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MARION TOWNSHIP Draft Minutes Public Hearing @ 7:00 PM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jack Lowe, Jean Root, Jim Anderson, Dave Hamann,
Debra
Wiedman-Clawson OTHERS
PRESENT: Bob Hanvey,
Township Supervisor John Ambrose, Planning Consultant Annette McNamara, Zoning
Administrator ****************************************************************** CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called
to order at 7:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF
AGENDA Jean Root motioned to approve the agenda for April 7, 2004 Ordinance Workshop. Dave Hamann seconded.
Motion carried 5-0. CALL TO THE
PUBLIC No response. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES Page 6 of 12 second paragraph, remove dash and insert ‘uses,’ and the project can not… Page 11 of 12 noted to include letters submitted at that time. Debra Wiedman-Clawson requested clarification in the February 27, 2004 minutes on a letter submitted by Galina Zwerlein, 2501 Clivedon, which included an attachment of the International Fire Code (IFC). John Lowe suggested the minutes be amended to note that the letter included a copy of the IFC, for reference. Jean Root motioned to approve the minutes as amended dated February 24,
2004 Regular meeting. Jim Anderson seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. John Lowe informed the Planning Commission of a conversation with Mike Boss regarding the IFC and site plans submitted in other communities if not in effect at this point it will incrementally be
enforced in the future in respect to entrances. OLD BUSINESS Site Plan Review
Applications Comments from the Board of Trustees are going to be incorporated into the document by John Ambrose, changes will be submitted for the Planning Commission to review at the April 27, 2004, Planning Commission meeting. As a courtesy the Planning Commission will send to the Board
of Trustees for their review. Jean Root motioned to table Site Plan Review Application with corrections by John Ambrose by the April 27, 2004 Planning Commission meeting. Jim Anderson seconded. Motion carried
5-0. Planning
Commission Rules and Procedures of 1996 Jean Root questioned page two - second paragraph bold print two-year term limitation, is everyone comfortable with this? John Ambrose responded this gives everyone a chance to function in that role. It is up to the Planning Commission to accept or reject. Secretarial position—discrepancies in the old document were changed. Date of the meeting and agenda layout were changed to reflect current conditions. Call to the Public (CTP) agenda items only may be changed to include any item a resident would like to discuss. This would prevent a resident from sitting thru an entire meeting for an opportunity to talk. John Lowe is concerned discussion is kept at two to three
minutes. using verbiage from
attorney. Simply say “duly
noted” and move on. Discussion ensued. Because a resident submits a letter or at the CTP brings up an issue does not mean the Planning Commission has to act on it during the meeting. The Planning Commission needs time
to review prior to comment. Planning Commission
agreed to strike. document. No changes were major, mainly to bring the document up to date. All changes are in bold (see document.) Any changes the Planning Commission would like to make in the future will only
require three positive votes from the Planning Commission. Jean Root questioned page three, under referral. Would like to see that changed to a responsibility of the Zoning Administrator and/or Assistant. Conflict on page four and under order of business regarding the persons and the development of the agenda. Make the development of the agenda a responsibility of the Zoning Administrator and/or Assistant. Page three regarding
special meetings. special meeting.
Can be called at a meeting or initiated at an administrative level. Discussion on Planning Commission members and conflict of interest. John Ambrose can reverse the order of
the language. and Procedures of 1996 rewrite for April 27, 2004 Planning Commission meeting with corrections made by John Ambrose.
Jim Anderson seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. NEW BUSINESS No new business. CALL TO THE
PUBLIC No response. ADJOURNMENT Jim Anderson motioned to adjourn at 7:40 p.m. Jean Root seconded. Motion carried 5-0.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
APRIL 7, 2004 @ 7:40 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Jack Lowe, Jean Root, Jim Anderson, Dave Hamann,
Debra
Wiedman-Clawson OTHERS
PRESENT: Bob Hanvey,
Township Supervisor John Ambrose, Planning Consultant Annette McNamara, Zoning Administrator ************************************************************************* CALL TO
ORDER The meeting was called
to order at 7:40 pm. APPROVAL OF
AGENDA Jean Root motioned to approve the agenda for April 7, 2004 Comprehensive Planning meeting. Jim Anderson seconded.
Motion carried 5-0. CALL TO THE
PUBLIC Mary Ann Bahr, 3201 Grass Lake Court - Is it possible to get a copy of the draft comprehensive plan to review and
comment on? John Ambrose stated it is a draft document and is available for review prior to the public hearing, at the township hall
during regular business hours. Kathleen Kline Hudson replied. We have one more working session prior to sending the draft document to the Township Board to be approved for distribution. According to the Comprehensive Planning Act, draft copies are to be distributed to surrounding communities and Livingston County. At that point we can put it in the library and the hall for other persons to review. Surrounding communities and Livingston County have between 75 and 95 days to review and comment. The Livingston County Planning Commission will make a recommendation to the Marion Township Planning Commission, to have a public hearing and to adopt the night of the public hearing or make changes and then adopt. The Planning Commission discussed different ways to make the document available to
the public for viewing. Close the Call to the
Public. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES Discussion of the
antiquated recording system was discussed by the Planning Commission.
