Hill Home for Joy Bells?
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Section rosse Pointe ews A VOL 43-NO. 12 '~.Ii,",cl'f Sound C/ ... M.It., .t lilt JOe Pe, Copy '.JI' 0111•• al D,l,olt, Ilol1."1'011 GROSSEPOINTE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1982 $13 'e, v••• 34 Pages- Three Sections New zoning law makes 7-Mack high rISe• possible By l\like Alldr:ldnyk ani- lllr dr'II'Joj)IlH'Jlt (,f hl~h 1],(' H"ldl'ntlal il'{'.'. The mlcnl, ,ll'eordlllg The restrictcd offjce dlstrict will comrnertial and r('"ldcntial neighbnr' ,ary for the operatu}/l Jlld mainten. "lilt'.' and J'('sidl'nliai buildings, 0[' III till' <JI dill ilnl'l' I('xt, i.' lu "(' reate a permit the development of banks and h(}()r!', pcrrnlttwg private operators anee of lhe building ,i. i;~',\' (;1''''''' Point!' \\'uo,b fll'l' bUilding, alHI path",,.; :,,: .. ',' ;11 ,11 (Jn~: l'''ln!llUnl{Y foea! point and tu ~, wcll a, c-ity agencies to provide profes;ional offices 1-\ hith ~hou.1I Planned multIple lamlly dwclling~ zoning ordlndlll'" tliat lllcludes be 1',1;,bll,heil pnnJ)fJ\(1 putJitc \\l,lf~iI"l' ~;3 cnhanting (Jf[ .Iln:d parking Jots. provide local employment near re,i. have no height requirement but could !Jr(j\'jSiOIJ.' f(lr hl,l'h IIS(', )l;ultipJt' 11'(' (,It,\', I"x ha,>c." dcntJal areas, and make for "clean, A high intl'!!>ll;' ('it,I' ('efl!er d"lrlcl Iflgli dcnsity multiple dwellings are fill no more than 40 percent of the dwellings, rt'~1t IL'ted Offll't' and modern oflJ(:e buildings in landscaped \1'111 Ill' confult'd 10 the Sl'l'l'n \1<,ck I.llrllh Oil h('ighl, 2If('a and bulk ahu propo;,eu ,;; lhe ordinancc, but lotal lot area. Two off."treet parkln2 settings, which provide appropri ate parkin~ districb will come be- shoppillt.: area, fro!ll BourUl'tlloUlh I'J don't appear on the zoning map, spaces arc required for each one. 11111 kl'('P high'IISt'.1 In till' an'a und('r distnets for uses that do not geneI" fme the City CouncIl AlJrll 1 lor thl' ~outt)('rn l'lIy lJIIII!', aUli 1''''1\100' H):~ It't ..t, 01 II} ~o i..:; ...,lll1ll'.) Ruildings eould be no more than two bedroom apartment, and one for each ate large \'UJUIIlCS uf il allic." possi ble adtl pt io!l. u toca! point for cOJllJl1unlt) al'lillty, "lories tall, and occupy no more than .:.J'::~~;v:;.:l ~cc!:~~.~. T"",: :-l!"(".O !"p~"ir(ld unlll'r Ihl' 111'\\' urdll\"nc(' IS ,\1)1)11'10/1;, nr} ,lrutlure will 30 percent of the total lot area. Tht' ~(la\ (,f lhe 1'1'\ i,t'd ol'dinan('(' The revised city zoning map does These dwellings would be located b[' ,,11011 l'U to c;,sl a ;,!!ad,)II' on any Thrce to 12 permanent residences i,; 10 make It ,',bJe,. for the Woocls lu Wlll'n Ihl' unlIIWn('l' \'>a, dl,('u,,(.ll not have such areas mapped yet. near major thoroughfares for good ,1"n<!JIlg (}nt' family dwelllng for more could be included in each building, t1c\('lop more taxable lano, an'I1nllng la,1 Yl'ar, ('(luncd llll'mber, and Jl1('ll\' Hogers said, but they wiil be dis. accessibility and be designed to com- ' than tll () hours on Dee, 21, the l\in- \\'1th one and a hall parking spaces to Brandon llogt'rs, t he Wood, plan. bel'S uf the city planning eornmi.,swn cussed some time in the fututre, plement adjacent single family resi- \('1' soht}c(' Parking will be based provided eilher on site or in adjaeent nlng ('l.nsultant, 'aId IIll' zOl1e "as a rt'sponsl' I f) Ihl' dential areas, The City Council would un gro" flour area, or Ihl' number of areas for each resident. l'C'nllnul,l! acqubltion of l,Hld by St Vehicular parking districts are be required to authorize anrl approve 'qu;,rc f('l,t ('untall1ed J1l such build, The Clly hilS IIH' option of adding planned along Mack Avenue, Rogers any building permit for such a dwell. Juhn l\o'IJllal ings, wilh 15 spaces requircd for Planned mulliple dwelling zones a high Intensity ('01ll111<'rcial I'entt'r said, and will allow the city to zone ing aIter a financial prospectus and a ('I tr~ 50,000 SliUUZ c feet Two of these hal'c been placed on Vernier near dlstnct, restflcted oHI(,c zone" vchic. As the hospital acquin'd land In areas for off,street parking lots. surety bond are put up by the de, required pla{'l's must bl' within an !llack and along Old Eight Mile Road ular parking areas, and condominiums, the area, it ('31lle off the tax rolls, Parking zones are also "designed to veloper. und('r the nell' ordinance, he said, commisslonl'r Petc'r Gill'zan said, and ene!os('d garage or parklng structure, protect adjacent residential areas by near the northern limits of the city, endangered the