Mr. Rizzardi reviewed the history of the project since the site plan was approved in |
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October 1995. He displayed the original approved site plan and one detailing |
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changes made to the site plan since that approval. During building inspections it was |
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discovered that several changes had occurred to the site. Engineering Services issued |
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a Stop Work Order since it was not proceeding in accordance with the approved site |
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plan. The Stop Work Order was issued for three weeks in order to allow the |
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applicant to obtain revised site plan approval. At that point the Planning Staff did |
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issue a revised site plan approval based on the changes that were consistent with the |
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concept plan presented to the Planning Commission in October 1995. The changes |
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that occurred include increasing the square footage by approximately 400 square feet |
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to accommodate a cooling unit which has been bricked to match the exterior of the |
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rest of the building. That increase resulted in a requirement for two additional parking |
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spaces per the Zoning Ordinance. In addition, the front sidewalk did not meet the five |
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foot wide requirement. Since the sidewalk was not required for accessibility |
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purposes, the applicant reduced it to a mulch area and planting strip, which currently |
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exists on the site. The Fire Department noticed that there was no direct access to the |
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fire department connection, so a parking space was needed to be striped to prohibit |
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parking in the area immediately around the connection. Since there are no public |
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health, safety or welfare issues, the Building Department will issue a Temporary |
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Certificate of Occupancy for six months. |
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In addition, the number of lighting poles has been increased as well as the height. |
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They are 28 feet in height as opposed to the approved 20 foot height. The wattage |
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has also been increased from 400 watts to 1,000 watts. City Staff has received |
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several complaints from residents regarding the angle of the lights and the resulting |
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glare. The applicant has corrected this and no further complaints have been received. |
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Regarding the barrier free parking spaces, according to Michigan Barrier Free |
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requirements, poles need to be installed for signs identifying three spaces as barrier |
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free. However, the poles in the required locations would block access to the |
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sidewalk. The Building Department therefore recommended moving the barrier free |
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spaces to the current location on the other side of the aisle and place the barrier free |
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signs directly on the wall of the building. |
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