwood – afraid it will set precedence – however doesn’t mind if the sign
was a stationary message, and no red lighting (no
Tim Blake – 4069
Carmanwood – wanted to know exact location of sign.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to
approve Case #2393 for a 60 square feet sign with the agreement from the Church
that the message will not flash, scroll, etc.
The sign will be limited to three colors with one of the colors being
white. The text of the sign will be
changed no more than one time in a 24-hour period. The time, temperature and
date are not to be indicated on the signage.
ROLL CALL:
B. PARKER YES
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Pam Luna – 4045 Moulton – Threats
have been made by Advanced Auto Parts (like this evening). Original Site Plan (at Planning Commission)
only indicated one sign along
Barbara Vert – 4064 Moulton – Indicated to the Board that they’ve sent a letter to the Headquarters of Advanced Auto Parts asking them to remove the 2nd drive along Moulton with no response.
Chief Borse stated that he needs two exists in and out of this location for his fire trucks. There is no way that is equipment would be able to maneuver without a 2nd drive.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, R. Powell,
N. Pappadakis, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to approve the minutes of
VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED R. POWELL ABSTAINED DUE TO HIS ABSENCE.
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC HEARING: CASE
#2394 JESSE BUCHANAN
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 3.5 (10) & (11), in that
petitioner requests to be able to construct a 1,200 square feet detached
accessory building which will exceed the maximum height of 14 feet by 4 feet,
and maximum allowed area by 902 square feet.
LEGAL: 07-36-502-067
LOCATION: 4258 Whispering Oak
ZONING: R-1C (Single Family Residential)
The petitioner was present
to represent this case. This is a
corner lot at Whispering Oak and
The building will have a
10 feet high door and will be a stick frame.
It will have a 4/12-pitch roof and vinyl siding. He also will be landscaping along the
The garage will be 30 feet
wide and 40 feet deep. He already has
driveway access to the new site. The
old owners of the property had a garden on the site which he has since had soil
removed from to prepare for the garage.
The petitioner intends on building a garage whether or not he gets the
variance. He will just build it
smaller. The petitioner currently
stores the motorhome and would like to have it hidden away during the times it
isn’t being used. Plus it’s costly to
store it through the winter. The
trailer is currently at a friend’s house.
The Board read aloud a
letter that was received from “ Concerned Citizens of
The petitioner indicated
that his Son would soon have his Journeyman’s license and that the phone number
listed in the yellow pages is also his home phone number. The petitioner is also a full-time Building
Inspector/Director for the City of
Audience
Don Arnold – 4231
Whispering Oak
Ray Swain – 4242
Whispering Oak
Charles Seeley Jr. –
George
Reseigh – 4290 Old Carriage
The audience wanted the
garage to look more residential than like an accessory building. Also, they asked the Board not to have this
set a precedence.
The petitioner has no
problem with matching the home and garage as far as appearance, however, he
isn’t planning on doing it all this year.
The garage will be done this year.
He is planning on having his home vinyl sided.
MOTION
BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to
approve Case #2394 with the condition that the siding and roof pitch match the
existing home.
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
R. POWELL YES
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER YES
5. YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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MEMBERS PRESENT: V. Shaheen, R. Powell, N. Pappadakis, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: L. Ford
G. Borse, Fire Chief
Chairman Powell called the meeting to order at
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY R. POWELL to approve the minutes with the correction that R. Powell abstained from the approval of the April minutes.
VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC HEARING: CASE
#2395 THE
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021; Section IV, 4.04(i)(b), in that
petitioner requests to be allowed to construct an additional 17 square feet x 52
inches in height ground sign.
LEGAL: 07-22-300-030
LOCATION:
ZONING: R-1B (Single Family Residential)
A letter was received from
The
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2396
JOHN RINGWELSKI
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 3.5 (11), in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a detached accessory building 1,200 square
feet in area which will exceed the maximum allowed are of 956 square feet by
244 square feet.
LEGAL: 07-19-400-004
LOCATION:
ZONING: R-1C (Single Family Residential)
Petitioner was present to
represent his project. He is requesting
to build a 30 x 40 accessory building with a cement floor. He would like steel siding with a shingled
roof and a roll up door. He will remove
all other sheds on his property after completing this accessory building.
