MATTHEW F. LEITMAN, District Judge.
1. On February 22, 2012, MUSLIM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF ANN ARBOR AND VICINITY, D/B/A MICHIGAN ISLAMIC ACADEMY ("MIA"), a domestic nonprofit corporation, by and through its attorneys, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Michigan ("CAIR-MI") and The Law Office of Gadeir Abbas, filed this lawsuit against Defendant Pittsfield Charter Township, a Michigan municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Michigan, based upon the denial of MIA's petition to the Township to amend/rezone an existing Planned Unit Development ("PUD") to allow the construction of an Islamic school. Pittsfield Charter Township denied all claims MIA alleged.
2. This Consent Judgment applies specifically to MIA's Second Amended Complaint, but to the extent, if any, that allegations or defenses to the Complaint or First Amended Complaint are or could be at issue, those allegations and defenses also are covered by this Consent Judgment.
3. As used in this Consent Judgment, "Plaintiff" means the named Plaintiff, "Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor and Vicinity, a/k/a MCA, a domestic nonprofit corporation, d/b/a Michigan Islamic Academy, a/k/a MIA", and any and all persons or entities who have had, currently have, or may at any time have or make claim of right, title or interest in the Property; collectively those persons and entities are referred to as "MIA" or "Plaintiff" "Plaintiff" also includes the persons and entities identified in paragraph C of the Other Terms and Conditions, set forth at pages 7 and 8, below.
4. As used in this Consent Judgment, Defendant Pittsfield Charter Township is referred to as the "Township" or "Pittsfield Township" or "Defendant." Together, Plaintiff and Defendant are referred to as the "Parties."
5. MIA is a domestic nonprofit corporation doing business in Washtenaw County.
6. Pittsfield Township is a Michigan municipal corporation created under the laws of the State of Michigan.
7. The "Property" at issue in this lawsuit is generally located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Ellsworth and Golfside Roads in the Township. It is more fully described in
8. The Property is currently zoned "PUD" or "Planned Unit Development" under the Township Zoning Ordinance, permitting development consistent with and set forth in the 1992 "Silverleaf PUD," identified in the Township records as #RZ-92-05.
9. On or about December 6, 2010, the Township received from Plaintiff an application designated by the Township as #RZ-10-04 to rezone the Property and/or amend the terms of the PUD in a fashion that would allow for development of a school on the Property.
10. The Township denied Plaintiff's request and Plaintiff filed this lawsuit asserting a variety of claims of wrongdoing by the Township. The Township denies all claims of wrongdoing.
11. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the matters raised in the Second Amended Complaint and has the authority and jurisdiction to enter this Consent Judgment. This Court has personal jurisdiction over the parties, and venue is proper.
12. The Parties have the authority to and have duly authorized the terms and conditions of this Consent Judgment.
13. MIA further represents that it has full authority to enter into this Consent Judgment on behalf of itself, its assignees and any other person or entity that has any interest in the Property and agrees that all such persons or entities are bound by this Consent Judgment.
14. All conditions precedent to giving effect to the terms and conditions of this Consent Judgment are in compliance with the procedural and substantive requirements of Michigan and Federal law.
15. The following are merged into this Consent Judgment: (a) all claims and defenses in the Parties' pleadings; and (b) all additional claims and defenses that the Parties could have asserted against each other as of the date of this Consent Judgment that relate to the subject matter of the Second Amended Complaint, including any attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses that might otherwise be billed, chargeable against, or awardable to any party based on statute, contract or otherwise to either party.
16. References in this Consent Judgment to the Agreed Upon Property Layout are to the certain Agreed Upon Property Layout, bearing the Block Title and seal of David Arthur Consultants, Inc. A copy of the Agreed Upon Property Layout is attached here as
17. The Parties have agreed to development, construction and use of the Property only as provided by this Consent Judgment, specifically including the construction of a school together with a residential development comprised of single-family detached and two-family attached dwellings — as reflected in the Agreed Upon Property Layout attached as
18. The Parties agree to treat one another in good faith and that they will not take or omit any action that will interfere with the spirit or intent of this Consent Judgment. The Parties agree to cooperate in any efforts by Plaintiff to obtain governmental approvals required for the development, construction and use of the Property.
