seconded by Vice-Chairman ChairmanWolven Also Present: Site Plan Review Committee Members Bates andsjogren;andcitizens.

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1 I V Tuesday, A meeingof he Algoma Township Planning Commissionwas-heldon Tuesday, Augus 17, 1999, a 7:00 P.M. The meeing was locaed a he Algoma Township Hall,a Algoma Ave., Rockford,MI ChairmanWolven calledhe meeing oorder a 7:00 P.M. andledinhe Pledge of r Allegianceo he Flag PRESENT: Chairman Wolven;Vice-Chairman Newberger; Secreary Poolman;Members Clary, DeForres, Ellenwood,and Tyree. Also Presen: Sie Plan Review Commiee Members Baes andsjogren;andciizens. Minues of he July 20, 1999, Regular meeing Vice-Chairman Newberger moionedo APPROVE he minuesof he July 20, 1999, meeing, as presened, secondedby Member * Claryurwih no furher discussionțhe moionpassed unanimously; - Minues of he Augus 4, 1999, Special meeing yeavailable Theseminueswere no - and willbe on he agendafor he nex meeing. Accepance of Sie Plan Review CommieeRepors ~ Therewere =no Vice-Chairman Newberger moionedo APPROVEhe agenda;as pmsme Member DeFores. Wih no furher discussion,he moionpassed unanimously. seconded by There were no Publiccommens given. CORRESPO CE E Building Inspecor s repor received and reviewed. " CE The BuildingInspecors repor for he monh of July was Any Oher Correspondence - Aricle from Cannon Township Newsleer:Member Ellcnwood said Cannon Township prined an ariclein heir newsleercalled Help Preserve he Beauy of Cannon Township and Possibly Save Some Taxes. She hough i was good and askedif he Planning Cormnissionmembersfel hey shouldprin i in Algoma snex newsleer.

2 - Page 2 The members askedher»ogo.ahead and pu i inélie ommship s "newsleer. 0 u;"u.; 0 MSU Land Use Parners Luncheon : Chairman Wolven read he Planning Commissionmembersand said ifsnyone was ineresedheyrwereo-lehe ownshipo?ieelmow. -. ~ us.- MunicipalCivil Inlhclons Ordinance - Chairman Wolvenexplainedhe forvholdingi Public and saed,for he record,ha Public Noice was publishedfor he PublicHearingas required bylaw. iv - "Chirmsn-WolvenOPENED-d1ePublieHeuingiibrPub?e.cmmnms. -. «gm.-,i:~v Mr. Larryvwoodlullof Mile Rd;=asked why he wasconsiderin? changinghe way hey handleenforcemen. He was concernedwheher or no someone.waslosirgheirrighs.o?gh1a=charge:brougl1agai1shem., I..... ChairmanWolvcn explainedhe difference beween he criminaland civilcours sysem. He proposedlanguage»would»ake enforcemen acion ou ofhe Clilllilllicours and make hem civilmaers. O?enders would no longer be considered criminals,wih possiblejail ime, bu would be issued ciaionsand if found guily,ply?nes. He aid he dwpmcessiss???resanehnhereisnojwymcomappohnedlawyersmdcuesme heard informally-beforeajudge. This helps wihno clogginghecour sysems wihrials. Mark old i would cover all of he ownship ordinances. of3143 IndianLakes askedype ofordinances did cover.. andlhe was No oher Publiccormnens were given. Chairman.WolvenvCLOSEDhe PublicHearing porion of he meeing for Public commens. Member Clary moioned o recommend o he Township Board, APPROVAL of he proposed ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CIVIL INFRACTION CITATIONS FOR ZONING ORDINANCE VIOLATIONSAND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES THEREFOR, Secion 17; furher, recommending ha Secion 17.4, Violaions and Penalies,...?nes shall no be less han$ nor morehan $ for he?rs olfense and no less han $ nor more han $1, for subsequenofenses...., secondedby Vice-Chairman Newberger. Wih no furher discussion,he moion PASSED unanimously..

3 I 5 v Page 3 TABLED BUSINESS: SITE PLAN #9817 (P.U.D. PRELIMINARY/REZONING) SABLE DEVELOPING, INC. MailingAddress; 9500 SummiAve = r4 Mile-ma. Rockford, MI Parcels # , 040,-041 & \" ~ ~ v11=49325 ha was suppliedin he packes. He alsonoed ha correspondencehad come fromhe Township aorney and engineer. Chairman Wolven noed ha more correspondence had comeinfrom he applican I was noed ha Mr. Powell was no presen because he Commissiononly had o schedule 1 a PublicHeaing forhe*sepember meeing. Member Ellenwoodsaid ha boh Sable Developingand CrossDev elopmen had gone o he Township Boarda heir las meeingo discuss Sable Developing scommuniy sewer sysem and Cross Developmenfs communiywell. The ToWnshipVBoaid gave he go aheado boh applicans. Sie Plan ReviewMemberSjogrenrepored ha Aomey?rownsai(l hevh"ad enough informaion?-omboh applicanso publishforpublic fofhe Sepembermeeing, Member Ellenwoodmoioned o se Public Hearing for Sepember21, 1999, for #9817 Sable Developing, P.U.D. Preliminaiy/Rezoning,secondedby Member DeFo1res. Discussion:Member Clary saed she would be absen for ha meeingandwanedhe Commission o be aware of ha in case anyone else was also going o be absen. Member Tyree saed he would be absen; " Chairman Wolven noed here would sillbe a quorum bu askedha hey submi heir ~ - houghs in wriing o him regarding h ep.u.d.s. Wih no furher discussion,he moion PASSED unanimously. SITE PLAN #9818 (P.U.D. PRELIMINARY/REZONING) CROSS DEVELOPMENT MailingAddress: Mile Rd. P.O. Box 178 Rockford, Iv? I-Iudsorville,MI Parcel #

4 V. ~ H. Page 4 I was noed ha Cross Developmen was also no presen because he only acionneeded was o schedulea PublicHearing as previouslydiscussedunder SableDeveloping. Page 3 ofheseminues. s: moioned o schedule a Public Hearing forsepernber.21,.for Member #9818 C1ossDevelop;men, P.U.D. Preliminary/Rezoningșecondedby Member Clary. Wih no furher discussion, he moionpassed unanimously. SITE PLAN #9920 (SPECIAL USE PERIVIIT - RADIO TOWER) ;;.._:..~:u...i. r,l>".. : MileR 1;.4 Rockford,MI49341 Parcel # Chi anman wgm saedyhis mas; had and asked VJ.if1vIr:.BosscW M... H presen. Hesaidhe Public?ealirlghadalreadybeenheldforhisreqllesaaprevious buifhere were commens he wouldbe willingiohearhem. Mr. ChairmanWolven saedha he ownshipaorneyhadsen he Commissionrnembersa leer, dae4l4augrq17,,1999,sa?nghaq1ws&ommgndmgdnuseof?1ewwersin neededo be deermined.~ ower was goingo beusedforrkeeping?n--ouch wihbaseszionandmypcrsonalcliensandfarnily,assaedinhismay28,l999,leer oflngn,.. Mr. Bosscher was a personal radio saion o communicae wife only and issesclearlyon?e?eense?a?iisisnofmmyodaereonmnmiea?on.,» A The Comnm on asked Bosscher wih his wife and did hey consider a cell phone service. would need such a large C unicae owero comm" Mr. Bosschersaidbohheandhiswifearegeingalonginyearsandhecellphonebillhas been runningup considerably. He said he appliedfor, and received, aradio Saion license andhisson,whoisinhesamebusiness, gave.himheowerasafaher s,day presen. HesaidheaIsohasbroughaconsulan,Mr.RonPlooser,oanswerany -» queslionsregardingheower. MemberClary askedwhauype ofbuainess did Mr. Bosscherdoand saed~ha.she had undemmodaone?rnehewasconsidenngleasingspacemlnspropcryfor?ie consrucionof a ower.

5 . ALGOMATOWNSHIP PLANINGCOMMISSION Page 5 Mr. Bosscher saidhe.was a safey consulan and exper winess for ruck accidens. He saidhe did, a one :imeabou a year ago, consideredleasing space on his propery for a ower bu none of his cliensindicaedan ineresin i. u» The Commissionasked why he neededo exceed he 50 maximumheigh resricion. Mr. Bosscherrepliedha he hillsand rees far exceed 50 and anyhingless wouldno do him any good o ge a signal ou of he valley... Vice-ChairmanNewberger saedhe was concernedwih approvinga 195 ower in he back yard for a personalwresidence and he precedence ha couldse if oherindividuals decidehey all-wanowers. He is concernedwih he visualimpac i would have on he communiy and he has a hard ime?nding jusi?caion for i. I ~ Mr. Bosscher saidhe Commissionis assuminghey wouldsee all 195 of he ower bu hey would only see wha wouldbe above he ree line which wouldbe abou 115. He saidi was a skinny pro?le and almosfade ino he sky. Mr. Plooser explainedha paging and such has become so expensiveo use sowhenhis ower came o Mr. Bosscher a no cos, and him being a hobbies;ha is wha has brough his abou. Chairman Wolven saedhis concern was ha he ower was for a base he?rs Leer of Inen and hen foronly privaeuse in secondleer. ~Also,he owerxisclosero he wes propery line han wha would be permied. Mr. Bosscher.saedhewould no be alking wih cliens, and could no alk wih cliens on his ower. He wouldalkwihhis wife and hen callhem back. He said his is no more public han his residence. He also saed ha he had a wrien waiver from his neighbor regarding he locaionof he ower o he propery line and hey had no problemwih i.. 4 w.1 r Member Ellenwoodsaid she had a problemwih he locaionof he ower because people don own land forever. This propery has he poenialo be developed so his ower ~ would have a-deuimenalimpac ondhe neighbors... - Chairman Wolven saed, froma legal sandpoin,he neighbors waiverdoesn mean anyhing. Mr. Plooser saedha because of he ype of consrucionand is guidewires,he ower is designedo fall wihin70% of is heigh. /