Audience
Bob Kowalski – 3085 Blue
Grass – in favor
Rachel Starnes - 6079
Lennon – in favor
Paula Strauel – 6125
Lennon – in favor
MOTION
BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to
approve Case #2396 with the condition that all other sheds are removed after
completion.
ROLL CALL:
V. SHAHEEN YES
R. POWELL YES
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Audience
Participation
No one in the audience
wished to address the Board.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, N. Pappadakis, B. Parker, H. Wiggins
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
The meeting was called to order by V. Shaheen.
V. Shaheen indicated that Chairman Powell has served on this Board for 20 years and has now been appointed to the Township Board. He will be missed by all members of the Board.
MOTION BY B. PARKER, SECOND BY L. FORD for V. Shaheen to be acting
Chairman for tonight’s meeting. VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY H. WIGGINS to approve the minutes of
VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2397
IN SITE REAL ESTATE
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 5.6(a) (Schedule of
Regulations) in that petitioner requests to be allowed to construct parking
spaces within the required front setbacks (Miller and Linden Roads).
LEGAL: 07-28-552-002
LOCATION:
Southeast
corner of Linden & Miller Roads
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
Robert Walters, 2437
According to the “use” the parking required is only 12 spaces. The Board was concerned with the amount of parking spaces.
L. Ford asked the petitioner if he has talked to the Genesee
County Road Commission regarding the access to the site. Previously, they have asked that the
There was a lengthy discussion regarding the parking spaces
along
The petitioner said he could live with 20 spaces instead of 27 spaces. B. Parker stated they need a place to put the dumpster. One parking space could be eliminated to put the dumpster.
The Board discussed possibly angling the parking spaces
along
It was then made known that “Allcare Dental” doesn’t actually sell dentures. It’s a dental clinic with on site dentists that pull teeth, performs x-rays, etc. They will take walk-in appointments as well as scheduled appointments. With this in mind, this changes the “use” and will change how many parking spaces will be needed.
They are now considered a clinic and will need 35 parking spots. This means that this site is now short parking spaces.
L. Ford asked if the dental office could live with a 3,000 SF office instead of 3,500. The petitioner indicated that they would probably be okay with that.
No one was present in the
audience to speak regarding this project.
MOTION BY L. FORD,
SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to approve Case #2397 contingent upon the
elimination of four (4) parking spaces along
ROLL CALL:
H. WIGGINS YES
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER NO
4 – YES, 1 – NO MOTION CARRIED
Audience
Participation
There was no one in the
audience wishing to address the Board.
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MEMBERS ABSENT: L. Ford, B. Smith
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
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V. Shaheen at
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY B. PARKER, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to approve the minutes
of
VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2398
DAVID F BOWEN JR
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #7004, Article III, Section 3.2 (2), in that
petitioner seeks to be allowed to create a parcel of land which exceeds 4 times
its width in depth.
LEGAL: 07-07-200-008
LOCATION:
ZONING: R-1B (Single Family Residential)
David Bowen Jr., represent
this project to the Board. He indicated he wants to split this parcel to sell
off the piece to a doctor that is interested in buying it. It’s a 10 acre parcel, 1320 in depth. He wants to split 8 ¾” leaving the barn on
the separate piece. The doctor would like to build a home on the lot with the
barn on it.
Audience
William Long –
The petitioner indicated
that the doctor picked this piece for that reason. He wants to keep the piece of land the way it is with the
wildlife, trees, etc.
Rueben Arceo – 4301 St.
Martins – would like it put in writing that he cannot change the use.
The Board stated that the
owner would have to come back to the Board to change the use.
MOTION
BY B. PARKER, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to
approve Case #2398 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
V. SHAHEEN YES
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER YES
3 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2399
CHARLES BEALS
Applicant seeks to vary from
the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 3.5 (10)(11), in that petitioner
requests to build an accessory building which will exceed the maximum height of
14 feet by 4 feet (18 feet total height), and the ground floor area of the home
by 264 square feet (when combined with the existing shed of 96 square feet).
