Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

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Roll call. Roll call. Uh, Miss Jimson, she is excused. Excuse. Okay. Mr. Long, present. Mr. Glove Fouchy is excused. Excuse. Mr. Green here. Mr. Crover present. Miss Rosco here. Mr. Mcanelli present. Bubad is here. And Chair Fright excuse her. So she may be on her way. So if not excused excused. Y

next item is the approval of the agenda for tonight's meeting. So move Mr. Chair. Support. Motion has been moved by Mr. Long, supported by Mr. Boboad to approve the agenda for tonight. Roll call. Mr. Long. Yes. Mr. Boboad. Yes. Mr. Croba. Yes. Miss Rosco, yes. Mr. Green, yes. And I vote yes. Motion carried. Next is the approval of the minutes from our meeting that was held April 20th, 2026.

So moved. Mr. Mr. Chair, support. How many people we got? Did you support? Yes. Motion by Mr. Crova supported by Miss Rosco to approve the minutes from the meeting held on Monday, April 20th. Any discussion? Roll call. Mr. Krova. Yes. Mr. Long. Yes. Miss Rosco? Yes. Mr. Green? Yes. Mr. Bobade? Yes.

Chair votes? Yes. That motion is carried. This time I will be switching over. So Miss Fry tags take over. Sorry.

Item five. Madam Chair, we're on item five. I do apologize for being late. You already did the approval of the minutes. We already did that.

Okay. Uh item five, comments from the public on non-aggenda items. Is there anyone here that wishes to speak on anything that's not on our agenda? Not everybody all at once. Item six is old business and we have SPR 20221 Global Truck Repair. The applicant is Habib Al Mayaha. Something like that.

Yep. You can read this all in if you want, but as um some of the commissioners know, this case has been withdrawn. Oh, okay. We got an email this afternoon from the project representative um saying that they have Well, it's withdrawn, so we don't even have to do a vote or anything, right?

Oh, okay. Well, hey, that was quick. Moving right along, we'll go to number uh B, which is A1 Singh Trucking, SPR 2023 010, Tony Singh, A1 airport cars, David Glasson, Partners in Architecture for this revised site plan approval and a site plan extension for the remaining six months. Uh the petitioner is here. Yes. Um Mark also I'm partner in architecture 65 Mark Street.

Okay. Do you need to say anything before we turn it over to him? No, just that um well yes if I'm um you've got the summary report in. They do um meet all everything that we needed on these revised plans. There are several items that still as usual need to be addressed during engineering, but for the most part um things have have all been addressed. We've still not seen the all the information from Wayne County, but that may be something Lindsay can talk about. Lindsay's here to address any questions or or chime in. Actually, we should ask you if you've got anything you want to put on put on record on it since it's more engineering stuff.

There you go. Hold it down a bit. It's going to be one of those things. There you go. No, as Carol said, everything uh we have outstanding are issues that can be addressed during engineering reviews. And the Wayne County review is typically submitted between site plan and engineering or sometimes concurrently with engineering. Okay. Mhm. Yes. Looking through your report, it appears that you are recommending supporting most of the waiverss and variances that were requested. Correct. Okay. I just want to put that in the record because

Thank you. That was the one thing that that's actually the from the standpoint of needing an approval where the other one that had the similar um action needed in terms of coming back after six months. this project actually needed these waiverss that hadn't been granted the first time. So, we did need to take some action and approve this this plan subject to these conditions that are on page four of the report. Over to you. Um so, yeah, uh like you said, we had submitted that uh revised site plan uh set. Um our plan is to submit the Wayne County um review set after we get these approved drawings back um before we submit to the engineering which we're also planning to have those um for June. So have that into the city as well because we want to be able to keep it moving as quickly as possible. Um let the owner get construction underway as quickly as he can. through the chair. I got a couple questions. Uh, Mr. Als Brooks, I know Mr. Singh's not here, but do you is is there an intent to move forward with engineering in the county and hope to do construction this this construction season? Um, yeah, because I believe we have to have the permit pulled November. Excuse me, I don't remember the exact date on that, but I think it was early mid November for building. Um,

and generally speaking, aside from maybe asphalt, so all the construction could take place really at any point during the year. It's not uh temperature dependent. Uh the building itself is a steel post building. You know, it's a garage for the most part. So, I don't see any issues construction wise with it being during a certain season. Obviously, asphalt would have to be when the plants are open and they usually close down once it gets cold enough. So, portions of paving potentially could wait till it's warm in the spring again, but I think I think really as soon as we get building permit or construction permits, we're he looks to get going right away. So,

okay. One more question. One more question. Um, this eight contingents that were put on this report, are you aware of and do you agree with those contingencies? Um, are you referring to the Yeah, the eight on the first page of the report. Yeah. Summary. No issues. Correct. Yeah. These are all things that um we have explained to the owner and that have been part of the process for a while now. So, we're okay and in agreement with all this.

