minutes - Bridgewater Township, Michigan

Bridgewater Torrnship Planning Commissicn
l\.{inutes of Regular Meeting anrl Publie Hearing
Octolrer 9,2046
Location: Tointrship H411,10990 Clintan R-oad,Clinton h,{I .+9236
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Chaircaliedthemeetingto orderat 7.30FN{
1. Call to Order:
2. Roll CaIl: Present:lvtike Blsgo,Gleiui Burkhardt Glen Finkbeiner,David Faust,I{aiii iv'ranicki,
Jotn PorterandDaveWoods.
Absent:
RandyKlager
Also present: llranda Fish. Administrative Assistarr! Neel Sheth.Tq?. Supen'isor,Cindy
Canrer. Tqp Clerk, Am1'Riley, Twp. Trustee,Nancy Saumier,PameiaFinkbeiner,Russell
Donham, Gary Nietharnmer,Ron Frdlbeiner, Susie Jenkins,Mark .lenkins,Cindy Burkhardt,
Lance Fromhart, Laurie Fromhart, JamesHough Mark Jones,T-Mobile. Chrp Tokar, Sh4R,
N{argaretBeck, Sh'IR attomey, Greg Hodges"Ll,rrn Fffibeiner, DenrrisFinkbeiner,Nancy
Hebb, SherrieFinkbeiner, SteveFinkbeiner, and Bonnie Shadle-r'.
3. Rer.iex.Agenda
Dave l'\ioods askedto add a doc,umentat Agenda item 12. the Enzer SLU application.Bisco
statedhe u'anted to move the SII{R discussionto foiloq' the public hearing. Trvo items under
other businessr,rrereadded to include Master Plan intent to plarr.and hoq' to updatethe Mer.ster
Plan.
Motion:Burkhardt,secondby Pofter,to adoptthe agendaas amended.
Unanimous.
4. Review-N{inutes
\\toods: Page4.lure 4 changeoptiontc' requirement.
Motion:Porter,secondby Woods,adopt minuteswith changenoted.
Unanimous.
5. Puhlic Comments
Laurie Fromhart. Requestedan erplanation fi'om Glenn Bulkhardt as to ll,h1'he ieft the
meeting on 9i i l./06 and askedfor comment on horn'the PC wound up allorving SN,{Rto hire
J-F.Neu' Company to obtain the data on qraterand u'etlandsper the Augl,r.sti4, 2006
discrxsion. Statedthat the PC rinilaterally changedthe motion made on 9i 11i06.\fu'ritten
comments provided and ale attachedto the reccrrd.
baselineconditions for the
Burkhardt: The PC directedme to garr a consultant to establi-sir
qretlandsand groundrn'aterin the rticinity r-rfthe Pelts/Cregoproperfi. Linder Ordinance59 the
appiicant ha"sthe responsibilitl'to proi'ide that infornation. In communicationrctlththe
applicant- ute decided the notice should come from a msnber of the PC" so I contacted
residents u.ithn the prescribeddistance.I told them there ivould be a wetlandsconsult'ant
commruricatedto rnembersthis would
asking to enter onto their prope$,. Bisco. This rn,tuc
happan,it rvas an expedientmove tcrgather the data ntth the iurderstandingit qrouid be
revierc,edby an independart con-sultant.
Frornhart: I understood the Toirmshiprnrouldhire the consultant.Fromhart read the telephone
messag.eleft by*Glerur Burkhardt on Nanc.vHebb's aLcx'eringsen'ice: "Hi Nanclr. this is
Gierm Burkhardt flom the Bridgeu,ater Tounship Plaruring Commission. I am calling to let
]'ou lanowthat a representativeof tlie J,F. NemrCompany'- lls name r-sr,"jgarbied/iv.'i1ibe
doing u.etlandscharacterizationand braselinemonitoring on propertiesarorurdthe
Stansiel,ifrego/Peltcs propeilies. ,r"garbledi,i,'about the coming h'Ionda.vthe 11"' af September
I can't tell 1'611thespecific date or time. If ycu are not interestedrn iraving this done on y-oul'
propertl.'. pleasegive me a call so I can reia1,that on. Thanks,Nancl'."
