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VERGENNES TOWNSHIP
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a meeting of the Vergennes Township Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Vergennes Township offices located at 10381 Bailey Dr. PO Box 208, Lowell to hear the following business: Applicant Craig Veldman has requested a variance from the front setback distance described in section 201.304 (F) (1) to construct a new house closer to the road than permitted on his property located at 11800 Alden Ct, Lot 22, Carlson Farms, Lowell. The request is due to the grade slope of the lot. The members may review any other business that may come before them as permitted by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act and Vergennes Township Zoning Ordinance. The complete application can be reviewed at the Vergennes Township Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Public comment will be heard at the meeting. Written comments received by mail, in person or in the mail slot located at the office entrance will also be considered if received at the Township office prior to 7:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments may also be emailed to: zoning@vergennestwp.org Vergennes Township ZBA VERGENNES TOWNSHIP APRIL 28, 2008 (MAY MEETING) The regular scheduled April 28, 2008 Planning Commission meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for June 2. VERGENNES TOWNSHIP PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing before the Vergennes Township Planning Commission will be held on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 7:00 PM, at the Vergennes Township Hall, located at 10381 Bailey Drive, Lowell, MI to consider the following proposed private road extension application: Hidden Acre Development Co. Inc is requesting to extend the existing private road within Alden Nash West development to the north into the additional 3 acres they are purchasing. There will be 5 new lots served by the private road extension. The 3 acres is adjacent to the Alden Nash West housing development on the north side off Alden Nash Ave north of Foreman, rear property area of 681 Alden Nash and just south of the high school’s east driveway. The additional property will meet all development restrictions of the Alden Nash West housing development. The complete application can be reviewed at the Vergennes Township Hall, 10381 Bailey Drive, PO Box 208, Lowell, MI 49331 - Phone: (616) 897-5671 [fax 897-5674]. Written and oral comments will be received until the conclusion of the public hearing. Written comments may be addressed to the Planning Commission Chairman or the Planning Coordinator at the Township Offices. Comments may be emailed to the Planning Commission at: zoning@vergennestwp.org. Vergennes Township Planning Commission VERGENNES TOWNSHIP PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing before the Vergennes Township Planning Commission will be held on Monday January 7, 2008 at 7:00 PM, at the Vergennes Township Hall, located at 10381 Bailey Drive, Lowell, MI to consider the following proposed conditional rezoning application: The application is from Hidden Acres Development Co. Inc to offer a conditional rezoning from R-1 to R-2. The property is adjacent on the north side of the Alden Nash West housing development off Alden Nash Ave north of Foreman, will be about 3 acres, rear property area of 681 Alden Nash and just south of the high school’s east driveway. The private road will be extended to serve 5 new lots within this additional property and will meet all development restrictions of the Alden Nash West housing development. The complete application can be reviewed at the Vergennes Township Hall, 10381 Bailey Drive, PO Box 208, Lowell, MI 49331 - Phone: (616) 897-5671 [fax 897-5674]. Written and oral comments will be received until the conclusion of the public hearing. Written comments may be addressed to the Planning Commission Chairman or the Planning Coordinator at the Township Offices. Comments may be emailed to the Planning Commission at: zoning@vergennestwp.org. Vergennes Township Planning Commission VERGENNES TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Vergennes Township Board has adopted Ordinance 2007-2, an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance as summarized below. The amendments were adopted at a regular meeting of the Township Board on Monday, October 15, 2007 at 7:00 pm at the Vergennes Township Hall, located at 10381 Bailey Dr, Lowell, MI. Amend Chapter 2 Definitions, adding definitions of boat slip, marina, key street segment, neighborhood local business, wind energy conversion system (wind turbine) and wind energy conversion systems, small (windmill, small). Amend Chapter 3 Zoning Districts, section 201.304 (C) (17), adding the neighborhood local business use and section 201.304 (H) Key Street Segments area description. Amend section 201.3075 (C) (2) (3) adding marina and neighborhood local business uses. Amend section 201.3075 “G” adding the key street segments area description. Amend Chapter 4 adding section 201.437 Marinas with regulations and standards for this use allowed in the Lake Residential and Rural Agricultural districts in the key street segment areas. Amend Chapter 4 adding section 201.438 Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems/Wind Turbines as a new use with regulations and standards. Amend Chapter 4 adding section 201.439 Neighborhood Local Business with description, regulations and standards. Amend Chapter 4 adding section 201.440 Key Street Segments with a description. The complete text of the ordinance amendments can be reviewed at the Vergennes Township Hall, 10381 Bailey Drive, PO Box 208, Lowell, MI 49331 - Phone: (616) 897-5671 [fax 897-5674]. This ordinance takes effect 8 days after publication. Mari Stone
NOTICE OF ORDINANCE No. 2007-1 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Vergennes Township Board has adopted Ordinance 2007-1, an ordinance to amend the zoning ordinance to comply with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act and to clarify and update other sections as summarized below. The amendments were adopted at a regular meeting of the Township Board on Monday, May 21, 2007 at 7:00 pm at the Vergennes Township Hall, located at 10381 Bailey Dr, Lowell, MI. Amend Chapter 1 Title and Purpose, to change the old Rural Township Zoning Act name to the new Michigan Zoning Enabling Act name. Amend Chapter 2 Definitions, to change Act name, adding definition of where a front lot line is located on a back lot and change section number reference in the variance definition. Amend Chapter 4 General and Special Regulations, section 201.426 Subdivision of Property, to update, correct typos and add all of the Land Division Act requirements. Amend Chapter 5 Special Exception Uses and Variances, to put in the new Michigan Zoning Enabling Act noticing and publishing requirements, clarify the approval time limit for a SEU permit and site plan and move the variance section to the Zoning Board of Appeals area (chapter 7). Amend Chapter 6 Administration and Enforcement, to specify the relevant duties and responsibilities of the zoning administrator and building inspector. Amend Chapter 7 Zoning Board of Appeals, to move and add the variance section from chapter 5, add noticing and publishing requirements as required by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, add membership details, describe the appeal process and time limit including Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals. Amend Private Roads Part 202.000, of the list of relevant State Act names to reflect the new Michigan Zoning Enabling Act name. The complete text of the ordinance amendments can be reviewed at the Vergennes Township Hall, 10381 Bailey Drive, PO Box 208, Lowell, MI 49331 - Phone: (616) 897-5671 [fax 897-5674]. This ordinance takes effect 8 days after publication. Mari Stone
Vergennes Township The Vergennes Township offices will be closed on the following dates in observance of various 2008 holidays: March 21 Mari StoneVergennes Township Clerk |
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