Minutes of the regular meeting of the Georgetown Township Planning Commission, held Wednesday, September 21, 2005

 

Meeting called to order by Chairman Honderd at 7:30 p.m.

 

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

Absent: none

 

#050921-01 - Agenda for September 21, 2005

 

Moved by DeGood, seconded by Stasiak, to approve the revised agenda for September 21, 2005, as presented.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

#050921-02 - Minutes of the August 17, 2005 regular meeting and the September 7, 2005 work

session meeting

 

Moved by South, seconded DeGood, to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2005 regular meeting, as submitted.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

Moved by DeGood, seconded by South, to approve the minutes of the September 7, 2005 work session meeting, as submitted.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

#050921-03 - Special Use Permit (SUP0507) Georgetown Office Center (Creekside Construction),

3672 Chicago Dr., is requesting to have a vehicle repair establishment under Sec. 17.3(F), on a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-200-043, located at 1778 DeWent Dr., view 1, view 2, in an (I) Industrial district, elevations (SUP withdrawn-act on the site plan only)

 

Todd Stuive, Exxel Engineering, represented the applicant and presented the request.  The applicant has requested that the special use permit application be withdrawn and the site plan approved.  Revised plans have been submitted along with a letter addressing issues raised at the work session.  The applicant explained that the two-way drive circulation pattern was for the customers to park in the front area, and employees, contractors and trucks to use the rear area.

 

The zoning administrator presented a review and stated that documentation had been presented in the review detailing that the ordinance requirements have been met.  The only issue remaining is the drive circulation pattern.

 

There was discussion regarding the circulation pattern.

 

The chairman opened the floor to public comments, but there was no public hearing because the request had been withdrawn.  No one was present to speak on this topic.  The chairman closed the floor to public comments.

 

Moved by South, seconded by DeGood, to accept the withdrawal request for the special use permit.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

Moved by Stasiak, seconded by DeGood, to approve the site plan dated revised 9-16-05, as submitted.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

#050921-04 – Special Use Permit (SUP0508) Unity Leasing (Advanced Machine and Miedema Metal

Buildings), 3620 Highland Dr., is requesting to have metal working under Sec. 17.3(J), on a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-345-001, located at 6726 Roger Dr., in an (I) Industrial district, documents

 

Tom Meidema, Meidema Metal Buildings, represented the applicant and presented the request.  A letter had been submitted addressing issues raised at the work session.

 

The zoning administrator presented a review and stated that documentation had been presented in the review detailing that the ordinance requirements have been met.  The only issue remaining is the three driveway accesses.

 

There was discussion regarding the three drives and it was noted that no documentation had been presented from the Ottawa Count Road Commission approving the three drives.  

 

The chairman opened the public hearing.  No one was present to speak on this topic.  The chairman closed the public hearing. 

 

Moved by Poskey, seconded by South, to recommend to the Township Board approval of the Special Use Permit (SUP0508) Unity Leasing (Advanced Machine and Miedema Metal Buildings), 3620 Highland Dr., to have metal working under Sec. 17.3(J), on a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-345-001, located at 6726 Roger Dr., in an (I) Industrial district, (documents), because the ordinance requirements have been met, including the general standards in Sec. 20.3(A).

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

Moved by South, seconded by DeGood, to approve the site plan dated revision #2-09/07/05, as submitted with the condition that approval from the Ottawa County Road Commission be provided.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

#050921-05 - Preliminary (PUD0502) Youth for Christ and Georgetown Township are requesting a

Planned Unit Development for commercial, park and municipal (senior center) uses, under Chapter 22, on parcels of land described as P.P. # 70-14-24-100-015 and 70-14-24-100-018, located at 7096 8th Ave.

 

The public hearing was advertised for October 19, 2005.  No revised plans have been submitted. 

 

#050921-06 - Ordinance Amendments

Sec. 2.46         GAZABO. 

A freestanding roofed open-sided structure providing a shady resting place.

Sec. 3.4           ACCESSORY BUILDING AND USES. 

(N)       One (1) freestanding gazebo of one hundred (100) square feet or less may be

permitted in addition to accessory building permitted in subsection 3.4(E), (I) and (K) and shall meet requirements in Chapter 3 for location on a parcel.

 

The Township Board initiated the ordinance amendment.  There was discussion that the size of the gazebo should be small (100 to 120 square feet) and should have open sides so as not to become enclosed and turn into an additional accessory building.  The history of gazebos includes an interpretation by the ZBA that a gazebo is, in fact, a building because a building is defined as a roof supported by columns for support.  Therefore in the past when enforcing the current ordinance, the Township has determined that a parcel could have one accessory building, either the traditional type OR a gazebo, but not both.  The amendment would permit a parcel to have one small gazebo in addition to accessory buildings permitted in Chapter 3.

 

It was noted that this is item (N), under Section 3.4 which means that it is in addition to the other items in the section.  The amendment could be changed to delete Sec. 2.46 (the definition) and then replace the word “gazebo” in Sec. 3.4(N) with the words used in the definition.

 

The chairman opened the public hearing.  No one was present to speak on this topic.  The chairman closed the public hearing.

 

Moved by DeGood, seconded by Stasiak, to recommend to the Township Board approval of the ordinance amendments as follows:

 

Sec. 2.46         GAZABO. 

A freestanding roofed open-sided structure providing a shady resting place.

 

Sec. 3.4           ACCESSORY BUILDING AND USES. 

(N)       One (1) freestanding gazebo of one hundred (100) square feet or less may be

permitted in addition to accessory building permitted in subsection 3.4(E), (I) and (K) and shall meet requirements in Chapter 3 for location on a parcel.

 

MOTION CARRIED.

 

#050921-07 – Adjournment

 

The chairman adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m.