?? Said tlie statenieni shrouldhai'e rroied the iF tJen' Llc'nipailywas hriredb;uSh'iR.Frc'iriliarl
ccntended Sh{R shoulclnot harrebeen invoh,ed. Blccc statedthat she cculd arrangef-orher
o\Im consultant.Fr.*rrnhartchargedbias, statedthe FC did not listen tc the residentsof the
Tov''mship.
Neel Sheth: Noted a qulrrum of the Board is presentand askedfor clarification of the
disctusioncf 9i 11106cn the Erzer SLU. Bisca: Statedthat if therew'asto be substantn'e
discurssion.he qtould recusehirnseH. h4einbersagreed it would onl1'6* dlscussedat the time
the appiication rvas discussed. Shethstatedhe thought there were issuesregardingthe Enzer
application that should be addressedb1,'fireTonnship Board.
Nancy Hebb: Asked that weflands and baseline$.atermeasurementsbe taken at rrar]'ingtirnes
of the year-,particularly driring the rechargeseason.
6. Close Regular meeting open public hearing- T-Mobile SpeeialLand Use
Motion: Porter, second by Burkhardt: Close regular meeting, open the public
hearing. Unanimous.
Gien Finkbeiner recusedhimself as he ]ives u'ithin the notification area.
A. Chair inhoduction - Bisco briefly describedthe tower location and height. Height is total
152' including the lightening rod. C.omerof US 12 and \.l"illow' Road on the Rustic Glen
Golf Coiuse. Referencedthree other towers that lvere consideredfor co-location.
B. Notrfications - Bisco statedthat notification fi,asprcrrided as required. Admnishatirre
Asslstant statedthat:
1. The notice was postedat ttreTounship Hali on 10/3i06.
?. Letters oinotit-rcation u'ere sent to eight nearby prope$,- o!\merson September23,
2006
3. A public notice rvas published rr the ManchesterEnterprise,the newspaperof
record"on September21. 2006.
C. Applicant Summar,v- h.{arkJones
Jones: Setback over 150' off\\rillorr and orrer1-50'from LrS 1?. Original proposalwas closer
to \1,'i11ow
Road, but could ncrtdo it due to need for setback. The proposed 150' monopole r.il1
hold at least 3 additional carriers. There rlrill be a 6-foot ciia:rriintrrfence around the perimeter
of the tower and eqrupmentsen'ing the tou'er. Will alter desigr of the fenceas a"sked.Contlol
lail zone via an easementof 300' in all dilections from the baseof the tower. The entire area
unil be covered by the easementbut nill leaseonly 40 squarefeet. \Vill accessvia 1.1,'i11ow
Road #parking and fumaround area. \'egetation rniil remain except for the accessarea.tr\iill
only nur portable generatorsif there is pon er loss for substantialperiod of time, have battery
back-upat the site" Generatorsrvill be lorv noise models. Landscapingand landfoims such as
berms rnnllbe decidedlointly uiith the PlaruringCommissicn-Discusseddraft conditions
pror.idedb"vPC. .Ionesstatedthe leaseia'ouldbe fbr tlml]- !'eals. Life of tarEreris at ieast 30
)rears. Removal languag;eis provided.
Ir,laintenanceag1eemeirtfor all landscaping.I\taintenanceagreementfor equipmentand
appeararceaf the site.
l\rill post a retnortalbond and a perfonnancebond. Jonesstatedtlie ordinancerequres
lacations on a tiered basis.
No tall buildings or structuresar,aiiablenear the arean here site is needed"
No site that u,ou]d ailou' co-loca1ianis availablerqrrthin$re alea x,here iacilit-r,is needed.
Have FAA clearanceto 180 feet without lighting.
One parcei onl1rf6t the zoning ordinance and T-l\4obile's o1a.nco\reragerequirement.Rustic
Glen. All other parcels in this areaare zoned residential.
