Difference between revisions of "City of Detroit Approval Process"

Revision as of 17:36, 19 June 2009

Historical

4444 Second Ave - Green Garage Material Listings

• West E(Front) of Historic Building
  • Brick - best match existing brick and mortar. Working with Detroit Historical Brick Co. to match brick.
  • Limestone - best match limestone on existing building
  • Windows - aluminum clad on wood... black trim color
  • Doors
    • Front Door - Aluminum frame with glass ... black trim (we are exploring a historic wood door option)
    • Side Door - Solid core (metal) in black (we are exploring a historic wood door option)
    • Truck Door - Metal - dark historic green ... (we are exploring a historic wood garage door option)
  • Fence - black wrought iron or aluminum (as shown in drawing)
  • Parking lot - historic pavers with crushed stone.
  • Low profile lighting fixtures...black

• South and East Elevations (alley and back)
  • Brick - best match existing brick and mortar. Working with Detroit Historical Brick Co. to match brick.
  • Limestone Sills - best match limestone on existing building
  • Windows - aluminum clad on wood... black trim color
  • Side Door - Aluminum frame with glass ... black trim (we are exploring a historic wood door option)
  • Back Fence - black wrought iron or aluminum (as shown in drawing) gate. Historic wood fence.
  • Low profile lighting fixtures ... black

• North Elevation
  • Brick - best match existing brick and mortar. Working with Detroit Historical Brick Co. to match brick.
  • Windows - aluminum clad on wood... black trim color

• Called Susan McBride on 06/11/09 about getting on the Historic District Commission Agenda
  • Next Historic Commission Meeting is on July 8th; materials due June 22nd
    • The Submittal needs to include:
    • Letter explaining project
    • 1 large set of plans and 1 11x17 set of plans
      • Site plan (DONE)
      • Elevations (DONE) (Need Woody's also)
      • Materials (in Word)
      • Planting plan (Copy)
      • Window brochure (electronic + drawing <print>)
    • Any digital photo's

• Met with Susan McBride at her office (about February 2009)
  • covered preliminary plans

• Met with Susan McBride at Green Garage (about October 2008)
  • covered our concept and what the Historic Commission requires

Building

• Met with Jim Sears (Building) on 06/11/09
  • Jim said that "your adding an office to a warehouse"
  • Paid $1,160 ($160 for plan review and $1,000 for BZA)
  • Ref #'s:
    • SLU 2009-00109
    • PRV 2009-00417
    • TAG 02888
  • Sent the plans on to John for Site Plan review
  • Then they go to the BZA for review and scheduling
  • They'll call Ted with updates

• Met with Jean Paul (Planning and Zoning) and Bill Lane (Building)..(in early May 2009)
  • Covered basic building use and plan.
  • Currently approved for warehouse and storage use.
  • Bill said everything looked good except parking...which needs to go to BZA