I always like to check because occasionally somebody will say, "What? I don't know." Yeah. Exactly. We didn't see that. Any other questions or comments for anybody? So basically you so we will issue these waiverss but you still have to go for variance. Yes. Yes they do. Right. They'll come to us for a CBA. That's that's for access to a class A they because they don't have a class A ro

and with that variance Mr. Mcali will see that at at BZA and in past cases like this we always do see something from the county. So yeah just make sure when you submit for that variance that you do have something we will take some recommendation from county to use as our guidance or yeah do they is it something showing a permit? What what do they normally submit in terms of submitting for the Wayne County permit? I'm sorry. Or the

no approval from Wayne. So in order for the when the board of appeals has has entertained this request before, there's always been some support from Wayne County that they're going to issue a permit as designed for you, you know, to do it. So it does involve conversation with the county before coming coming to the board of appeals. So correct. Yeah. And I believe, excuse me if my memory is not perfectly correct because it was a while ago back when I think they originally submitted one of the first times for site plan. Um we we had talked about that that Wayne County uh road class A road um requirements and what we get from them is really form of a letter of some sort, right?

And I I believe our engineer did well I know he did he was in contact with them back at that time. It was really a matter of touching base with them again to make sure verify it. Sure. Correct. Yeah. Yeah. Because it's a it's a city ordinance for the road, but the road is a class it's a Wayne County road, so it's really kind of Yep. And if they'll issue a permit, we're fine. Yep. We just need evidence that they'll issue the permit. Yeah. To go along with the variance. So, evidence provided in that application. Yep. Any other questions or comments from anybody

through the chair? Yes. Um, is the a protocol for petitioner to get approval or seek uh a variance from the BZA before it it comes to the um PC planning commission or our policy is to come to you guys first and work everything out, which they've done. So, they've gotten tonight um keeping our fingers crossed that they had an approved site plan. subject to conditions. They've now met all the conditions. They're back to you for these last few waiverss. Then stay then move on to the BDA. Okay. All right.

We let you guys do the work first and try to resolve some variances. In some cases, you have on different projects and you know we try to get the minimum variance necessary. But when it goes to BZA so right and it becomes cumbersome if I may. Well, go ahead. Go ahead. that when if you have a whole list of things that need to be shook out, you really want to come to BCA with just one or two things that have to improve. And you certainly don't want to get a variance and then tie the planning commission's hands, you know, with a variance already being granted and then like you said, if things are going to be rearranged and like didn't even need that variance, but we need something else. So, okay, you're at the point where you're ready to go.

That's what I like to hear. Any other questions or comments from anybody? Madam Chairman, go ahead. I'll make a motion that we approve the revised site plan for SPR 2023 010A1 Singh Trucking located at 12900 Inkster Road. subject to the eight items listed on page four of the summary dated May 12th, 2026. I'll support that motion. Mr. Long, you're supporting it.

Yes, Madam Chair. I have a motion for Mr. Mcelli. Support on Mr. Long. to approve here. SPR 2023010, A1 Sing Trucking, and then A1 airport cars. We're doing both. I install one. Yes, there's two businesses on the property. Yes. Right. Yes.

Yeah. I knew there was two businesses. I didn't Okay. to approve the receive by site plan dated 427, 2026. Um, including the eight items that are listed on page four of the planning of the planners report dated May 12, 2026. Is there any discussion hearing? None. Mr. McN, yes. Mr. Long, yes. Mr. Gro, yes. Mr. Yes, Mr. Green. Yes. Long already. Miss Rasco.

Yes. Chair Robo. Jess. Madam Chair. Yes. Um I believe we now make a motion for the site plan extension. We have got two it. So, can you approve the 12-month extension subject to a six-month check-in, right? Okay. So, we don't have to do any more. All right. So, no, you're good till November 20th, which is actually, I believe, in the motion as the last condition, which says engineering approval must be complete, the variance approved, and a building permit must be issued by November 20. Item eight on the 12 months. Item eight on their listing. Yes. So congratulations. All righty, sir.

