REGULAR MEETING

December 15, 2009

7:30 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER:  

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR:     December 15, 2009 Regular Meeting

INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS:

CALL TO THE PUBLIC:            Agenda Items only – 3 minute limit

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM:    November 24, 2009 Public Hearing

                                                         November 24, 2009 Regular Meeting

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Proposed Amendment – Wellhead Protection Area Section 6.27

2. Master Plan update/revisions

3. Proposed Amendment - Article XV Signs

4. Annual Organizational Meeting

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Discussion on changing the January 26, 2010 Planning Commission meeting to January 19, 2010

CALL TO THE PUBLIC:

ADJOURNMENT:

                                            DRAFT MINUTES

                                               DECEMBER 15, 2009 @ 7:30 P.M.

MEMBERS PRESENT:                 JOHN LOWE, CHAIRPERSON

JEAN ROOT, SECRETARY, ACTING CO-CHAIR

BOB HANVEY

JERRY SIDLAR

JIM MURRAY

MEMBERS ABSENT:                   NONE

OTHERS PRESENT:                    ANNETTE MCNAMARA, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR

                                                SALLY ELMIGER, CARLISLE/WORTMAN

                                                LES ANDERSEN, TRUSTEE

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CALL TO ORDER

John Lowe called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

PLEDGE TO FLAG

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Jean Root motioned to approve the December 15, 2009 regular meeting agenda as submitted.  Jerry Sidlar seconded.  Motion Carried 5-0.

INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS

The members of the Planning Commission introduced themselves.  All were present.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC

John Lowe opened the call to the public.

No response.

John Lowe closed the call to the public.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

November 24, 2009 Public Hearing minutes

Jean Root motioned to approve the November 24, 2009 public hearing minutes as presented.  Bob Hanvey seconded.  Motion carried 4-0.  John Lowe abstained.

November 24, 2009 Regular meeting minutes

Jean Root requested the motion for Georgetown be amended, the fifth line, the applicant is to submit an updated Master Deed.  She asked to have the word updated inserted.  Jean Root motioned to approve the November 24, 2009 regular meeting minutes as amended.  Jim Murray seconded.  Motion carried 4-0.  John Lowe abstained.

OLD BUSINESS

Proposed Amendment – Wellhead Protection Area Section 6.27

John Lowe did not think the amendments on page 3 of 8 addressed his concerns; it reads that Marion Township standards are to be used.  He will contact Mike Kehoe to discuss different options and possibly have an answer by the January 2010 meeting.

The Planning Commission members were satisfied with the amendments made to page 7 of 8.

Jean Root motioned to table this agenda item until the regularly scheduled January 2010 meeting.  Jerry Sidlar seconded.  Motion carried 5-0.

Master Plan update/revisions

The Planning Commission members requested the following changes to the document.

Chapter One

None

Chapter Two

1. Keep the existing text regarding housing prices & population and make note of the downward trend
2. Annette McNamara to contact the Livingston County Treasurer or SEMCOG for current housing values
3. Include current housing values in tables that apply
4. Make not that census data will be updated in 2011 once the 2010 census is complete and information is available
5. Update SEMCOG statistics to reflect 2035 projections
6. Add a column to tables with SEMCOG data for 2035
7. Change all references to 2030 to read 2035

Chapter Three

1. Update section on wellhead protection area once Section 6.27 in Zoning Ordinance is amended

Chapter Four  

2. Update Map #9  - 2001 – 2003 Traffic Counts
3. Page 35 - Update section on Existing Traffic Volumes
4. Page 38 – Update section Existing Traffic Crash Data
5. Page 38 – Update table on Existing Traffic Crash Data include a second column for 2003 - 2009
6. Page 39 – Delete ‘rail’ and paragraph
7. Page 39 – Delete third paragraph regarding Greyhound bus terminal

