CITY OF SOUTHFIELD  
STUDY  MEETING  
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
 AUGUST 2, 2023
6:30PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MI

AGENDA

A.    Call to Order
Roll Call

B.    Approval of the Agenda

C.    Announcements and Communications

D.    PSLU23-0010(SPECIAL USE) is a Special Use Request of Tower Petroleum, to allow for a carry-out restaurant inside of an existing gas station/convenience store, located at 20020 W. 8 Mile Road, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan (Sidwell Parcel 24-34-479-023).

E.    PSP23-0012(SITE PLAN REVIEW) is a Site Plan Review for Tower Petroleum, to allow for a carry-out restaurant inside of an existing gas station/convenience store, located at 20020 W. 8 Mile Road, City of Southfield, Oakland County, State of Michigan (Sidwell Parcel 24-34-479-023).

F.    PZTA23-0003(ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT) is a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to amend Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Southfield by amending Article 4, Section 5.22-5; Article 20, Section 5.185; Article 22, Sections 5.193, 5.194 and 5.195; to add heavy equipment sales and rental as a special use in the I-1 Industrial district, permit public art to be located in required front yards and increase permitted lot coverage on single family residential lots to 30%.

G.    Minutes:        July 12, 2023 Study Meeting
            July 19, 2023 Regular Meeting

H.    Public Comment – A person addressing the Commission shall be limited to a period of three (3) minutes unless such period of time is extended by the presiding officer or by majority vote of the Commission. 

The following Rules of Procedure have been established for all speakers:  

• No speaker may make personal or impertinent attacks upon any officer, employee, or Planning Commission member, that is unrelated to the manner in which the officer, employee, or Planning Commission member, performs his or her duties.
     
• No person shall use abusive or threatening language toward any individual when addressing the Planning Commission.

Any person who violates this section shall be directed by the presiding officer to be orderly and silent.  If a person addressing the Planning Commission refuses to become silent when so directed, such person may be deemed by the presiding officer to have committed a “breach of the peace” by disrupting and impeding the orderly conduct of the public meeting of the Planning Commission and may be ordered by the presiding officer to leave the meeting.  If the person refuses to leave as directed, the presiding officer may take whatever actions are necessary to remove the person from the meeting. Call in number for Communication will be provided the night of the meeting.

I.    Council Items Update

J.    Miscellaneous: 

• Planning Commission Study Meeting – August 9, 2023
• Planning Commission Long Range Study Meeting – August 16, 2023
• Planning Commission Regular Meeting – August 23, 2023