Minutes of the work session of the Georgetown Township Planning Commission held Wednesday, December 3, 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 December 17, 2003, included the following items to be placed on the agenda, discussion, and action:

 

I.                    Approval of agenda

 

II.                 Approval of minutes of the November 19, 2003 regular meeting and the December 3, 2003 work session meeting

 

III.       Unfinished Business

 

A.     (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.

 

No new information is available at this time.

 

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

 

The applicant called the Township office and asked to remain tabled.  This is the fourth month on the agenda and the third as old business.

 

IV.       New Business

A.                 Site Plans

 

1.         (ST0315) Sparkling Image Auto Wash-6451 Kenowa

 

Tom Houseman, Houseman Construction, represented the applicant and presented the request.  He stated that they were requesting to add the vacuums that had been eliminated from the previously approved site plan.  No revisions were necessary.

 

B.         Public Hearings

1.                  Special Use Permits

a.         (SUP0314) James Veldink, 6257 36th Ave., is requesting to have a customary agricultural operation, under Sec. 7.3(C), on a parcel of land described as P.P.# 70-14-29-100-029, located at 6257 36th Ave., in a (RR) Rural Residential district

 

James Veldink presented the request.  He stated that the pond was needed to irrigate the farming operation of sod on the rest of the parcel, which has a split zoning of AG and RR.  He said that he planned to keep the trees, and the soil would remain on-site and blended with the terrain.

There was discussion regarding the fencing and the applicant was directed to provide fencing around the electric fence to keep everyone away from the electric fence.  The applicant was instructed that a soil erosion permit would be required, along with a storm water drain permit from the Drain Commissioner’s office.  He was also told that a DEQ permit could be required.

 

The Planning Commission directed that the request be advertised for a public hearing for the next meeting.

 

                              2.         Rezonings-none

             

3.         PUDs-none

 

4.            Plats

a.                  Preliminary Plat of Rozeveld Ridge No. 3

 

Matt Cole, Focus Engineering, represented the applicant and presented the request.  The Fire Department memo was noted.  It was also noted that sidewalks would be required along Steven Dale Dr. for lot CC, which is not part of the plat.

 

b.                  Preliminary Plat of Rozeveld Ct.                  

 

Matt Cole, Focus Engineer, represented the applicant and presented the request.  The applicant was directed to remove the part of the drive from the existing house on parcel 3 that extends to parcels 4 and 5 and to show the new drive to the cul de sac.  The applicant was directed to include in the plat the exempted piece of property along 16th Ave. and to include sidewalks on that piece of property because it is part of the original parcel and owned by the same person as the rest of the plat.  It was noted that the building envelope for lot 4 could be changed and the easement should be decreased.

 

5.         Ordinance Amendments-none

 

V.                 Other Business

 

1.         Master Plan

 

There was discussion regarding the fact that the Zoning Ordinance refers to streets that are Major Arterials, Minor Arterials, and Collectors.  The planner had suggested that the Master Plan designate which streets meet those definitions.  The Planning Commission directed that the Master Plan be revised to indicate that those streets listing in Chapter 24, footnote (b) be designated as Major Arterials, Minor Arterials, and Collectors.

 

The consensus of the Planning Commission was that the proposed Master Plan needed only the revision regarding the street designations.

 

VI.       Commissioner Comments

VII.      Staff Comments

VIII.         Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.