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The
Genoa Township Board
GENOA TOWNSHIP JOINT MEETING
Of the Township Board, Planning Commission
and Zoning Board of Appeals
May 23, 2005
MINUTES
The Joint Meeting of the Township Board, Planning Commission and
Zoning Board of Appeals was called to order at 6:30 p.m. at the Genoa
Township Hall
The following Board, Zoning Board and Planning Commission members
were present: Gary McCririe, Steve Wildman, Jim Mortensen, Polly
Skolarus, Robin Hunt, Jean Ledford, Joe Perri, Kevin Brady, Doug Brown,
Barb Figurski, Curt Brown, Don Pobuda, Mark Snyder, and Teri Olsen. Also
present were Mike Archinal, Township Manager, Kelly Kolakowski, Township
Planning Director, Adam VanTassell, Township Code Enforcement Officer
and Jeff Purdy, LSL & Associates.
I. Call to the public for items not already on the agenda.
The call to the public was made at 6:30pm with no response.
II. Review and discussion of draft Master Plan
Mr. Purdy gave an overview of where we are in the master plan update
process. He reviewed the population trends and projections section of
the draft plan.
Mr. Mortensen questioned whether or not we really could reach a
population of 29,083 by 2030 without making major changes to the master
plan. Mr. Purdy replied that the projections were based on master plan
densities and land area and he felt as though the projections were
accurate. Mr. Mortensen stated that he feels that this is a very
important statistic and he just wants to make sure that it is 100%
accurate.
Mr. Purdy continued on with his presentation and reviewed the goals
and objectives, natural areas/features and future land use sections of
the plan.
Regarding the future land use map, Mr. Doug Brown stated that he is
very pleased that there are very few changes in the proposed future land
use map.
Mr. Purdy reviewed the growth boundary, town center and pathway
sections of the plan and then opened the meeting up to further questions
or discussion. Mr. McCririe suggested that the group go over the plan in
groups of 10 pages to cover everyone’s concerns or comments.
Mr. Mortensen recommended the following changes:
· Page 2, First Bullet – remove the words “particularly
Brighton and Howell”.
· Page 9 under housing costs at the end of the first paragraph
– Strike the last phrase beginning with “limiting”.
Mr. McCririe recommended the following changes:
· Page 4 – third bullet up from bottom change to civic “area”.
Also remove the second to last bullet point on the page because it is a
repeat of the last point under “transportation”.
· Page 6 – correct the comma in Table 2 for Livingston
County’s 2004 population.
· Page 11 – Just a comment – we need to double check and make
sure that we are comfortable with the numbers.
There was general discussion about the first bullet point on Page 28.
The group agreed that the language of that point should be tweaked to
reflect that the Township will continue providing sanitary sewer within
established utility districts.
In regard to Map 8 – Mr. McCririe stated that there are additional
water service areas north of Brighton Road in Section 25 that are served
by the City of Brighton. Mr. Archinal stated that the peninsula south of
Northshore is not within any service district and should be removed from
the map.
In regard to Map 9 – Mr. Archinal stated that there is a non-golf
course owned parcel located behind Vic and Bob’s Party Store located
north of Brighton Road and west of the railroad tracks that should be
looked at for a designation other than PRF. Mr. Purdy will work with Ms.
Kolakowski to determine the appropriate designation for this area.
In regard to Map 13 – Mr. McCririe questioned the pathway shown
within the Pine Creek subdivision. Mr. Purdy stated that there was a
sidewalk shown on their approved site plan and that is why it is
reflected on the map.
On page 74, Mr. Pobuda suggested removing the reference to the exact
number of acres of Brighton State Recreation Area from the third bullet
point because we are unaware of the accuracy of that number.
Ms. Hunt stated that the Challis Road is misspelled in 3 places on
page 78.
A. Planning Commission motion to recommend draft master plan.
Moved by Mortensen, seconded by Snyder, to recommend the draft
master plan to the Township Board for approval to distribute with the
additions made tonight and with the condition that the Township Attorney
and outside council review the amended document The motion
carried unanimously.
B. Township Board motion to distribute the draft master plan to
adjacent communities and the county for review and recommendation.
Moved by Skolarus, seconded by Mortensen, to approve the distribution of
the draft master plan to adjacent communities and the county for review
and recommendation with the following conditions:
1.) The additions and changes suggested at tonight’s meeting will be
incorporated into the draft plan.
2.) The Township Attorney and outside council review the amended
document.
The motion carried unanimously.
III. Presentation and discussion of Form Based Development
Regulations for the Genoa Town Center Development
Mr. Purdy gave a presentation regarding Form Based Development
Regulations and discussed how it can be used for the Genoa Town Center
Development. The general consensus of the group was that this is a good
idea. Mr. Mortensen expressed concern regarding timing and process. He
stated that it is imperative that the Township move forward on creating
and implementing the code before requests for development approval
occur.
IV. Other items not already addressed
There were no other items.
V. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:20pm.
Submitted by - Kelly Kolakowski
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