2015 Planning & Zoning Department Annual Report Shelby Township, Michigan

Table of Contents Introduction

Message from the Director

Department Overview

Shelby Township at a Glance

Seven Year Development Summary

Statistics

Projects

2015 Site Plans

Planning Projects & Initiatives

Boards & Commissions

Planning Commission

Zoning Board of Appeals

Department Organization

2015 Staff

Message from the Director • Section 19 of the Michigan Planning Enabling Act requires

the Planning Commission to “make an annual report to the legislative body concerning its operation and the status of planning activities, including recommendations regarding actions by the legislative body relating to planning and development.”

• This report provides a summary of development review activities in the following categories: site plans, signs, tree permits, rezoning applications, and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

• The annual report also provides a summary of long-range planning, economic development, and other Planning and Zoning Department functions.

Department Overview

• Master Plan

• Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments

• Community Development Block Grant

• Downtown Development Authority Plan

• Capital Improvement Plan

• Recreation Plan

• Blight Task Force

Department Vision

• 2nd Annual Realtor Event

• Retail Development Data

• Residential Development Profiles

• “Shelby Local” Business Highlights

• Update Website

• Retail Vacancy Report

• Redevelopment Sites

Economic Development

Shelby Township at a Glance

76,849

Population

3.34 Persons Per Acre

1,124 Acres of

Parks

$185,200 Median Home Value

$64,946 Median

Household Income

Seven Year Development Summary Activity 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

Plats

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

Site Plans

54 44 17 25 28 12 10 32

Signs

202 211 198 196 177 193 202 214

Tree Permits

15 18 14 4 3 3 1 2

Rezoning Cases

7 10 4 1 5 3 4 9

ZBA

106 77 74 77 69 68 70 88

Total

384 360 308 302 282 279 287 347

2015 Stats

Site Plans 23%

ZBA 38%

Signs 4%

Tree Permits 17%

Rezoning Cases 30%

Compared to 2014 Data

Increase Decrease

Site Plans Name Description Size/Unit

s Status

1 Shelby Town Plaza Retail Shopping Center 6,727 sq. ft. Completed

2 John Graham Industrial Building w/Office 15,000 sq. ft. Approved

3 La Femina Trucking Industrial Building w/Office 4,960 Sq. Ft. Approved

4 Hardee's Restaurant Fast Food Restaurant 3,000 Sq. Ft. Approved

5 Chesterfield 5 LLC Industrial Building w/Office 9,500 Sq. Ft. Approved

6 Smith Farms Site Condominiums Residential Site Condominiums 16 Units Approved

7 North Sky Management Industrial Building w/Office 30,600 Sq. Ft. Approved

8 Mike Castellana Senior Housing Facility 33,000 Sq. Ft. Approved

9 Valvoline Oil Change Oil Change Facility 3,500 Sq. Ft. Approved

10 The Shops at Stony Creek Retail Shopping Center 243,526 Sq. Ft. Approved

Site Plans (continued) Name Description Size/Units Status

11 The Enclave Residential Site Condominiums 39 Units Approved

12 Birchfield Court Residential Site Condominiums 12 Units Approved

13 Shelby Senior Living Community Senior Housing Facility 29 Units Pending

14 Northwood Investments Industrial Building w/Office 6,476 Sq. Ft. Approved

15 Brampton Court Residential Site Condominiums 13 Units Approved

16 Deanna Court Residential Site Condominiums 9 Units Approved

17 PND Investments, LLC Commercial Building 11,028 Sq. Ft. Approved

18 DaFrancesco's Commercial Building Restaurant, Commercial and Office 31,995 Sq. Ft. Approved

19 Mode Development Industrial Building w/Office 109,483 Sq. Ft. Approved

20 Mode Development Industrial Building w/Office 79,656 Sq. Ft. Approved

Site Plans (continued) Name Description Size/Units Status

21 Mode Development Industrial Building w/Office 50,907 Sq. Ft. Approved

22 Zebra Construction Industrial Building w/Office 59,277 Sq. Ft. Approved

23 PND Investments, LLC Multiple-Family Residential 203 Units Pending

24 Arteva Homes - Valencia

Residential Site Condominiums w/Assisted Living Facility

69 Single Family Units and 69 Assisted Living Units Approved

25 Community Choice Credit Union Credit Union 5,034 Sq. Ft. Approved

26 Mode Development Industrial Building w/Office 18,400 Sq. Ft. Pending

27 Mode Development Industrial Building w/Office 19,840 Sq. Ft. Pending

28 Castlemark Holdings, LLC Industrial Building w/Office 10,370 Sq. Ft. Pending

29 Antonia Management Company, LLC Industrial Building w/Office 21,488 Sq. Ft. Pending

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2015 Projects & Initiatives • Master Plan 2016

• EDAC Realtor Event

• Retail Vacancy Inventory

• Zoning Amendments

• New Residential Guidebook

• Redevelopment Sites

• DDA Retail Vacancy Inventory

• Shelby Local Cable Television Show

• Blight Task Force Initiative

• CDBG Funding Allocation & Project Implementation

• Capital Improvement Plan

Master Plan 2016 • Hired LSL Planning to prepare the five-year plan update.

• Set Shelby Township’s 2016 Priorities through Board of Director’s, Board of Trustee’s, and citizen’s input and voting.

• Held Shelby Township Master Plan Open House in October to increase participation, accessibility and input of Shelby Township Public.

EDAC Realtor Event

• Took place on February 4, 2015.

• Goal of the event was to showcase Shelby’s Prime Properties and highlight retail development sites.

• The event had over 70 people show up from all across the state.

• The event was hosted at Cherry Creek Golf Club and Banquet Center.

Retail Vacancy Inventory • Update of a 2013 study to better understand vacancy rates.

• Revisited all retail sites in the Township to recount vacancy of strip centers and retail sites.

• Aggregated data and mapped out vacancy changes throughout the Township.

• Vacancy rate in 2013: 11.91% (796,866 SF)

• Vacancy rate in 2015: 11.62% (777,458 SF)

• Updated tenant list and photographed each site.

• Greater analysis of the data will be done in 2016.

• Information will be made public through the website in 2016.

Zoning Amendments • Working with the Building Department to identify

zoning modifications to the zoning ordinance.

• Areas to be considered:

• General Provisions

• Site Development and Environmental Standards

• Parking

• Site Plan Review

• Residential Districts

• Office and Commercial Districts

• Special Land Uses

• Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10, Article 8,

Fences

• Sign Regulations

New Residential Guidebook

• The New Residential Guidebook was created to assist prospective buyers and renters who are looking in Shelby Township for their new home or apartment.

• The guidebook is a collation of numerous new residential developments with detailed renderings and development information to increase accessibility and information to potential future residents.

• A physical copy of the guidebook is currently at the counter, the Planning Department would like to put this information online by early 2016.

• In the future, as new developments are approved, the guidebook will be updated simultaneously.

Downtown Development Authority

• Assisted LSL Planning and the Assessing Department in the completion of the updated Downtown Development Authority Plan.

• The Planning and Zoning Department will be responsible for organizing the DDA plan public notice and adoption process.

Shelby Local Television Program • Joint effort between Shelby TV and Planning Department.

• Highlights interesting businesses within Shelby Township.

• Two businesses per episode, first episode aired December 9th

• Hosted by Jordan Greenman, filmed and edited by Chelsea Schneider and John Martin.

• Goal: one episode per month in 2016.

Blight Task Force Initiative • The elimination of blight was one of the Township Board’s top ten

priorities for 2016.

• The Planning and Zoning Department identified multiple sites to target for blight removal and mitigation in 2016.

CDBG Funding Allocation and Project Implementation Began the implementation of approved 2015 CDBG projects:

• Handicap door improvements at the DPW Building

• Auburn Road landscaping

• Road pavement project

• Began planning for the 2016 grant application and allocation process

Capital Improvement Plan

• Assisted the Finance Department to organize the 2015 Capital Improvement Plan

• Organize and assist departments with the 2016 Capital Improvement Plan

Planning Commission Jerome Moffitt, Chairman

Lisa Casali, Vice Chairman

Raquel Moore, Secretary

Paul Viar, Township Board Representative

Anthony Apone, Member

Vincent Bernardi, Member

Carl Dallo, Member

Lucia DiCicco, Member

Phillip Turner, Member

Zoning Board of Appeals Russ Rice, Chairman

James Churilla, Vice Chairperson

James Hering, Member

Jerome Moffitt, Planning Commission Representative

Ann Paprocki, Secretary

2015 Staff

Glenn Wynn, Planning Director

Jordan Greenman, Associate Urban Planner/Economic Development Coordinator

Julijana Misich, Administrative Secretary