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July 25, 1955
The adjacent property owners and the members of the Woodland.
Park Associationfeel honored that the i r sub-division was selected
by the Methodist Church ofFerndale as the proposed locat ion for
their parsonage. I t i s fe l t tha t sucha residence ami i t s
occupants could contribute favorably to the general characterof the
neighborhood. However, the proposed size of the dwelling ana the
locat ionof the buildings upon the lo t ("39" of Woodland
Sub-Division in Ferndale) i s ofconsiderble concern to the
immediate property owners.We should l ike to draw your at tent ion
to the folloYd.ng.
1. I t i s the understanding that no building permit h&s
been issued priorto the zoning ordinance nO,1 in effect. Article 4
of the general provisions Section 4.01 s ta tes "accept as h e r e
L ~ after provided, no building or land orpart thereof shal l be
used, al tered, constructed or reconstructed, except inconformity
with the provisions of th i s ordinance 11 Therefore, we fee l
verystrongly that t h i s new proposed construct ion be governed by
th i s ordinance,inasmuch as i t has as i t s purpose among other
factors , to provide for adequatel igh t andair and the prevention
of the overcrowding of land.2. The plans as drawn and submitted to
th e association for comments, indic.ateas follows:SIZE--a/ The
area of the buildings to be approximately 2,040 square feetjthe lo
t area as recorded in the City Engineers Office to be
approximately(65.6' x 117 1 ) 7,675 sqUE.:re fee t . Here we
'1l'Ould at t rac t your at tent ionto Section 5.04 of the
ordinance ent i t led LOT COVERAGE which s ta tes inpart l1a one
family dwelling, together with accessory buildings, hereafter
e r e c ~ e d on a lo t in R-l dis t r ic ts , shal l not cover
more than t"tlenty-five(25%)percent of th e area of such lo t : -
-"(from the foregoing figures i twill be notedthat the size of the
proposed building exceeds the rna.xi..mundimensions by
approximately 120 square fee t or representing approximately26.6%
of the t o t a l area of the lo t ) .
SIDE YARDbl -Section 5.06 ent i t led SIDE YARDS J s ta tes in
part as follows ! lIn R-ldi s t r i c t s there shal l be provided
a side yard on each side of every lo twhich shal l be not less than
four (4) feet in l'Iidth an d the combined widthof both side yards
shal l not be less than twelve (12) feet , etc. etc. 11.Thus the
locet ion of th i s proposed buildLl1g on Lo t #39 of the
WoocUandPark Sub-Division, indicates the intent ion of building
three (3) fee tf r ~ m the lo t l ine on the east side an d seven
and one hal f ( 7 ~ ) fee t enthe west. We pet i t ion tha t the
drawings be revised to conform to at leas tthe minimtm! of the
ordinance., and preferably centered equidistance fromeach side
boundry.
Inasmuch as the SIZE of the house, THE LOCATION on the lo t an d
the area of the sideyards are def inite ly not in conformance with
the minimum requirements of the currentzoning ordinance of ,the
City of Ferndale, an d do not represent the sp i r i t or purposeof
the o r d i n a n c e ~ kt i s recommendedthat revised plans be
submitted before considerat ibe given to a. building permit for th
is building.
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FERNOAL..E: 20. MICHIGANLoT. 1-3200 - JO . 4 .6600
Mr. A. J . Walker,371 W. Oakridge,Ferndfle 20, Michigan.Dear
Sir:I am submitting for your COTllIJlent an d approval a se t of
prints fora house to be constructed on W. Oakridge, Lo t 486
Woodland ParkSUbdivision, to be lmown as 225 W. Oakridge.This
structure i s to be bui l t on a r ight angle shaped lo t with
anarea of approximately 5500 Square Feet. Size of structure (Brick~
e n e e r ) 1073 Square Feet - $13,000 cost .This building wil l
meet requirements under Zoning Ordinance #37l .! real ize it i s an
odd shaped lo t and set back a t r i ne fur ther thanusual,
hOlfever it complies with Rear and Side Yard and area
coverage.Please have the plans ready for me by Wednesday, August
17th, so I pick same up.
Respectfully,
HC:an
e.e. - Mr. R. E. McDonald607 W. Oakridge,Ferndale 20,
Michigan.
