2907 Jolly Rd

About this project

St. George Coptic Orthodox Church plans a roughly 20,200 square foot institutional building at 2907 Jolly Road in Plymouth Township, on a 3.43-acre lot, with a sanctuary, classrooms and offices. The project also includes parking, lighting, utilities, landscaping and stormwater systems. The county planning commission generally supports it but asks for more landscaping and different tree choices, and says the township must confirm whether the 2019 parking relief (113 spaces where 339 are required) still applies.

County planning commission: Supports, with comments

Issues raised: minimal landscaping for the added impervious coverage, sugar maple cultivar should be 'Green Mountain', too many Douglas fir and Canadian hemlock; tree variety needs widening, too many broadleaf evergreen shrubs buffering parking; add flowering deciduous shrubs, parking variance: 113 spaces provided vs 339 required, stormwater adequacy deferred to township engineer

Engineer / rep.

Lugate Engineering Corp.

Approvals needed

land development approval, parking variance (granted 2019; township to confirm it is still valid)

Utilities

public sewer, public water