Planning Commission Minutes 02.01.05

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Vice Chair Al Short.   R. Roth, R. Holton, D. Evans, C. Jacobson, E. Poleski, and J. Williams. Absent were: M. Fortress, K. Melville.  

Visitors were: Marie Sanford, Jim Scott, John Bailey, Lloyd Ganton, and Will DeGraaf .

The minutes of the January 4, 2005 meeting were approved as read.   Motion by C. Jacobson, second by J. Williams.   Carried.

Conditional Use Permit C05-1 – John Bailey, Parcel #000-12-01-226-001-02.   Located in the N.E. corner of Spring Arbor Township .

Motion to approve the storage of Misc. Construction Materials.   Carried.  

Motion by D. Evans with support of R. Holton.

SPR05-1 – Site Plan Review – Spring Arbor Dollar General Store Hurley & Stewart, LLC.

1.24 acre parcel 000-12-16-476-001-01.   Discussion centered on letter from OMM who had concerns on ingress and egress on to M-60.   After a meeting of all parties on Friday, February 04, 2005 this matter will be kept for discussion for the March meeting.

Jim Scott representing Hurley & Stewart, LLC and Larson Contracting briefly discussed the site plan and some changes after discussion with township officials.   Ruth Scott , representing the township briefed the planning board on the preliminary site plans and OMM Engineering, Inc. review of the site plan.   Comments were taken from Will DeGraaf and Lloyd Ganton.

After discussion from Planning Commission members the following recommendations were made:

•  The entrance should be on the West end of the property at the existing blacktop road.

•  The service road parallel to M-60 should extend to the East edge of the existing property.

•  This service road would service the Spring Arbor Dollar General, a future site plan for the West half of the property, plus the existing road could be used for future development of the back part of this parcel.

•  The location of holding ponds, number of parking spaces, and East side of property Landscaping will be decided in discussion before the Township and site plan applicants.

Report of Land Use Subcommittee – permission granted to send the draft to Township Board for approval.

Motion by D. Evans and supported by R. Roth.   Carried.

Motion to adjourn at 8:38 p.m.

Submitted by,

Carl V. Jacobson, Secretary Pro Tem.