MINUTES OF THE GEORGETOWN
TOWNSHIP FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD JULY 20, 2007
The
meeting was called to order by Bill Holland.
Present: Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton,
members, and Mannette Minier,
secretary
Absent: Richard VanderKlok
#070720-01 - Minutes of June 22, 2007
Moved
by Bill Holland, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to approve the minutes as
presented.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070720-02 - The proposed Board agenda for July 23,
2007 was reviewed and discussed.
#070720-03 - Extend Final Development Approval for
Waterford Place
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Bill Holland, to recommend to the Township Board
to approve the extension
request from Waterford Place – Sunset to extend the final development
approval from 8/17/07 to 8/17/08.
Note: The final development plan was
approved on 8/17/05 and was valid until
8/17/06. With motion #060814-08 the Township Board
approved a twelve month extension as per Sec. 22.13 of the Zoning Ordinance and
extended the approval to 8/17/07. This
is the second request for an extension.
MOTION
CARRIED.
Zoning Ordinance Sec. 22.13 and minutes from the
August 14, 2006 Township Board meeting:
Each development shall be
under construction within twelve (12) months after the date of approval of the
PUD final development plan, except as noted in this Section.
A.
The Township
Board may grant one (1) extension of up to an additional twelve (12) month
period if the applicant applies for such extension prior to the date of the
expiration of the PUD or PUD phase and provided that:
1.
The applicant presents
reasonable evidence that said development has encountered unforeseen
difficulties beyond the control of the applicant; and
2. The PUD requirements and
standards, including those of the Zoning Ordinance and Master Plan that are
reasonably related to said development have not changed.
#060814-08 - Extend the Final
Development Approval for the Waterford PUD
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Dale Mohr, to approve a twelve (12) month
extension for the Final Development approval for Waterford PUD due to Approval was granted on 8-17-05 and is valid
until 8-17-06. The extension continues
the approval until 8-17-07. The
unforeseen difficulty is insufficient presales, as listed in their letter.
Note: Sec. 22.13
of the Zoning Ordinance allows the extension of the time limit for a PUD
MOTION CARRIED.
#070720-04 - Appoint Township Board Member to Zoning
Board of Appeals
Moved
by Bill Holland, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to recommend to the Township Board
to approve the appointment of Stanley Sterk to the Zoning Board of Appeals to
replace the term of Dan Lennington who resigned and with the term to expire
11/20/08.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070720-05 - Establish Fee for Copying Permit Plans to
Digital Files in PDF Format
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Bill Holland, to recommend to the Township Board
to approve the establishment of a $50.00 fee for copying site plans and/or
building permit plans to digital files in PDF format for any permit application
not accompanied with a digital file
in PDF format of a site plan if one is required and/or building plans
if required and a $25 fee for minor construction, effective January 1,
2007. The submission of the digital file
in pdf format results in a reduction of the required number of paper copies of
plans to be submitted with permit applications, including building permit plans
reduced from two paper copies to one and paper plans for Boards and Commissions
reduced from ten copies to five.
Note: No fee would be charged for
those permits that are accompanied by the
necessary
digital file in pdf format. The goal is
for the Township to have electronic files and to become paperless. Although the number of paper copies to be
submitted is reduced, a paper copy is still needed for physical reviews and
inspections, and the paper copies would be destroyed after a project is totally
completed. Many applications already
include digital files in pdf format. In
addition, all digital files in pdf format must have a date (or revision date)
and signature of the architect or person who drew the plans.
MOTION
CARRIED.