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MARION TOWNSHIP PLANNING
COMMISSION
AGENDA AND MINUTES
PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR
MEETING
October 22, 2013
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR:
October 22,
2013 Regular Meeting
INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS:
CALL TO THE PUBLIC: Agenda Items
only – 3 minute limit
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM:
September 24, 2013 Regular Meeting
PUBLIC HEARING:
1)
CD
Okemos 10 – Special Use Request for Drive-thru Establishment &
Automobile Service & Repair Station; 1442 Old Pinckney Road; Tax
ID#4710-02-400-005
CALL TO THE PUBLIC:
REGULAR MEETING:
OLD BUSINESS:
2)
CD
Okemos 10 – Special Use Request for Drive-thru Establishment &
Automobile Service & Repair Station; 1442 Old Pinckney Road; Tax
ID#4710-02-400-005
3)
Proposed
Text Amendments
Section 6.22 Single Family Design Standards amend roof pitch
requirements for sunrooms
Section 5.05 C #’s 4 & 5 Zoning Board of Appeals Variance Criteria &
5.05 E Approval Period
NEW BUSINESS:
1)
Amendment
to Georgetown Site Condominium – remove four additional lots
2)
Meeting
Procedure
3)
Mud
Bog Ordinance – discussion only
CALL TO THE PUBLIC:
PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR MEETING
MEMBERS PRESENT:
JERRY SIDLAR, VICE-CHAIR
JEAN ROOT, SECRETARY
BOB HANVEY
CHARLIE MUSSON
GREG DURBIN
MEMBERS ABSENT:
NONE
OTHERS PRESENT:
ANNETTE MCNAMARA, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SALLY ELMIGER, CARLISLE/WORTMAN
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CALL TO ORDER
Jerry Sidlar called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Bob Hanvey motioned to
approve the agenda as presented.
Charlie Musson seconded.
Motion Carried 5-0.
INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS
The members of the Planning Commission introduced
themselves. All were
present.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Jerry Sidlar opened the call to the public.
No response.
Jerry Sidlar closed the call
to the public.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 24, 2013 Regular meeting minutes
Jean Root motioned to approve the September 24, 2013
minutes as presented. Bob Hanvey
seconded.
Public Hearing- Proposed Special Use Request for Automobile Service &
Repair Station; 1442 Old Pinckney Road Tax ID# 4710-02-400-005 – SUP#
02-13
Jerry Sidlar opened the public hearing.
Pat Keough, ACE engineering, applicants’ representative summarized the
proposed project and said the changes requested by the Planning
Commission at the September meeting were incorporated into the drawing.
Todd Lekander gave an oral history of the company.
Jerry Sidlar asked the audience if they had any comments.
Shannon Lane, 5267 Universe; thinks area north of I-96 freeway is
dangerous, would like to see this project south of I-96 and feels it
would be safer.
William Buckingham, 2645 Peavy; he will go east on I-96 to Brighton.
There he will purchase gas, coffee and any other items he needs.
Feels going north of I-96 is not safe.
He would like to see this project approved.
Mel Gillett, 2000 County Farm Road; Mr. Gillett owns a commercial
building across the street from Todd Lekander, said Todd Lekander is a
good neighbor and has improved the appearance of the building.
He would like to see the project approved.
Nic Patel, 1475 Old Pinckney Road; he has concerns regarding safety on
Old Pinckney Road when the school busses pick-up/drop off.
If these issues can be resolved he has no problem with the
project moving forward.
George Watts, 4231 Sundance Meadows; he likes the fact that the project
is owned by locals, not a corporation.
Todd Lekander is a supporter of the local little league and swim
team. He would like to see
this project approved.
Shannon Grainger, 3786 Pinckney Road; she has safety concerns with
traffic north of I-96.
Craig Whitney, 1290 Byron Road; he is the current owner of the property
to be developed and is eager to see it developed.
He has paid over $50,000.00 in taxes over the last 5-6 years.
Valde Garcia sent an email on October 22, 2013 in support of the
project. The letter will be
attached to the approved minutes.
Jerry Sidlar closed the Public Hearing.
Jerry Sidlar opened the regular meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
CD Okemos 10 – Special Use Request for Drive-thru Establishment &
Automobile Service & Repair Station; 1442 Old Pinckney Road; Tax
ID#4710-02-400-005
Jean Root appreciates the public attendance and would like to see the
project developed. She still
has concerns regarding the intensity of the use, she thinks five pumps
are excessive. She is
concerned with the distance between pumps and turning radii.
Ingress off Old Pinckney Road concerns her, the property is lower
than the roadway. She would
like the Township Engineer to comment on this.
She is concerned with traffic coming north on Pinckney Road onto
Old Pinckney Road, there is too much gravel accumulating on the
pavement.
Pat Keough noted there is a grading plan and this shows less of a drop
from Old Pinckney onto the site.
He also noted that dimensions, cars and industry standard turning
radii have been depicted on plan.
Jean Root went through the ten criteria used to evaluate if a Special
Use Permit request.
Bob Hanvey asked if the parallel parking along the west side will get
much use.
Pat Keough stated yes, by people with trailers.
