MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE GEORGETOWN
CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD HELD MAY 14, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
The
meeting was called to order at
Prayer
for guidance by Dale Mohr
Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag
Roll
Call
Present: Bill Holland, Daniel Carlton, Del
South, Marvin VanSomeren, Dale Mohr, Richard
VanderKlok
Absent: Stanley Sterk -with notice
#070514-01 - Presentation
of Plans by Design Plus for the Eastern Baldwin Street Area
Pete Lazdins and John Hadsma, Design One, presented
options for development of the Baldwin St./Main St. area.
#070514-02 - Public Comments
No one was present to make public comments.
#070514-03 - Approval of
agenda as
presented for May 14, 2007
Moved by Del South, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to
approve the agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Del South, seconded by Richard VanderKlok,
to approve the addition of an item to the agenda for an assistant to the Code
Enforcement Officer for the summer season for an amount not to exceed $1,000.
MOTION CARRIED.
#070514-04 - Communications,
letters and reports: Received for information, to be filed:
A. Code Enforcement Officer’s April
2007 Monthly Report
B. Senior Center Monthly Activity Report for April
2007
C. Fire
Department Report for April 2007
D. Planning Commission agenda for May
16, 2007
E. Planning Commission minutes for May
2, 2007
F. DPW Report for April
2007
G. General Ledger Report April
2007
I.
Notice
of Public Hearing for Construction Codes
J. 2007
Sheriff’s Department Annual Report
K. Sheriff Department Report for
April
2007
L.
With motion #070502-06, the
Planning Commission tabled the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments to Sec.
3.4(E)(1) to obtain more information and for further review.
M.
Library Report
for March
2007
#070514-05 - Consent agenda
Moved
by Marvin VanSomeren, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to approve the consent
agenda as presented.
a. Approval of minutes
of the regular board meeting held on April 23, 2007
b. Approval
of the regular Monthly
Bills and utility
bills
c. Approval
of the Project
Estimate from the Ottawa County Road Commission for
the Baldwin Street Connector (Note: The Facilities (Water/Sewer) Committee
recommended approval
MOTION CARRIED.
#070514-06 -
2007 Special Assessments for Rushmore
Lake
Moved
by Daniel Carlton, seconded by Marvin VanSomeren, to approve the special
assessment amount of $171.60 for the Rushmore Lake Special Assessment district
for 2007
Note: The
Finance Committee recommended approval
Roll
Call Vote
Yeas: Richard VanderKlok, Daniel Carlton, Bill
Holland, Del South, Marvin VanSomeren,
Dale Mohr
Nays: none
Absent:
Stanley Sterk
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070514-07 - 2007 Special Assessments for Sunnyview
Lake
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to approve the special assessment
amount of $92.10 for the Sunnyview Lake Special Assessment district for 2007
Note: The
Finance Committee recommended approval
Roll
Call Vote
Yeas: Dale Mohr, Del South, Richard VanderKlok,
Marvin VanSomeren, Bill Holland,
Daniel Carlton
Nays: none
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070514-08 - Establish a Fee
for Sump Pump Discharge Inspection
Moved by Del South, seconded by Richard VanderKlok,
to approve the establishment of a fee of $50 for a sump pump discharge inspection
to verify that the sump pump discharge system has been hooked up to the sump
lateral if one is available (if none if available no fee would be charged)
Note: The Finance Committee recommended approval
Excerpt
from the Code of Ordinances
Sec. 48-47. Sump pump discharge.
(1) Whenever building footing drains are required or utilized, a
direct connection between the footing drains through a sump pump check valve
system to a storm sewer is required. A gravity system is not permitted.
(2) A stormwater lateral shall be provided for each parcel at the
time of storm sewer construction.
(3) The restrictive covenants shall state: "Laundry
facilities or other similar features, installed in residential basements, that
drain shall not be connected to a footing drain or sump pump system discharging
to sump laterals and the storm sewer system. (They must be drained to the
sewage disposal system.)"
MOTION CARRIED.
#070514-09 - Prime Coat Township Office and Library
Parking Lots
Moved
by Marvin VanSomeren, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to approve accepting the
bid from PrimeCote Inc. to seal-coat and re-stripe the parking lots for the
Township Office and Library for an amount not to exceed $5000.
Note: Bids
The Finance Committee recommended
approval
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070514-10 - Prepare Ground and Reseed Rosewood Park
Moved
by Del South, seconded by Marvin VanSomeren, to approve accepting the bid from
Precision Landscapes, LLC to prepare the ground and reseed Rosewood Park for
$10,350.00
Note: Bids
The
Finance Committee made the recommendation to the Board to approve because
action must be taken now rather than waiting until the next Services Committee
meeting to make a recommendation for the next Board meeting which is June 11,
2007
Yeas: Marvin VanSomeren, Del South, Daniel
Carlton, Bill Holland, Richard VanderKlok
Nays: Dale Mohr
Absent:
Stanley Sterk
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070514-11 - Ordinance Amendments-Sections 6.3(AA),
20.1(AK), 20.4(AK) (language addition
for exotic
animals)
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to deny the proposed amendments
to Sections 6.3(AA), 20.1(AK), 20.4(AK) (language addition for exotic animals)
Note: The Planning Commission
recommended DENIAL because a
new general
ordinance
has been adopted by the Township Board to totally ban exotic animals from the
Township other than for specific exemptions.
