MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
WHICH TOOK PLACE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2006, 7:00 P.M.,
COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
1. Roll
Call
PRESENT: Brown,
Eyre, Gaynor, Hanna, Jocks, Kozakiewicz, Mead, and Senesac
ABSENT: Svenson
OTHERS PRESENT: Daryl Poprave, Acting Director of
2. Approval of Minutes
Regular Meeting of
It was moved by Hanna and supported by Senesac to approve the minutes of
August 8th. The minutes were unanimously
approved.
3.
Public
Hearing
None
4. Public
Comments (not related to agenda items)
None
5.
Old
Business
Zoning
Petition 531 – Consideration of a petition initiated by Mike Pnacek
to rezone
8.56 acres of land located at
Mr. Poprave reviewed the aerial
photo of the area, located on the south side of
The current future land use map
shows a circle on the corner as being used as an office service use. There is an oval next to it that identifies
the property as being medium density residential. These are “fuzzy” boundaries, however, and it
is up to the
Mr. Mike Pnacek, 2661 Blackhurst, showed an aerial photo of the area. There are a few fields in the soccer complex
that are lighted fields. There are also
lights at the east side of the
No one spoke in favor of or in
opposition to this request.
Mr. Senesac explained how the
circles were placed on the existing master plan. The circles are all the same size, but they
mean office service was recommended to go on the east side of
Mr. Mead stated that looking at this
piece all by itself, the office service is the right
zoning for that piece. To the east is
the apartment complex and he sees there being a continuity of offices up to the
apartment complex. He feels office is
right for this property as we see it tonight.
Mr. Eyre stated he struggles with
this, as 960 feet of frontage could yield 6-10 curb cuts. He thinks it could be good zoning for this
location but we do not need a whole line of curb cuts down this street. He realizes that if 5-6 duplexes were built
here, there would be 5-6 curb cuts.
However, he does not think this would be appropriate for this parcel of
property.
Mr. Gaynor agrees with what Mr.
Senesac said. Right now it may be
O.K. If you go in further with the
office service zoning on the south side of Joe Mann, what about the other side
of the street?
Ms. Brown agrees with Mr. Senesac
and Mr. Gaynor. She thinks this would be
too much office service in that area.
Mr. Jocks stated that there may be
too much lighting there for residential uses.
He asked if the lighting could be contained in packing lots in office
service districts. Mr. Poprave stated
that there are certain illumination standards in the zoning ordinance that
prevent casting lighting off site. We
also provide for fully shielded lighting that only casts light down and not out
to the sides.
Ms. Hanna agrees with leaving the
property as it is. She feels it is
inevitable that the property across the street would also want office service
if we zone this property that way.
Mr. Mead reminded the Commission
that it is not appropriate to look at the property across the street. This property should be considered on its own
merit. He also feels that office service
zoning across the street would not be appropriate as it backs up to the lots on
Mr. Kozakiewicz stated he would not
support the office service and feels that the office service that is already on
the corners of Joe Mann and Jefferson is sufficient to fulfill the requirements
of the master plan.
It was moved by Eyre and supported
by Senesac to recommend approving Zoning Petition No. 531 by Mike Pnacek to
rezone 8.56 acres of land located at
YEA: Eyre and Mead
NAY: Brown,
Gaynor, Hanna, Jocks, Kozakiewicz and Senesac
ABSENT: Svenson
6.
New
Business
Zoning of Recently
Annexed Property – Preliminary Assessment
a.
b. 6715 and 6719 Herbert Street
c. 6500 and 6501 Airport Road
d. Airport Road Extension
Mr.
Poprave stated these are properties that were annexed into the city in 2005 and
2006. We are not holding a public
hearing tonight or making a recommendation to council. We are just looking for guidance prior to
setting a public hearing to take any action.
Following tonight’s meeting, staff will send a
letter to the property owner and ask for their input regarding the proposed
zoning classification.
The city
is taking these actions. People have
annexed their property into the city and the city must apply appropriate zoning
to these parcels.
a)
7304
Ms. Hanna
drove by this today and she sees no reason why it should not be Residential
A-1. Mr. Mead agrees. The
b)
6715 and 6719 Herbert Street – These lots are north
of
c)
6500 and 6501 Airport Road – This property is north
of the US-10 freeway and east of
d)
Airport Road Extension – There might be unzoned park property if the road is not zoned so the land
is all recommended to be zoned industrial.
e)
7. Communications
None
8. Report of the Chairman
Everyone received the September/October
2006 issue of the Michigan Planner.
9. Report
of the
September 25th
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
None
ACTION
ITEMS
Minor entry drive revision approved for the Dow Diamond (SP 250)
October 9th
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
None
ACTION
ITEMS
License agreement
approved for use of
October 10th
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
None
ACTION
ITEMS
ZP 531
ZP 536, 537, 538, 539
Proposed
zoning for previously annexed property – 7
Set
up public hearings for November 14th
October 24th
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
Site
Plan #254 – A 12,775 sq. ft. medical office building on the
ACTION
ITEMS
None
November 14th
PUBLIC
HEARINGS
ZP 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540
ACTION
ITEMS
Site Plan 254
No. 06-14 –
No. 06-15 – Midland King’s Daughters
Home for an area/dimension variance to allow a rear yard setback encroachment for a 13,600 building addition.
1.
The rebuilding of an approximately 4,000 sq. ft.
self-service and automatic car wash at
The next special
meeting on the Master Plan is scheduled for
The public can
view the Master Plan Update by accessing the City’s website at www.midland-mi.org and going to the
Master Plan Update link on the homepage.
10. Adjourn
Adjournment at
Respectfully submitted,
Daryl Poprave
Acting Director of
MINUTES