Discussion ensued regarding
Special Use Permit verses Site Plan Review, when variances should be
sought, between preliminary reviews or after final review/approval and
whether to waive the landscaping requirements or just leave this to the
Zoning Board of Appeals.
Jean Root motioned to recommend approval for the Special Use Permit
request made by CD Okemos 10, LLC, 1442 Pinckney Road, Tax ID#
4710-02-400-005, the request is for a filling station and drive thru.
The following is the Planning Commission’s evaluation.
Greg Durbin seconded.
Roll Call; Greg Durbin, yes; Bob Hanvey, yes; Jerry Sidlar,
yes; Jean Root, yes; Charlie Musson, abstained.
Motion carried 4-0.
CD Okemos 10 – Site Plan Review for Drive-thru Establishment &
Automobile Service & Repair Station; 1442 Old Pinckney Road; Tax
ID#4710-02-400-005
Sally Elmiger informed the Planning Commission members this is the time
to consider preliminary site plan.
After extensive discussion the following items are of issue.
Greg Durbin motioned expressed his concerns with the intersection of
Pinckney Road and Old Pinckney Road.
He is asking the Official from Marion Township involved with the
Livingston County Road Commission to work with them and the applicant to
come up with a solution.
Charlie Musson seconded.
Discussion ensued on the motion and Greg Durbin withdrew his motion,
Charlie Musson withdrew his second.
Jean Root motioned to recommend preliminary approval for the Site Plan
Review request made by CD Okemos 10, LLC, 1442 Pinckney Road, Tax ID#
4710-02-400-005 for proposed convenience store, drive thru and fueling
station, contingent upon necessary variances being granted, site plan
revision date October 7, 2013 and reviewed at the October 22, 2013
meeting, also to include review letters from the following.
Greg Durbin seconded.
Roll Call; Greg Durbin, yes; Bob Hanvey, yes; Jerry Sidlar,
yes; Jean Root, yes; Charlie Musson, yes.
Motion carried 5-0.
Section 6.22 Single Family Design Standards amend roof pitch
requirements for sunrooms
Section 5.05 C #’s 4 & 5 Zoning Board of Appeals Variance Criteria &
5.05 E Approval Period
Jean Root motioned to table the proposed text amendments to the next
regularly scheduled meeting.
Greg Durbin seconded.
Motion Carried 5-0.
NEW BUSINESS
Fourth Amendment to the Master Deed for Georgetown Site Condominium
Pat Keough summarize the request for the fourth amendment to the Master
Deed. Russell Springborn
would like to remove four units (44, 45, 46 & 48) that he owns from the
development, reducing the number of units in Georgetown from 20 to 16.
Mike Kehoe has reviewed the documents and suggests the following.
Include the previous amendments to the Master Deed, the liber’s and page
numbers where those amendments have been recorded in the initial
paragraph of the Fourth Amendment
Correct typo in second line of paragraph under “FOURTH ADMENDED EXIHIBIT
B” – “supersedes” should be “supersede”
Under the heading “AMENDED ARTICLE V” would like it see Section 1 read;
Section 1. Description of Units. Each Unit in the Condominium
Project is described in the Condominium Subdivision Plan of the Fourth
Amendment to the Master Deed of GEORGETOWN SITE CONDOMINIUM which is
attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.
There are now sixteen (16) units created for residential use in
the Condominium Project established by this Master Deed.
Each Unit shall consist of the space (land area) located within
horizontal and vertical Unit boundaries as delineated on Exhibit “B”
hereto together with all appurtenances thereto.
Mike Kehoe would like to see language to renumber if there was no owner
of Unit 47, yet there is so that will not be included
After the language of Section 2 he suggests adding “All other provisions
of Article V remain unchanged”; or “Sections 3 and 4 of Article V remain
unchanged.” Language that
clarifies that those sections are not being affected by this amendment.
Jean Root motioned to send Forth Amendment to the Georgetown Master
Deed, Tax ID#’s 4710-04-401-044, 045, 046 & 048 to be combined with Tax
ID# 4710-04-400-024. Changes
to be made to the documents per Mike Kehoe’s review letter dated October
14, 2013 before submitting to the Board of Trustees for review and
approval/denial. Greg Durbin
seconded.
Motion carried 5-0.
Meeting Procedure
Bob Hanvey would like the first call to the public to be for any issue
not just agenda items.
Planning Commission members agreed.
Charlie Musson motioned to amend the agenda.
Bob Hanvey seconded.
Motion carried 5-0.
Mud Bog Ordinance – discussion only
Bob Hanvey summarized the reason for this ordinance.
He would like to meet with members of Marion Township community
and people/officials from other communities to see if language can be
developed, to possibly include;
Parking
Bathroom facilities
Hours of operation
Food safety
Traffic safety
Insurance
Entertainment
Les Anderson would like this text to cover special events not just mud
bogs.
Sally Elmiger offered to bring suggested text to the November meeting.
CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Jerry Sidlar opened the
call to the public.
TJ Lekander, 417 Maple
Center; would like to acknowledge the passing of his Uncle, Timothy
Wilson and thank the Planning Commission members for their hard work on
the proposed development.
Jerry Sidlar closed the
call to the public.
ADJOURNMENT
Jean Root motioned to
adjourn the meeting at 9:45 p.m.
Charlie Musson seconded.
Motion carried 5-0.
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