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Frank Farina

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1:41:25
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6:20
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Voting record (53)

48 yes5 no

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Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Recommendation of Wade Trim and Giffels Webster for planning services

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Motion to add McKenna to the planning services recommendation

Voted noSep 3, 2026

ZBA 26-04 — Mister Car Wash sign variance, 34625 Utica Road

Found no viable reason for the variance given the new ordinance and alternatives offered.

Voted noSep 2, 2026

SLU 26-02 — Loyal Friends Childcare expansion from 7 to 14 children

Raised concerns about backyard play structures, street congestion, and enforceability of capacity limits

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

waive the requirement that indoor commercial recreation uses are not permitted within the building or on the site within 100 feet of a residential district

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

approve the minutes as submitted

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

add the approval of this variance is contingent upon the applicant obtaining all required administrative approvals and fully complying with all applicable zoning and building regulations to the previo

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

approve the agenda as presented

Voted noAug 6, 2026

approve ZBA 26-01 34860 Utica Road - Birdies and Brews variance from Section 32-93(3)b to provide 23 parking spaces when 34 parking spaces are required to be conditioned upon the following requirement

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

adjourn the meeting at 7:58pm

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

ZBA 26-01 — Variance to waive 100-foot residential buffer (Section 32-154(b)(1))

Voted yesAug 6, 2026

Motion to amend use variance — add compliance conditions

Voted noAug 6, 2026

ZBA 26-01 — Parking variance, 23 spaces where 34 required (Section 32-93(3)b)

As chair he made the motion to move the case along but voted no on the parking deficit itself.

Voted yesAug 5, 2026

SP26-03 Preliminary Site Plan Approval — AJs Appliance Repair & HVAC

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

Approve the agenda as presented.

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

Adjourn the meeting at 8:15pm

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

approve the minutes of the April 2, 2026 regular ZBA meeting and the minutes of the April 14th Special ZBA meeting with administrative changes..

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

Table ZBA 26-01 34860 Utica Road - Birdies and Brews request to obtain a variance from Section 32- 93(3)b to provide 23 parking spaces when 66 parking spaces are required, and request to obtain a vari

Voted yesMay 7, 2026

ZBA 26-01 34860 Utica Road – Birdies and Brews (tabled)

Voted yesMay 6, 2026

Flamingo Motel (32325 Groesbeck Hwy) — keep Commercial General

Voted yesMay 6, 2026

14 Mile Road parcel (between church and Sheetz) — rezone to Commercial Neighborhood

Voted yesMay 6, 2026

Forsia property and industrial park — keep heavy/general industrial as proposed

Voted yesMay 6, 2026

Warfield Greens Golf Course parcel — rezone entire parcel to Commercial General

Voted yesMay 6, 2026

Hayes Road parcels — keep Residential Medium-Density

Voted yesMay 6, 2026

Downtown district — allow single-family homes as special land use in CBD

Voted yesMay 6, 2026

Recommend approval of the zoning ordinance as modified to City Council

Voted yesApr 14, 2026

Approval of ZBA 26-03 variance for 33710 Mulvey Road

Voted yesApr 14, 2026

approve a variance from Section 32-121(a)(3) to exceed the maximum accessory building height in the RL district by five (5) feet, increasing the limit from fifteen (15) feet to twenty (20) feet, and t

Voted yesApr 14, 2026

adjourn the meeting at 7:42pm

Voted yesApr 2, 2026

Approve the minutes as administratively corrected.

Voted yesApr 2, 2026

ZBA 26-02 – 31217 Eveningside lot coverage variance

Voted yesApr 2, 2026

grant a variance from Section 32-122(4)(b) to exceed the maximum permitted lot coverage in the RM district by 3.1%, increasing the limit from 30% to 33.1% to ZBA 26-02 31217 Eveningside because of the

Voted yesApr 2, 2026

Approve the agenda as amended.

Voted yesApr 2, 2026

Adjourn.

Voted yesApr 1, 2026

Approve the agenda for the April 1, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting

Voted yesApr 1, 2026

approve the minutes of the March 4, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting

Voted yesApr 1, 2026

Table the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments - Section 32 until the City Planner can list each public comment citizen concern and list them for the Planning Commission's consideration.

Voted yesApr 1, 2026

Action Item: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments – Section 32

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

approve the minutes of the January 15, 2026 meeting with administrative changes already made..

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

postpone the vote on both variances for 34860 Utica Rd. until a full board is present and the applicant has provided the City Attorney with the parking agreements needed.

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Approve the agenda as presented.

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Approval of agenda

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Approval of January 15, 2026 minutes

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Postponement of ZBA 26-01 variances — Birdies and Brews, 34860 Utica Road

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Adjournment

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Adjourn.

Voted yesFeb 4, 2026

SLU 26-01: Midway Eats 24-hour operation approved

Voted yesFeb 4, 2026

Approve the agenda as presented

Voted yesFeb 4, 2026

SP 24-07: Site plan extension for duplex condominiums at 33420 Utica Road

Voted yesFeb 4, 2026

SP 26-01: Birdies and Brew facade review approved with conditions