Need to co\reralong US - 12 tc rneet coverageob-jectirtes.Had a scenichistorir.rertiew b)'
Statel{istoric Presen'ation Office (SHPO) tirat indicated a dig,on the other side of the proper['
that f is14*4soil]e historic data-rlrere'askedto locateb)'tire i8"' green.Obtatred clearancefi'oni
necessarlrnatirretribes. there are some areasof Rustic Glen that have taken cn q'etlands
ch'aracteristics.
Inhoduced Matther,r.Srveitzer.T-h'Irrbileradio frequencl.engineer.
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Su,eitzer:Used maps to poinl cnt Levelscf coverage. The areais prcblematic, 900,6call drop ur
the area. I.leedtc improrrethe coverage. J*nes: T-t4obile is on existing torversto East and
West. Tcwers to the north and south, antennasare abo'.re150 feet. Need to irar,eline of siglrt tcr
facilikte best coverage.
Burkhardt: Asks elevation to the top of the tower. He esijmatedelerrationat about 95ii at
ground of proposedto\:t,er,making the antennaat about 1100elevation.
h{ark Jenkirx. h-ovided statenientthat he also read. Sardthe proposal doesnot meet the
Ordinance and h.{asterPlan standards.Not located in a preferred site" co-locationurasnrlt
consideredand the proposal does nct deal qrith negative visual rmpact. Statementis attached
to the record.
Dave Saunders.Planiring Commission, York To*nship. Referencedrecent York Toimship
considerationof torn'er. Said residentsnrereconcernedaboutproper$'\'alues, plantings w.ere
not mairrtained. Statedthat intention of oq'ners of torsrersis to leasethe tovrers,they do not
like to pay rent to eachather.
Malk Jones:Coveragearea is greaterthan a half mile. Can only place tcrvers for optimum
colrerageu'ithin a half mile of the most desilable location betnreenother toxrersrn'hereyou
have sen ice. C.o-iccatedon other tourersin the alea and ivill only build tower a-slast resort.
costs and $i500 per month in lent. if you buildExpensirreto build. Pay $30,000 cr-'rnsfirrcfuon
is to provide co\.rerage.
constructicnis $200"000and $1500per month. Tor,r,'er
Jones also said that health questiors b].local government not alloq.edper federallaw,
TelecommunicationsAct.
Jenkins: Betweenh{arion Road and the one in Clinton, there are three existing tourets. Tqio
fr6s the proposed site and one is 1.8miles from the proposedsite. The
are l.4miles awa1..
Abei Roacltoqreris r.irtually the same distancefrom those tlt o tcrnrersa-sthe proposedsite
rntouldbe. You can do just a good a3ob bridgurg the gap in co\,'erageb]'co-iocating on the
Abel Road to'ner. The areathat needsto be bndged is about 4.5 miles. is not so specificthat
the oirly location has to be the one proposed, Refersto irrformation frorn T-Mobile's u'ebsite.
map is a more general tool for looking at the co\,'erage.1[ii11coh,farkJenkins: Cor..erage
locate if possible. Abel Road tourer is too far q'est from rvherewe need to be. Neblo Road
torver has structuralprobiems, is at 1349rf,of capaci$'now. Jenkins:Disputes.
Jones: Statesthe proposedsite is a tier four under the Master Pkm and meetsthe requirements
of the zoning ordinance.Jenlcins:Statesnot in tier faru area,in lorvestcategoryinstead.Argues
that Rustic Glen is not a preferred area even though it is a quasi-publicuse.
hlatthew Sfireitzer: Looked at the Neblo Road torver tluee yearsagc. then used other toiarers
becauseof its condrtion. The proposed location will do the bestjob of pror,'idingco\rerage,
elimnating the gap ncq' have. ????Alglresthat T-Mobiie urantsto erecta toq'et to have
re\renuefi'om other carriers. Jones:Not a re\,'enuestream,700'6of greaterDeh'oit iocations are
co-locaticns. Local ordinancesrequire co-locaticrns.
Can'er: Asks q"hereAbel Road tower is iocated.
Statesthat $rasapproachedu,heil the CaseRoadtower rntasbeing ccnsidered,
Llnur Fintr<beiner:
didn't want to lea-setheir land, a tower rras put up acrossthe streetand shehas pcor telerrisi*n
hearstelephone calls tiuough the telerrision.
receptic-rn,
Matt Sweitzer:TLretechnologiesuse dilferent frequencies;havenever heard of that happening.