Thank you very much. Hopefully you'll get your variance. Yes. Varian.

Okay. Okay. He's confused. Oh, is this bushy? Okay. Next, we have SLI 20262 and SPR 2025010 project general. And so, the planning department has requested that the matter be postponed due to an incomplete submittal as explained in the memo of May 14th. It's in our packet. And then we have to confirm with the city planner the public hearing has been published and property owners within 300 ft of the property have been not notified.

Yes, they have. Okay. And there's no one here to speak. So I don't have to open or close it. Nope. You you need to bring it back if you read scenario number one below. Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. I didn't know I had to read. Yeah, Mr. Mel. Seeing none, I will bring it back to the commission for a motion to postpone this item to a date certain of June 15, 2026. Correct. Correct. And so now I need one of the commissioners to make a motion postpone. Right. Right. Unless anybody's got any questions. Oh, yes. Anybody have any questions? I don't see anybody's hand raised. Okay. Madam Chairman,

Mr. Megan, I make a motion to postpone the public hearing and action on SLU 2026-002. Do we want to postpone the public hearing at this point or are we having the public hearing? You're postponing the public hearing to a certain date of June 15, 2026 where we will do this again. You'll do this again, right? and hopefully with the hopes that that hopefully will be here to speak.

Got all the information and now you've got complete reports and you'll start again. I move to postpone the public hearing and action on SLU2026-002 SPR 202510 project Genron for special land use site plan review at 15670 Warman due to an incomplete submitt that prevents city consultants and staff from finalizing their reports. This item shall be postponed to a date certain of June 15, 2026 at 7 o'clock to be held in Romula City Council chambers. No further public notice shall be required for this rescheduled hearing.

Support, is that you, Mr. Long? Yes, ma'am. A

motion for Mr. Mcnise by supported by Mr. Long. Okay. To postpone the public hearing in action on SLU 20262 and SPR 2025010, excuse me, project gener for a special land use site planner review at 15670 Warman due to an incomplete submitt that prevents city consultants and staff from finalizing their review reports. This item shall be postponed to the date certain of June 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. to be held in the Rama City Council chambers. No further public notice shall be required for this rescheduled hearing. Any discussion? Mr. McAlly, yes.

Mr. Long, yes. Mr. Roach, yes. Mr. Bob, yes. Mr. Green, yes. Miss Rosco, yes. Chair, yes. It is postponed. Thank you. Sorry for all the wording, but we had to be legal about it so that we don't have to um we knew that this one didn't have a lot of public interest. We didn't get any calls or any letters or anything. So to go to the expense of renoticing and republishing, we found a way uh that that that's why the wording is the way it is. So that way we'll hear it in uh right June and not have to worry about publishing it. We need to keep the packet that we have. Yes, please do keep our packet for that item for the other one.

Oh, wait. For global. Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no. I was going to say packet. No, you've got one letter. No, we don't have to keep any of these other ones. No. Nope. Okay. We're going to take the A1 S. Yeah, we want the A1 Sing plans back because we're going to stamp those. Okay. I don't know what to do with myself. What is it? 20 after 7. You can ask Jeff a bunch of questions about projects going on. Okay, just a second here. Okay, no new no new no business and we have PC cases involving advice or input from the planning commission. Nope. Nope.

Oh, actually I do have a little piece of information. Um I did get uh an outline back just recently from Carla Wartman uh for both the planning commission and Mr. Mcnal of the rules of procedure for the uh board of zoning appeals. He's they've got an outline. They've been given the go-ahad to go. And so I'm not sure if the June meeting, but definitely by the July meeting, you will you will see some new bylaws. Okay. So, we have that in the works. Okay. So, next we have reports on interest. Wait a minute. Yes. Reports on interest designation. Ms. Rosco.

