Tee Times okayed to open at Maple & Telegraph
By Lisa Brody
Tee Times, a new space that will be home to 13 golf simulators and other state-of-the-art golf technology as well as a full-scale restaurant, received unanimous approvals for special land use proposal, liquor license and an amendment to a zoning ordinance by Bloomfield Township Trustees on Monday, October 14.
Tee Times, which will be located in the former home to Rebel Boxing, located within Maple Telegraph Shopping Center on Telegraph Road at Maple Road, will offer golf simulators and other state-of-the-art golf technology, and was what got the ball rolling on changes to the ordinance to permit unique uses for non-traditional liquor licenses, making it the first of its kind in the township.
Tee Times would not only be home to 13 golf simulators but a full-service restaurant and bar, too. Owner Brandon Shaya, who has a Tee Times in Rochester Hills, emphasized that the food they serve is not quick bowling alley food, but will be handcrafted by a chef and their team.
At their Rochester Hills location, the menu ranges from wings and salads to wraps and sliders. There are also about a dozen different appetizers.
“I really believe this is something the township will be proud of,” Shaya said. “We thought Bloomfield Township would be the place to put it.”
The ordinance change allows indoor recreational restaurants to obtain a liquor license. Previously, Class C and tavern licenses are only permitted as special land uses in the B-2 Community Business District and the B-3 General Business District as part of a full service restaurant or a cinema use. Cinemas with a Class C or tavern license may be permitted as part of a mixed-use development with a development agreement – which was originally intended for the theater proposal for the original Bloomfield Park project – and as an integral use within a planned shopping center, such as the former Maple Theater’s location within the Bloomfield Plaza Shopping Center.
The amendment changes to the zoning ordinance are very similar in language to the one that allows alcohol in cinemas, and would incorporate the Class C standards for restaurants and cinema uses to also include indoor recreational uses.
An application request for a liquor license was unanimously approved for the new establishment.
Currently, the township has issued 25 on-premises Class C and/or tavern licenses, leaving them with five available to issue within the township, according to the the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC).
Tee Times’s proposed hours of 9 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays. These proposed hours will be compatible with those nearby. Trustees approved, by a vote of 7-0, a special land use proposal to permit the hours.
“It's a great addition to the community,” said trustee Neal Barnett. “They're excited to be part of Bloomfield Township, and they really give back to the community.”
Shaya said they hope to start construction immediately.
