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PLANNING
COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR
MEETING March
25, 2008 7:30
p.m. CALL TO ORDER: APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR:
March 25, 2008 Regular Meeting INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS: CALL TO THE PUBLIC:
Agenda Items only – 3 minute limit APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM:
February 26, 2008 Public
Hearing
February 26, 2008 Regular
Meeting OLD BUSINESS: 1)
Sample
of a proposed General Ordinance – Stormwater Ordinance w/maintenance
agreement 4)
Proposed
Text Amendment – Article VI – General Provisions NEW BUSINESS: 1)
Set
a date for a presentation by John Enos and Jennifer Coe on Joint Planning
Commission options CALL TO THE PUBLIC: ADJOURNMENT:
MEMBERS PRESENT:
JOHN LOWE, CHAIRPERSON DAVE HAMANN, CO-CHAIRPERSON JEAN ROOT, SECRETARY DEBRA WIEDMAN-CLAWSON JAMES L. ANDERSON
MEMBERS ABSENT:
NONE
OTHERS PRESENT:
ANNETTE
MCNAMARA, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
JOHN ENOS, CARLISLE/WORTMAN
PHIL WESTMORELAND, ORCHARD, HILTZ & MCCLIMENT LES ANDERSEN, TRUSTEE ****************************************************************** CALL TO ORDER John Lowe called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Discussion on Article XV Signs was added under new business.
Dave Hamann motioned to approve the March 25, 2008 regular meeting
agenda as amended. James L.
Anderson 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 February
26, 2008 Public Hearing minutes Dave Hamann motioned to approve the February 26, 2008 public
hearing meeting minutes. Jean
Root seconded. Motion
Carried 5-0. February
26, 2008 Regular Meeting minutes Jean Root asked that Michael J. Kehoe, Miller, Kehoe &
Associates be added to others present in the heading.
Dave Hamann motioned to approve the February 26, 2008 regular meeting
minutes as amended. James L.
Anderson seconded. Motion
Carried 5-0. OLD BUSINESS Sample
of a proposed General Ordinance – Stormwater Ordinance w/maintenance
agreement The
Planning Commission members asked John Enos to simplify the proposed text
and add the maintenance agreement. John
Enos will contact Ken Recker, Livingston County Drain Commissioners Office
once the text is simplified to make sure he covered the issues brought up at
the January 22, 2008 meeting. Jean
Root motioned to table the Stormwater Ordinance w/maintenance agreement for
John Enos to rewrite and simplify the text to the April 22, 2008 meeting.
Debra Wiedman-Clawson seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. Status
of Existing Residential Subdivision District ERS 2 Dave
Hamann motioned to table discussion on ERS-2 to the April 22, 2008 meeting.
Debra Wiedman-Clawson seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. Proposed
Text Amendment – Section 6.14 – Home Occupations The
Planning Commission members reviewed the comments made by Mike Kehoe in his
letter dated March 18, 2008 and would like the following changes to the
text. Page
1 of 8 item F; remove ‘the conduct of’ add the word ‘and’ after
street and delete the last line. Page
4 of 8 sub section J; change ‘waive’ to ‘relax’ Page
4 of 8; insert sub section identification for approval procedures Page
4 of 8 second sentence of third paragraph of approval procedures delete
‘needs to’ and add ‘must’ Page
5 of 8 first paragraph under sub section G; add ‘In addition’ to
beginning of paragraph and delete ‘making’ and add ‘to allow to
make’ Jean
Root motioned to update Section 6.14 Home Occupations per Mike Kehoe review
letter dated March 18, 2008 and sent to the Board of Trustees for review and
comment. Dave Hamann seconded.
Motion carried 5-0. Proposed
Text Amendment – Article VI – General Provisions The
Planning Commission discussed the 1999 publication titled Small Business
Guide to Secondary Containment referenced in Section 6.27.
James
L. Anderson noted that there are Federal and State guidelines to reference
and they should not rely on a 1999 document. Dave
Hamann noted the Livingston County Department of Planning has standards for
Hazardous Waste. James
L. Anderson will send information to Annette McNamara to copy for the
Planning Commission review. The
Planning Commission members agreed to strike the reference to Small Business
Guide to Secondary Containment from the text and look for other outdated
references. This will be deleted
when Section 6.27 is amended. Because
General Provisions is extensive the Planning Commission would like to work
on Section 6.01 through 6.19 Access Controls at the April 22, 2008 meeting. Mike
Kehoe had noted that Section 6.02 may conflict with the Right to Farm Act.
The Planning Commission members would like Mike Kehoe to comment on
Section 6.02 items #1-4. Jean
Root motioned to table Article VI, Section 6.01 through 6.19 to the April
22, 2008 meeting. James L.
Anderson seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. NEW
BUSINESS: Set
a date for a presentation by John Enos and Jennifer Coe on Joint Planning
Commission Options John
Enos suggested a growth management boundary option and he will ask Jennifer
Coe to see if the City of Dave
Hamann wants to know if The
Planning Commission agreed they want to work on specific issues and this be
a temporary situation. They want
to work on the following issues. 1)
I-96
Interchange improvements 2)
3)
City of 4)
Entrances to
The
Planning Commission agreed that it is the Marion Township Board of Trustees
that has the final word on a Joint Planning Commission.
John Lowe will attend the March 27, 2008 Board of Trustees meeting
and discuss this issue with them. Jean Root motioned to table setting a date for a presentation and to have John Lowe present options discussed tonight by the Planning Commission to the Board of Trustees. James L. Anderson seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. Article XV Signs John Lowe asked the Planning
Commission members if they recalled a discussion with James L. Anderson would like
to see the minutes from that meeting held on July 7, 2007. The Planning Commission
members agreed that they are opposed to the sign, it does not meet Marion
Township Zoning Ordinance requirements and they do not want to set
precedence for future commercial development. John Enos offered submit a
dark sky ordinance for the April 22, 2008 meeting. Jean Root motioned to table
this agenda item to the April 22, 2008 meeting, John Enos to submit possible
amendments for the sings and billboards text.
Dave Hamann seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. CALL TO THE PUBLIC John Lowe opened the call to the public. Les Andersen stated he is one of seven board members and
agrees with intergovernmental relationships.
He would like to see Debra Wiedman-Clawson discussed a proposed gas station in John Lowe asked Phil Westmoreland how to handle a situation
where a resident has plugged a drain and is flooding another resident’s
property. Phil Westmoreland said it is unlawful to obstruct upstream
drainage; John Lowe closed the call to the public. ADJOURNMENT Dave Hamann motioned to adjourn the meeting at 9:15
p.m. Jean Root seconded.
Motion Carried 5-0.
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