Title
Request for Site Plan Approval - File No. PSP2025-0014 - for the City of Rochester Hills to develop Nowicki Park with a community center building, playground, dog park, walking paths, maintenance building, and associated site improvements on approximately 34.5 acres of land, located at 670 N. Adams Rd. and Parcel Nos. 15-08-151-001 and -002, and 15-08-100-006, -007 and -008, on the east side of Adams and south of Tienken, zoned R-1 One Family Residential; Steve Sutton, P.E., Nowak & Fraus Engineers, on behalf of the City of Rochester Hills, Applicant
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Resolved, in the matter of City File No. PSP2025-0014 (Nowicki Park), the Planning Commission approves the proposed Site Plan, to allow for the construction of an upgraded City Park, including a community building, open air pavilion, restroom facilities, dog park area, outdoor playground, pathway systems, parking areas, and associated infrastructure systems in the R-1 One Family Residential District, based on plans received by the Planning Department on September 11, 2025, with the following findings and subject to the following conditions:
Findings
1. The site plan and supporting documents demonstrate that all applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, as well as other City Ordinances, standards, and requirements, can be met subject to the conditions noted below.
2. The proposed project is being constructed in a manner that provides for dedicated parking areas that provide adequate parking and the site will be accessed via an entrance/exit with dedicated exit turn lanes, directly to Adams Road, which is a major roadway, thereby promoting current and future safety and convenience of vehicular traffic both within the site and the general area.
3. Off-street parking areas for the general public are being provided for the park site based on the occupancy of the proposed buildings and structures in addition to general attendees of the park.
4. The proposed development and associated improvements s...
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