LEGAL: 07-08-100-009
LOCATION:
ZONING: R-1A (Single Family Residential)
LaVerne Morse, 4422 E.
Vienna, Clio, represented the petitioner.
He indicated he is the contractor that is building the proposed
accessory building. The owner would
like to use is to store his motorhome and cars. The proposed building would be 28 x 42 square feet with cedar
shake siding.
G. Jamison asked about the
sidewalls. He said they would be 14
feet.
Mr. Morse said the motor
home is 11’ 6”. That is the reason for
the size of the building.
The shed will remain due
to sentimental reasons.
Audience
Pat Parrott – 5320 Beecher
– has no problem with this project
MOTION BY
B. PARKER, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to
approve Case #2399 contingent upon the building only being used for storage and
cedar shake siding is used on the exterior of the building.
ROLL CALL:
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
3 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Rueben Arceo – 4258 Whispering Oak – He wanted to make a complaint about the home on the corner of Judd & Whispering Oak. He says there are a lot of commercial trucks parked there. He wanted to know if a business was running from that address.
The Board said that the Building Department would check into it.
Chairman Shaheen adjourned the meeting at
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, B. Smith, N. Pappadakis, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
B. Smith called the
meeting to order at
V. Shaheen asked for nominations for temporary Chairperson.
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY
VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to nominate B. Smith as permanent Chairman to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2400
ERIK VON BROCKDORFF
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500:
(1) Section
23.2 in that petitioner seeks to remove an existing non-conforming home and
replace it with another that is in non-conformance.
(2) Article
5 (Schedule of Regulations) in that petitioner requests to build a home at 8
feet from each side line in lieu of the minimum 10 feet and a 23 feet rear yard
setback in lieu of minimum 35 feet required (R-1C).
LEGAL: 07-18-400-016
LOCATION:
ZONING: R-1C (Single Family Residential)
Erik VonBrockdorff, 3108
Van Vleet, Swartz Creek, represented this project to the Board. He purchased this property from the Genesee
County Land Bank on
B. Smith indicated to the
Board that a long time ago, the Church next door owned everything on
Audience
Art Austin – 4307 Sulgrave
– owns property to the North of the proposed project and wanted to see the
drawings.
MOTION
BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to
approve Case #2400 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2401
MALY COMMERCIAL REALTY
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500:
Article(s) 5, 5.6(a) and
22, 22.9(6), in that petitioner requests to be allowed to construct 15 of the
required parking spaces entirely within the required 40 feet front setback of
Lincor Parkway and Section 21.9(19)(1) in that petitioner requests that the
proposed building be allowed to be placed at a minimum 40 feet from setback
from the Corunna Road right-of-way line, instead of the required 50 feet
setback for a drive-thru facility; and that the proposed building be allowed to
be placed at a 12 feet minimum setback from the East property line instead of
the required 50 feet setback for a drive-thru facility.
LEGAL: (Part of) 07-21-100-027
LOCATION: Vacant parcel at SE corner of
PROPOSED: “Shoppes at
Mike Pifer, of Kraft
Engineering, Otto Maly, and Mark Curshaw, were all present to represent this project. This is vacant land at the corner of Corunna
and
They are asking for all
three variances due to the size of the lot.
The parking along
There was much discussion
in regards to the drive-thru window portion of the Ordinance. B. Smith thought that the Ordinance was
written so that just the drive-thru window side had to be 50 feet. Not every side had to be 50 feet. Mr. Pifer read the section aloud which did
indicate all property lines.
No audience members spoke
regarding this project.
MOTION
BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY L. FORD to approve
Case #2401 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER YES
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Barb Vert –
B. Smith stated that the
ZBA follows the State Statue. He said
he would gladly speak with her after the meeting and try to answer any of her
questions that she has. They must do
what the Township Attorney states are within their duty to do.
As far as the Certificate of Occupancy, that is issued to the Contractor responsible for the job, and is the administrative decision in the Building Department. All appeals can be heard by the ZBA, however, they are limited as to what they can hear.
