Planning Commission Meeting

CITY OF MADISON HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES September 20, 2022 Fire Station #1 – Training Room 31313 Brush Street, Madison Heights, MI 48071 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Champagne called the meeting of the Madison Heights Planning Commission to order at 5:32 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Chairperson Josh Champagne Mayor Roslyn Grafstein City Manager Melissa Marsh Member Eric Graettinger Member Melissa Kalnasy Member Cliff Oglesby Member Grant Sylvester Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Mark Bliss Also Present: City Planner Matt Lonnerstater Assistant City Attorney Tim Burns Business Services Coordinator Mary Daley 3. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA There were no changes to the agenda. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Commissioner Grafstein, seconded by Commissioner Marsh, to approve the minutes of the regular Planning Commission meeting of August 16, 2022. Ayes: Graettinger, Grafstein, Kalnasy, Marsh, Oglesby, Sylvester, Champagne Nays: None Absent: Bliss Motion carries unanimously. 5. PUBLIC HEARING – Text Amendment ZTA 22-02: Caregiver Marihuana Grow Overlay District Amendments Chair Champagne opened the public comment period at 5:32 p.m. to receive comments for ZTA 22-02 Caregiver Marihuana Grow Overlay District Amendments. Seeing no public comments, the period was closed at 5:32 p.m. Planner Lonnerstater provided an overview of the draft text amendment: This text amendment is a continuation of the discussion from the previous planning commission meeting. This is a text amendment  September 20, 2022 Madison Heights Planning Commission Minutes that limits primary caregiver marihuana grow operations to properties that are zoned M-1, Light Industrial, or M-2, Heavy Industrial, and located at a parcel identified within the Caregiver Marihuana Grow Overlay District. When the initial Medical Marihuana Ordinance and Adult Use Marihuana Ordinances were adopted along with the Allowed Parcels Map (sometimes referred to as the Green Zone Map), they limited such facilities to properties zoned M-1 or M-2 and depicted on the Map. When the subsequent Caregiver Overlay District was passed, the boundaries of the district were intended to mirror that of the allowed parcels map of the original Marihuana ordinances. However, the Overlay District map is technically a stand-alone map with separate zoning regulations. As written the Caregiver Overlay District text does not state that caregivers must be located within an underlying M-1 or M-2 district. The proposed text amendment states that registered primary caregivers shall be located within an M-1 or M-2 Industrial District and shall be located at a parcel identified within the Caregiver Marihuana Grow Overlay District, consistent with the text of the Medical Marihuana Ordinance and Adult Use Marihuana Ordinance. Chair Champagne opened the floor up for discussion amongst the Commissioners. Motion by Grafstein, seconded by Sylvester recommend approval and adoption of text amendment ZTA 22- 02 to City Council. Ayes: Graettinger, Grafstein, Kalnasy, Marsh, Oglesby, Sylvester, Champagne Nays: None Absent: Bliss Motion carries unanimously. 6. EXCUSE ABSENT MEMBERS Motion by Commissioner Marsh, seconded by Commissioner Oglesby to excuse Commissioner Bliss. Ayes: Graettinger, Grafstein, Kalnasy, Marsh, Oglesby, Sylvester, Champagne Nays: None Absent: Bliss Motion carries unanimously. 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS: For items not listed on the agenda. Chair Champagne opened the public comment period at 5:41 p.m. to receive comments for items not on the agenda. Seeing no public comments, the period was closed at 5:41 p.m. 8. NEW BUSINESS: Updated Boards and Commissions Handbook The City Clerk has requested that each Commission member sign the top page of the newly updated Boards and Commissions Handbook stating that they received it and return it to Planner Lonnerstater no later than Friday, October 28th. 9. MEMBER UPDATES There were no member updates. 10. PLANNER UPDATES City Planner Lonnerstater noted that the Michigan Association of Planners conference will be on Mackinac Island on October 12th-14th if anyone is interested in attending. It is costly but very informative. Page 2 of 3  September 20, 2022 Madison Heights Planning Commission Minutes As far as the Ordinance rewrite, the Consultants are putting together the first draft and the Planning Commission will have the opportunity to review it and make comments, which will then proceed to the project steering committee. Discussion ensued regarding fix-it stations for bicycles. The City is adding four of them at various parks after residents have requested them. The Commission asked Planner Lonnerstater to provide updates at subsequent meetings regarding approvals of new Certificates of Occupancy and Site Plans. 11. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING Meeting adjourned by Chair Champagne at 5:51 p.m. Page 3 of 3