MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION,
WHICH TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2005, 7:00 P.M.,
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL,
1. Roll Call
PRESENT: Eyre,
Kozakiewicz, Gaynor, Mead, Rapanos, Senesac, and Svenson
ABSENT: Plotzke
OTHERS PRESENT: Jon Lynch, Assistant City Manager,
Daryl Poprave, City Planner; Cheri Standfest, Community Development Specialist;
Sally Ann Sutton, Zoning Board of Appeals member and 7 others.
Ray
Senesac introduced two new members:
Steve Rapanos and Scott Gaynor.
2. Nominating Committee
Report of
the Nominating Committee by Chairman Svenson recommended Ray Senesac for
Chairman and Dan Kozakiewicz for Vice
Chairman. It was moved by Svenson
and
seconded by
Mead to elect this slate of officers.
Motion
passes unanimously.
3. Approval
of Minutes
Regular Meeting of
It was moved by Mead and supported by Eyre to approve the minutes of June
14th. The minutes were unanimously approved.
4. Public
Hearings
A. Site Plan No. 248 – Consideration of a petition initiated by Ayres Associates, on
behalf of Jeff and Shelly Weckesser, for site plan approval to allow
construction of Danburry Place Townhouses, a 12 unit residential development
located north of Universal Drive and west of Hedgewood Drive. [See transcript.]
B. Conditional Use Permit No. 19 – Consideration of a petition initiated by Midland
Church of Christ for conditional use permit approval to allow a place of
worship at 1700 East Patrick Road. [See
transcript.]
5. Public Comments (not
related to agenda items)
None
6. Old Business
None
7. New Business
A.
Principle Shopping District Petition
– Consideration of
a petition initiated by the Circle
Area Business Association
to establish a Principle Shopping District corresponding with
the Circle zoning
district.
At the June 24th City Council meeting, a petition
was brought to City Council regarding allowing the Circle Area Business
Association to establish a principal shopping district. This petition has been the culmination of
about a five-year process with the Circle Business Association and the City of
Midland. The purpose of this is for
these businesses to create a district where they can assess themselves to
collect some money for promotion of events in their business area. In order to do this, it needs to be
designated on the city’s master plan as a principle shopping district.
A timeline has been provided to incorporate state laws
regarding public review for surrounding governmental entities and other
concerned individuals to be heard on this matter. This area would have a Board of Directors,
just like the downtown area, to govern them and to oversee the pot of money
collected.
Steve Rapanos asked if the group of business owners got
together and done any visioning regarding how they would like to see this
district proceed in the future.
Jon Lynch stated that in 2003, they did have
Hamilton/Anderson Company do a visioning process for this area.
Dave Ginnis stated that he is the acting chair of the Circle
Business Association. They have spent a
considerable amount of time considering their boundaries and the way they are
going to proceed with this process.
Stuart Bergstein, 1200 North Parkway. Stated that he has
worked with these individuals and businesses in getting this all set up. It will be two to three years before any
projects would be able to be started.
Mark Smith, Smith’s Flowers, said that his family moved into
the building shortly before he was born in 1956. He is very proud of the circle and he hopes
it can be brought back to what it used to be but in a modern fashion.
B. Code of Ordinances Amendment – Request by Diane Doyle on behalf
of 7-Eleven
Store #12 to modify Section 16-35 of
the City of Midland Code of Ordinances to permit 24 hour operations at 4004
Jefferson Avenue.
The history of this property is quite extensive regarding
neighborhood concerns, hours of operation for both this store as well as the
pizza establishment next door. Mr. Lynch
proposed staff come back to the Planning Commission on August 9th
with an extensive history of this property and how it became what it is today.
C. Mr. Senesac brought up the issue of moving signs that have
been popping up throughout the city. If
there is support from the commission, he would like to ask Jon and staff to
pull together some information regarding these signs. There is a new scrolling message sign just
east of Wackerly. The city has received
a number of comments about this sign.
8. Communications
None
9. Report
of the Chairman
Commissioner Kanuch was experiencing some
work pressures that conflicted with his
ability to serve on the Planning
Commission. He has, therefore,
resigned. City Council will
be appointing a new commissioner hopefully
at their first meeting in August.
10. Report of the Planning Director
June 27th
PUBLIC HEARINGS
§
Public
hearing; Conditional Use Permit No. 16 – 305 E. Reardon St; Cingular Wireless
(approved)
§
Public
hearing; Conditional Use Permit No. 17 – 1305 E. Sugnet Rd; Cingular Wireless
(approved)
ACTION ITEMS
§
Site
Plan No. 247 – south of James Savage Road and east of Waldo Avenue; Richard
Fosgitt on behalf of Midland Building Company for a 9 unit site condominium
(approved)
§
Preliminary
Plat, Rolling Meadows Estates No. 1 – north of Countryside Drive and east of
Green Road; Bartow and King Engineers on
behalf of John Rapanos for tentative approval of a preliminary plat of 31 lots
on 12.79 acres (approved)
§
Set
public hearing; Conditional Use Permit No. 18 – 4900 Hedgewood Drive; Richard
Postema on behalf of Tendercare for a 6,154 s.f. addition (7-11)
§
First
Reading; Proposed Subdivision Control Ordinance
July 11th
PUBLIC HEARINGS
§
Conditional
Use Permit No. 18 – 4900 Hedgewood Drive; Richard Postema on behalf of
Tendercare for a 6,154 s.f. addition
ACTION ITEMS
§
Second
Reading; Proposed Subdivision Control Ordinance
July 26th
PUBLIC HEARINGS
§
Zoning
Petition No. 522 – 2810 E Wheeler St.; Planning Commission from Midland Twp.
Zoning to RA-4
§
Zoning
Petition No. 523 – 2810 E Wheeler St.; John Rapanos from RA-1 to RA-4
ACTION ITEMS
§
Site
Plan No. 248 – W of Hedgewood Dr. and N of Universal Dr.; Ayres Associates for
Jeff & Shelly Weckesser for site of 6 duplex structures.
§
Conditional
Use Permit No. 19 – 1700 E Patrick Rd.; Midland Church of Christ for CUP to
allow a place of worship
August 9th
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
ACTION ITEMS
§
Zoning
Petition No. 522 – 2810 E Wheeler St.; Planning Commission from Midland Twp.
Zoning to RA-4
§
Zoning
Petition No. 523 – 2810 E Wheeler St.; John Rapanos from RA-1 to RA-4
July 19th
§
No. 05-05 – Amish
Reflections for an area/dimension variance to permit FY setback encroachment at
§
No. 05-10 – Harry
Kokkinakis on behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings for an area/dimension variance to
permit two wall signs in addition to total allowed wall signage at
§
No. 05-11 – Ryan Anderson
for an area/dimension variance to allow a six foot all fence to be located in a
required side street yard setback at
§
PETsMART – E of existing
Best Buy
§
BW3s – former Chi-Chi’s
restaurant
§
Michigan Association of
Planning annual conference is scheduled from 9-14 to 9-17
§
Master Plan RFP’s were
due today. Proposals were received from
Carlisle Wortman Associates, Hamilton Anderson Associates, LSL Planning, and
McKenna Associates.
11. Adjourn
Adjournment at approximately 8:34 PM and unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Jon Lynch
Assistant City
MINUTES ARE NOT FINAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION