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1. case no. 11-047 43155 main street (Mixx sports bar)

   The applicant is requesting variances from 28-5 (2)f.1.(a), 28-5 (2)f.1.(b) and 28-5 (2)f. of the Novi Sign Ordinance to allow a forty nine (49) square foot projecting wall sign located up to 17.5 foot high and not in compliance with the requirement of the Sign Design Review Manual. The property is located north of Main Street and east of Novi Road. The property is zoned TC-1 (Town Center District).

   CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCE, Sections 28-5 (2)f.1.(a), 28-5 (2)f.1.(b) and 28-5 (2)f. allowing maximum 3 square feet and 3 foot width for pedestrian level projecting signs, 12 foot maximum height and requirement for sign design and mounting brackets in accordance with the Sign Design Review Manual.

   Sign area proposed: 49 square feet
   Sign area allowed: 3 square feet
   Variance requested: 46 square feet

   Sign width proposed: 8 feet, 2 inches
   Sign width allowed: 3 feet
   Variance requested: 5 feet, 2 inches

   Sign height proposed: 17 feet, 6 inches
   Sign height allowed: 12 feet
   Variance requested: 5 feet, 6 inches

   Sign brackets proposed: Non-Ornamental brackets
   Sign brackets required: Ornamental
   Variance requested: Non-Ornamental brackets

   Sign illumination proposed: Internally illuminated
   Sign illumination required: Goose neck style fixtures
   Variance requested: Internally illuminated

   Sign design proposed:
   Internally illuminated channel letters

   Sign design required:
   *Text raised from background and of contrasting color
   *Decorative molded edge raised above background
   *Signs fabricated of wood, metal or acrylic letters mounted to a solid background

   Variance requested: Internally illuminated channel letters

2. case no. 11-048 41014 scarborough

   The applicant is requesting a variance from the thirty five (35) foot required rear yard setback requirements of Section 2400 of the Novi Zoning Ordinance for an existing single family home to allow the construction of a new rear one story enclosed sunroom with a setback of twenty four (24) feet. The property is located east of Meadowbrook Road and north of Ten Mile Road. The property is zoned R-4 (One Family Residential).

   CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2400 requires a minimum rear yard setback of thirty five (35) feet.

   Required rear yard setback: 35 feet
   Proposed: 24 feet
   Variance requested: 11 feet

3. Case No. 12-001 50630 Amesburg Drive
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   The applicant is requesting a variance from the Similar/Dissimilar provisions of Section 303 of the Novi Zoning Ordinance to allow construction of two (2) homes with similar facades within less than the required minimum separation distance. The property is located in the Island Lake Development north of Ten Mile Road and west of Wixom Road in the RA Zoning District with a Residential Unit Development Agreement (RUD).

   CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 303.2.b requires that no dwelling structural form shall be located on the same side of the street as a substantially similar structural form without there being at least two (2) dwellings with different structural form between the two (2) substantially similar structural forms. For purposes of this provision, dwellings within the same quadrant of intersecting streets shall be treated as being on the same side of a common street.

   　

4. Case No. 12-002 22126 Beck Road
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   The applicant is requesting a variance from Section 2515.1 of the Novi Zoning Ordinance to allow construction of a fence in the front yard of an existing home. The property is located south of Nine Mile Road and east of Beck Road in the R-1 Zoning District.

   CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2515.1 Fences (residential) on all lots of record are limited to 6 feet in height and shall not extend toward the front of the lot nearer than the minimum front yard setback distance unless the existing house already extends into the front yard, in which case the fence may extend to the front of the house.

   　

5. Case No. 12-003 46290 Ten Mile Road

   The applicant is requesting a variance from Section 2515.1 of the Novi Zoning Ordinance to allow construction of a fence in the front yard of an existing home. The property is located north of Ten Mile Road and east of Beck Road in the R-4 Zoning district.

   CITY OF NOVI, CODE OF ORDINANCES, Section 2515.1 Fences (residential) on all lots of record are limited to 6 feet in height and shall not extend toward the front of the lot nearer than the minimum front yard setback distance unless the existing house already extends into the front yard, in which case the fence may extend to the front of the house.

   　

6. Case No. 12-004 parcel number 5022-09-451-028 – Novi Corporate ParK
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