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City Council Study Meeting of 08/31/26, August 31, 2026

Votes on Site plan for two self-storage buildings at Clover Self Storage, 28900 Schoolcraft Road

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How this board votes

The City Council approved 87% of 133 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Eileen McDonnell (8 of 143 recorded votes).

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What happened

This was a Livonia City Council study session (agenda-setting for the September 14, 2026 voting meeting) with no final votes; all items were placed on consent or referred to Committee of the Whole.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Livonia, MI
Governing body
Final authority
Date
August 31, 2026
Decisions
8 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted

Projects in this meeting (1)

28900 Schoolcraft Road

Approved
3 conditions of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 8

Wonderland Flats consent judgment amendment - Middlebelt Plymouth Ventures

Request to amend consent judgment for the Wonderland Flats project to provide additional time (a two-year extension of the original three-year window) for Middlebelt Plymouth Ventures (MPV), developers of the project, to apply for necessary permits from the city and third parties. Referred to Committee of the Whole; placed on the September 14, 2026 consent agenda to send to Committee of the Whole. Johnny's Car Wash reportedly already built and operating.

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

This was a Livonia City Council study session (agenda-setting for the September 14, 2026 voting meeting) with no final votes; all items were placed on consent or referred to Committee of the Whole.

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Key Decisions (8)

Other

Wonderland Flats consent judgment amendment - Middlebelt Plymouth Ventures

Other

One-year extension of general development agreement - Seven Mile & Farmington Venture LP

Other

Site plan for two self-storage buildings at Clover Self Storage, 28900 Schoolcraft Road

Conditions attached
Other

Purchase of 19 rugged police laptops via state contract pricing

Other

Employee Assistance Program contract with Uliance

Other

Life and AD&D insurance contract with Sun Life

Other

Amend QBS engineering contract with OHM Advisors for SCADA upgrades

Other

Intergovernmental agreement for new sidewalk on Wayne Road

Development Activity (3)

Clover Self Storage expansion

Commercial

Wonderland Flats

Mixed-Use

Seven Mile & Farmington residential development

Residential

Market Signals (4)

Infrastructure

Livonia is investing in preventative water-system SCADA upgrades ($58,000 phase…

Infrastructure

The city is expanding pedestrian connectivity, adding sidewalks on Wayne…

Commercial Demand

Continued demand for self-storage in Livonia, with new ownership at…

Sentiment

Residents voiced concern over a contested C-1 corner gas station…

Who Spoke (19)

Councilmember · 3Staff · 4AttorneyApplicantApplicant's RepPublic · 5

On the record: 3 councilmembers, 4 staff members, an attorney, the applicant, the applicant's representative, and 5 members of the public.

Agenda results

Sherwood Street subdivision

No vote recorded

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