\rerizon usesanaiogtechnologl'. T Mobile uses digital, urould b,eno wa1'that might happen in
oru case. Verizon usesa rnuch sfoongersrgnal"
h{ark Jones:suggeslsshe contact FCC becauselaws sov lrsu cannotinterfere rvith cther
signals. pgf qigbsitehas place to log cornplainls.
L5,rurFinkbeiner:Complains the Case Road tower Lsnot maintained,is an eyesorc.
h{ark Jenkins: Offers photcrsof various sites,
if iie dcesrlt land the tower. Jorres.Not the
.Ier-rkrLs:
Suggeststhat Joness:oii't be con-rperr-saied
ura)'it tn'orks.Paid a flat arnount
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SusieJenkins: Read all nameson a sixfi -one person petitir:n in appositian to the locatrcn'
Petition prov'idedfor the rcccrd.
Lance Fromhart: Wcn't this make it easierfcr them to replacethe tower with a larger tol1ier?
Complains about lights fiom SheridanRoad to\.lrerat night- q'tdte strobe.
Jones:Only allonredto ccnshuct q'hat the Plalning flornmlssion appro\res.\l'ould be riery
dlffrcuit to replacethe tourer.
Laurie Fromhart: Asks about lighttrg
Jones:No lighting. Fromhart: The;..told us the SheridanRoad toq'er rvouldn't be lighted, and it
is,
Sarurders.Statesthat FA-A.lightrngwill changeanl.time there are changesat the areaairports.
Statesthat applicant is only providing part ofthe information.
Greg Hodges: Statedthat he orlns Rustic Gien and that the whole courseis zoned as quasi
public, no residentialzoning. Adminishatirre Assista:rttold Hodgeshis properti'is zoned
agricultural.
8. Motion:Burkhardt,secondby Faust:Closethe PublicHearingand Reopen
RegularMeeting.Motionadoptedunanimously.
onlydiscussion
A. h4ember
Burkhardt: \liith some of the infonnation brought forq'ard, there should be specific infotmation
the Abel Road tovuercafflot be used or a sourdly trasedrea-sonin terms of coverage.
atrout u..h,vShouid do the samefor the Neblo and Casetoqrers as uteli. Befare the PC can act. needto harre
definite information as tc co-localion possibilities.
Bisco: Asks Jonesto proi.ide studiesfor all three. Jonesagreesand statedhe n-ouid alsoget
information regardingthe struchral availability at the Nebio Road tou'er" \.Voods:Recalls
there was a struchrralprohlem at Neblo Road and there fitas exten-sivereburldingu'hen the last
carrier located there.
Jenkins arguesthat Toqmship should hile an independent consultrng engineer.
Bisco: tndrcatesiviilingness to use pianning and engineenngfums.
B. Options for deciston
untll
Motion:Porter,secondby lwanicki: Layoverfuffherconsideration
applicantprovidesthe informationrequestedand the TownshipEngineerand
study reports. Motionadoptedunanimously.
Plannerprovideindependent
Discussion of light and appearance.
- SMRSpecialLandUse
9. Crego/Peltcs
Marcus IUcNamara,OHh4, said he had contactedtrn,ospecialists,Bob Ha1's5of Geoforensics,
firho rnorks rnith FreedomToumship, and SteueNisu,ander. Specialistsq'ill er,aluate.Prepaled
to begrn this week to do the sunreywort.
BurHraldt: \.\,'rittenstatementsreceirredb)'tliis Planning Commissiotl o\rerthe past hl,o month,s
har;e suggestedthat i am biasedon this matter in favor of the applicant. I rvant to be very clear
that I hJrte iro personalinterestin the outccme of thrs matter. Have meteil, shaledniy techrucal
knoin'ledge with both the Planrung Commission and the public. \\/hiie I do not harrean)'
conflict of interestper the PlaruringCi:mmission polic1,"I am goulg to excusemyself from an1'
fi:rther invoh'ement rn thrs matter. I have also resigned fi'c-'mthe h{ineral LicetrseBoard. This
is a troubling matter.
