In the matter of Mackenzie North Technology Centre, SP08-25, motion to approve the Preliminary Site Plan subject to the conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan, for the reasons that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 23A, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 8-0.

In the matter of the request of Ron Nuechterlein for City Center Plaza, Phases 4 and 5, ZCM08-26, motion to approve the Phasing Plan subject to compliance with all conditions and requirements listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters for the reasons that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 16, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0.

In the matter of DAP Investments for Mercantile Marketplace, SP08-26, motion to approve the Preliminary Site Plan subject to: 1) A Planning Commission Reduction of thirty feet in the required southern building setback; 2) A Planning Commission Reduction of thirty feet in the required eastern building setback; 3) A Planning Commission Reduction of 36 feet in the required northern building setback; 4) A Zoning Board of Appeals Variance for the loading zone location; 5) The Applicant providing additional landscaping on site to compensate for the lack of building foundation landscaping; 6) A Planning Commission Waiver to allow a decorative wall in lieu of the required berm along public rights-of-way; 7) The Applicant revising the proposed façade to be in conformance with the Façade Ordinance; 8) The Applicant removing the boulder wall from the design and replacing it with alternative material; and 9) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Stamping Set submittal; for the reasons that: 1) A reduction in building setback will not impair the health, safety or general welfare of the City as related to the use of the premise or adjacent premise; 2) A reduction of the building setbacks along a common parcel line between two premises would result in a more desirable relationship between a proposed building and an existing building; 3) Adherence to a minimum required building setback would result in the establishment of nonusable land area that could create maintenance problems; 4) The location of the proposed building is consistent with the recommendations of the recent update to the Master Plan for Land Use; 5) The site plan provides amenities as recommended in the Town Center Design Manual; and 6) The plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 16, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 9-0.

Motion to recuse Victor Cassis from consideration of the request of Triangle Develop, LLC. Motion carried 9-0.

In the matter of Main Street Novi, SP06-38C, motion to recommend approval the revised Preliminary Site Plan, subject to: 1) City Council reaffirming all previous Waivers associated with the original Preliminary Site Plan approval; 2) A City Council Waiver for a reduction in building separation between Building 400 and the existing Main Street building; 3) The Applicant indicating that future parking deficiencies will be addressed and buildings re-sized if necessary as future phases on the south side of Main Street are brought forward for Final Site Plan approval; 4) Acknowledgement that the 75,000 square feet of residential space Triangle Development intends to move from the north side of Main Street to the south side has not been documented on the plans and would require further reviews and approvals; and 5) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; for the reasons that: 1) A reduction in building setback will not impair the health, safety or general welfare of the City as related to the use of the premise or adjacent premise; 2) A Waiver of the building setbacks along a common parcel line between two premises would result in a more desirable relationship between a proposed building and an existing building; 3) Adherence to a minimum required building setback would result in the establishment of nonusable land area that could create maintenance problems; and 4) The plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 16, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried 6-2 (Yes: Burke, Greco, Gutman, Larson, Lynch, Meyer; No: Pehrson, Wrobel).

In the matter of Main Street Novi, SP06-38C, motion to recommend approval of the revised Phasing Plan subject to the conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan, for the reasons that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 16, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried

In the matter of Main Street Novi Phase 2, SP08-16A, motion to recommend approval the Section 9 Façade Waiver for the overage of cast stone on the south and west façades and the underage of brick materials on the west façade subject to: 1) The Applicant revising the awning color to be in compliance with the Town Center Design Manual, as the Applicant has stated he will do; and 2) The conditions and items listed in the Staff and Consultant review letters being addressed on the Final Site Plan; for the reasons that the plan is otherwise in compliance with Article 16, Section 1602.9 items a through d, Article 24 and Article 25 of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable provisions of the Ordinance. Motion carried

8-0.

Motion to approve the June 25, 2008 Planning Commission minutes. Motion carried 9-0.