19. By approving this Consent Judgment, the court finds that there is sufficient common basis in the position of the parties; that all of the terms and provisions herein are to be treated for all purposes as a Consent Judgment; that all of the terms and provisions herein are to have like effect; and that the Parties are to be bound by the terms of this Consent Judgment as if those terms were in a contract.
A. The above Recitals and Preamble are incorporated here as part of the Terms and Conditions of this Consent Judgment and Court Order.
B. Subject to the terms of this Consent Judgment, Plaintiff shall have the right to develop the Property consistent with the provisions of the Agreed Upon Property Layout (
C. The Property shall remain zoned PUD as presently shown on the Township's Zoning Ordinance map, subject to the changes set forth herein. However, nothing in this Consent Judgment shall prohibit or preclude the Township from subsequently amending its Zoning Ordinance including the zoning classification of the Property. Notwithstanding the Township's right to retain or amend the current zoning classification of the Property or amend the Zoning Ordinance, including the right to rezone the Property, MIA and its assignees shall at all times have the right to develop, construct and use the Property as provided by this Consent Judgment and the Township shall not prevent or interfere with such right.
D. MIA's Agreed Upon Property Layout for the development, construction and use of the Property shall be reviewed and approved by the Township in a manner consistent with this Consent Judgment and conforming to the Zoning Ordinance.
E. MIA and/or its assignees shall have the right to build on the Property in phases, provided that each phase shall have adequate utilities and road access to serve each phase and not be contrary to the public health, safety, and welfare.
F. Prior to any construction on the parcel, MIA and/or its assignees shall develop the landscaping adjacent to adjoining residences, as detailed in the Agreed Upon Property Layout, so as to create a landscape buffer between further construction and existing residences (the "landscape buffer").
G. MIA and/or its assignees shall have the right to complete the landscape buffer in two phases. However, MIA and/or its assignees shall not undertake any non-landscaping development of the parcel until the landscape buffer is completed.
H. Within 90 days of Plaintiff receiving the settlement amount in full, Plaintiff shall provide to the Township a "best-estimate" construction schedule identifying at a minimum when site development and infrastructure work will begin and end, as well as a best estimate of when the Township will receive a final construction schedule regarding complete development of the entire parcel. The construction schedule shall include the identification of a construction sequence of site improvements which precede the construction of either the school or single-family detached and two-family attached dwellings. The construction sequence shall be as follows:
The construction schedule shall also identify a construction sequence for the balance of the site which is consistent with the construction sequence for the first nine hundred (900) feet south of Ellsworth Road. The site development and infrastructure work must begin no later than May 20, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable in the event that weather or other factors outside MIA's control prevent the commencement of construction. Plaintiff shall also have the right to construct a park, in accordance with this Consent Decree, in the open space designated as such by the Agreed Upon Property Layout near the cul de sac.
I. In pursuing the development of the Property as provided by this Consent Judgment, MIA must also comply with all other applicable county, State, and Federal statutes, ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations of the Township and their respective agencies and governmental authorities, including, but not limited to the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner and the Washtenaw County Road Commission.
J. In the event that either the Road Commission or the Water Resource Commission require modifications to the Agreed Upon Property Layout, then, subject to the remaining terms of this Consent Judgment, the Township agrees to allow MIA and its assignees to make those modifications and to allow for the construction of an equivalent school and equivalent residential development.
K. MIA agrees that all associated costs for any signal, pedestrian facilities and utility relocation shall be the sole responsibility of Plaintiff and its assignees.
L. Within thirty (30) days of the Board of Trustees voting to approve this Consent Judgment, the Township, or someone on its behalf, shall pay MIA One Million Seven Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,700,000), inclusive of fees and costs of any kind, payable to "Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor and Vicinity, a/k/a MCA, d/b/a Michigan Islamic Academy, a/k/a MIA and CAIR-MI Legal Fund IOLTA".
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Parcel Identification:
Parcel Number: L-12-13-100-016
Property Address Street Number, name & Direction: SILVERLEAF DRIVE Township and County: TOWNSHIP OF PITTSFIELD, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI Legal Description:
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