6 .: ALGOMA TOWNSHIPJPLANNINGVCOMMISSIONMINUTES - Page 6 MemberClarIy-askedhowlongh/Ir.Bosscherhasownedhisproperyandhessidhehad boughi?yearsago. Shesaidsincel99liisnoedinheTownship smaserplanha his areaisrecognizedasavisa ViewOverlayZone.. Shesaidhisowerwould impac hssrea. ~ - "l:}:.ar 1...fi l: V, Mr. Bosscher saidhisoweisouside V, :x.._...- : r.,.v -«~ of he eer for he visa zone. Mr.Bosscher was old he VisaView0verlayZoneisa-suggesed-aeaandlie ower heis pmposingwould seriouslyimpachavisa areaaccordingohe ownship aorney. ChahmsnWolvmsaedheCmm?sdms?llcleariyneedsoknowhe hnemimr.i Bosscherisgoingousehisowerfor.and.heishavingahardimebelievingiwillonlybe usedmmlkn&?11?swifemdnobemedfmlush1sinesswwrdingmlnsownmoleer oflnens... L,: Mr. radio operaors license. was.-hishobby many yearsisnd closeoohsining his amaeur ManberClryaskedif?nCmmmsdm?roI?dTable?mapp?ca?mamaskmeTowmsl?p - v I foraconsulanoieviewhereques. Vice-Chairman Newberger said he didn need o Table he reques because he issill of hemind-sehahisproposed 195 owerwouldbelocaedinaresidenialarea, ooclose o he lo line,and he has providedno proof ha he wouldneeds ower MemberEllenwoodmoionedo DENY SiePlan#9920,reques for SpecialLand Use for aradio\tower,based on he conclusionha he applicanhas norpresened-evidence ha he proposed 195 ower. heigbmusexneedhe.minimumsotordinancerequiremen and ha he ower was oo closezohe propeyline; furher, ha he ower wouldbe hidier?imany?nngclsemmeviemhymdwomdhavemadversea?ecmneighbming. properies; furher, he applican has no fully persuaded he Commission as o wheher his use would onlybe for personal use or used forhk business;furher, ha heconsrucion ofhis ower wouldhave a seriousimpac on he and Visa View Overlay Zone ofhe Townships Maser Plan; This moionis based on?ndings offse obe prepared for review by he Commission,a he nex meeing, which willbe Sepember 21, Themoionwas secondedbymember Tyree.» Wih no?nher discussion,he moion PASSED unanimously. asked when ofhemeeing wouldibevresdyi ge a copy and he was old ha he minues are availableeigh working days a?er he meeing.

7 ALGOMATOWNSHIPPLANNINGCOMIVHSSIONMINUTES Page 7 SITE PLAN #9921 (EXTEND PRIVATE STREET) D & D PROPERTIES Conac: Dan Dixon 9335 DimickDr ScribnerNW Rockford, MI GrandRapids,MI Parcel # Mr. Dixon was presen. He said he had submiedsormwaer calculaionsfrom his engineer as requesedby he Commission.He sai.dhiswas basedon wha he curren drainage was doing now and wha he road would add a a proposedpeak?ow rae. I would no increase sorm waer?ow downsream more han wha i is and hey have pu a proposed deenionarea in. Vice-Chairman Newberger was concernedwih reaining sormwaer on-sie and no increasing off siewaer?ow. He askedha he Township Engineerreviewhe plans and look a a 25 year even?ow rae. ChairmanWolven asked if here were any quesionsas o wha par of he exisingprivae sree neededo be brough up o ownshipsandardsbased on he discussionhe Commissionhad wih he ownship aorney a heir SpecialMeeing on Augus 4, Recording Secreary Sjogrenread he minuesof ha meeing regardinghe decisionof he Commissionfor upgradingprivaesrees. The minuesre?eced he decisionof he Commissionha he main porion of he privae sree mus be upgraded allhe way o he end bu any cours ha would come off he pr-ivaesreewouldno be required o be upgraded unless hey, hemselves,were being upgraded,modified, OR IMPROVED. ChairmanWolvenaskedMr. Dixonif he undersoodha he didno need o upgradehe DimickCours and he saedhe undersoodhis. The Commissionasked Mr. Dixon if he had acquired he wrien permissionneeded from he owners of he privae sree o upgrade he road. He saidhe had wrien consen from he hree owners and also he 10 who have easemen righs. The Commission asked ha he ownship aorney deeds from he oher owners. review he wrien consens and he Vice-Chairman Newberger moionedo APPROVE RevisedSie Plan #9921, Exending a Privae Sree, condiionedupon he Sie Plan ReviewCommieeRepor of July 7, 1999; furher, ha he ownshipengineerbe providedwih a copy of he *STTE STORMWATER CALCULATIONS and he ownship aorney review "CORRECTIONSPER 9/21/99 MINUTES