Dolly Twigg –
B. Smith said that unfortunately it may be too little too late to get the gate. He wasn’t here when all of this happened. He has spoken to the Supervisor in the past when Ms. Twigg contacted him, and he will try to speak to him again within 24 hours and call her back.
Pam Luna –
B. Smith said that this Board can’t do anything for them and that they would need to go to the Township Board.
Mrs. Luna stated that they have tried that. Mrs. Luna asked who the Supervisor’s Boss was. Who can they go to after the Township Board?
B. Smith stated that the only recourse after the Township Board is Circuit Court, and to vote in the next election. He said he would speak with them and Supervisor Carlton and try to get them some answers (because he has been gone for 21 months), and will call them back (B. Vert, D. Twigg, and P. Luna), tomorrow.
Chairman Smith adjourned the meeting at
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, N. Pappadakis, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: B. Smith
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
G. Borse, Fire Chief
MOTION BY L. FORD,
SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS for V. Shaheen to act as Chairman for tonight’s
meeting in the absence of B. Smith. VOICE VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to approve the minutes
of
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2402
EGG INC
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 5.5, in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a building at 20 feet from the road
right-of-way (Houran Street)(both main and dumpster enclosure buildings) and
Section 5.6(h) in that petitioner requests to place parking spaces at 5 (+/-)
feet from the North property line in lieu of minimum 20 feet required.
LEGAL: 07-15-577-024 AND 07-15-577-025
LOCATION: Vacant Northeast corner of Houran & Corunna Roads
ZONING: C-3 (Highway Service)
Elie Damouni, 1122 Skyview,
Flushing, represented this project to the Board. The reason for the variance is because M-DOT has requested that
his project combine an entrance with the existing auto sound & security
business. The petitioner must move the
building over to achieve the common entrance with the neighbor to the
East. The petitioner will also have
egress via
Audience
Jim Hunt – 1593 Houran
Street – He is here to represent neighbor, Cheryl Dowland, who lives at
The petitioner said he has
no problems with putting up a fence or adding landscaping, etc. L. Ford added that landscaping, fencing,
berming are all things that can be addressed at the Planning Commission.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY N. PAPPADAKIS to
approve Case #2402 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
N. PAPPADAKIS YES
B. PARKER YES
4 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION
No one in the audience
wished to address the Board.
Chairman Shaheen adjourned
the meeting at
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L.
Ford, B. Smith, B. Parker
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
G. Borse, Fire Chief
Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to approve the minutes of
NEW BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2403
KING PAR CORPORATION
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021, Section 6.01(5), in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to keep a previously erected changeable LED sign which
allows more than time, date, temperature and stock quotations.
LEGAL: 07-05-526-026
LOCATION:
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
Travis Prince, part owner
of King Par, was present to represent this case. He indicated to the Board that Signs by Crannie put the sign
up. G. Jamison contacted him and so he
toned the sign down. He turns it on at
L. Ford asked what colors
are currently running on the sign. The
petitioner stated that it has multiple colors running on it right now. The petitioner added that he has complete
control over color, timing, etc., via computer.
B. Smith says he has only
two concerns: (1) negative impact on
the community; and (2) safety of traffic driving by. He also pointed out that he does not particularly like the red
color because it’s too much like what emergency vehicles use. B. Smith asked G. Jamison if any complaints
have come into the Building Department regarding this sign. G. Jamison said no
complaint have been reported to the Building Department since the sign has been
toned down.
B. Parker stated she
didn’t see the hardship for this case.
She added that other LED signs that have been approved have had
restrictions placed on them as to how often the message could change (i.e.:
Walgreen’s can only change their message one time per day). She asked the petitioner if this is
something he could do. The petitioner
said that he would not want to do this or else he could’ve left the old sign in
place. The purpose is to change the
message as to different items on sale.
L. Ford indicated that it’s the flashing that is bothersome. If he could put one message up on the board
and leave it for two hours, then change the message again, etc. He asked the petitioner if he could live
with that. The petitioner wasn’t
agreeable.
B. Smith said that
petitioner does have a hardship due to the fact that the sign is already in
place. B. Smith suggests that maybe the
petitioner could talk with the other owners and come back next month.
