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CITY OF ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Royal Oak Zoning Board of Appeals will hold an in-person meeting on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers, Room 121, City Hall, 203 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, Michigan, to conduct a public hearing on the following appeal: Case No. 25-10-23 – Public hearing on the appeal of Café Fantasy, petitioner & 30100 LLC, owner, for the following variances: (a) waive 13 of the minimum required 17 off-street parking spaces, (b) waive 18 ft. of the maximum permitted driveway width of 30 ft., (c) waive the requirement to provide a screening wall along the south lot line along Burnham Rd. to convert a retail tenant space to a standard restaurant at 30118 Woodward Ave. (25-08-177-004). Case No. 25-10-24 – Public hearing on the appeal of Trademark Services, LLC, petitioner & Leafdale Investments, LLC, owner, for the following variances: (a) waive 51 sq. ft. from the maximum allowable 800 sq. ft. of accessory ground floor area, (b) waive 4.7% from the requirement that an accessory building / attached garage be no greater than 50% of the total width of the principal building’s primary façade, (c) waive 2.4 ft. from the minimum required 35 ft. rear yard setback related to an unenclosed, covered rear porch to permit construction of ground floor and second story additions to an existing single family dwelling with an attached garage / accessory structure at 4447 Arlington Ave. (25-06-153-004). Case No. 25-10-25 – Public hearing on the appeal of Alexa Cook, petitioner & owner, for the following variances: (a) waive 5.6% of the maximum allowable total lot coverage of 30%, (b) waive 5.1% of the maximum allowable accessory lot coverage of 10%, (c) waive 19.5 ft. of the minimum required 25 ft. south setback along Albert Ave. related to the existing dwelling and covered front porch, (d) waive 6.5 ft. of the minimum required 25 ft. south setback along Albert Ave. related to the existing detached garage / accessory structure to permit a land division to create two new individual single-family home sites and retain all structures at 3202 Prairie Ave. (25-07-152-039). Any person interested in the application is invited to present their comments at the meeting. Alternatively, written comments may be e-mailed to planning@romi.gov or addressed to the Royal Oak Zoning Board of Appeals, 203 S Troy Street, Royal Oak MI 48067. All written comments must be received by 3 p.m. the day of the public hearing. Plans, reports, and other documents regarding all applications may be viewed at the following link: https://www.romi.gov/1867/Meeting-Agendas-and-Minutes Anyone planning to attend the meeting who has need of special assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is asked to contact the City Clerk’s office at 248-246-3050 at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting. Joseph M. Murphy, Director of Planning