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Zoning board denies lighting-variance request for 6464 28th Street SE
Summary
The Cascade Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals voted to deny a request to exceed lighting levels at 6464 28th Street SE after staff found the variance standards were not met and the applicant did not appear. The board opened a public hearing, heard no speakers, and approved the denial by voice vote.
The Cascade Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals voted to deny a variance request to allow lighting levels exceeding the maximum at 6464 28th Street Southeast (southwest corner of Thornhills and 28th Street).
Staff presented the case (Case No. 25-3884) and told the board the applicant was not in attendance. Unidentified Speaker 1 summarized the staff review and stated that "the standards for approving a variance have not been met by the applicant," pointing board members to a draft motion to deny included in the staff report (page 4). Staff said the applicant had been sent the review and chose not to attend.
The board opened a public hearing; no members of the public spoke. Unidentified Speaker 4 moved to deny the variance "based on the findings above," and Unidentified Speaker 3 seconded. The board voted by voice; multiple members responded "Aye," and the chair announced the recommendation for the appeal was denied. The meeting record does not include a roll-call tally or recorded individual votes in the transcript.
What was decided and next steps The board denied the requested lighting variance. The transcript records a staff recommendation for denial, an absent applicant, a formal motion to deny, a second, and a voice vote resulting in denial. The transcript does not record a formal appeal timeline or any immediate next procedural steps for the applicant; if the applicant pursues review or appeals outside the board, those timelines were not specified in the record.
Clarifying details from the record - Case: referred to in the transcript as Case No. 25-3884 (also noted in some segments as 253884); the board motion and staff report use the same case number reference. - Property: 6464 28th Street SE, described as the southwest corner of Thornhills and 28th Street. - Staff position: recommended denial; a draft motion to deny is included at page 4 of the staff report. - Applicant attendance: the applicant did not attend the hearing and had been sent the staff review. - Public comment: none during the opened public hearing.
Speakers (as identified in the record) - Unidentified Speaker 1 — Staff member (first referenced SEG 001). First-person staff presentation and explanation of findings. - Unidentified Speaker 3 — Board member (first referenced SEG 135). Seconded the motion to deny. - Unidentified Speaker 4 — Board member (first referenced SEG 156). Moved to deny the variance. - Unidentified Speaker 2 — Board member (first referenced SEG 011). Participated in procedural votes and questioning.
Authorities referenced - Zoning ordinance (variance standards) — referenced by staff as the standards under which the board must decide; specific ordinance section not stated in the transcript.
Provenance - topicintro: SEG 109 - topfinish: SEG 189
Ending The board concluded by recording that the recommendation for the appeal had been denied. The transcript does not show any additional formal action on this case during the meeting and does not record next steps for the applicant in the public record.