Audience
Barb Vert – 4064 Moulton –
The sign at Bristol Road Church of Christ has an LED sign that was given a
variance previously, and had conditions that it only use three colors (one of
them being white), and that the message only change one time in a 24 hour period. It has never done any of the conditions
since the sign was erected. Also, this
petitioner has been in business for years, and she doesn’t believe that he
didn’t know he didn’t need a permit for this sign.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. SMITH to approve
Case #2403 with the following conditions: that the message can only change
every two hours, and that the message does not flash.
Discussion continued.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to table
Case #2403 until the next regular meeting on
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
B. SMITH YES
B. PARKER YES
3 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2404
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021, Section 4.04, in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a billboard within a C-2 (General Business)
zoned district in lieu of required IND (Industrial), C-3 (Highway Service), or
AD (Airport District) zoned districts.
LEGAL: 07-28-551-048
LOCATION: N side of
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
Dick Kraft, Kraft Engineering,
represented the petitioner, Mike Zeid.
He would like to erect a billboard on the westerly side of Swartz
Creek. This is on the same property as
the 4444
Karla Carpenter –
Director, Flint Township CBDA – asked if they had DEQ approval. Mr. Kraft stated they he isn’t in the
Floodplain.
B. Smith stated that
number (1) this Case isn’t property posted.
The Section number used is incorrect.
Number (2), he has asked in the past, that the petitioner bring a
computer generated image of what the billboard will look like on this
site. It’s very difficult to vote for
something without knowing exactly what you’re voting for. The petitioners agreed.
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY B. PARKER to table Case #2404 until the next regular meeting,
ROLL CALL:
B. PARKER YES
L. FORD YES
B. SMITH YES
3 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
B. Parker asked that if a person
is not going to be present for a meeting, please contact either someone on the
Zoning Board of Appeals, or the secretary, Mari Corrigan, so that an alternate
can be called to take his/her place.
The other members agreed.
Chairman Smith adjourned the meeting at
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, B. Smith,
H. Wiggins, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: N. Pappadakis
STAFF PRESENT: G. Jamison, Chief Building Director
V. Shaheen asked Chairman
Smith if he had to abstain from voting on the minutes due to his absence at the
last meeting. Chairman Smith indicated
that he could indeed vote.
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to approve the minutes of
OLD BUSINESS: (Tabled from
the
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2403
KING PAR CORPORATION
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021, Section 6.01(5), in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to keep a previously erected changeable LED sign which
allows more than time, date, temperature and stock quotations.
LEGAL: 07-05-526-026
LOCATION:
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
Travis Prince was again
present to represent this case to the Board.
He told the Board that everything for the sign can be controlled from
the inside of the building.
He said they would shut
the sign off at whatever time the store closes that day. They have been using blues and greens as the
color choice and are very happy with that. Those colors aren’t as obtrusive as
the other colors they were using. They
would like to change the message every 15 minutes.
V. Shaheen indicated that
the speed limit through there is 45 miles per hour. How many times is someone going to go past there and see that
message every 15 minutes? Someone would
see the message once going past and once again coming back. He also asked about white or silver?
B. Smith stated that this
business is on a curve where there have been accidents. White and silver aren’t good colors to be
using on that curve and could be more obtrusive than the blues and greens (much
brighter). The sign has really toned
down since it was originally constructed.
The sign needs to be limited as to the copy changes.
B. Parker said that she
didn’t think that this was a hardship.
Constructing an illegal sign without a permit, is not a hardship.
B. Smith said that it is,
however, a practical difficulty.
L. Ford indicated that the
problem in the Township is that once a sign is erected, no one conforms. It’s an internal problem. Why can’t this sign be toned down to a less
frequent change?
Mr. Prince stated he is at
the Board’s mercy and will do anything to keep this sign up.
Audience
Barb Vert –
Discussion continued
regarding the intervals of change.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to
approve Case #2403 contingent upon the sign changes every 90 minutes, and the
sign does not flash, scroll, or oscillate.
The colors to be used are blues and greens. No white or red colors are to be used.
