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Planning Commission approves UAW Local 1700 event hall with conditions, applicant to install gates and follow staff revisions
Summary
The commission approved a site plan for a UAW event hall at 6440 14 Mile Road, allowing union membership events and proposed swing gates to limit truck cut-through; staff conditions include plan revisions, a possible maneuvering-lane variance, and a performance bond.
The Warren City Planning Commission on Aug. 11 approved a site plan for a UAW event hall at 6440 14 Mile Road, allowing use of large internal halls for union-member gatherings and imposing staff-recommended plan changes and conditions.
Planning staff recommended approval with standard conditions: submit five copies of revised site plans adding site data, easement information and legal descriptions; indicate disturbance square footage; add standards from section 5.11 of the zoning ordinance to the site data chart; revise accessible-parking striping to meet ADA standards; and replace “handicap parking” language with “accessible parking.” Staff also recommended gates on the trash enclosure, details on canopy/elevation signage, and a performance bond (staff suggested $1,000 rather than the petitioner’s $45,000 estimate for minimal site work).
Correspondence included a letter from Jacob Shapiro of Eventhold Management, representing Warren Village Apartments, which urged the commission to require the applicant to address truck routing, resurfacing and buffering because recent truck traffic patterns had begun to run within about 30 feet of apartment buildings and caused noise and vibration concerns for residents.
Applicant Michael Spencer, president of UAW Local 1700, said the union wants members to be able to use large halls for private events such as weddings and that swing gates would be installed at the driveways to prevent trucks from cutting through the site. Spencer said the gates would be manually operated for events and typically remained closed when not in use.
Commissioner Dusey moved to approve with staff recommendations; the motion was supported and carried on roll call. The commission noted a suggested variance to retain a 20-foot-wide maneuvering lane might be needed from the Zoning Board of Appeals and that any variances must be added to the revised plan if granted. The petitioner said there was no intent to change the building footprint at this time.
The site plan approval requires submission of revised plans, a copy of the lease between Meijer and EVgo where applicable to other projects, and posting of the performance bond per staff direction prior to release to the building division.