'allegationsof bias.
Bisco: Expressessupport and regret. Fcund no reasonfor the
Bur-khardt: In fainess for the processso ftrereis not a distraction, somethingtirat has notliing
to do q{th the.matter,rather do tlds as a professional and leave the pettinessout of the issue.
Burkhardt leavesthe roc'm.
Faust: Stateshe believesit is a vialation of the Open h{eetingsAct that }rehas to leavet}re
rooln to recusehimseif Leatiesthe rcom.
Chip Tokar. Submits updated plans f,.lo and tluee and alsa submithngfor the record the
n'etland quality assessmentreport that q'i1lbe included in the mineral licenseapplication. Has
al-scsent that to L"larcusMchiamara-OHh'I.
Discussionabout q.&atis ahead.
Bisco: Asks if there is electronic data updating the monitoring irell data from the time the
application nrassubmitted. Tokar statedhe n'ouid sendfire materialto h{cNamaraat OHh'{.
Lay over untalreviewis completed.
Motian:Woods,secondby Finkb'einer:
Adoptedunanimously.
10.KrauseKennel
Glenn Brukhardt said he had visited the site and foiurd that not aI1conditionsiraveheen
completed,some started. Consulted with the Tonnship Attome-vurho suggestedwe grant an
extensionof hme to the end of October. Thought it rn'asan issueof fi.urds,rvork vsa,s
professional. Putturg in a cedal sided ience. Woods: Asked aboutplantings. Bulkhardt:
Either plants or fencing for the screening. Disc.ussionabout notification to Krauseand q,'hat
liappansif there is non cornpliance. Porter.then would make the decision to retum to court at
the next meeting? Yes. \iv'oods:C.oncernaboutthe precedentbeingset. Burkhar-dtsaid he
rvould be rn{lling to do the next inspection. \\"oods: Suggestshe take a q.'ttness.
Motion:Burkhardt,secondby Faust:Grantan extensionto October3,|,2006for
for the ccmmercialkennel
compliancewith the conditionsthat wereestablished
landuse. Motionadoptedunanimously.
11. Bridgewater Farms
Ntl firrther inforrnation has been received.
Burkhardt: Question as to hou, long we hold open an applicationwhen there irasbeenno
ac[r.it]..
Gar]. Niethammer. Said that he thi-rughtthey n ere dourg some u'ork. it xrasagreedthe
Admmist'atirre Assistant urould get in touch.
12. Bridgeuater flommons
A. Chair update
Bisco descrjbeda meeting on 10;'3i06rvith Sheth,Bisc-o,Ron Finkbeiner,Jim Hau*sler.Gar1,Niethammer"and Marcus h{cNarnara. Asked Shethfor his rriew.
Sheth: It was agpeedthat unhl there is final site pian apprortaland the toinmshipengineering
flrm has completedhis rer.ie-ws"they rnlli stop all work until they have all approi'als.
Bisco: In terms of the site plan, ilrere was one arearnrherea grinder pump qra-slocatedon top of
a storm se\{rer,n'hich needs conection. Not enoughgpnder pumps; requirementLsfor one per
du'eliurg rurit.
Master Deed and By-iau,s t\,'ereapprovedby the ToumshipAttornef in terms ofthe concen-l{j
raisedb3,-OHIv{ and the Countl' Public Health Engineer.
h{arcus lvicNamara:Raised concern about the wording ofthe h4asterDeed"page 6 under i f.
regardingrvording that included "sarritarl"se$'er." The recommendedchangeto sfike
referenceto sanitan, se\Arerin 1.f ina.sacceptedby Gnq' Niethammer. Sanitarl'seweris a
public utiliry
ltrIoodsraisedconcern abrrutthe pond. Bukhar-dt provided explanationof ilie site pianworking from eievations and exfuemerain events.Pond ndl remain as it now exsts exceptif
there is a hear,yrain event and the outlet carmct handieall the drainage.Additional discussion
ot-accessto the open spacearea. During flood et'ent,the open spacewill not be accessible.
