Cottrellville Township, Michigan

PLANNING COMMISSION

Regular Meeting

Minutes

 

Date: January 17, 2007

 

CALL TO ORDER

By: Mary Agnes Simons    Time: 7:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present: Debbie Hayes, Mary Agnes Simons, George Kunnath, Georgia Phelan, Isla Boskee, Bernie Pelc, Tom Raymond, Bill Jenuwine, Bill Drake

Excused Absence:

Absent: None

Others Present

Richard Smith, Montgomery & Assoc.

AGENDA APPROVAL

Changes: New Business item #5

Motion to approve: Bernie Pelc

Second: Tom Raymond

Motion carried

MINUTES APPROVAL

Changes: None

Motion to approve: Isla Boskee

Second: Debbie Hayes

Motion carried

CORRESPONDENCE
  1. Report on Annual County MTA dinner meeting.  Attendees: Jenuwine, Simons, Kunnath, Phelan, Raymond, Pelc & Hayes
  2. Notice of cancellation of St. Clair Co. Citizens Planner series
  3. Article for Township newsletter
  4. Letter to Township Board regarding termination of PUD application review.  Discussion with Mr. Smith regarding if this is appropriate procedure; decision is yes.
  5. Request for photo of planning commission – photo taken

OLD BUSINESS
    1. Ordinance Review
  1. Sign regulations: Bill D questioned elimination of pole signs; also #4t; and flagpoles. Decision was to not revisit. 
  2. Discussion of compliance with new ordinances by existing signs.  Mr. Smith explained lack of enabling legislation to make “grandfathered” items comply.  Concern with enforcement.  Decision is to not pursue.
  3. Discussion of current signs which do not comply with current ordinances.  Bernie: Motion to contact building inspector to investigate legality of MC Airport sign and gas station sign at Shea & Starville and to pursue appropriate follow-up. Tom R second. Motion carried.  Copy this request to the township board.
  4. Review of Section 132.1410 Signs.  Discussion decisions will be    

      reflected in new ordinance language. 

      5.  Landscaping regulations. Tabled.

 

NEW BUSINESS

1. 2007 Planning commission budget

Motion to approve: George Kunnath

Second: Bill Jenuwine

Motion carried

2. Election of officers

To retain current officers for 2007 (Chair Mary Agnes, Vice Chair George Kunnath, Secretary Georgia Phelan)

Motion: Bernie Pelc

Second: Bill Jenuwine

Motion carried

3. Ordinance review finalization steps. Tabled

4. Explanation of costs to review & duplicate ordinance amendment text for publication/availability.

Mr. Smith: 16 copies of amendment text (hard copy) through township board adoption is approximately $350.  Planning commission (9), township board (4), county planning (1), zoning administrator (1), and a public copy (1).  We would receive complete amendment text prior to public hearing.  This amount will not cover major changes made after the public hearing.

Mr. Smith: Digital copy costs will be minimal. 

Our contract with Montgomery Associates does not cover incorporating changes into existing ordinance document. Cost: approximately $1800.

New zoning maps: Mr. Smith will check our contract with them to see if it includes these.  They have it in their CAD system; Costs to produce 11” x 17” color zoning maps $3 each.

Mary Agnes to check with codification firm to get their cost to incorporate changes into existing ordinances.

5. Appoint chair, Mary Agnes, to meet with clerk to determine D & T application refund.

Motion to approve: Bernie Pelc

Second: Tom Raymond

Motion carried

6. Bill Drake shared a magazine article re: ordinances that conflict with common sense.

ADJOURNMENT

Time: 9:43 p.m.