Planning Commission

APPROVED 05/11/2017 REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MARCH 9, 2017 THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RICHMOND PLANNING COMMISSION WAS CALLED TO ORDER ON THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017, AT 7:00 P.M., BY CHAIRMAN McCLELLAN. ROLL CALL Present: Kaminski, McClellan, Rix, Weinert, Zink Absent: Durkee, Frank, Majchrzak, Moore Others: City Planner Jeschke, City Clerk Stagl Visitors: Tom Hebel, Christine, Rowley, Mary Shepherd-Logan, Jack Logan Motion by Rix, seconded by Kaminski, to excuse Commissioners Majchrzak and Moore from tonight’s meeting, due to being in attendance at the Citizen Planner Meeting. All yeas Motion passes Motion by Rix, seconded by Zink, to excuse Commissioner Frank from tonight’s meeting, due to illness. All yeas Motion passes APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Rix, seconded by Kaminski, to approve the minutes of the February 9, 2017, regular meeting as presented. All yeas Motion passes AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION None. PCM: 03/09/2017 Page 1 of 5  APPROVED 05/11/2017 CORRESPONDENCE City Council Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2017 City Council Quarterly Roundtable Meeting of January 30, 2017 City Council Meeting Minutes of February 6, 2017 Motion by Kaminski, seconded by Weinert, to receive and file the correspondence as presented. All yeas Motion passes ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion by Kaminski, seconded by Rix, to adopt the Agenda as amended: Change Item B-2 to B-3 Change Item B-3 to B-2 All yeas Motion passes PUBLIC HEARING A-1. REZ-03-2017/Rezoning of 69372 Stone, 36000 Park and 36082 Park From RT and R-3 to PSP Motion by Rix, seconded by Kaminski, to open the Public Hearing at 7:03 p.m. All yeas Motion passes City Planner Jeschke informed the Commission that these properties were purchased by the City of Richmond to allow an expansion of the Richmond Historical Village. These properties were previously zoned RT and used as residential. The City purchased these properties and demolished them in July of 2016. The properties to the north and east are designated as Public-Semi-Public. No comments were received from those present. The Commission was presented with written comments from one City resident: Cindy Gajda, 69446 N. Forest, was opposed to the rezoning for the following reasons: 1) Loss of residential property in the area, she believes will open the door to more homes being torn down in the area; 2) The change of the area to parkland will cause more people to come to the area, which will raise the crime rate and 3) The addition of park land in the area will cause her property values to go down. PCM: 03/09/2017 Page 2 of 5  APPROVED 05/11/2017 Motion by Rix, seconded by Kaminski, to close the public hearing at 7:06 p.m. All yeas Motion passes ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION B-1. REZ-03-2017/Request for a Rezoning from RT and R-3 to PSP/69372 Stone, 36000 and 36082 Park Street City Planner Jeschke stated that the rezoning of these properties will allow the property that was purchased by the City for the Bailey Park expansion to have the same zoning as Bailey Park. It was the recommendation of the City Planner that the rezoning request be approved. Motion by Kaminski, seconded by Zink, to approve the request rezoning from RT and R-3 to PSP of approximately 0.80 acres of property located at 69372 Stone Street, 36000 Park Street and 36082 Park Street (APN’s: 50-07-03-35-479-009, 014 and 011 respectively), for the following reasons: 1. The proposed zoning classification of PSP (Public/Semi-Public) will confirm to the proposed use of park land associated with the expansion of Bailey Park. 2. The proposed rezoning will not constitute either Spot Zoning or Exclusionary Zoning. All yeas Motion passes B-2. PIR-01-2017/City of Richmond/Request for Public Improvement Review of the conceptual site plan for the Bailey Park Addition on property located at 69372 Stone Street, 36000 Park Street and 36082 Park Street City Planner Jeschke informed the Commission that the Public Improvement Review of the conceptual site plan for the Bailey Park addition was being presented pursuant to Section 61 (1) of the Michigan Planning Enabling Act. The City of Richmond in cooperation with the Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society have worked on plans to expand Bailey Park and the Richmond Historical Village footprint. The plan has been agreed-to, in principal, by the City Council. The conceptual plan indicates three new structures on the site as well as a fourth structure that exists, but will be augmented to fit their needs. Any proposed future buildings would have to come before the Commission for approval. Zink – Indicated that he wanted to make sure we retain some type of a berm between these parcels and neighboring residential properties – we want to be good neighbors. PCM: 03/09/2017 Page 3 of 5  APPROVED 05/11/2017 Motion by Kaminski, seconded by Rix, to approve the Public Improvement Review of the conceptual site plan for the Bailey Park Addition on 0.80 acres of property located at 69372 Stone Street, 36000 Park Street, and 36082 Park Street (APN’s: 50-07-06-03- 35-479-009, 014 and 011 respectively), subject to the following conditions: 1. The approval shall only apply to the conceptual layout of the property. When it becomes time to add a structure(s) to the property, a site plan review shall be performed to ensure compatibility with the surrounding area. 2. This approval shall allow the placement of the red prairie-style barn toward the center of the property as shown on page 8 of the RAHGS Information packet. All yeas Motion passes B-3 Macomb County Presentation on Survey Results and formulation of Goals and Objectives Amanda Minaudo, from Macomb County Planning, briefed the Commission on the results of the survey. The City received 110 responses to the survey. Jeff Schroeder distributed to the Commission the Goals and Objectives section of the Master Plan, which included proposed new language and action items. Jeff asked that the Commission review this information and get any of their comments to Troy. The next step in the process will be for Macomb County Planning to sit down with Troy and go over the future land use map. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS FROM THE CITY STAFF City Planner Jeschke – Currently working on combining some sections of the Master Plan COMMENTS FROM CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSION MEMBERS Weinert – Reminded everyone that the barn clean out was scheduled for Saturday at 9:00 am - Next Saturday a Historic Tea is scheduled. Kaminski – Commented on the poor condition of the shopping center parking lots. Mayor Rix informed the Commission that the Administration has been working on this issue with the owner and the courts. PCM: 03/09/2017 Page 4 of 5  APPROVED 05/11/2017 ADJOURNMENT Motion by Kaminski, seconded by Rix, to adjourn the regular Planning Commission Meeting at 8:16 p.m. All yeas Motion passes Respectfully submitted: Karen M. Stagl City Clerk PCM: 03/09/2017 Page 5 of 5