Minutes of the
regular meeting of the Georgetown Township Planning Commission, held Wednesday,
February 18, 2009
Meeting called to order by
Chairman Honderd at 7:30 p.m.
Present: Honderd, South, Huizinga, Stasiak,
Blouw, VanDenBerg, Hebeler
Absent: none
#090218-01 - Agenda for February 18, 2009
Moved by Stasiak, seconded by South, to approve the agenda for February
18, 2009 as presented.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#090218-02 - Minutes of
the regular February 4, 2009 meeting
Moved by Hebeler, seconded by VanDenBerg, to approve
the minutes as presented.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#090218-03 – Special Use Permit (SUP0901)
Priest-Georgetown Lawn & Snow,
1864 Greenwoods
Drive,
is requesting to have outdoor storage in connection with any permitted use,
under Sec. 17.3(K), on a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-200-042,
located at 1752 DeWent, in an (I) Industrial
district, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan. (submittal materials, site plan, grading plan)
Peter
Priest, 1864 Greenwoods, represented the applicant and presented the request.
The
zoning administrator presented a review as follows.
REQUEST
(SUP0901) Priest-Georgetown Lawn & Snow, 1864 Greenwoods
Drive, is requesting to have outdoor storage in connection with any permitted
use, under Sec. 17.3(K), on a parcel of land described
as P.P. # 70-14-22-200-042, located at 1752 DeWent,
in an (I) Industrial district, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.
A site plan was approved by the Planning Commission on
March 16, 2005 for the construction of the building for a warehouse use. On January 11, 2007 a minor site plan change
was administratively approved for landscaping along the side and rear lot
lines.
Last summer the applicant explored the possibility of
constructing a “hoop house” to store salt for the lawn care and snow removal
business. At the time it was explained
to the applicant that any accessory building with an area of 120 square feet or
more is required to be architecturally similar to the main structure. The applicant constructed a “hoop house” less
than 120 square feet in order to eliminate the architecturally similar
requirement. At this point the applicant
is requesting to construct a “hoop house” 806 square feet in area and pursue
approval through the special use process to have outdoor storage which is not
required to be architecturally similar to the main structure. The site is located in an Industrial district
and many neighboring sites have outdoor storage of varying items and sizes that
are not architecturally similar to the main structure.
SUMMARY
a. Chapter 24 footnote (r) requires the outdoor storage
to be screened from adjacent properties by a fence, wall or sight-obscuring
landscaping. The plan shows a six foot
high board screening fence.
b. A building permit application and Zoning Compliance
application will be required for the use to be constructed on the site on a
permanent basis. A Storm Water Drain
Permit (written approval from the Drain Commissioner’s Office) will be required
at the time the applications are submitted.
c. Special use permit standards are met.
Special Use
General Special Use Standards
A narrative was supplied in the first packet detailing
compliance with the general standards.
All general and specific standards have been met and compliance is
documented as follows:
(1) Be
designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to be harmonious and
appropriate in appearance, with the existing or intended character of the
general vicinity and that such a use will not change the essential character of
the area in which it is proposed. Met.
(2) Be
served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as highways,
streets, police, fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water
and sewage facilities, or schools. Met.
(3) Not
create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities
and services. Met.
(4) Not
involve uses, activities, processes, materials, and equipment or conditions of
operation that will be detrimental to any persons, property, or the general
welfare by reason of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes,
glare, or odors. Met.
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SUP0901 |
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Date |
1-22-09 |
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Name |
Georgetown
Lawn & Snow |
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Address |
1752 DeWent |
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Use |
Outdoor
storage |
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SUP
required |
Yes-Sec.
17.3(K) |
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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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X |
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Location,
pavement width, ROW of all abutting roads, easements |
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X |
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Existing
zoning, and zoning and use of abutting property |
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X |
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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 |
X |
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Location,
height, type of existing and proposed fences and walls |
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a.
screening |
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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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b.
Storm
Permit |
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Existing,
proposed topo contours, max 5 ft intervals |
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X |
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Rec/common areas, floodplain areas |
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Special Use
Standards, general and specific |
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c.
standards |
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Residential
development extra requirements-attached garages |
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NA |
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The chairman
opened the public hearing. No one
present spoke at the public hearing. The
chairman closed the public hearing.
Moved
by South, seconded by Hebeler, to recommend to the Township Board to approve
Special Use Permit (SUP0901) Priest-Georgetown Lawn & Snow, 1864 Greenwoods
Drive, to have outdoor storage in connection with any permitted use, under Sec.
17.3(K), on a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-22-200-042, located at
1752 DeWent, in an (I) Industrial district,
Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, based on the finding that all
applicable standards of the ordinance have been met including the general
special use standards in Sec. 20.3(A).
MOTION
CARRIED.
Moved
by South, seconded by Stasiak, to approve the site plan dated “1-12-09 REV. PER GT PLANNING DEPT,” based on
the finding that all applicable standards of the ordinance have been met and
with the following conditions:
1.
A building permit
application and Zoning Compliance application are submitted to the Township
prior to the construction of the “hoop house;”
2.
A Storm Water
Drain Permit (written approval from the Drain Commissioner’s Office) is
submitted to the Township at the time a building permit application is
submitted to the Township;
3.