Yeah. I've got, excuse me, got a couple things tonight. Um, first of all, um, our veterans memorial uh, out in front of city hall is complete and they're going to have a grand opening for it on Monday, May 25th on Memorial Day at 10:00 a.m. And that's located at 1111 Wayne Road, right there outside of City Hall. So, come join the uh grand opening and uh check out the monument. It looks really nice out there. And if you're still interested, if anyone wants bricks, they can contact the treasur's office and they'll uh go through the formality of of how to purchase more bricks for your loved one or or a veteran that you know um to put out, you know, to put their name out there on the veterans wall. But anyways, that's Monday, May 25th on Memorial Day at 10:00 a.m. in the morning. So, come on out and uh check it out. So, and then sounds of downtown or sounds in our district as they're calling it now. Um starts back up in June, June 12th with the Killer Flamingos. Not sure what kind of music they are, but

I heard they were top 40s. They are really good. They have a following. Yeah, that's going to draw a crowd. So, but that is June 12th down at the historical park there. So, come on out. Usually starts about 7:00

and uh they usually have vendors out there and some food and bring your chairs and uh come out enjoy that. That's the first one. And then of course we'll have one in July and August and I'll put those dates out when you know when June rolls around and we have our meeting. And the other thing that's happening in June that you want to mark your calendar for is Junth uh community celebration and they're doing that on Saturday, June 20th uh from 12:00 to 5:00 at the historical park. There'll be vendors, food, entertainment, fun um for the whole family. So come on out and uh celebrate Junth on the 20th. So, um, and other than that, I I don't have anything else tonight.

Unless somebody else can think of something I have I those are the only two that I know over overlooked except for the fact that we've got a little farmers market going on uh downtown on Gddard Road before you get to Five Points there where u poke the polka dots is. And um the dates I have here for June, well actually there's one May 29th and uh it's from 10:00 a.m. to 400 p.m. And I do believe these are all on Friday. Um and then in June there's one on June 12th and June 26th and it's going to go through October. And they have vendors out there and Okay. So you're right there by Polka Dots by by Bubbies.

Yep. Yep. Right there across from Dave's Barberh Shop right there. Be uh on Gddard Road. But yeah, so they're doing a lot down there. Uh they're trying to bring the people down through around there, the vendors and different things. So that's uh the next one is May 29th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the day. So that's good. Yes. I mean, you know, that keeping some events and activities going there. Mr. Mr. Mcelli, anything from the bon bon bon? Yeah, BZA from the bon zord.

Um, I can just state that new mala express, we saw them last month. They came before us and we did grant them their variance for their docked door location to face Lorraine Street. So, they're all set. And you do not have a meeting in June. We will nothing. No June BCA. Not for us. Are you talking about BCA? BCA say I'm looking. I'm sorry. Yes. I should be careful when I say no meeting. BCA meeting. Yes. Right. Very good. Okay. Madam Chair, I I can update on the airport. Oh, I'm sorry. Go right ahead.

We have some time. Um uh the airport's in the process of building that um gas station on Middle Belt and Lucas. Like they come to us for approval and then also the um car wash. It's a separate building and then they've started building their road that's I think it's going to tie in with their um rental car rental car plans and they haven't 100% announced those yet. So I don't want to talk too much about them. Sure. One of the nice things is they're um they're remodeling their executive terminal and that was the original terminal for the airport. Um dates back to I believe 1939 maybe 1940. No I think the corner store says 1939 instead of tearing that down. This one right on Middle right on the corner there. Right on the corner. Yes.

Um Middle Belt and Lucas. It's the It's the road that has the um rental cars, right? Um what are they doing with it? I don't think they've officially announced what they're doing with it, but it's going to tie in with their uh rental car complex and maybe one of the rental cars will be going into it. But they're doing the windows. Um, I know they did asbestous mitigation and um, well, when it's done, I imagine the inside's going to look real nice because it was a lot of older wood and marble or uh, terazzo. The terzo. Yeah. That's good that they're not tearing it down. Yeah, that terazzozo is Yeah. So, so there will be no more executive terminal.

It hasn't been used as a terminal for years. Yep. Um, when I first started there in 97, um, some private flights came in there. Oh, I think the Concord. Oh, you think you come in there or they come into the Signature North? But right now, the executives mostly fly at building 530 right there. Um, it was the old GM hanger. Yeah. Yeah. I think Butler Aviation was the last occupant probably. Yeah. Yeah. Because then they had that other building right where they're building the gas station.

Thank you. That's exciting that they're doing something to dress that up. Anybody else have anything with their business interest designation? I take it that's a no. Item 11 is communications and we have the uh the status report. Yeah, really the only highlights on here are uh both Marman School and Ramulus Trade Center North have been adopted by city council. So uh guessing you're going to be seeing you need to see site plans on both of those and do you know anything about trade center?

So we have special land use on north on the you will have special land use and site plan on trade center. Yep. For the size of the buildings. So, other than that, got a few things that we're hearing about coming in. They're just not here yet. Somebody asked me a question. I can't remember what it is now. About something coming in. I don't can't be too important. I can't remember. Well, maybe it'll be on this list next time.

