Minutes of the regular meeting of the Georgetown Township Planning Commission, held Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Meeting
called to order by Chairman Honderd at
Present: Jansma, Huizinga, DeGood, Stasiak,
Poskey, Honderd, South
Absent: none
#031217-01 - Agenda for
December 17, 2003
Moved by DeGood, seconded by South, to approve the agenda for December 17, 2003, as presented, except to move one item of old business to the end of the agenda.
MOTION CARRIED.
#031217-02 - Minutes of the November
19, 2003 regular meeting and the December 3,
2003 work session
meeting
Moved by South, seconded by DeGood, to approve the
minutes of the November 19, 2003 regular meeting, as submitted.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Huizinga, seconded by Poskey, to approve
the minutes of the December 3, 2003 work session meeting, as submitted.
MOTION CARRIED.
#031217-03 – Unfinished
Business-Site Plan (ST0313) Randy Rottschafer (Mani’s Photo
Studio)- 612 Baldwin
This is the third month as unfinished business. A revised plan had been submitted that meets
the ordinance requirements and the direction given by the Planning
Commission. The applicant submitted a
letter asking to remain tabled until the January 21, 2004 meeting. The item was left tabled.
#031217-04 - Site Plan
(ST0315) Sparkling Image Auto Wash-6451 Kenowa
The applicant stated that vacuums were being added
to a previously approved site plan.
The chairman opened the floor to public
comments. No one was present to make
comments on this item. The chairman closed
the floor to public comments.
Moved by Poskey, seconded by Stasiak, to approve the
site plan dated revised 12-10-02 and received 11-5-03, as submitted.
MOTION CARRIED.
#031217-05 - Special Use
Permit (SUP0314) James Veldink, 6257 36th Ave.
The applicant stated the proposed pond would be used
to irrigate an agricultural operation and had been revised to include a fence
around the perimeter.
The chairman opened the public hearing. No one was present to speak on this
topic. The chairman closed the public
hearing.
It was noted that the revised site plan meets the
ordinance requirements and the direction given by the Planning Commission.
Moved by South, seconded by DeGood, to recommend to
the Township Board approval of Special Use Permit (SUP0314) James Veldink, 6257
36th Ave., 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, with the
condition that a soil erosion permit and a Storm Water Drain permit be
obtained.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Stasiak, seconded by DeGood, to approve the
site plan dated 12/5/03, as submitted.
MOTION CARRIED.
#031217-06 - Preliminary Plat of Rozeveld Ridge No. 3
Matt
Cole, Focus Engineer, represented the applicant and presented the request. The plan has been revised to show sidewalks
on the 40 foot wide exception.
The
chairman opened the floor to public comments.
No one was present to speak on this topic. The chairman closed the floor to public
comments.
Moved
by Huizinga, seconded by Stasiak, to recommend to the Township Board to grant
tentative preliminary plat approval of the preliminary plat of Rozeveld Ridge
No. 3, as shown on the drawing dated 12-4-03.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#031217-07 - Preliminary Plat of Rozeveld Ct.
Matt
Cole, Focus Engineer, represented the applicant and presented the request. The plan has been revised as directed by the
Planning Commission. The exempted parcel
has been added as lot 6 and the driveway portion from the existing house will
be removed from the other parcels.
Sanitary sewer and water will be extended down 16th Ave.,
along with sidewalks, as per Township ordinance.
There
was discussion regarding lot 4 and the applicant stated that a house would be
designed to fit in the building envelope so no variance would be needed.
The
chairman opened the public hearing. No
one was present to speak on this item.
The chairman closed the public hearing.
Moved
by Huizinga, seconded by Poskey, to recommend to the Township Board to grant
tentative preliminary plat approval of the preliminary plat of Rozeveld Ct., as
shown on the drawing dated 12/9/03.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#031217-08 – Unfinished
Business-(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.
Rick Polaski, Nederveld Associates, represented the
applicant and presented the revised proposal.
There was discussion regarding the amount of retail space, which is
shown as 116,000 square feet. The
applicant said that the commercial areas would be developed in phases that
could be switched to residential if the need for commercial did not exist at
the time of development. A park area is
shown and the creek area was left alone.
It was noted that the plan shows 15% of open space, which is less than
the 20% required by the ordinance. It
was noted that the plan shows too much pavement and that a sidewalk should
connect the area to the ice arena.
The applicant noted that the proposed townhouses
would be sold for $170,000 to $180,000 and would be owner-occupied. He said that the fronts of the townhouses
frame the open space. He said that there
would be a one-way slip road off 48th Ave. and that the site abuts
the Consumers Energy easement to the east and north, which serves as a build-in
buffer. He said that they were going for
a village-like feel with a lot of sidewalks.
It was noted that the Master Plan calls for a
smaller scale of commercial, possibly comprising 5 acres, and the proposal
shows much more and concerns were noted regarding the large amount of retail
space.
The applicant stated that if the commercial areas
didn’t develop as expected, the area could be developed into multi-family. It was also noted that the live/work areas
had been eliminated and replaced by more townhouses.
There was discussion that the development would draw
from the community and the Township did not want it to compete with other
commercial areas or the student housing on GVSU property.
Elevations were requested to determine that the
attached residential areas would be condos rather than rental units.
The chairman opened the floor to public
comments. No one was present to speak on
this topic. The chairman closed the
floor to public comments.
The applicant was directed to submit a revised plan
and no direction was given to advertise the public hearing.
#031217-09 - Other Business-Master Plan
The Master Plan has been advertised for a public
hearing to be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2004 at the Planning Commission
meeting. The latest revision of the
proposed Master Plan text and Future Land Use Map were presented. A revised copy of page 9 of the Master Plan
text shows the addition under “Traffic and Vehicular Circulation” of the
statement as follows: “The streets listed in Chapter 24, footnote (b) are to be
considered as Major Arterials, Minor Arterials, and Collectors.
A draft review from the County was presented, which
stated that they were pretty much in agreement with what had been submitted
except for one area in the southwest section of the Township. The County asked
that an area from the southwest of the Township and heading toward the
northeast, and encompassing the northwest border the Township shares with the
City of Hudsonville remain AG/RR due to the muck land and composition of the
soil which is unstable for development. Direction
was given to change the text in regards to this area and to change the map to
reflect AG/RR for the muck soil areas.
#031217-10 - Review Ordinance Amendments-proposed for
decks and for bay windows
There was a discussion regarding decks and bay
windows. The planner presented some
possible ordinance amendments. The
decision was made that the Planning Commissioners would review the information
and discuss it at the next meeting.
#031217-11 – Adjournment
The chairman adjourned the meeting at 9:10 p.m.