8 H Page 8 he deed papers and consens of he privae sree propery owners, seconded by Member DeForres. Wih no furher discussion,he moion PASSED unanimously. I. N There was no New Business. Any Oher New Business - TICKLER FILE: SiePlan #9620,Mark Doren, SpecialUse Permi Renewal - Naural Resources (8/20/96): Removal of A repor, daed, was submied by he Ordinance Enforcer, Seve Johnson, which saed he had wo complainsbu afer invesigainghe complainhe found he pi had no been open so he concludedhe allegaionswere unfounded. Mr. Doren had submieda revised Leer of Inen daedaugus 13, He said nohing has been done a he pi unil a couple of days ago because Barber Creek Sand & Gravel had removed he equipmen back in June for anoheroperaion. He saidhe has los anoher year for he removal and hinksi willbe 3 years now o complee he operaion. He asked ha he $ renewal fee be eliminaed. Member Ellenwoodsaed his fee is required from all he removal operaionswhen hey renew heir permis and she didn feel he Commission could se a precedenceby no charginghim. She old himha he, if anyone,knowswha kind of expense i is o hold meeingsand he Township needs o cover heir coss by requiring fees. She also said ha all removal operaionsmus come in for a yea-ly renewal. Member Ellenwood asked why Barber Creek wasn working a he pi. Mr. Doren said Barber Creek has been swamped wih work and hey don havenough equipmen o spread ou over a lo of differen pis. Member Ellenwood moioned o APPROVE he renewal of #9620, Mark Doren, Special Use Permi for Removal of Naural Resources, "FOR A MAXIMUM DURATION OF THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS, COMMENCING AUGUST 17, 1999, BUT THE SPECIAL LAND USE SHALL TERMINATE AT THE END OF THE THREE YEARS, WITH NO FURTHER OPERATIONS TI-IEREAFTER. DURING SUCH THREE-YEAR PERIOD, THE SPECIAL LAND USE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL RENEWAL AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY SECRETARY POOLMAN. &e renewal; sd S Poolrnan.nHV er discsion, moion PASSED unanimously.. CORRECTIONS PER 9/21/99 lv?nutes -

9 Page 9 Ordinance Repors - P.U.D. LanguageRevisions: Chairman Wolven saed hey have a Sub Cornmieemeeing a 7:30 A.M. omorrow morning a his o?ice. Sub DivisionAmendmens:Review Member Sjogren repored hey haven had ime o work on his. Accessory Building Amendmens:Secreary Poolrnan repored he Board of Appeals has had no problems wih he curren languageand haven received any variance requess so he Commission can drop his from heir agenda. Sign Ordinance:MemberEllenwoodrepored he commieehasn had a chance o mee ye bu he informaion came in las Friday and hey willge ogeher. Oudoor Lighing: Member Clary saed hey have a meeing scheduledprior o nex monh s PlanningCommission meeing. Represenaive Repors - Township Board: Member Ellenwood said he Township Board reviewed Sable Developing s proposed Cormnuniy Sewer Sysem and Cross Developmen s Communiy Waer Sysem and forwarded boh of hem o he PlanningCommissiono proceed wih heir P.U.D.s. Board of Appeals:Secreary Poolmansaidherewas no Board of Appealsmeeing. Any Oher On-Going Business - Member Ellenwoodsaid she was having Jerry Adams bring he?nal copies of he Maser Plan o he office. She was unsure as o who was doing he Zoning Map bu Jerry old her he would do his if he Commission members waned him o. The Commission members said hey waned he Zoning Map updaed. NEXLMONI? S MEETING: Tuesday, Sepember 21, :00 P.M. ADIOURNMEN1:Member Clary moioned o ADJOURN he m seconded by Vice-Chairman Newberger. The mo ing a 8:55 P.M.,.Poolman, Secreary