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County of Antrim |
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PLANNING COMMISSION |
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Minutes |
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August 1, 2006 7:00 p.m. |
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Antrim County Building - Board of Commissioners Room |
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Members present: |
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Barb Bradford, Tom Maleck, Jim Gurr, Al Luurtsema, Al Martel, Joe Allen, Jill Barnard and Laura Stanek |
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Members absent: |
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Terry Morris and Marshall Wright |
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Advisory present: |
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None |
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Staff and others: |
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Peter Garwood, Joe Meyers and Suzanne Kelley |
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1. Meeting called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Al Luurtsema. |
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2. Public Comment |
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None. |
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3. Approval of Minutes |
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Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Joe Allen, to approve the minutes of July 11, 2006 with the recommended changes. Motion carried – unanimous. |
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4. Conflict of Interest Disclosure |
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Alan Martel spoke on the agenda item for Torch Lake Township and that he is a Township Trustee. After further discussion, it was noted that there was no conflict of interest because the County Planning Commission is only a recommending board. |
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5. Acme Township Master Plan Amendment |
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Discussion ensued over the Future Land Use Map and additional text.
Joe Meyers indicated that the Plan called for a minimum lot size of 10 acres in the rustic reserve section and a minimum lot size of 3-5 acres in the agriculture section, which is not standard.
Mr. Martel questioned the use of the resort and shoreline residential.
Jim Gurr questioned the Recreation and Conservation Area at Grand Traverse Bay and the over usage of the word unique.
The Planning Commission thanked Acme Township for having us review the amendment to the Master Plan. The Commission questioned the unique choice of the Rustic Reserve and Agriculture section but see no conflict with the Elk Rapids Township boarder. |
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6. Torch Lake Township Moratorium |
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Joe Meyers informed the Commission of the inconsistencies in the letter to the County and the public notice. The notice states that they are putting a moratorium in the commercial development to work on the master plan for land use and the resolution and the minutes indicate that the moratorium is for a master plan and a zoning ordinance. Mr. Meyers informed the Commission he had a conversation with Mike Turkelson, the Township attorney. He indicated the Township’s intention of the moratorium applies to the master plan and zoning ordinance.
Al Luurtsema inquired if this had anything to do with the “Waters Edge” proposal. Al Martel indicated that the Waters Edge proposal was submitted and taken off the table to re-work the proposal.
Tom Maleck indicated that he thought it was illegal to target one individual property with a moratorium.
Motion by Tom Maleck, supported by Joe Allen, to encourage Torch Lake Township to avoid initiating a moratorium which would appear to address a current, ongoing application on a particular project or property. Additionally, the Planning Commission recommends the Township review the wording in the public notice compared to the resolution for consistency. Motion carried by a role call vote Yes: Luurtsema, Maleck, Martel, Allen, Barnard, Bradford, Gurr, Stanek; No: None; Absent: Morris and Wright. Motion carried.
The Planning Commission is concerned that the moratorium is directed at stopping one particular project. If this is not the case then they have no problem with the moratorium. |
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7. Master Plan Update |
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Suzanne Kelley, from Gosling Czubak, presented the Planning Commission with additional maps and the Committee went over the guiding principles and the intro chapter after last months revisions. The Commission discussed grammatical changes and formatting changes.
The Committee reviewed Chapter 2, Land Use Changes; Chapter 5, Demographics; Chapter 6, Economic Development.
Barb Bradford questioned the usage of the work that the Planning Commission put into each individual section and if that was to be used. Ms. Kelley indicated that allot of information that was taken out of the section is in the implementation section. |
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8. Public/Member Comment |
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Al Martel gave an update on the Soil Erosion Sub-committee. |
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Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. |
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Submitted and Approved
Alan Martel, Secretary Date: Antrim County Planning Commission |
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