Motion.Burkhardt,supportby Finkbeiner:Approvethe final site planfor
Bridgewater
Commonscontingenton addressingall itemsidentifiedin the letter
to the
of September
29, 2006fram OHMand providingevidenceacceptable
TownshipEngineerthat completedsite work conformsto the approvedplanand
industryqualitystandardsand that the wordingof the MasterDeedof 9I26f06
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page6, item 1.,f., to removereferencetc the sanitarysewersystem"Motion
adcptedunanimously.
Gar!'Niethamner a-skedif Bridgex'ater Commons rlill have to pay for h*olirupsto ltre se\{rer
s)'stem. Sheth: Explained that per the sero.,er
crdinance, new propertieswill have to pa1'
dif,ftrently than exrsting residences. Sheth and Bisco: Matter for the Board, not the Flanning
Cammissiorr.
Asked about item #26 on the OHIvI 9i'29"06letter regarding curbings. Niethammer said they
did not want to put in high back curbs. Brui*rardt: It rvasthe senseof the Plandng Commission
that mountable ciirbs and that \^'a1i1d
retain a w"idth of edp:eof concreteto edgeof concretethat
rvould permit parking one side oiily. Less rlsk v".ith a mountablecurb. McNamara:The
intention ofitem #?6 rlas to be clear on the q.idth of the roadi.vay.
Motion:Burkhardt,secondby Finkbeiner:Rescindthe earlier.Motionadopted
unanirnously.
tr\,rood*s:
Asked hou' the PC q'ouid knonr that all the conditions had beenmet. Iv{arcus
McNamara statedthat finai engineeringapproval u'as still required. OHM will get
docurnentationfrom the applicarrton a line by line basis.That qri1lbe provided to the Plaming
Commission.
Ga4' Ni*lhammer: Said he had c-oncemabout tre kind of planhngsin the force main area,
IvlcNamarasaid smali shrubs\arouldbe all riglrt" but not hees,too much potentialfor problems.
issue of berrg able to maintain the fcrce main.
Motion:Burkhardt,secondby Faust: Recommend
flnal site planapproval
conditionedon addressingall itemsidentifiedin the September29,2006letter
to the
from OHM,exceptingitem25,and providingevidenceacceptable
TownshipEngineer(OHM)that completedsite work confCIrms
to the approved
planand industryqualitystandardsand that the masterdeedis revised,page6,
item 1. f., to eliminateany referenceto the sanitarysewercr accessories.
Motionadoptedunanimously.
13. Enser Special Land flse Parcel Q-17-08-10$-024
Bisco: Recuseshimself and learresthe room, due to businessreiationshipqrith the applicant.
Burkhardt assumesthe chair.
Summarizesthat at the last meeting. the appiication w'asheld orteruntil thereq'as
demonstuationthe applicationmeets statelau.. The applicanthas not pror.idedaddihonal
information. It q,a.spointed out that the applicant and hls q,rfe had had a baby boy.
If it is correct that the applicantshould have received an appropriatepermit from anv entiry*fbr
u'hat he has been doing, u.hat action is appropriate?If there is a non-conforming use"in other
instancesthe tou,nship has dealtq'ith the rurpenrnitteduse. In some cases,therehave been
c'cea-{e
and desist" actions. We are not certain ur this ca"seas to u'hat is permittedtr1''federal
state or the torntrship or building authoritS'. Administrative Assistant indicated that some
correspondenceha-sbeen sentby tire Toumship"
Wr:ods: One crfthe items that brought the applicant to u-sfi,as a pole barn that $'e have beengirren
ti-runderstandmayhave been a tent. Letters in November, December2005, from Dale Behenke
that indicated a poie bam that had been corshucted q'ithout pennits" etc. Therewas
ccn'espondenceu'ith the Township Attomey. Fred Lucas, regardrngthe building and storageof
firervorks. If there is storageof fireworks, it does not appearthat the pole bam rnas built to code
standarilc.\lrit}r the deparhre of JonathanRingel, t}u-shas not been firll1'-addlessedsincethen.
