Minutes of the work session of the Georgetown Township Planning Commission held Wednesday, November 5, 2003

 

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Honderd at 7:30 p.m.

 

Present:            Honderd, DeGood, Stasiak, Poskey, Huizinga, Jansma, South

Absent: none

 

The work session, which formulated the agenda for November 19, 2003, included the following items to be placed on the agenda, discussion, and action:

 

I.                    Approval of agenda

 

II.                 Approval of minutes of the October 29, 2003 regular meeting and the November 5, 2003 work session meeting

 

III.       Unfinished Business

A.        Special Use Permit (SUP0311) Taco Bell (Chicago Diversified Foods Corp),

Richland, MI, is requesting to have a drive-in restaurant, under Sec. 15.3(A), on part of a parcel of land described as P.P.# 70-14-13-400-052, located at 174 Chicago Dr., in a (CS) Community Service Commercial district

 

Roger Lamer, WL Perry, represented the applicant and presented the request.  He said that the site plan had been revised by moving the building to the ease and eliminating parking spaces in the drive lane.  He said that 34 parking spaces had been provided, and greenbelt and islands shown.  He said that the dumpster would be screened and had been moved to a location along Chicago Dr. to screen the headlights of the cars in the drive-through lane and for accessible trash pick up.

 

Streetscape and landscaping had been added.

 

The planner stated that the revision addresses concerns noted earlier regarding setbacks.

 

The applicant was directed to provide parking calculations for the new proposed parcel, as well as for the parent parcel, and to show an updated legal description.

 

The Planning Commission directed that the request be advertised for a public hearing to be held on November 19, 2003.

 

B.                 (PUD0303) Arena Development LLC, 2551 VanOmmen Dr., Holland, is requesting a Planned Unit Development for a mixed use development with various types of residential housing and various commercial uses, under Chapter 22, on a parcel of land described as PP#70-14-07-100-012, located at 8658 48th Ave.

 

A meeting had been held with representatives from Arena Development, the Township, the Planning Commission and the planner.  The applicant was given direction as to elements of the PUD that would meet the intentions of the Master Plan.  No new information is available at this time.


C.                 Site Plan (ST0313) Randy Rottschafer (Mani’s Photo Studio)- 612 Baldwin

 

An email was received from the applicant stating that he had obtained conceptual approval from Meijer for the curb cut to the private drive, but the applicant asked to still be tabled until he had a written agreement with Meijer and until he determined if the proposal was feasible.

 

The planner stated that the curb cut to the Meijer drive was not necessary, but it would be good to have cross access if possible.  He said that the plan submitted by the applicant with the dumpster in front met ordinance requirements and direction given by the Planning Commission.

 

There was discussion regarding the fact that the site plan provided by the applicant meets the ordinance requirements and the direction given by the Planning Commission.  Since action is not regularly taken on items without the applicant present, it was the decision of a majority of the Planning Commission to leave the request tabled until the applicant was present and asked for action on the item.

 

IV.       New Business

A.                 Site Plans-none

 

B.         Public Hearings

1.                  Special Use Permits-none

                              2.         Rezonings-none

3.          PUDs-none

4           Plats-none

                             

                  5.         Ordinance Amendments

a.         Sec. 28.2(A)

Sec. 28.2         MEMBERSHIP – TERMS OF OFFICE – ALTERNATE MEMBERS.

 

(A)       The Township Board of Appeals shall consist of five (5) members. The first member of such Board of Appeals shall be a member of the Township Planning Commission; the second member shall may be a member of the Township Board; the additional three (3) members shall be selected from the electors residing in the Township.  All members shall be appointed by the Township Board.  None of the additional three (3) members shall be elected officers of the Township or employees of the Township Board; Members shall be appointed for three (3) year terms, except the Planning Commission and Township Board representatives who shall only serve while holding membership on those respective bodies.

 

The Supervisor had initiated the Zoning Ordinance amendment at a Township Board meeting.

 

V.                 Other Business-Master Plan

 

The latest revision of the draft text of the Master Plan was reviewed and some minor changes were proposed.

 

VI.       Commissioner Comments

VII.      Staff Comments

VIII.         Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.