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
H. WIGGINS YES
B. PARKER NO
3 – YES, 2 – NO MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2404
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021, Section 4.04, in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a billboard within a C-2 (General Business)
zoned district in lieu of required IND (Industrial), C-3 (Highway Service), or
AD (Airport District) zoned districts.
LEGAL: 07-28-551-048
LOCATION: N side of
ZONING: C-2 (General Business)
Richard Kraft, Kraft
Engineering presented this project. He
showed a computer-generated image of the billboard location to the Zoning
Board. All access to the billboard
would be from the 4444
Audience
Barb Vert – 4064 Moulton –
Wants to know what is going to be on this signage. Also, why are we trying to push this sign through? We are trying to get other people to lower
their signs, and yet we’re trying to push this one through? The CBDA sign with the flagpole looks very
nice and states on the sign “Business District”. She opposes this sign.
L. Ford indicated to Mrs.
Vert that this billboard will have a lease and that they usually sell them in
30-day increments.
There was discussion regarding
the C-2 zoning along that stretch of land.
B. Smith asked why billboards are allowed along the highway in every
zoning district except C-2. Also, why is the office building (4444
It was also discussed why
this petitioner didn’t apply for a re-zoning.
G. Jamison indicated that they applied for a variance instead.
B. Smith said this
property and the office building should be zoned O-1. With that said, he will be voting for this project because it is
within the spirit and intent of the ordinance.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to
approve Case #2404 per the drawing submitted by Kraft Engineering, with the
recommendation that the Planning Commission correct the zoning on the property
while reviewing the Master Plan.
ROLL CALL:
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
H. WIGGINS NO
B. PARKER NO
L. FORD YES
3 – YES, 2 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2405
DENNIS LEE COLEMAN
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 5.5 (Schedule of Regulations),
in that petitioner requests to be allowed to construct an addition to the rear
of the dwelling at 28 feet from the rear property line in lieu of the required
35 feet in required R-1D (Single Family Residential) zoning district.
LEGAL: 07-03-576-125
LOCATION:
ZONING: R-1D (Single Family Residential)
Dennis Coleman of
Audience
Pat Parrott –
MOTION BY
B. PARKER, SECOND BY H. WIGGINS to
approve Case #2405 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
H. WIGGINS YES
B. PARKER YES
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2406
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 3.5(10) & (11), in that
petitioner requests to be allowed to construct a detached accessory building
that will exceed the maximum allowed amount by 903 square feet and maximum
height of 14 feet by approximately 2 feet.
LEGAL: 07-07-300-010
LOCATION: 6375 Covered Wagons Trail
ZONING: R-1B (Single Family Residential)
Bernie Nelson presented
her case to the Board. She told the Board
that this pole barn would have 7 pine trees along one side of it, and behind it
is all trees. In the summertime, you
wouldn’t see the barn from the rear.
The Board asked what would
be stored in this facility. Mrs. Nelson
indicated that they have 3 Cadillac’s (Eldorado’s), 2 motorcycles, and also he
would like to have a workshop. Her
husband is a tinsmith for General Motors, and will be retiring soon.
Audience
Geraldine Mayton of 6358 Covered
Wagons Trail sent a letter to the Building Department. The letter states that she doesn’t feel that
this building is within the character of the neighborhood. She opposes this project.
Pat Parrott – 5304
L. Ford said a Doctor that
lives nearby contacted him. The Doctor
couldn’t be here this evening and asked that this case be tabled until he could
attend after speaking with the other neighbors.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY V. SHAHEEN to table
Case #2406 for thirty days.
Chairman Smith asked the
petitioner how quick her husband planned to start this project. Mrs. Nelson indicated that the barn is on
sale right now and he was planning to start right away.
ROLL CALL:
B. PARKER NO
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH NO
H. WIGGINS NO
3 – YES, 2 – NO MOTION FAILED
MOTION
BY B. PARKER, SECOND BY H. WIGGINS to
approve Case #2406 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
H. WIGGINS YES
B. PARKER YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2407
DENNIS A STACH
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 3.5(11), in that petitioner
requests to be allowed to construct a 780 square feet detached accessory
building which will exceed the maximum allowed amount by 560 square feet.
