Meeting called to Order at 7:00 P.M. by Tom Tuttle, its Vice-Chairman.
Members Present: Tom Tuttle, Joe Drost, David Less, and Ross McCloskey.
Members Absent: John Knoll, Kay Moul, and Howard Trygstad.
Approval of Agenda: Motion by Dave with support by Ross to approve the agenda. All in favor. Motion Passed.
Approval of Minutes: Motion by Dave with support by Joe to accept the minutes of
February 23rd, 2010 as presented. All in favor. Motion Passed.
Audience Participation: None.
Items for Public Hearing:
1. Request of Brunson Properties, LLC for a Special Use Permit for Retail/Office space at 2877 Pillon Road. Parcel #61-07-035-100-0009-00 (See Exhibit A for legal description.) This is a final hearing. Darrell Weikle was present and addressed the Planning Commission. Tom noted that approval was received by the Zoning Administrator and approval of the Fire Dept. is contingent upon the exit signs being lit, existing fire extinguishers need to be serviced, and two more extinguishers need to be purchased and installed. Mr. Weikle said the contingencies will be taken care of as soon as he takes possession of the building. He stated he currently has a lease with a signed contract to purchase in the fall when the lease expires. Joe asked about Health Dept. approvals. Stephanie said Stephenie Freeland at the Health Dept. was not requiring any testing of the site at the current time.
Motion by Dave to recommend approval of the special use permit as requested to the Township Board. Support by Tom. All in favor. Motion Passed.
2. Site Plan Review of a 60’x72’ storage building for Thompson Bros. Excavating of 388 W. McMillan Road. Parcel #61-07-029-300-0012-10. (See Exhibit B for legal description). Chris Thompson was present and addressed the Planning Commission. Tom noted Stacia’s comments in the Fire Dept. review. Mr. Thompson said there will be no hazardous materials on site. Ross asked about the height. Mr. Thompson said 16 feet. Ross asked if they will be keeping the trees in front. Mr. Thompson said no and explained that they have already started site prep work and have removed some trees and were building a berm on the road side. Stephanie noted that Stacia requested a minimum 20 foot clear and passable area around the building for a fire lane. Stacia is not requesting paving or gravel – just clear and passable. Mr. Thompson said that is not a problem as he has to get his 60’ lowboys around the building as well. Tom asked if a fuel tank will be in the building. Mr. Thompson said no just trucks, castings, etc are to be stored inside. He explained that there has been some vandalism going on and they want to have there vehicles, equipment, etc stored inside.
Motion by Joe to approve the site plan as presented. Support by Dave.
Joe – yes, Dave – yes, Ross – yes, Tom – yes. Motion Passed.
3. Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Dave noted that there are blank spaces on page 7 subsection B for the section number and on page 6 subsection 6.2 C the number of site plans. Stephanie said she will get the correct numbers and input them for the Board.
Motion by Joe to recommend approval of the proposed amendments to the Township Board. Support by Tom.
Joe – yes, Tom – yes, Dave – yes, Ross – yes. Motion Passed.
Communications: Joint Planning Commission Minutes.
Unfinished Business: None.
New Business:
1. Joint Planning Commission Bylaws and Resolution.
Motion by Dave to recommend approval of the change in the bylaws and the resolution to reorganize under PA 281, the Regional Planning Act instead of PA 226. Support by Joe. All in favor. Motion Passed.
2. Joe inquired about the fencing off of the River Road access from McDonalds. He was concerned that when the special use permit was granted for McDonalds that there was a stipulation that the access by maintained and kept open by McDonalds. Stephanie said she would check into the matter and get back to the Planning Commission. She said she would contact ITC if necessary.
3. The temporary special use permit granted for the homeowners who had the house fire on Hyde Park road was also discussed.
Adjourn: Motion to adjourn by Dave. Supported by Tom. All in favor. Motion Passed. Meeting adjourned at 7:36 P.M.