Neel Sheth. This spring, Jonatharumyself. Dale Behentrre'and
Aaron Enzerdiscussedthis ur a
meeting. Ther.eu'as discussionof site distances.issueslil<ethat- but it never resultedin
conchrsir,eactions. There has not been adequatetbilow up or a site rrisit. It did lead tc the
application tbr special iand use. Question as to the role ofthe Tou'nship Baard in ali ofthls.
\h,hat are the issuesregarding liabilit1.'.r'arious required permits. Bru}*rardt: Has the Torn'nship
attorney officiall,r' notified tlle applicant that he is operaturgudthout the necessarybuilding
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pemdts. withcut compliarce with zoning ordinance. is there a business operating without
peimit, without inspections?
Sheth:Not sure of the documentation.
Burkhardt: 1.ltouldappeartlie activiB should ceaseuntil there are appropriateapprovals.
\lioods:Adds complianceq{th statelaws.
Pofier: \\ftat rvaspresenteddoes not comply rn'ithNFPA 495, 1124Chapter4, cthers. In
violation of a number of things. Have been tr}'rlg to be in touch with h,{ikeScuily of the
h,'larrchester
Fire Depar"hnentto seeif he has been in touch. Not successfiri.lVoods: Has not
been in touch Ntith the Clintan Fire Departrnent. Porter: readsfrom documentregarding
security of f,rervorks manufacturing area. Issuesafgates and wamings. There isn't
complianceand as far as I am concemed,there is a darigerto the neighborhood.
Woods: Idenfified problem that the applicant stateshe is in compliance"but it doesn't seem
that he is. We a-skedfor in-surance,but haven't receirredany update.
Discussionas to the level of tcin'nship responsibili$.
Porter: If a landowner comes to the PlaruringCommrssionregardinga specialland use,he
needsto addresseverything that appiiesto that specialland use,tire building, the insutance,
etc. At this point, as far as I am concerned,the appiicaticrnis dead m the q'ater. The Plaruung
Cotnmissionneedsto tell the Toin.ruhip Board that becauseof an applicalionbefore the
CommissiorLsre have discor.ereda potential serioussihratir-rn
the Board should address.
Burthardt: Do 1'su need a letter to conve)'that?
lVoods: Cites state las's that he belierresrequiresthe Tor,r.nshipBoard to apprcrvethe location
ofthe storagefacilities- The basic freln'arks statelaw's\4rereamendedin 1999- PA 321iaf
i93i was amendedto indicate Board's responsibilitiesregarding fueworks.
Sheth:Not arvareof an1'action on an application to the ToNmshipBoard. Belieyedthat request
durmg Carol Peacock's temr qras for display only. ATF has statedthat local and statelax's
prerrail.
Russell Donham: Sardhe \\ra.sa neighbor to Enzer. Saidhe had srgied a petition that he
thcrught supported a one time drsplay, but did not understandthat Enzer intended to make and
store fireqrorks.Statedthat he had askedEnzer if he s.asmanufacturingblack porn'deron site
in two cementmixers that had brassbiocks in them. Donham said Enzertold him that he lna-s
adding the saltpeterat a different location. Then brought in stupprngcontainers, Now
ulderstandhe is storing 8000 porurds of explosives.Is he nrnning a business?\trIor:ldn't he
harreto be rezonedto comrnercial? Burkhardt. Has applied for a specialland use. Donham
questioirsif the Tornnship can spot zone. Burkhardt: A limited businessactiviff can be
pennitted in an areazoned for agriculhre. Donharn saysthat semi h'ailersare coming nearl1,"
every day. Had 200 fireiarorksmortars delir;eredrecently. Then more tr-ucksarrived and began
hauling stuff arlra-v.Concern about a burlding that is a Quonsettent. Appearsthere are a lot of
explosivesabout 600 feet liom mv house" .A.slisabout TornmshipliabilitS. '"If he has an
explosion, and somebodyis hurt or my houseis hurt. I rnill sue.nct Aaroq but u.ill sue the
Tornrnshipfor not clc'singdown an activitl. tliat is in r,iolation."
Burkhardt: Believe the To*nslup Board rviil be corxidering air action to requestthe To*'nship
Attorney to put the applicant on notice,
\l'roods: StateFire Marshall"s office adrrisedme that the Supenrisorshould call tiie statepolice
becausethere is violation of state lanis.
