Minutes of the work session of the Georgetown Township Planning Commission held Wednesday, February 2, 2005

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

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

Absent: none

The work session, which formulated the agenda for February 16, 2005, included the following items to be placed on the agenda, discussion, and action:

I. Approval of agenda

II. Approval of minutes of the January 19, 2005 regular meeting and the February 2, 2005 work session meeting

III. Unfinished Business

A. Preliminary Plat of Cedar Lake Estates No. 11

No new information was available and no one was present to represent the applicant. The request was left tabled.

B. Preliminary Plat of Lowing Woods Phase One

C. Preliminary Plat of Lowing Woods Phase Two

D. (PUD0501) Eastbrook Development (Lowing Woods)-Final Development Plan

The items were left tabled due to Ottawa County Road Commission issues.

IV. New Business

A. Site Plans-none

B. Public Hearings

1. Special Use Permits

a. (SUP0501) Georgetown United Methodist Church (Dan Vos Construction), 2766 Baldwin, is requesting to have a church (addition to existing church), under Sec. 8.3(A), on a parcel of land described as P.P.# 70-14-16-400-001, located at 2766 Baldwin St., in a (LDR) Low Density Residential district, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.

Arne Larson, Driesenga and Associates Inc., represented the applicant and presented the request. Denise Hopkins, Dan Vos Construction, was also present representing the applicant. This is an existing church that was constructed prior to the adoption of the ordinance requiring a special use permit for a church. Consequently, there is no special use permit and one is required now that an addition is proposed. There will be interior adjustments to the road. Retention would be added due to the increased area for parking surfaces. The applicant has talked to the Drain Commissioner’s office regarding the retention and swale areas. At this point there is a 43 foot road right-of-way and sidewalks would be added inside the right-of-way. The exterior of the addition will be brick to match the existing building.

The planner presented a review and said that screening is needed on the roof to shield the mechanical equipment.

There was discussion regarding the dimensions of the parking spaces that do not meet the ordinance. The applicant indicated that the space was available to meet the ordinance but the striping showed a smaller dimension. It was noted that what was shown on the site plan was different that what had been approved last spring for a parking addition. The applicant asked if they could wait to re-stripe the parking lot until a time when they sealed the blacktop in the future. The applicant was directed to show the location of all handicapped parking spaces.

Revisions are needed. Direction was given to publish the notice for the public hearing to be held at the next Planning Commission meeting.

2. Rezonings-none

3. Plats-none

4. PUD’s-none

5. Ordinance Amendments-none

V. Other Business

VI. Commissioner Comments

VII. Staff Comments

VIII. Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.