Chapter Five

1. Page 40 – Update Fire Service paragraph
2. Page 41 – Update School enrollment numbers

Chapter Six  

1. Page 47 – second paragraph add two auto centers
2. Page 48 – separate second paragraph from first
3. Page 49 – Update information on Residential Developments
4. Page 50 – Update Residential Developments Map #10
5. Remove the following developments from the list
1. Franklin Knolls of Marion
2. Spruce Run
3. HomeTown Phase III
4. SunRidge Phases II & III
6. Change the number of units in Woodberry to 120

Chapter Seven

1. Page 70 – Housing and residential development third objective needs work
2. Page 72 – Under Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation last two objectives – check with Mike Kehoe before deleting
3. Page 72 – Under Agricultural put a space between the first two objectives

Chapter Eight

1. Pages 78, 89 & 90 – Map #12, Map #13 & Livingston County Generalized Future Land Use Map – When final copies are made include these maps at the original size
2. 11” x 17”
3. Page 83 – remove Manufactured Housing from the table

Chapter Nine

1. Page 93 – If possible simplify Land Use Matrix

General

Review all chapters to verify suggestions made in correspondence from Mike Kehoe and John Enos, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Inc. has been included if applicable.

Jean Root motioned to table the Master Plan updates/revisions to the next regularly scheduled meeting with changes made per tonight’s discussion.  Jim Murray seconded.  Motion carried 5-0.

Proposed Amendment - Article XV Signs

The Board of Trustees reviewed the amendments and requested the following changes.

Page 4 of 12 – increase the size of Home Occupation signs to 4 square feet

Page 5 of 12 – increase the size of Agriculture signs to 20 square feet

Page 5 of 12 – increase the size of Farm signs to 32 square feet

The Livingston County Road Commission sent a memo to the Planning Commission stating the Marion Township Zoning Administrator can remove signs from the road right-of-way.

Jean Root motioned to table Article XV Signs to the next regularly scheduled meeting with revisions for the Planning Commission final review.  Bob Hanvey seconded.  Motion carried 5-0.

Annual Organizational Meeting

Jean Root nominated John Lowe for Chair.  Bob Hanvey seconded.  Roll Call; Jim Murray – yes, Jean Root – yes, Bob Hanvey – yes, Jerry Sidlar – yes.  Motion carried 4-0.  John Lowe abstained.

Jean Root nominated Jerry Sidlar for Co-Chair.  Jim Murray seconded.  Roll Call; Jim Murray – yes, Jean Root – yes, Bob Hanvey – yes, John Lowe – yes.  Motion carried 4-0.  Jerry Sidlar abstained.

Jim Murray nominated Jean Root for Secretary.  Bob Hanvey seconded.  Roll Call; Jim Murray – yes, John Lowe – yes, Bob Hanvey – yes, Jerry Sidlar – yes.  Motion carried 4-0.  Jean Root abstained.

Rules and Procedures

Jean Root motioned to update the Rules and Procedures of the Planning Commission as submitted, Annette McNamara to bring a clean copy to the next meeting.  Jim Murray seconded.  Motion carried 5-0.

NEW BUSINESS

Discussion on changing the January 26, 2010 meeting

The Michigan Township Association Annual Conference is being held the fourth week of January 2010.  Since this is the week of the Planning Commissions regularly scheduled meeting, the attendees would like to change the meeting date.

Jean Root motioned to hold the next meeting one week earlier on January 19, 2010.  Jim Murray seconded.  Motion carried 5-0.

CALL TO THE PUBLIC

John Lowe opened the call to the public.

Charles Musson, 333 Triangle Lake Road ; clarified the question he had asked regarding a motion that was made at the November meeting.

Jerry Sidlar updated the Planning Commission members on a meeting he attended regarding Wood Burning Furnaces.  Many people had horror stories and he gathered from the stories that setbacks from lot lines are critical.

Les Andersen, 4500 Jewell Road ; Hartland Township adopted language that address this issue and others, he has passed the information along to Annette McNamara, Zoning Administrator.

John Lowe closed the call to the public.

ADJOURNMENT

Jean Root motioned to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 p.m.  Jim Murray seconded.  Motion Carried 5-0.