Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use Site Plan topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Planning Commission approves site modification for Steve’s European Auto with conditions
Summary
The Waterford Township Planning Commission approved a site-plan modification for Steve’s European Auto at 1064 Crescent Lake Rd, requiring landscaping changes and a public-access easement for a sidewalk segment not in the right-of-way. Applicant and staff addressed building size and screening concerns.
The Waterford Township Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a site-plan modification that will allow Steve’s European Auto to expand operations at 1064 Crescent Lake Rd.
Director of Development Services Jeffrey Polkowski introduced the request, saying the modification is intended to support operations tied to the applicant’s main repair and dealership location on Pontiac Lake Road and that the plan exceeds parking requirements and proposes landscaping modifications. Polkowski noted labeling inconsistencies on the landscape plan and said staff prefers the sidewalk be located in the right-of-way or accompanied by a public-access easement.
Applicant Steven Fowler confirmed the proposed building dimensions, stating “the building will be 60' x 100'.” The proposal would shift the required greenbelt to the northern property line adjacent to a legal nonconforming single-family residence; commissioners discussed screening and the site’s compliance with zoning performance standards.
On a motion moved by Commissioner Art Frasca and supported by Commissioner Dave Kramer, the commission resolved to approve the request with conditions. Key conditions require addressing staff comments prior to final approval, coordinating final site-plan details with staff, reserving the commission’s right to modify or revoke approval following complaints or violations, modifying landscaping per the proposed plan, and recording a public-access easement for any sidewalk segment not located within the right-of-way.
The motion language and findings were entered into the record; the transcript records the motion and supporting findings but does not include a roll-call tally for this specific approval in the minutes.
The commission’s approval advances the applicant’s ability to operate a repair facility and related display and circulation on the site subject to the listed conditions.