LEGAL: 07-35-400-027
LOCATION:
ZONING: R-1C (Single Family Residential)
Dennis Stach was present
to discuss his project. He has an
existing 20 x 30 garage with a 5’9” door.
He would like to keep that for storage and build a new one to store his
vehicles. The 5’ door on his old garage
is too low to use for vehicles. The new
garage will match the exterior of this home.
There was discussion as to
the location of the pole barn. The
Board did not want to block the neighbor’s home. Mr. Stach pointed to an ariel that showed where the pole barn was
to be placed.
Audience
Barb Vert – asked to come
up and see where this property was located.
She was okay with this project.
Pat Parrott –
MOTION
BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY L. FORD to
approve Case #2407 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
H. WIGGINS YES
B. PARKER YES
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
No one in the audience wished
to address the Board on any issues.
Chairman Smith adjourned the
meeting at
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MEMBERS PRESENT: L. Ford, V. Shaheen, B. Smith, H. Wiggins, B. Parker
MEMBERS ABSENT: N. Pappadakis
Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at
APPROVAL / CORRECTIONS OF MINUTES
MOTION BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY L. FORD to approve the minutes of
NEW
BUSINESS:
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2408
RICKY MATHEWS
Applicant seek to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #5500, Section 3.5(9)(11), in that petitioner
request to be allowed to construct a 4th out building which will
exceed the maximum allowed area of accessory buildings by 314 square feet.
LEGAL: 07-22-501-145
LOCATION:
ZONING: R-1D (Single Family Residential)
Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Mathews
were both present. Mr. Mathews is
retired from General Motors and restores cars.
He received a Notice of Violation from the Building Department for
having unplated vehicles in his yard.
He would like to build an accessory building to store them in. He is tearing down two of the buildings on
his property, and leaving the red barn.
The new building will have vinyl siding and shingles.
B. Smith said that he
would be much happier if the red barn would be removed as well. Mr. Mathews
indicated that he stored his lawn equipment there. Also, he will be leaving town soon, and really would like to keep
the red barn, at least for the time being.
No audience members
addressed the Board regarding this case.
MOTION
BY L. FORD, SECOND BY H. WIGGINS to
approve Case #2408 contingent upon the petitioner tearing down the other two
accessory buildings.
ROLL CALL:
L. FORD YES
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
H. WIGGINS YES
B. PARKER YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
PUBLIC
HEARING: CASE #2409
OAK CREEK OFFICE PARK LLC
Applicant seeks to vary
from the provisions of Ordinance #6021, Section 4.04(1)(b)(2), in that
petitioner requests to be allowed to construct an additional 216 square feet
ground sign upon a parcel which already has three existing LED ground signs.
LEGAL: 07-21-651-001 through 07-21-651-011
LOCATION: 4438, 4448, 4458 & 4468 Oak Bridge Drive
ZONING: O-1 (Office)
Jim McGirk, McGirk Realty,
represented this project to the Board.
Mr. McGirk indicated that originally this property had eleven signs that
have been removed. Now the property has
three LED signs that help with the eight buildings along
4438
4448
4458
4468
The tenants to be listed
on the sign are as follows:
This sign will have no LED
capabilities, no neon, and will be internally lit.
Audience
Barb Vert –
B. Smith indicated that
sign permits are refunded if the work is not done. Mrs. Vert then asked if this sign would need a sign permit. B. Smith told Mrs. Vert that this sign would
need a sign permit.
B. Smith indicated that he
would be voting for this sign due to the fact that Mr. McGirk has met 100% of
what the Township has asked of him before in regards to the signage, and there
is no need to have more vacant buildings in this Township. If these buildings back off
MOTION
BY V. SHAHEEN, SECOND BY L. FORD to
approve Case #2409 as presented.
ROLL CALL:
V. SHAHEEN YES
B. SMITH YES
H. WIGGINS YES
B. PARKER YES
L. FORD YES
5 – YES, 0 – NO MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AUDIENCE
PARTICIPATION
No one in the audience
addressed the Board.
Chairman Smith adjourned
the meeting at
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CHARTER
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Due to the fact that there was no Zoning Board of Appeals business to
be heard, this meeting was cancelled.
The minutes of
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