Roll
Call Vote
Yeas: Dale Mohr, Del South, Daniel Carlton, Bill
Holland, Richard VanderKlok,
Nays: Marvin VanSomeren
Absent:
Stanley Sterk
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070514-12 - Zoning Ordinance Amendments-Sections
6.3(Z), 20.1(AJ), 20.4(AJ) (language
addition
for outdoor furnaces)
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Daniel Carlton, to deny the proposed amendments to Sections
6.3(Z), 20.1(AJ), 20.4(AJ) (language addition for outdoor furnaces)
Note: The Planning Commission
recommended DENIAL because
the language
would
require special use permit approval for the use of an outdoor furnace and the determination
was made that the use should be administratively reviewed and approved by
Township staff rather than by action by any board or commission.
Roll
Call Vote
Yeas: Bill Holland, Richard VanderKlok, Daniel
Carlton, Del South, Dale Mohr, Marvin
VanSomeren
Nays: none
Absent:
Stanley Sterk
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070514-13 - Ordinance Amendments- Sec.
3.4(O)
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to approve the proposed
amendments to Sec. 3.4 as follows
Sec. 3.4 ACCESSORY BUILDING AND USES.
(O)
One (1)
freestanding exterior wood-fired boiler, stove or furnace of 120 square feet or
less may be permitted in accordance with all other regulations for accessory
uses, in the Agriculture and Rural
Residential districts only,
subject to the following standards in order to reduce the amount of air
pollution generated and the associated adverse health effects:
(1)
The minimum
lot area shall be five acres.
(2)
No refuse
shall be burned.
(3)
It shall be
located a minimum of 100 feet from any property line and a minimum of 300 feet
from the nearest residential building which is not on the same property as the
outdoor wood-fired boiler.
(4)
The chimney
shall extend at least fifteen feet above mean grade.
(5)
The use shall
meet all other Township ordinances related to burning. In accordance with Township general
ordinances, the Fire Chief or designee shall have the right to terminate
burning at any time upon the determination that the permitted use of burning is
detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or upon the determination
that the burning has created or caused to emanate there from any dust, dirt,
smell or foreign substances, or smoke in an amount and of such nature, or both,
as to duly disturb, annoy or harm others, thereby destroying their full, quiet,
and peaceful occupancy and enjoyment of their homes and premises accessory
thereto. Along with a Zoning Compliance
Certificate application for such accessory use, the property owner shall submit
to the Township a signed affidavit demonstrating that the above requirements
have been met and stating that the applicant understands and is aware of the
Zoning Ordinance regulations.
Note: a. The Planning Commission recommended approval because the use
would
be regulated in order to reduce the amount of air pollution generated and the
associated adverse health affects and the use would be administratively
reviewed and approved by Township staff rather than by action by any board or
commission.
b. The Township Board initiated the
amendment with motion
#070226-08
Roll
Call Vote
Yeas: Daniel Carlton, Richard VanderKlok, Marvin
VanSomeren, Dale Mohr, Del South,
Bill Holland
Nays: none
Absent:
Stanley Sterk
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070514-14 - Special Use Permit (SUP0701) Sharon Woolman, 7691 Golf View Ct.
Moved
by Dale Mohr, seconded by Richard VanderKlok, to approve Special Use Permit (SUP0701) Sharon Woolman,
7691 Golf View Ct., to have a customary agricultural operation including the
keeping and raising of livestock (up to 20 sheep and one horse) under Sec.
7.3(C), on a parcel of land described as P.P. # 70-14-35-300-051, located at
5111 12th Ave., in a (RR) Rural Residential district, Georgetown
Charter Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, (submittal
material) based on the findings that the requests meets the applicable
standards of the ordinance including Sec. 7.3(C), and to waive the limitation
on the number of animals and permit up to 20 sheep and one horse under Sec.
7.3(C)(3)(b) because the determination has been made that the animals on eight
acres will not negatively impact the neighboring property owners due to the
size of the parcel, the proximity to the expressway, the natural features
including woods on the site, the fact that there will be no other use on the
site, and the fact that animals are kept on the neighboring properties. (site
plan)
Note: The
Planning Commission recommended approval.
MOTION CARRIED.
#070514-15 – Assistant to the Code Enforcement Officer
for the Summer Season
Moved
by Del South, seconded by Marvin VanSomeren, to approve an assistant to the
Code Enforcement Officer for the summer season for an amount not to exceed
$1,000.
MOTION
CARRIED.
#070514-16 – Public Comment
No
one was present to make public comments.
#070514-17 – Board Open Discussion
Bill
Holland gave an update on the Baldwin St. Extension project.
#070514-18 – Announcement of any scheduled meeting of
interest to board members
Del
South stated that the Services Committee will meet on Monday at 7:30 a.m.
#070514-19 - Reports from Standing Committees
Finance
Committee meeting minutes of May 10, 2007
Water/Sewer committee minutes
of May 2, 2007
#070514-20 - Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
William Holland, Supervisor
Del
South, Clerk