MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION,

WHICH TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2005, 7:00 P.M.,

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, MIDLAND, MICHIGAN

 

1.   Roll Call

PRESENT:  Baker, Eyre, Kozakiewicz, Svenson and Wieland

ABSENT:     Kanuch, Mead, Plotzke and Senesac

OTHERS PRESENT:  Jon Lynch, Assistant City Manager; Daryl Poprave, City Planner; Cheri Standfest, Community Development Specialist; and 6 others.

2.   Approval of Minutes

Regular Meeting of April 26, 2005

It was moved by Wieland and supported by Svenson to approve the minutes of April 26th. The minutes were unanimously approved. 

 

3.   Public Hearings

     

       A.  Conditional Use Permit No. 16 – Consideration of a petition initiated by the Richard Connor Riley & Associates, on behalf of Cingular Wireless, for a conditional use permit to allow construction of a 120’ monopole wireless communications facility on property at 305 E Reardon St, Central Middle School, owned by Midland Public Schools. [See transcript.]

B. Conditional Use Permit No. 17 – Consideration of a petition initiated by the Richard Connor Riley & Associates, on behalf of Cingular Wireless, for a conditional use permit to allow construction of a 120’ monopole wireless communications facility on property at 1305 E Sugnet Rd, Northeast Middle School, owned by Midland Public Schools. [See transcript.]

C. Subdivision Ordinance – Consideration of a comprehensive update of the City of Midland Subdivision Control Ordinance, Chapter 23 of the City of Midland Code of Ordinances. [See transcript.]

 

4.   Public Comments (not related to agenda items)

 

      None

 

5.   Old Business

 

      None

 

6.  New Business

     None

7.  Communications

 

     Members received their copies of the Planning & Zoning News.

 

8.  Report of the Chairman

 

      None

 

9.  Report of the Planning Director

 

CITY COUNCIL                                                                                                                

 

                May 9th 

                                PUBLIC HEARINGS (all items were approved)

§         Zoning Petition No. 514 – 3705 Letts Road to Residential D

§         Zoning Petition No. 515 – 3721 Letts Street to Residential D

§         Zoning Petition No. 516 – 6201 W. Wackerly Street to Residential A-1

§         Zoning Petition No. 517 – 4412 Waldo Avenue to Residential A-4

§         Zoning Petition No. 518 – 4705 Isabella Street to Regional Commercial

§         Zoning Petition No. 520 – 6305 W. Wackerly Street Residential A-1

 

                                ACTION ITEMS

§         Set Public Hearing; Zoning Petition No. 519 – 31 Cheryl Drive to Residential A-1 (6-13)

§         Set Public Hearing; Zoning Petition No. 521 – W. Wackerly at Northgate Dr. to Community Commercial (6-13)

§         Set Public Hearing; Conditional Use Permit No. 15 – 425 Waldo Avenue for parking lot (5-23)

§         Set Public Hearing; Vacation of Public Property – East Ellsworth street from Haley Street to third Street and Lyon Street from East Ellsworth Street to Buttles Street (6-13)

§         Receive Planning Commission Recommendation - Tires on stored recreational vehicles (accepted)

                               

May 23rd

                                PUBLIC HEARINGS

§         Conditional Use Permit No. 15 – 425 Waldo Avenue for parking lot

 

                                ACTION ITEMS

 

 

PLANNING COMMISSION

                                                                                                                                                               

                May 24th

                                PUBLIC HEARINGS

§         Site Plan No. 247 – James Savage Rd E of Waldo Rd; Industrial Site Condominium, 9 Lots

§         Conditional Use Permit No. 18 – 4900 Hedgewood Dr; 6,154 s.f. addition to Tendercare

§         Preliminary Plat of Rolling Meadows – N of Countryside Dr and W of Dublin Ave; 31 Lots

 

                                ACTION ITEMS

§         Conditional Use Permit No. 16 – 305 E. Reardon St; Cingular Wireless

§         Conditional Use Permit No. 17 – 1305 E. Sugnet Rd; Cingular Wireless

§         Proposed Subdivision Control Ordinance

 

June 14th

                                PUBLIC HEARINGS

§         Conditional Use Permit No. 19 – 1730 N Saginaw Rd; iPCS antenna colocation

 

ACTION ITEMS

§         Site Plan No. 247 – James Savage Rd E of Waldo Rd; Industrial Site Condominium, 9 Lots

§         Conditional Use Permit No. 18 – 4900 Hedgewood Dr; 6,154 s.f. addition to Tendercare

§         Preliminary Plat of Rolling Meadows – N of Countryside Dr and W of Dublin Ave; 31 Lots

 

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

 

May 17th

Petition No. 05-03 - Withdrawn

 

A use variance, requested by Janet Ringle-Bartels of 301 Townsend, to permit the continuance and reconstruction of a nonconforming residential dwelling in the D – Downtown zoning district if the structure was destroyed by natural or manmade disaster.

 

This variance was tabled so that the ZBA could seek of the advice of the City Attorney’s Office on information that was gathered during the public hearing.

       

PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE SITE PLAN REVIEWS

 

§         Logan’s Roadhouse – 8,351 s.f. restaurant located on Eastman Ave N of Arby’s

 

10.  Adjourn

Adjournment at approximately 8:50 PM and unanimously approved.

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Jon Lynch, AICP

Assistant City Manager

 

MINUTES ARE NOT FINAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION