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Request for Approvals for Country Club Village - located south of Auburn between Rochester and John R., Parcel Nos. 15-35-203-001, 15-35-202-005, and 15-35-476-002, zoned R-3 (Single Family Residential); Applicant: East Coast Limited Partnership, Bloomfield Hills, MI - Flood Plain Use Permit
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Whereas, the East Course Limited Partnership, of 40900 Woodward Avenue, Suite 130, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 is the applicant for a Flood Plain Use Permit for Country Club Village, a 256-lot site condominium development on approximately 118 acres located east of Rochester Road and north of M-59 and identified as Parcel Nos. 15-35-203-001, 15-35-202-005, 15-35-276-002; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Services/Engineering Services has recommended approval of the Flood Plain Use Permit application as submitted,
Resolved, that the City Council finds, after reviewing supporting documentation, the recommendation of the Department of Public Services, and all the factors outlined for consideration in Section 114-159 items 1-13 of the codified ordinance as submitted by East Course Limited Partnership, that approval of the permit application is consistent with the public's health, safety and welfare, and supports the issuance of said permit.
To aid City Council in their determination for the issuance of a Flood Plain Use Permit, the applicable criteria as specified in section 114-159 have been addressed. They are as listed in the attached document dated September 17, 2003.
Approval is recommended based on the following reasons:
1) The applicant has supplied a complete floodplain use permit that adequately addresses the thirteen (13) items as listed in Section 114-159.
2) The applicant, through a detailed hydraulic study, has demonstrated that the resulting development will not cause an increase in the 100-year floodplain elevation in the Gibson or McIntyre Drains throughout the site and at the upstream property lines of the site.
3) The ap...
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