Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)

City of Royal Oak Department of Community Development 203 South Troy Street Royal Oak, MI 48067 NOTICE OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING The Royal Oak Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a closed session meeting at 6:30 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2021 COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus that had not been previously identified in humans, can spread easily from person to person, and can result in serious illness or death. To mitigate the spread of COVID- 19, to protect the public health, and provide essential protections to vulnerable Michiganders, it is crucial that all Michiganders take steps to limit in-person contact. The critical mitigation measures include social distancing and limiting the number of people interacting at public gatherings. Conducting this meeting in person would risk the personal health or safety of members of the public and/or the board. Therefore, this meeting will be held electronically, in compliance with Public Acts 228 and 254 of 2020, and the procedures established by the Royal Oak City Commission. Members of the public may watch the meeting broadcast by WROK, the city’s municipal access cable channel, in any of the following ways: WROK WOW Channel 10 WROK YouTube www.youtube.com/WROKCableTV WROK Live Stream https://www.romi.gov/523/Live-Stream-and-Video-on-Demand. Members of the public may participate in the regular meeting electronically by providing public comment on any zoning board-related matter, whether on the agenda or not, by leaving a recorded comment at (248) 246-3411 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Please give your name along with the case number and street address of the agenda item on which you are commenting, or the non-agenda subject on which you are commenting. The chairperson will open the public comment portion of the meeting on agenda items and your recorded message will be played as part of the meeting broadcast. Public comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per person. If you exceed the three- minute limit only the first three minutes will be played for meeting broadcast. If you call multiple times only your first comment will be played. Members of the public may also contact staff to provide input or ask questions on any business that will come before the board at the meeting via e-mail no later than Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at https://www.romi.gov/formcenter/Planning-20/Contact-Us-Planning-118. When sending an e-mail message, please list within the subject line of the message the case number and street address of the agenda item on which you are commenting, or the non-agenda subject on which you are commenting. E- mail messages that are received will be added to the agenda materials that are available on-line at https://www.romi.gov/AgendaCenter/Zoning-Board-of-Appeals-ZBA-6 Anyone wishing to participate in the regular meeting who needs special assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is asked to contact Carol Schwanger, city manager’s executive assistant, at (248) 246-3203 by Friday, December 3, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. so that appropriate arrangements can be made.  City of Royal Oak Department of Community Development 203 South Troy Street Royal Oak, MI 48067 AGENDA Royal Oak Zoning Board of Appeals City Hall, 203 South Troy Street Royal Oak, MI 48067 Broadcast from City Commission Room 121 WROK WOW Channel 10 https://www.romi.gov/523/Live-Stream-and-Video-on-Demand Thursday, December 9, 2021 6:30 p.m. Closed Session Pending Litigation: Salvatore DiMercurio, Clarence Kennedy, & Mohammed K. Salami v City of Royal Oak, Oakland County Circuit Court Case No. 21-188243-AV 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. Approval of Minutes for November 11, 2021 D. Unfinished Business E. New Business 1. Case No. 21-12-52 – public hearing on the appeal of RKA Petroleum Companies Inc, petitioner & RMG Investment Holdings LLC, owner, for the following variances: (a) Alter/expand/enlarge a nonconforming use (b) To allow the storage and display of outdoor sales merchandise (c) Waive 2 ft. of the maximum driveway width of 30 ft. for the northernmost drive approach along Crooks Rd. (d) Waive 13 ft. of the maximum driveway width of 30 ft. for the southernmost drive approach along Crooks Rd. (e) Waive 6 ft. of the maximum driveway width of 30 ft. for the drive approach along Marywood Dr. (f) Waive 6.7 ft. of the minimum required 20 ft. distance from a corner lot line for the drive approach along Marywood Dr. (g) Waive 5.6 ft. of the minimum required 20 ft. for a two-way drive aisle (h) Waive the required 10 ft. wide landscape greenbelt at the perimeter of the property along Crooks Rd. and Marywood Dr. to remove the 2 existing automobile fuel pump islands and related overhead canopy & construct a new, larger overhead canopy with 3 automobile fuel pump islands and allow the storage and display of outdoor sales merchandise at an automobile filling station and convenience store with the sale of alcohol at 1708 Crooks Rd. (25-16-204-006). Page 2 of 3  City of Royal Oak Department of Community Development 203 South Troy Street Royal Oak, MI 48067 2. Case No. 21-12-53 – public hearing on the appeal of Hillan Homes Inc, petitioner & owner, for the following variances: (a) Waive 10.4 ft. of the minimum required 34.3 ft. west front yard setback (b) Waive 4.7 ft. of the minimum required 27.3 ft west front yard setback measured to an unenclosed front porch and steps to permit construction of a two-story, single-family dwelling with an attached garage / accessory structure at 4240 Olivia Ave. (25-06-259-004). F. Other Business G. Public Comment H. Adjournment Page 3 of 3