Bur'liliardt: Supervisor sliould taltrrrvrth the Toxmship Attome;". Nct an issue that the Pla:rning
Commission can deal in'ith at this point, but the Board should take appropriateaction to seeka
resoluhan.
Finkbeiner: Eventually the question is, is this an appropriatesite tbr this liind ofbusiness. At
this site, there appearsno aray that he can oq,rtall the isolation distancesreqiriled by skte lasr.
i.leighbors can algue that thel' shoiild be alile io feel safe on their c'nmproper!'. There are
residencesall around this lor:ation. Perhaps:n the middle of a iO0-acreparcel.
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Waods: Then we should ask the TouarshipPlannerif thls is an acceptableure of proper!,'m
tlie agricultural zoning dishict.
Porter: There is enough protection in place with the ferieraland skte lauisDanham: In the Hillsdale explosion. objects tranded3.5 miles away from the site.
Poder: Immediate concem is to focus on the actirtit!. that is happeniig right norn',hand it oft-to
the Board to take appropriateaction.
Woods. Concem about insurance.Tonnship attorney should look at it.
Burktrardt: Need to deal with the activitl, ncw going on that is unpermitted.
Motion: lwanicki, second by Pofter: A resolution that the Township Board
should seek legal counselto take appropriate action to suspend storage,
manufadure or distribution of explosive devices and material. Motion was
passed unanimously.
14. Updates to Ordinance26 - Zoning Ordinance
Bisco resumed the chair.
Biscc statedthat PA t 10 of 2006 made severalchangesto the state's planning act that affect
Townships" Zoning Ordinances. Refersto llst that was provided in the 'agendapacket.I\{ay not
be inclusive" utould like ali membersto lcok at the zoning ordinance-justto make the changes
nelressalyto bnng us into compliancernrth PA i 10. \\"ili need to deireiopa schedulethat girres
time for revieq, and hearings.
Sri1l not have to noti!, adjacentTcwnships as we do in the caseof the Master Plan.
Need to look at other changesrcreshould considerat the sametime. Discussionofthe need for
speciaiqtorking meetings. Could do the remaining maintena:rceon the Master Plan as nrell.
May i rarl to divide the uiork up.
Burkhardt: Reasonable to dir,rry up sections for each to rerdes, and then bring comments and
suggestionsback to the u'hole $oup. Mtrve rapidll. Brings up potarhal for intemal conflicts
behveen sections. Finkbeiner: Easierto do on line in PDF. Di-scussionofthe format the zoning
ordinance Lsin.
Discussion cf qthen the ordinancew'asrrydatedand the fonnat. Cindy Canrermade serteral
somments,couldn't be heard.
Discussion of a iegal intem that mig{rt be utilzed to sort through Ordinance26 for intemal
conflicts.
Motion:Burkhardt,suppoffby Woods:Utilizesen/icesof legalinternto go
throughOrdinance#26to identifyinternaldiscrepancies
and repoftbackto
PlanningCommission.Motionadoptedunanimously.
Need to get ordinance #26 rn format $re can i{rork tnrith.
15. River Raisin\\ratershed Council \4rater Plan
Bisco: \lre need to get up to speed,invoirred.It urasagreedto ask Pat Sandersto attendthe next
meeting of the Plarning Commission.
I6. N{aster Plan Update
Brirkhardt: Offers to read masterplan to recommend updates. Porter also vohurteered.
Discussion of trmekble lbr update,need for notification. Completereading and
recornmendationsb)' Decembermeetllg.
17. Other Business
Bisco offered a resolution of support for Glerur Burkhardt regarding allegationsor inferences
tirat he has not representeddre Tcu'nshiir"s intereslsin an rurbiasedmarurer.
It4otian. Woods. support by lu'anicki: Adopt the resclution of support for Glerm Brukhardt.
Mation passedurmrrimously. Resolution attachedto record.
18.
Public Comments
None
19. Motionto adjourn.Wocds,supportby Burkhardt.Meetingadjcurnedat 10:55PM