City Council

Ross Township Planning September 27, 2021 6:00 – 8:00 PM Commission Meeting Ross Township Hall Agenda 1. Call Meeting to Order; Pledge Jim Lauderdale 6:00-6:02 2. Roll Call of Members Jim Lauderdale 6:02-6:04 3. Approve Agenda Members. 6:04-:06 4. Approve Minutes of Prior Members. 6:06-6:10 Meeting August 23, 2021 & Special meeting Sep. 17, 2021. 5. New Business Allendale Park, LLC Site Plan Review for the 6:10-6:45 Single-Family residential site condominium development. 6. Unfinished Business 1) Master Plan. Work Plan for Section VI, Goals & 6:45-7:35 Objectives 1-10, determine the items identified by the PC for consideration for review/prioritization- Harvey 2) Master Plan, Section VIII, Plans, Policies and Ordinances. Address the "fence" definition as related to sight lines-- should it be restricted to properties whose "front side" is a lake side (Section 17.3) or other revision(s)? Planning Commission members agreed to continue to think about the issues raised and suggested solutions . . and to keep the matter as a priority item on the Work Plan. 7. Report: Township Board Board representative-Mike Bekes 7:35-7:40 8. Report: ZBA ZBA met September 1, 2021 and approved a 7:40-7:45 variance request (Section 22.9) for a lot coverage (R-1 waterfront) increase by 2.1% consistent with ZBA findings of ZO Section 23.8 Standards. ZBA met in Special session September 17 and approved a variance request (Section 22.3(b) for expansion (R-1 waterfront) of an existing storm damaged guest house; side lot 7 ft (existing 6 ft) vs required 10 ft and guest house size maximum of 480 currently being 640 with a request to increase to 684 (40 sq. ft increase) consistent with ZBA findings of ZO Section 23.8 Standards. 9. Public Comment Public 7:45-7:55 10. Members, Consultants, 7:55-8:00 Advisers 11. Adjourn Members 8:00 Additional Information: All public comments shall be directed to the chairperson and shall be limited to 3 minutes per individual. Each member of the Commission and the audience shall conduct himself or herself in such a manner as to respect the point of view of other persons and encourage appropriate discourse on the matters coming before the Commission. COMMISSIONERS: Please notify the Township office by 4:30 P.M. on the day of the meeting if you are unable to attend this meeting. If there is no quorum we will cancel the meeting before everyone gets here. Thank you! Ross Township: 12086 M-89, Richland, MI 49083; (269) 731-4888