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Livonia study session sets Jan. 14 agenda: sidewalk waivers, business waivers, contracts and public concerns
Summary
At a January 2026 study session, Livonia City Council previewed items for its Jan. 14 regular meeting, scheduling multiple sidewalk-waiver petitions, business waiver requests (including an Outback SDM liquor-waiver request and a site-plan change for Cava), several contract approvals and renewals, and discussed public concerns about facility access and sidewalk hazards.
Livonia’s City Council met in a January study session to preview items it will consider at its Jan. 14 regular (voting) meeting, placing dozens of consent and regular items on the agenda and hearing public comments about access to city facilities and sidewalk safety.
Erica Smith, the city’s new director of government affairs, introduced herself and asked council members to route information requests through her office (asmith@livonia.gov) or the mayor’s staff email to ensure consistent responses. Council set a 30-minute audience-communication block (three minutes per speaker) for the meeting.
Key items scheduled for the Jan. 14 meeting include sidewalk-waiver petitions from Livonia Builders G2 LLC and Infinity Homes & Co., both recommended for consent because the neighborhoods lack connecting sidewalks. Planning staff explained that ordinance rules allow waivers where no adjacent sidewalk network exists.
Planning also recommended amending the site plan for a proposed Cava restaurant to eliminate a prior condition requiring an access connection to Chippewa Drive…
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