Minutes of the
regular meeting of the Georgetown Township Planning Commission, held Wednesday,
June 18, 2008
Meeting called to order by
Chairman Honderd at 7:30 p.m.
Present: Honderd, South, VanDenBerg, Blouw,
Huizinga
Absent: Pearson, Stasiak
#080618-01 - Agenda for June 18, 2008
Moved by South, seconded by VanDenBerg, to approve the agenda for June
18, 2008 as presented.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#080618-02 - Minutes of
the May 21, 2008 regular
meeting
Moved by South, seconded by Blouw, to approve the
minutes as presented.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#080618-03 –
Site Plan (ST0806)
Hillman Properties/Office Building, 7706 Georgetown Center Drive
Brian Kwekel, Corridor,
represented the applicant and presented the request. He noted that Hill Hoolsema
was also present. He stated that the
building would be “green” in regards to being environmentally sensitive.
The zoning administrator presented a review as follows.
REQUEST
(ST0806) The request is to construct a 5,300 square
foot office building at 7706 Georgetown Center Dr.
SUMMARY
a. A Storm Water Drain Permit (written approval from the Drain
Commissioner’s Office) will be required to be submitted to the Township Office
at the time a building permit application is submitted.
The following documentation details compliance with
ordinance requirements:
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SUP0806 |
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Date |
5-30-08 |
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Office
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Address |
7706
Georgetown Center Dr. |
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Use |
Office Use |
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SUP
required |
No |
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REQUIREMENT |
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PROVIDED |
Needs or Comments |
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Date, north
arrow, scale |
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X |
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Name,
address of preparer |
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Name,
address of property owner or petitioner |
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Location
sketch |
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Legal
description |
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Size in
acres of the property |
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X |
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Property
lines and required setbacks shown and dimensioned |
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X |
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Location of
existing structures, drives, parking areas within 100 ft of boundary |
X |
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Location
and dimensions of existing and proposed structures |
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X |
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Location of
existing and proposed drives (dimensions and radii), circulation |
X |
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Sidewalks,
non-motorized paths-select streets, accel, decel lanes |
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X |
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Signs,
exterior lighting |
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X |
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Curbing,
parking areas, dimensions of typical space, number of parking spaces |
X |
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Calculations
of parking spaces, unloading areas |
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Location,
pavement width, ROW of all abutting roads, easements |
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Existing
zoning, and zoning and use of abutting property |
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Location of
existing vegetation-parkway association |
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NA |
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Location,
type, size of proposed landscaping, streetscape, greenbelt |
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Location,
height, type of existing and proposed fences and walls |
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Size, location
of proposed, existing utilities, connections to water/sewer |
X |
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Location,
size of surface water drainage facilities |
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Permit |
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Existing,
proposed topo contours, max 5 ft intervals |
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Rec/common areas, floodplain areas |
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Special Use
Standards, general and specific |
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NA |
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Residential
development extra requirements-attached garages |
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South
asked about the “green” roof.
The
applicant stated that there would be small plants and grasses that require no
maintenance and that it would reduce the storm water drainage by reducing
runoff from the roof. In response to a
question, he provided elevations of the building.
No
one was present in the audience to make comments on this item.
Moved by
Huizinga, seconded by Blouw, to approve
the site plan dated “05/13/2008” based on the finding that all
applicable standards of the ordinance have been met and that a Storm Water Drain Permit (written approval from the
Drain Commissioner’s Office) is to be submitted at the time an application for
a building permit is submitted.
MOTION CARRIED.
#080618-04 –
Other Business-Signs-electronic
messages
At
the last meeting, the Planning Commission gave direction that the regulations
pertaining to moving lighting on electronic message centers be reviewed.
There shall be no
flashing, oscillating or intermittent illumination of any sign, except time and
temperature signs with no other intermittent illuminated message. All illuminated signs shall be designed and
located to prevent the light from being cast upon adjoining residences or
abutting roadways and shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from any
residential use. The illumination of any
sign shall not be detrimental or annoying to surrounding property nor
constitute a safety hazard, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
The zoning administrator stated that the ordinance
was currently interpreted to mean that the message could change periodically
during the day, just not constantly.
Honderd said that it may be beneficial to permit
businesses to constantly change messages, though there may be a concern for
safety if a motorist is distracted by reading the message.
The consensus of the Planning Commission was that
ordinances from other municipalities should be compiled and presented to the
Planning Commission for review at the next meeting. The Planning Commission will wait to initiate
an amendment until after more review and discussion.
#080618-05 - Other Business-PUD time
requirements for construction
At the
June 9, 2008 meeting, the Township Board requested the Planning Commission to
review a Zoning Ordinance amendment to increase the timeframe that a PUD should
be under construction after approval.
The following is an excerpt of the minutes:
#080609-10
– Request Review of Zoning Ordinance
Moved by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Dale Mohr,
to request the Planning Commission to review a Zoning Ordinance revision for
the time frame that construction of a PUD must begin, to either extend the time
frame from one year to two years or to provide a second option for an
extension.
Daniel Carlton noted that there seemed to be
problems with requiring construction of a PUD to begin within one year.
MOTION CARRIED.
The following is an excerpt of Sec. 22.13 of the
Zoning Ordinance:
Each development shall be
under construction within twelve (12) months after the date of approval of the
PUD final development plan, except as noted in this Section.
A.
The Township
Board may grant one (1) extension of up to an additional twelve (12) month
period if the applicant applies for such extension prior to the date of the
expiration of the PUD or PUD phase and provided that:
1.
The applicant
presents reasonable evidence that said development has encountered unforeseen
difficulties beyond the control of the applicant; and
2. The PUD requirements and
standards, including those of the Zoning Ordinance and Master Plan that are
reasonably related to said development have not
changed.
The
zoning administrator presented two possible options to extend the time, one
relating to the initial construction time frame and the other to allowing the
Board to grant two extensions, as follows:
Each development shall be under construction within twelve (12) twenty-four
(24) months after the date of approval of the PUD final development plan,
except as noted in this Section.
A.
The Township Board may grant one (1) extension of up
to an additional twelve (12) month period if the applicant applies for such
extension prior to the date of the expiration of the PUD or PUD phase and
provided that:
Each development shall be under construction within twelve (12) months
after the date of approval of the PUD final development plan, except as noted
in this Section.
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The Township Board may grant two extensions, each
one (1) extension of up to an additional twelve (12) month period if the
applicant applies for such extension prior to the date of the expiration of the
PUD or PUD phase and provided that:
Moved by VanDenBerg,
seconded by South, to initiate a Zoning Ordinance amendment as follows because
3 years is enough time to wait for construction, with the legal notice to be
published at the same time as the notice for the revision for the illumination
for signs.
Each development shall be
under construction within twelve (12) months after the date of approval of the
PUD final development plan, except as noted in this Section.
A.
The Township Board may grant two extensions, each
one (1) extension of up to an additional twelve (12) month period if the
applicant applies for such extension prior to the date of the expiration of the
PUD or PUD phase and provided that:
It was noted that the notice for a sign revision
would not be published until the Planning Commission reviews possible revisions
and both amendments (signs and PUD time frame) would be published at the same
time and discussed at the same meeting.
MOTION CARRIED.
#080618-06– Adjournment
The
chairman adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.