Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting

Updated 27 days ago

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting held Oct. 9, 2025; Royal Oak City Hall 203 S Troy St Royal Oak MI 48067

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Meeting Agenda (pdf, 144 KB, opens in new window/tab)

Chapters

agenda 1 - 2 (00:00:00)

1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes a. Approval of Minutes for September 11, 2025 Meeting
agenda 3 (00:02:05)

3. Unfinished Business Approval of Minutes for Joint Work Session with Planning Commission of September 9, 2025 a. Public hearing on the appeal of Jennifer Soma, petitioner & owner, for the following variances: (a) waive 4.1% from the maximum allowable 30% total lot coverage (b) waive 0.6 ft. from the minimum required 10 ft. west side yard setback related to a proposed covered porch and steps along Maplewood Ave. to permit construction of first and second story additions & covered porch and steps to an existing single-family dwelling at 1839 Roseland Ave. (25-08-485-001).
agenda 4a (00:06:50)

4. New Business Case No. 25-08-18 a. Public hearing on the appeal of Cafe Fantasy, petitioner & 30100 LLC, owner, for the following variances: (a) waive 13 of the minimum required 17 off-street parking spaces (b) waive 18 ft. of the maximum permitted driveway width of 30 ft. (c) waive the requirement to provide a screening wall along the south lot line along Burnham Rd. to convert a retail tenant space to a standard restaurant at 30118 Woodward Ave. (25-08-177-014).
agenda 4b (00:53:40)

b. Case No. 25-10-24 Public hearing on the appeal of Trademark Services, LLC, petitioner & Leafdale Investments, LLC, owner, for the following variances: (a) waive 51 sq. ft. from the maximum allowable 800 sq. ft. of accessory ground floor area (b) waive 4.7% from the requirement that an accessory building / attached garage be no greater than 50% of the total width of the principal building's primary facade. (c) waive 2.4 ft. from the minimum required 35 ft. rear yard setback related to an unenclosed, covered rear porch to permit construction of ground floor and second story additions to an existing single-family dwelling with an attached garage / accessory structure at 4447 Arlington Ave. (25-06-153-004).
agenda 4c (01:24:20)

c. Case No 25-10-25 Public hearing on the appeal of Alexa Cook, petitioner & owner for the following variances: (a) waive 5.6% of the maximum allowable total lot coverage of 30% (b) waive 5.1% of the maximum allowable accessory lot coverage of 10% (c) waive 19.5 ft. of the minimum required 25 ft. south setback along Albert Ave. related to the existing dwelling and covered front porch (d) waive 6.5 ft. of the minimum required 25 ft. south setback along Albert Ave. related to the existing detached garage / accessory structure to permit a land division to create two new individual single-family home sites and retain all structures at 3202 Prairie Ave. (25-07- 152-039).
agenda 5 (01:54:30)

5. a. Meeting Schedule & Religious Holidays for 2026