Maybe it'll be on the list next time. Maybe. Madam Chair, I do have one question uh in regards to updates on the sports complex from Mottown. Anything uh new to add uh on in my department's end? No, nothing new to add. Uh I have not received any new plans or anything other since the last time they come to see you guys. Um, so and I have not spoken with them in a while either, but I have seen a lot of interest in the media recently. That's what I was referring to.

I saw that. I was going to ask about it cuz I seen it on uh social media talking about the $3 billion sports village that's supposed to um I think on Facebook there's a there's a map that shows what all is going to be there. It was just like a overview. I think it was very something similar to what they brought in and showed you guys. That's kind of been it was talking about how many football fields and how many restaurants and stuff like that, but I was like I haven't heard anything from here, but nothing official uh from that media report on TV4.

Nothing that they've I have not received any official submitts or anything. The last conversations we had I had with them, which was a while back, was they were going to think about what their phasing approach was going to be and start submitting, you know, plans phased versus like a whole complete set of absolutely everything. And th those were the last conversations I've had with them. Now, are we um aware are we aware of any um is there a property agreement on that? Do you know about

The only thing I know about that is they have an agreement to purchase the property. I I can't tell you for sure if they purchased it or not, but I kne I know that they do have an agreement to purchase it with the property owner. Well, hopefully we can see some progress. I mean, that would be great for the uh region. Oh, it'd be fantastic. Yeah. Yeah. From what I read in the article, one of the articles I read is that they've hired a company that basically is going to help drive funding. What they don't have is money, right? That's a big hiccup. They don't have the money to build this thing, right? Yeah. So, they've hired a company that will help

fund raise, right? And and I guess that's really what they've been doing the last 10 years is waiting for somebody to invest to give them the money to build it, which is a high risk when you look think about what they're trying to do. They had that one meeting here with us and they supposedly had all their backers that were here with them that were going to supposedly finance this thing.

So for Mr. Green, the planning commission saw a concept uh sort of a plan. I mean it was a plan. And it was something on paper, but it was a conceptual idea of the uses that were in there. And they didn't approve, this was in 24, I think. They didn't approve the concept plan. They approved the concept of that type of development. Okay. So, this commission has seen it. Yeah. They gave a great presentation and in that I it's you can you can see that you can Yeah, there's a lot a lot of good stuff out there. Didn't we have to approve the concept so they could go after money? They needed some

some more official level that um and this is this that particular development. Um again, not we don't know specifically every single use in there, but it's permitted. They're they're just a straight site plan. It was basically, you know, publicly the city was in support of it. Like if this was something that could come to the city, we were definitely in support of it. Absolutely. and no conditional resonings or you know all the stuff that we normally go through um with some of our our course they come with drawings and ready to build then we're certainly willing to Sure. Absolutely. Absolutely.

But if I recall there were other articles where they have been trying to put this in for about the last 10 years somewhere in the Midwest that I'm that I'm not sure of. All I know is from the time shoot pretty much right when I started or pretty close thereafter about three years three and a half years ago is when I started having conversations with that team. I don't know about the whole past history before that. It was it was before that Tim Tim Keys was involved back in the I want to say mid 2000s. Yeah, I know when I was at LSL there was there was some I can't remember exactly but I think 10 years but they trying to get money

in fact I think and correct me if wrong but weren't they trying to get the city involved in money like bond issues or some Well, it is has did it go to TIFA? Have you guys seen it? No, we didn't see anything before Tiffer, but um to my understanding, there was uh some questions raised about um bringing a bond to the city for it, but that wasn't that. No, that never happened. There was something about bonds that probably never would happen to risk the city's um financial. No, but yeah, that was brought up at one time.

But thank you. That's Any other questions or comments from anyone? Any other questions with regard to the um gosh, what was it? Anyhow, are we ready?

I am. Any other questions or comments from anything for anybody for anything? If not, I guess I guess we can adjourn the meeting. Huh? So move, madam chair. Support. Motion from Mr. Excuse me, Mr. Long. Supported by Mr. Mcnelli to adjourn the meeting. Any discussion? Mr. Long, yes. Mr. Mcell, yes. Mr. Kroa, yes. Mr. Bad, yes. Mr. Green, yes. Uh, Miss Rasco,

yes. Chair votes, yes. This meeting stands adjourned.