John Ambrose suggested placing the microphone on a podium to get a better recording of audience members during Call to the Public. Some communities have a sign in sheet for people who want to speak during the meeting. Dave Hamann agreed to take this issue to the Board of Trustees. Jean Root motioned to approve the minutes dated February 26, 2004 Comprehensive Planning meeting.
Jim Anderson seconded. Motion
carried 5-0. OLD BUSINESS Kathleen Kline-Hudson handed out the first six chapters and her business card. She and asked the Planning Commission to
review and send changes to her. Revisions to
Completed Chapters Title page, acknowledgments and table of contents were distributed and reviewed. Minor change to chapter one.
Chapter two the census information was updated.
Housing value updates. Jean Root asked about
updating the census information yearly? Kathleen Kline-Hudson will put the Planning Commission on her mailing list to send census statistics on a yearly
basis to use as a tool in planning. Chapter three - Natural Features, maps were integrated with the passage of text it is related to. Last page, last paragraph regarding natural features has additional language about methods of preserving natural
features, such as open space preservation ordinance. Chapter four transportation - maps integrated with text. Level of Service (LOS) map was discussed. The Livingston County
Road Commission (LCRC) does not have an updated version. Jean Root asked does
our new text refer to LOS? Kathleen Kline-Hudson said the LCRC relies more on traffic count data and the GRIP Gravel Road Improvement Plan to
make decisions. site plans we review. and 34. This can be removed if it is not useful. Can be added to Appendix, then you can have full database
available for your reference. The Planning Commission agreed to use the top fourteen of the SEMCOG Transportation Tool Handout. decisions on. John Lowe stated the Planning Commission asks for maximum build out numbers to use as a building block for decisions. Our engineer reviews using the maximum numbers, to see the potential impact of
rezoning. Jean Root stated they are
not denied due to traffic studies. Jean Root is concerned they have gone from a section of policy that talks about LOS, maximum recommendations for
travel and asked now to give it up. capability rating for
roads? John Lowe suggested chapter four Transportation be sent to Phil Westmoreland, Township Engineer for his review and comment. Forward review and comment to Kathleen Kline-Hudson as soon as possible. when comprehensive
plan is complete. Future Land Use
Chapter Eight Kathleen Kline-Hudson handed out a copy. Dave Hamann would like to see the acreage on the legend. Changes suggested. The major roads and lakes labeled. The four largest lakes, Coon Lake, Triangle Lake, Pleasant
Lake and Cedar Lake
Blue Sewer and Water boundary line a
different color or line type for clarification
Add the CSX Railroad Remove
blue outlines on 1-96
Loop Road added Label
City of Howell Increase
size of map to cover entire page Jean Root asked for clarification of designations. Suburban Residential and Suburban Residential with sewer/water. The zoning district and land use classification are the same name. How can we state this without
confusion? Kathleen Kline-Hudson asked for help in making sure all designations on the future land use map are correct. the color will need to be changed. Two lots at north end near Wright Road. Also, leave the Medium Density
Residential to the east of Marion Oaks Golf Course the color it is. Implementation
Chapter Nine Kathleen Kline-Hudson gave an overview of chapter nine it is basically how to use the Comprehensive Plan. Kathleen Kline-Hudson reviewed the decision matrix. This should be updated every five
years. Does the Planning
Commission want to keep or remove. Kathleen Kline-Hudson will change on the decision matrix; direct access to paved roads for commercial and
industrial should be high priority and the following.
Add the verbiage to high priority
for location/remove the word factor
Page three update designation
verbiage
Remove ERS-2 Page
four Planned Unit Development - called a zoning district - change to overlay Remove
square footage in the third paragraph Completion of
Comprehensive Plan Kathleen Kline-Hudson gave a synopsis for completion and handed out a list of items completed and items to be completed. The draft Comprehensive Plan should be ready to send to the Board of Trustees. public hearing, the Planning Commission feels there are too many suggested changes to consider for a decision to be made at the meeting, a decision can be made to postpone the public hearing to a date certain. This way any residents who attend the public hearing will know when the next meeting will be held. May 17, 2004 at 7:30
p.m. Jim Anderson seconded.
Motion carried 5-0. NEW BUSINESS None CALL TO THE
PUBLIC No response. ADJOURNMENT Jim Anderson motioned to adjourn at 10:00 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. |
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