Planning Commission

MANISTEE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Meeting of Thursday, June 4, 2015 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan AGENDA I Call to Order II Roll Call III Approval of Agenda At this time the Planning Commission can take action to approve the June 4, 2015 Agenda. IV Approval of Minutes At this time Planning Commission can take action to approve the May 7, 2015 meeting Minutes. V Public Hearing VI Public Comment on Agenda Related items VII New Business Draft Ordinance Amendment, ADD Section 535 Keeping of Chickens or Ducks Staff has drafted a zoning ordinance amendment for the Planning Commissions consideration that would add Section 535 Keeping of Chickens or Ducks. At this time the Planning Commission could take action to schedule a Public Hearing for a proposed Zoning Amendment that would add Section 535 Keeping of Chickens or Ducks. VIII Old Business IX Public Comments and Communications At this time the Chair will ask if there are any public comments. X Correspondence At this time the Chair will ask if any correspondence has been received to be read into the record. XI Staff/Sub-Committee Reports At this time the Chair will ask Staff for their report. At this time the Chair will ask if any of the Sub-Committees have anything to report. Page 1 of 2 XII Members Discussion At this time the Chair will ask members of the Planning Commission if they have any items they want to discuss. XIII Adjournment Page 2 of 2 Memorandum Denise Blakeslee Planning & Zoning Administrator TO: Planning Commissioners 70 Maple Street Manistee, MI 49660 231.398.2805 FROM: Denise Blakeslee, Planning & Zoning Administrator dblakeslee@manisteemi.gov www.manisteemi.gov DATE: May 28, 2015 RE: June 4, 2015 Meeting Commissioners, the next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on Thursday, June 4, 2015. We have the following item on the agenda: Draft Ordinance Amendment, ADD Section 535 Keeping of Chickens or Ducks - Staff has drafted a zoning ordinance amendment for the Planning Commissions consideration that would add Section 535 Keeping of Chickens or Ducks. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please call me at 398.2805. See you Thursday!!  CITY OF MANISTEE PLANNING COMMISSION 70 Maple Street Manistee, MI 49660 MEETING MINUTES May 7, 2015 A meeting of the Manistee City Planning Commission was held on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 7 pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan. Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Chair Yoder Roll Call: Members Present: Maureen Barry, Judd Brown, Bill Dean, Ray Fortier, Marlene McBride, Mark Wittlieff, Roger Yoder Members Absent: None Others: Denise Blakeslee (Planning & Zoning Administrator) APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Ray Fortier, seconded by Judd Brown that the agenda be approved as prepared. With a Roll Call vote this motion passed 7 to 0. Yes: Barry, Brown, Dean, Fortier, McBride, Wittlieff, Yoder No: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Ray Fortier, seconded by Maureen Barry that the minutes of the April 9, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting be approved as prepared. With a Roll Call vote this motion passed 7 to 0. Yes: Dean, Fortier, Barry, Brown, McBride, Wittlieff, Yoder No: None City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 7, 2015 Page 1 PZ15-04 – Correction Zoning Amendment Z15-04 was approved by the Planning Commission at their meeting on April 9, 2015. An error was found in the document. The correct language should be as follows: Article 3: Districts, Dimensional Standards Uses Table and Zoning Map AMEND Table 3-2 Uses Permitted by Right and Special Land Use Permit add as a use by right WHOLESALE FACILITY (not warehouse facility) – PD Peninsula District Article 6: Peninsula District AMEND Section 601 Uses Permitted by Right add WHOLESALE FACILITY (not warehouse facility) Staff noticed a public hearing to correct Zoning Amendment PZ15-04. Chair Yoder opened the Public Hearing at 7:03 pm. Denise Blakeslee, Planning & Zoning Administrator – Ms. Blakeslee reviewed the correction and answered questions. Chair Yoder opened the hearing for public comments - No public in attendance Chair Yoder asked if any correspondence had been received in response to the request - None received. There were no more additional comments; the Public Hearing was closed at 7:04 pm. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA RELATED ITEMS No public in attendance NEW BUSINESS PZ15-04 – Correction A public hearing was noticed for a correction to Zoning Amendment Z15-04 which was approved by the Planning Commission at their meeting on April 9, 2015. The correct language should be as follows: Article 3: Districts, Dimensional Standards Uses Table and Zoning Map AMEND Table 3-2 Uses Permitted by Right and Special Land Use Permit add as a use by right WHOLESALE FACILITY (not warehouse facility) – PD Peninsula District City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 7, 2015 Page 2 Article 6: Peninsula District AMEND Section 601 Uses Permitted by Right add WHOLESALE FACILITY (not warehouse facility) MOTION BY Marlene McBride, seconded by Mark Wittlieff that the Planning Commission corrects an error in proposed zoning amendment Z15-04 which adds as a use by right WHOLESALE FACILITY (not warehouse facility). With a Roll Call vote this motion passed 7 to 0. Yes: Wittlieff, Dean, Fortier, Barry, Brown, McBride, Yoder No: None OLD BUSINESS None PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS None CORRESPONDENCE None STAFF/SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS Denise Blakeslee, Planning & Zoning Administrator – Ms. Blakeslee gave the Commissioners an invitation to a public input session for a redevelopment plan for the building at 400 River Street, a copy of the Healthy Manistee Events on May 15 th & 17th and discussed the Ride of Silence on May 20th. Ms. Blakeslee discussed the May worksession and asked if the PC wanted to have a bus tour, cancel the worksession and schedule a tour at a later date since members will be attending an input session on May 13th. MOTION by Mark Wittlieff, seconded by Marlene McBride that the May 21, 2015 worksession be cancelled. City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 7, 2015 Page 3 With a Roll Call vote this motion passed 7 to 0. Yes: Fortier, Barry, Brown, McBride, Wittlieff, Dean, Yoder No: None MEMBERS DISCUSSION Chair Yoder noted that there are logs beings shipped out from Rieth Riley. Commissioner Wittlieff spoke about the number of rentals in the City. The Planning Commission Worksession on May 21, 2015 was CANCELLED The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 ADJOURNMENT Motion by Ray Fortier, seconded by Judd Brown that the meeting be adjourned. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Meeting adjourned at 7:23 pm MANISTEE PLANNING COMMISSION ____________________________________ Denise J. Blakeslee, Recording Secretary City of Manistee Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of May 7, 2015 Page 4 Memorandum Denise Blakeslee Planning & Zoning TO: Planning Commissioners Administrator 70 Maple Street Manistee, MI 49660 FROM: Denise Blakeslee 231.398.2805 Planning & Zoning Administrator dblakeslee@manisteemi.gov www.manisteemi.gov DATE: May 18, 2015, 2015 RE: Draft Zoning Ordinance Amendment Commissioners, an Ad Hoc Domestic Animals Committee first met in July of 2013 and drafted an amendment to Section 606 Animals of the General Law Ordinances. City Council introduced the Ordinance at the September 2, 2014 meeting. Changes in the Michigan Right to Farm Act and changes in Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practice (GAAMP) resulted in the ordinance being placed on hold. At the January Planning Commission worksession the Commission discussed the changes GAAMP resulted in the need to specify in the Zoning Ordinance if Chickens or Ducks would be permitted. The discussion by the Commission was that chickens or ducks should be allowed in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts. The regulation and enforcement would be under Section 606 Animals of the General Law Ordinances of the City of Manistee. Staff drafted language to Section 606 Animals that has been reviewed by the City Attorney and the Ad Hoc Domestic Animals Committee that is being forwarded to the Council Ordinance Committee for their consideration. A component of the Ordinance is the need to provide language in the Zoning Ordinance that specifies the zoning districts where Chickens or Ducks would be permitted. The language that is proposed is as follows: 535 KEEPING OF CHICKENS OR DUCKS The keeping of Chickens or Ducks is permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts if conforming to Section 606 Animals of the General Law Ordinances of the City of Manistee. A draft zoning amendment has been prepared for your review. If there are no issues with the proposed amendment, staff would like to schedule a Public Hearing at our July meeting.  Ordinance Z15-__ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND IN PART AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED “MANISTEE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE” WHICH WAS ADOPTED FEBRUARY 21, 2006, To Amend the Manistee City Zoning Ordinance Article 5: General Provisions ADD Section 535 Keeping of Chickens or Ducks ______________________________________________________________________________ THE CITY OF MANISTEE, MANISTEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, ORDAINS: 1. That Article 5: General Provisions, ADD Section 535 Keeping of Chickens or Ducks as follows: 535 KEEPING OF CHICKENS OR DUCKS The keeping of Chickens or Ducks is permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts if conforming to Section 606 Animals of the General Law Ordinances of the City of Manistee. 2. CONFLICTING ORDINANCES: that any and all ordinances of City of Manistee which may conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby rescinded. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall take effect seven days after publication in the Manistee News Advocate. ________________________________________ Colleen Kenny, Mayor Dated ATTEST: ___________________________________ Michelle Wright Dated City Clerk/Deputy Treasurer 1|Page