City Council

Armada Township PLANNING COMMISSION 23121 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 578 Armada, Michigan 48005 Telephone: (586) 784-5200 Facsimile: (586)784-5211 MINUTES March 1, 2017 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Approve/Amend Agenda 4. Approval of minutes: Regular Meeting February 1, 2017 5. Public Comments 6. Public Hearing 7. Reports and Correspondence 8. New Business: A.) Annual Report B.) Election of Officer’s 9. Unfinished Business: A.) Amendments to Zoning Ordinance: Signs; accessory dwelling units 10. PC Projects 11. Public Comments 12. Adjournment Next Scheduled Regular Meeting: April 5, 2017 ***************************************************************** Call to order: Chair Kehrig called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance: Chair Kehrig led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Present: Finlay, Wieske, DeCock, Kehrig, Abercrombie, Kanehl. Also present: Planner Joe Tangari and Recording Secretary Christine White. Absent: Jabara Approve/Amend Agenda: Motion made by Abercrombie, seconded by DeCock, to approve the agenda as presented. All Ayes: Motion Carried. Approval of Minutes: Regular meeting minutes February 1, 2017. Wieske mentioned a correction on page 2, it should be ADU not AUD. Motion made by Abercrombie, seconded by Finlay, to approve minutes with correction to be made. All Ayes: Motion Carried. Public Comments: Ken and Joe Wisniewski came to see what takes place and learn the process for rezoning and special land uses. Joe owns twenty five acres on the SE corner of Romeo Plank and Armada Center. Public Hearing: None. Reports and Correspondence: Chair Kehrig noted the Planning & Zoning News for January, and an updated copy of temporary off site signs for review. Chair Kehrig also mentioned that he spoke to Planner Rod Arroyo in regard to the monthly billing. A warning will be given before we go over the monthly retainer. Motion made by DeCock, seconded by Finlay, to receive and file as presented. All Ayes: Motion Carried. New Business: A.) Annual Report: The commission went over the 2016 Annual Report. They would like to have a month to month synopsis added. Motion made by DeCock, seconded by Finlay, to approve the Annual Report as presented with the addition of the monthly synopsis. All Ayes: Motion Carried. B.) Election of Officer’s: Current Officers are as follows: Chair: DJ Kehrig, Vice-Chair: Ken DeCock, Secretary: Beth Abercrombie. Chair Kehrig read the rules of procedure. Randy Finlay nominated all three positions to be the same. All three accepted the nominations. Motion made by Finlay, seconded by Wieske, to re-elect everyone to the same position. All Ayes: Motion Carried. Unfinished Business: A.) Amendments to Zoning Ordinance: Signs; accessory dwelling units: Planner Tangari went over the updated sign ordinance that was provided in the packets to the commission. He went over temporary off site signs for Value Added Farming Operations. These signs will be permitted in addition to the temporary sign allowance. Such signs will be permitted for non-profit organizations, and the minimum distance between any two signs for value added farming operations was changed from one hundred feet to thirty five feet. Accessory Dwelling Units: The commission went over some possible standards for an ordinance. Different scenarios were discussed. They decided to take no action. The commission also reviewed the past ordinance updates which included restaurants and banquet halls, solar energy systems, accessory buildings, definitions, and to clarify site plan requirements for Value-Added Farming Operations. Motion made by DeCock, seconded by Finlay, to set Public Hearing for ordinance amendments for the April meeting. All Ayes: Motion Carried. PC Projects: None. Public Comments: None. Adjournment: Motion made by DeCock, seconded by Finlay, to adjourn at 8:23 p.m. All Ayes: Motion Carried. Respectfully submitted: Christine White, Recording Secretary Approved: DJ Kehrig, Chairperson_________________________________Date_____________________________