Charter Township of Raisin

Minutes of Planning Commission 5-12-09

Submitted by Dale Witt, Acting Secretary

Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairperson, Bob Utter.

Members present: Dale Witt, Bob Utter, Jimmy Colburn, and Lee Mohr.

Cheryl Benham Absent - excused.

Agenda: Colburn motioned to accept May 12, 2009 agenda, seconded by Mohr. Motion carried.

Minutes: Mohr motioned to accept April 14, 2009 meeting minutes, seconded by Colburn. Motion carried.

Public Comments: None.

Public Hearings: Conditional Use Permit Renewal for Stansley Mineral Resources, 2373 Ives Road, Tecumseh, MI. Parcel(s): RAO-108-1300-00 (Parcel A), RAO-108-3300-00 (Parcel B).

Mr. Chip Tokar representing Stansley Mineral Resources (SMR) was present.

Motion by Mohr to open the public hearing, seconded by Colburn. Motion carried.

Mr. Tokar stated that SMR has received a verbal commitment from the Michigan DEQ that the permit will be approved and there are no issues with the site plan.

Conditional Use Permit document will show both the original permit language along with any updated or corrected language. SMR to insert correct renewal dates in the document.

Item 29, Excavation Surcharge, will remain as written.

It was noted that SMR provided a complete application package. All “N/A” items on the checklist do not apply for this request.

No issues regarding operation at this site were presented to the Planning Commission.

Public hearing was closed.

Motion by Mohr to approve the request from Stansley Mineral Resources for the Conditional Use Permit Renewal for operations on Ives Road, support Colburn.

ROLL CALL:

Mohr – Aye Colburn – Aye Witt – Aye Utter – Aye

Motion Carried – All.

Communications:

Wind Turbine ordinance was discussed. No action at this time will be undertaken by the Planning Commission as directed from the Board.

Sutton Road update. Township and County have met. County does own the road, but seeks help from the Township for maintenance costs. Options have been presented, but necessary funding is an issue.

Meeting Business:

Sign Ordinance Discussion

We reviewed the proposed sign ordinance that was distributed. Suggestion was made to include a reference table with sign requirements as related to each district.

Sign ordinance document (in Word format) will be distributed to members for their use to comment on suggested ordinance language.

Planning Commission to Board:

Request to the Board to meet with the Planning Commission to review the proposed Master Plan updates. Suggested time would be at a PC future meeting.

Agenda Set For: June 9, 2009

At 8:40 p.m. motion to adjourn was made by Colburn, seconded by Mohr. Motion carried.