MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION,
WHICH TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2000, 7:00 P.M.,
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, MIDLAND, MICHIGAN
1. Roll Call.
PRESENT: Commission
members – Baker, Garner,
Geisler, Rapanos, Slicker, Wieland
ABSENT: Kozakiewicz and Senesac (each excused)
OTHERS PRESENT: Mark
Ostgarden, City Planner, Acting Secretary; Cheri Standfest, Administrative Assistant; Jon Lynch, Planning Director and
45 others
2. Approval
of the minutes of the meeting of October 24, 2000.
It was
moved by Slicker, seconded by Garner, to approve the minutes of the meeting of
October 24, 2000. Motion carried.
Chairman
Wieland introduced and welcomed the new Director of Planning and Community Development,
Jon Lynch.
Chairman
Wieland announced that a letter requesting postponement of action on Site Plan
No. 194 had been submitted by a representative of the petitioner. The Planning Commission would be considering
the request at a later date.
3.
Public
hearings:
Zoning Petition No. 470 – the request of Lola Cole, Don Hall, Lavina Hunt, Stan Ostahowski, Mark
Thornton, Michael Skinner, John Fisher, Roger Klemkosky, Tom McCann, Todd
Bennett, and Mary Jane Miner to rezone property on the north side of West
Wackerly Street east of Sturgeon Avenue from Residential A-1 to Business B-2
(see transcript).
An amendment to Planned Unit Development No. 2,
Harcrest Woods Condominiums – the request of Robert
VanSickle, on behalf of Harcrest Woods Condominium Association, to install
traffic control gates at the east entrance to the complex (Harcrest Drive just
west of Thornberry Drive [see transcript]).
Chairman Rod Wieland requested that the Planning Commission abstain from
the consideration of this request. It
was moved by Rapanos, seconded by Baker to approve the abstention. Motion carried. Vice Chairman Jim Geisler conducted the
public hearing on this request.
4.
Public Comments.
There were
no public comments.
5. Old
Business.
Consideration of Site Plan No. 196. The City Planner identified that
a revised site plan had been submitted following the last Planning Commission
meeting. The issues that were raised at
the public hearing were reviewed. The
site plan was identified to meet the Zoning Ordinance design standards. The new plan addressed the need for the
landscaping along the
September 26, 2000
north property line. The site will
provide the required parking for general office use. Should medical offices be proposed, the
amount of on site for parking provided, limits the square footage of medical
office space that can be leased. The
site will be developed with one access. Air conditioning units will be along
the south side of the building and screened.
Storm water requirement plans will need to be approved prior to a
building permit being issued. Site lighting is provided around the
site. Two dumpsters are located on the
site, one at the southeast corner and one along the westerly properly
line. The dumpster was moved north from
the southwest property corner in response to concern about odor from an
adjacent resident. The Planning
Commission thought the new location made servicing difficult and concluded it
should be located at the southwest corner of the site. The City Planner stated that should odor or
noise become a problem it would be the owner’s responsibility to address the
problems.
A motion was moved by Geisler and seconded by Rapanos to approve the Site
Plan No. 196, subject to the dumpster being relocated to the southwest corner
of the property.
Vote on motion:
YEAS: Baker, Garner, Geisler, Lind, Rapanos, Slicker, Wieland
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Kozakiewicz and Senesac
Because the meeting had gone past 9:30 p.m., the City Planner reminded
the Planning Commission that a motion to extend the meeting is required by the
Planning Commission’s by-laws.
A motion was made by Geisler, seconded by Rapanos to adjourn. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned
at 9: 50 p.m.
Respectfully,
Mark
Ostgarden
Acting Secretary
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NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION
ACTION