cily's tax base, providing landscape setbacks, fences according 10 the revised zoning map, The city council would have the The city center district rai sed pro- "The) \ proJlosed zoning areas) and well-designed parking facUities," right to change or amend any section The pJrpo~t.' oi th\'" city center \~il1 tests from residents In the area when The dwellings would be one or of the new ordinance, and would re- ma)' 1ll'I ('I' come 10 pass, but at k::s: flr,t discu,s"G Inst \'('31', Homeowners The lots are also intended, accord. more buildings, eaeh designed to lhey're lhl're if nel'ded," Rogcrs said be to pro\'idl' for Ihe de\'elopment of quire a 75 percent vote to override a buildIng or a complex of bUIldings queslJOned the wisdom and intent of ing to the text of the ordinance, to provide three family units in it, and protests by residents or owners in If thl' ordinance is approl'l'r!, stand, lhat promote commeru~l, oWCl' or sueh a district. act as transitional areas between could also include structures neces- aHected areas, Hill home for Joy Bells? By Tom Greenwood run by Seniors Onward for Change (SOC) would be contlnued, funded The re-Iocation of an old on an annual basis at S8,500, Accord, Grosse Pointe attraction to the Farms seeking Ing to SOC, the funds are needed to Hill area is one of a number of help qualifying senior citizens make projects being considered by the federal funds minor home repairs such as: repair ll., Farms in a request for Commu- of leaky faucets or toilets; repair nity Development Block Grant and replacement of door locks: ~- (CDBG) funds from HUD, caulking of doors and windows; in- eral funds, and approved by the staIlation of light fixtures and repair If its plans are approved, the Farms Council Monday, March 15, or replacement of concrete or brick Farms hopes to re,locate the Joy steps, Bells (currently situated on city Other projects include $8,500 for a property at the corner of Grosse business market feasibility study to The HUD funds would also contain Pointe Boulevard and Moross Road) determine what types of business the $24,000 for the continuation of inter- to the rear of a backstop on South Hill needs to attract customers, Ac- est-free housing rehabilitation loans High School's athletic field near the cording to Reynolds, the study would or grants to Farms residents with fOOl of MeMilIan Road, benefit the entire area since it would low or moderate incomes within determine the type of business/clien. designated "target areas" in 'the city, The bells, donated to the Farms by tele mixture needed to keep the Hill The money is to be used by qualified the Joy family, have been at their viable as a business district. recipients to bring homes up to code, present location for at least 25 years, Seven thousand doIlars would be Another $14,000 is earmarked for The re-location of the bells is one set aside for .sidewalk improvements street improvements on Muir and of seven projects proposed by the on Kercheval Avenue, Broken side, Mapleton Roads, with an additional Farms to HUD in an applieation for walks would be repaired or replaced, $7,000 set aside for administrath'e $99,000 in federal monies for fiscal plus iron grates would be purchased costs, year 1982-83. to accompany the new trees planted on the street last )'ear, Solak said if everything goes right, According to Farms City Clerk the Farms should rereive confirma. Ph.:ta by Tem Greenwood Richard Solak the projects have been The minor home repair program tion or denial from HUD by mid-July, ""haC can ~'Oll gi\'C a man \\ ho has every- displays some of Ihe front runners in the store's submitted for initial approval to thing': Appar{,I1t1~., a Jot of had ties, Elegantlr worst tie contest, You look sharp. Tony, really Wayne eounty and then for final ap. draped with the I.>('sl of I he worst. Tony ~lor. sharp: proval by HVD sometime this July, reale, tailor cxtraordilluire at Picard-~orton Solak said the estimated cost of Woods targets federal moving the bells is $40,000 to $46,000, of which $30,000 would be contrib- uled by BUD. jlfeet th,e ties that blind "We hope to make up the rest of money to keep market the moving costs from contributions, none of which would be from citl- The \\.oods Cit\- Council last Councilman Robert :'\ovitke said he By Tom Greenwood dl,;play on the front door of lhe shop \1 ith name tags funds," said Solak, "We haven't set didn't like the use of government dl:;crectly ,tapled to each cral'at, ("I promised I'd try week appro\'ed 5' to 1 a three- any deadlines for mo\'ing the bells.