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Request for Site Plan Approval - File No. 2024-0038 - to construct a Fire Training Tower for the Rochester Hills Fire Department at 1111 Horizon Ct., Parcel 15-21-276-011, located west of Livernois between Avon and Hamlin Rds., zoned EC Employment Center; Rochester Hills Fire Department, Applicant
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Resolved, in the matter of City File No. PSP2024-0038 (RH Fire Department Fire Training Tower), the Planning Commission approves the Site Plan, based on plans received by the Planning Department on November 20, 2024 with a supplemental submission on December 11, 2024, 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 will be used by the City of Rochester Hills Fire Department and mutual aid support partners and will not be utilized by the general public; therefore the structure and use will not generate any additional traffic to Horizon Ct. or Livernois Road.
3. The proposed structure will be fully integrated into the overall Fire Department campus by replacing the existing fire training tower with a similar structure. The structure will also be located within an existing industrial area, amongst a number of other industrial buildings.
4. The structure will be utilized by Fire Department staff already occupying the building and the Fire Department site already has adequate parking onsite that has been designed to avoid common traffic problems and promote resident safety.
5. The proposed improvements should have a satisfactory and harmonious relationship with the development on-site as well as existing development in the adjacent vicinity.
6. The four (4) story structure is not objectionable given that a taller, three story, 42 ft. high structure would be permitted.
7. The pro...
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