Board of Ordinance Appeals I

CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Ordinance Board of Appeals held a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Monday August 24, 2015 at the Sterling Heights Municipal Center, 40555 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI in the Council Chambers, 586-446-2360. At this meeting the Board (1) considered variance requests of petitioners and (2) conducted hearings on abatement of nuisances relating to the property and property owners itemized on the following agenda. AGENDA 1. Chairman Pitrone called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm 2. Roll Call John Pitrone - Chairman, Joseph DiGaetano – Secretary, Robert Ervin, Kathryn Jiles (excused), Juli Sala, Michael Sauger, Denice Gerstenberg - City Development Director (excused), Paul Geiger - Code Enforcement Officer, Dana Vietto – Recording Secretary 3. Report from City Liaison – Denice Gerstenberg a. All petitioners were notified by first class mail about tonight’s meeting. Remove the following items from the consent agenda as they have been cleaned up prior to the meeting – G15-0204, G15-0206 G15-0207, G15-0208, G15-0209, G15-0210, G15-0211 & G15-0212 4. Removal of Consent Items to New Business a. None 5. Approval of Agenda Motion by Ervin, supported by DiGaetano, to approve agenda Yes: All. Motion carried. 6. Consent Agenda Moved by Ervin, supported by DiGaetano, RESOLVED, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended: 1. To approve the minutes of the regular meeting of August 10, 2015, as presented. 2. G15-0205 Z & A Holdings, LLC – 7750 Metropolitan Parkway RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 7750 Metropolitan Parkway and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 3. G15-0213 Van Tuyl, Marion – 35315 Rockingham Drive RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 35315 Rockingham Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 4. G15-0214 Hermz, Evelyn Poules & The Bank of New York Mellon– 43061 Hyde Park Drive RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 43061 Hyde Park Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 5. G15-0215 Elias, Akhnoukh S. – 4663 Chadbourne Drive RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 4663 Chadbourne Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 7. Public Hearing 8. Old Business 9. New Business a. None Ordinance Board of Appeals August 24, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 10. Public Participation 11. Adjournment Motion by Ervin, supported by DiGaetano to adjourn the meeting. Yes: All. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 pm Respectfully submitted. John Pitrone Joseph DiGaetano John Pitrone, Chairman Joseph DiGaetano, Secretary Ordinance Board of Appeals Ordinance Board of Appeals