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 planning@armadatwp.org MINUTES Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. (Held in person and electronically via GoToMeeting) Regular Meeting 1. Call to Order – Kehrig called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance – Kehrig led the Pledge of Allegiance a. Roll Call – Present at Roll Call: Chair Kehrig, Vice Chair Finn, Commissioners Abercrombie, Arnold, Jabara and Kutchey. b. Absent: With notice, Township liaison Murray c. Also present: Planner Haw and Recording Secretary Martin. d. Approve/Amend Agenda Motion by Abercrombie, 2nd by Finn to approve the agenda as presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried e. Approval of Minutes i. Motion by Abercrombie, 2nd by Kutchey to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 5, 2024, as presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried ii. Motion by Abercrombie, 2nd by Jabara to approve the minutes of the Master Plan Workshop meeting of June 12, 2024, as presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried f. Public Comments – Agenda Items None 3. Public Hearing: None 4. Reports and Correspondence: a. Project Status Report- June Kehrig read the report into the record. Martin added that the Supervisor had a meeting with the Macomb County Executive’s office, Road commission and Blake’s and we are waiting for the summary notes and path forward from that meeting to be provided. Kehrig noted the MTA Workshop for Hot Topics of Planning and Zoning to be held August 14 if any are interested. Motion by Abercrombie, 2nd by Arnold to receive and file the reports and correspondence as presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5. Unfinished Business: a. Armada Township Master Plan – Planner Haw noted that the commission worked on this Master Plan for 18 months, holding numerous meetings to engage the community, including inviting members of the Village Council and Village Planning Commission, and the Township Board of Trustees to joint workshops, sending out a Survey that was initially a 30-day response, but extended to 60 days to encourage as much participation as possible. The Public Hearing was held at the June 5th meeting. It was suggested that the Commission proactively review the action plan and set priorities on an annual basis. The township recreation plan is due to be updated. Finn is attending the Village council meeting on 7/8 and will again request engagement to work a joint recreation plan. Motion by Abercrombie, 2nd by Finn Moves to Adopt the 2024 Armada Township Master Plan by Resolution. Ayes: Abercrombie, Arnold, Finn, Jabara, Kutchey, Kehrig Nays: None. Motion Carried 6. New Business a. Update to AG and SAA Zoning Ordinances First draft – Discussion of the proposed changes – Requirements are being removed from definitions as a method across the board going forward. Are we going to change the minimum acreage requirements for outdoor events, break down different types of events? Do we want an event barn in the Agri-business allowed uses? (Want it as an SLU) Are setbacks that are narrower than the surrounding residential properties ok. Section 8.01 B 1 strikeouts ok. Not comfortable removing site plan requirements, which are less stringent than the requirements in the site plan section. Replace “grown on site” “grown by operator” throughout with “locally grown” defined as Michigan Farms. Definitions – Ancillary vs Accessory agree only one is needed. Adjunct food service – need clarification. Special Outdoor Events – what designates a Special outdoor event? Increases normal traffic flow by a certain % to be determined. Motion by Arnold, 2nd by Kehrig to table the review for next month, All Ayes, Motion Carried 7. PC Projects: None 8. Public Comments – Non-Agenda Items None 9. Adjournment. Motion by Arnold, 2nd by Finn to adjourn the meeting at 8:41 p.m. All Ayes, Motion Carried Next Scheduled Regular Meeting: August 7, 2024 Respectfully submitted: Cris Martin Recording Secretary Approved: DJ Kehrig, Chairperson_ Date ____