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An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 55, Rezoning of 1.1 Acres from TWP (Township District) to C1 (Local Business District) WITH CONDITIONS, Retail Plaza Property, Northwest corner of Platt and Ellsworth Roads, (CPC Recommendation to C1: Approval - 8 Ayes and 0 Nays) (Ordinance No. ORD-10-10)
Memorandum
Approval of this ordinance will zone 1.1 acres at the northwest corner of Platt and Ellsworth Roads to C1 (Local Business District), now that this property has been annexed into the City. This zoning district permits residential, office, and up to 8,000 square feet per use of retail use. A planned project site plan petition, separate from this zoning ordinance, has been proposed for construction of a small retail development on the site.
The City Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of this request [to C1] at its meeting of June 2, 2009. Council approved annexation of this site from Pittsfield Township on July 6, 2009. The State of Michigan certified the annexation on November 20, 2009.
REVISED: In response to concerns expressed at the CPC’s June 2, 2009 meeting about appropriate land uses in close proximity to residential neighborhoods, the petitioner has offered conditions on the zoning of this property that will prohibit the sale of alcohol and firearms for the planned retail development for a period of ten years.
Conditional zoning is authorized by state law, allowing developers to voluntarily offer certain conditions to a rezoning or zoning map amendment to which a city may approve along with the zoning.
The conditions offered by the petitioner address the CPC and neighborhood concerns and would be an appropriate use of conditional zoning. The City Attorney’s Office has prepared the attached Statement of Conditions, and the developer has agreed to its provisions.
Staff now recommends that the conditions be approved and that the proposed zoning designation for the subject site be amended to C1 With Conditions as set forth in the S...
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