The six foot high
screening fence must be maintained to screen the storage.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#090218-04 - Master Plan Discussion
The
list of requirements for the process
as per the Planning Act was presented to the Planning Commission and it was
noted that letters had been sent to the Planning Commissions of neighboring
communities and to the Ottawa County Planning Commission. The letters state that the draft plans will
be available on the Township website when completed and a paper copy would only
be sent to any municipality that request one.
The
following areas were identified for review including PUDs and rezonings since 2004:
a.
Two parcels on
the south corner of the intersection of Chicago Dr. and 18th Ave.;
MP-I, rezoned to HS; Change on the
Future Land Use Map
b.
Chicago Dr. and
18th Ave.-DeWent property; Leave as currently shown
c.
Waterford PUD
along Chicago Dr.; Questions were raised
d.
Allow mixed uses
in PUD such as commercial and residential; Draft
language
e.
Baldwin and 36th
Ave. PUD; Leave as shown on the map and
in the text reference OS
f.
Chicago Dr. and
12th Ave. (south of Chicago Dr. including Kerkstra
property); Leave as shown on the map and
in the text reference combining properties for a single development
g.
Jenison core
mixed use PUD; Baldwin east to connector to I-196; No pictures, only text referencing mixed use developments
h.
Bend in the
River-adopt plan by reference; Yes and
add a reference to athletic fields
i.
8th
Ave. to M-6, no water and sewer; Leave
j.
Water tower north
of Bauer will last many years; OK
k.
Georgetown Shores
is completed; Change text references
l.
Ice arena area; Leave as currently shown
m.
Site condos; Research language
n.
Grand Valley and
42nd Ave. area;
o.
Maier property
behind Target;
p.
Southwest corner
of 8th Ave./44th St. PUD commercial area;
q.
Aukeman
property/Harrison Rd. off Port Sheldon;
r.
Baldwin/28th
Ave.- Little League field (Sec. 16-100);
s.
Improvement-Chicago
Dr. corridor (study);
t.
48th Ave.
Corridor Plan;
u.
48th
Ave. Cooperative Study (done by LSL);
v.
Luce and 42nd
Ave. rezoned to eliminate the triangle;
w.
Sec. 5-400, Sec.
4-200, Sec. 9-100, Eastbrook PUD;
x.
Southwest corner
of Baldwin and 36th Ave. (currently zoned OS and MP OS);
y.
Pine Grove estates
currently zoned HDR, MP MDR, Sec. 15-400;
z.
Sec. 14-300; four
parcels with duplexes zoned LDR and MP LDR; MDR??
aa.
Sec. 13-300; to
west of Meijer site (and part of the site)-MP CC-should be NC??
bb. Cottonwood-Allen Springs PUD;
cc.
Click, two
parcels on Cottonwood to the north of HDR-MP LDR-zoned OS, MP OS?
dd. Sec. 2-400 zoned RR, MP LDR;
ee.
South of Chicago
Dr. around Cottonwood;
ff.
Sec. 24-100 and
200, zoned MDR, MP LDR; change to MDR;
gg. Lee Dykema PUD-Sec. 24-300;
hh. Northwest corner of Rosewood and 12th Ave.,
2 parcels zoned OS, MP-I; change to OS (P.P.# 70-14-23-100-015, -016);
ii.
Southeast corner
of Sec. 22, MP-LDR; zoned MDR;
jj.
Sec. 27-100,
north of Edson, south of Chicago Dr. (south of HS on
Chicago Dr.); MP-HC, zoned MDR and LDR;
kk. PUD on Port Sheldon north of 28th Ave. (4
parcels-Appletree PUD);
ll.
Northeast corner
of Port Sheldon and 28th Ave. (Rite Aid); MP-CC; zoned NS;
mm.
Property
northeast of corner of Port Sheldon and 28th Ave. (several single
family properties-currently zoned and MP-LDR; other use maybe?
nn. Sec. 31-300, 2 parcels zoned I, MP-Rural/AG and LDR;
oo. P.P. # 70-10-31-200-017, 10081 42nd Ave.
rezoned from MDR to HDR not consistent with MP;
pp. P.P. # 70-14-31-200-067, 5565 40th Ave.
rezoned from I to LDR not consistent with MP;
qq. P.P. # 70-14-22-450-016, 1720 Chicago Dr. rezoned from
I to HS not consistent with MP;
rr.
P.P. #
70-14-22-450-017, 1720 Chicago Dr. rezoned form I to HS not consistent with MP;
ss.
P.P. #
70-14-13-100-043, -035, 7813 Cottonwood rezoned from LDR to OS not consistent
with MP;
tt.
P.P. #
70-14-21-400-085, -080, 2594, 2556 Port Sheldon rezoned from I to CS not
consistent with MP;
uu. Meijer PUD;
There
was discussion including:
a.
Adding the option
in the text of the Master Plan to allow the condos to be changed to office service
uses if the developer would rather have offices than condos in the PUD at 36th
Ave. and Baldwin;
b.
The area at 28th
Ave. and Baldwin;
c.
Adding
architectural requirements for PUDs;
d.
Whether or not
more HDR is needed by the college;
e.
How to add
wording for mixed use PUDs.
#090218-05 - Adjournment
The
chairman adjourned the meeting at 9:10 p.m.