15970 Middlebelt Road conditional use permit
Approved 7-0Not forecast
freeApproved 7-0moved by McDonald1 condition of approval
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Livonia Meetings
2039th City Council Regular Meeting, April 20, 2026
Votes on New police station subject matter referred to Committee of the Whole, 7-0
2h 28m23,762 words
17 mentionsapprovedsubdivisionmotion to approvetableddeferredcommercialdeniedLivonia, MI
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How this board votes
The City Council approved 92% of 106 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Eileen McDonnell (8 of 128 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Livonia City Council held its 2039th regular meeting on 2026-04-20, approving liquor-license waiver petitions for two commercial establishments and referring the contentious new police station project (Council Resolution 38-26) to the Committee of the Whole on a 7-0 vote afte…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Livonia, MI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 7-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Sandburg Library HVAC and boiler replacement
Award of bid from DPW for replacement of the HVAC and boiler system at Sandburg Library, approximately $122,000 from budgeted library millage funds. A motion to table to May 18 was made by Tashnick and withdrawn after failing to gain majority support; approving motion by McCullough, support by Budzinski, passed 7-0.
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Meeting Summary
The Livonia City Council held its 2039th regular meeting on 2026-04-20, approving liquor-license waiver petitions for two commercial establishments and referring the contentious new police station project (Council Resolution 38-26) to the Committee of the Whole on a 7-0 vote afte…
Key Decisions (10)
Approved
Sandburg Library HVAC and boiler replacement
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Liquor license waiver for Capital Grille at 17117 North Laurel Park Drive
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Spacing waiver for Capital Grille (Resolution B)
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Liquor license waiver for Axe Parlor at 15970 Middlebelt Road (Resolution A)
Vote: 7-0Conditions attached
Approved
Separation waiver for Axe Parlor (Resolution B)
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Church separation waiver for Axe Parlor (Resolution C)
Vote: 7-0
Approved
New classification for Assistant Library Director
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Myrna Avenue water main replacement contract
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Acceptance of water main easement from Livonia Public Schools
Vote: 7-0
Continued
New police station subject matter referred to Committee of the Whole
Vote: 7-0
Development Activity (3)
Capital Grille Livonia
Commercial
The Axe Parlor at 15970 Middlebelt Road
Commercial
New Livonia Police Station
Institutional
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Capital Grille opening its second Michigan location at 17117 North…
Sentiment
Strong public distrust of city administration and opposition to a…
Infrastructure
Residents and construction professionals warned that building the police station…
Housing Demand
A local investor noted three-bedroom rental homes in the Five…
Who Spoke (19)
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded vote17117 North Laurel Park Drive conditional use permit
Approved 7-0Not forecast
freeApproved 7-0moved by Persicone
29500 Seven Mile Road conditional use permit
No vote recorded
36300 Five Mile Road site plan
No vote recorded
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