McKenna Planners Vidya Krishnan and John Jackson led this two hour seminar and review.
00:00 LiveTimeline 01:15 1. call to order 01:17 2. roll call 02:08 3. adoption of agenda 02:23 4. call to the public [Roman reveals new public comment policy mirroring board policy, a change of policy never voted on 5. clarifications from commission [none] 03:12 6. correspondence 7. public hearings [none] 8. reports of committees 03:18 A. Board of Trustees - 8 park proposals received, trying to borrow a building inspector 04:30 B. ZBA C. Staff [None] 04:42 D. Planning Consultant 05:20 E. Parks and Recreation 05:44 F. Downtown Planning Group 9. unfinished business [none]
10. new business: 05:52 A. joint training seminar presented by McKenna 06:30 introduction - Vidya Krishnan 07:04 five foci:
planning and zoning essentials
review procedures
the zoning board of appeals
managing risk
public participation
focus 1 08:09 planning & zoning essentials 08:12 authority 08:36 authority and responsibility 11:03 michigan planning enabling act (MPEA) 12:45 michigan zoning enabling act (MZEA) 14:39 roles and responsibilities 14:43 the planning & zoning team 16 56 roles and responsibilities of each of the boards and commissions 16:56 planning commission 20:22 board of trustees 21:04 zoning board of appeals 21:55 the zoning administrator 23:10 master plan 26:45 benefits of a master plan 27:15 zoning ordinance: based on implementing the policies in the master plan dictates range of uses so that your property is harmonious with neighboring properties 28:22 relationship of master plan & zoning ordinance, guide to future vs regulation of today 28:59 relationship of master plan & zoning ordinance, cont'd 30:15 questions for discussion - is the master plan a legally enforceable document? if the master plan & zoning ordinance are in conflict, which governs zoning decisions? 30:30 Iaquinto 31:15 Chick - what is the zoning plan? 33:22 Chick - site inspections? 33:59 Chick - master plan vs zoning ordinance? 35:07 Infante - Jackson: no default based on the MP future land use map. zoning determines what property can be used for at a given time. 36:34 review procedures 36:40 Roman - can you go over some of the ramifications if the zoning ordinance is not followed as compared to the master plan? Jackson: that's a tough call. the master plan is a guide. document the decisions that led to the deviation. To arbitrarily deviate from a master plan could lead to a lawsuit without a sound body of findings 40:20 Dwyer - to follow up on mr roman's point, there seems to be some inconsistency in that a contradiction where by there is a requirement that some developments shall be consistent with the goals and policies of the township master plans though it was in some ways deferring to the master plan. is that a contradiction? Jackson: "But still" 42:35 Chick - Compatability does not mean that it has to match the surrounding area? 43:30 Infante - 44:30 Jackson - soporifics, platitudes, flattery and "no one said it would be easy"
45:10 Jackson - when you talk about things like compatability and harmonious, it might be something as simple as relocating a driveway on a proposed development so that. Just the same, it might be harmonious to build a sidewalk that connects the existing development to the new development. that might be what makes it harmonious.
45:48 Jackson - there's obviously also the ability to put up screening and things like that. In my mind if you have to put up a lot of walls and landscape screening and things like that maybe the uses really aren't that compatable. I would think that you would look at uses that can coexist in a positive way.
focus 2 46:38 review procedures 46 38 Site Plan Review: Vidya Krishnan now leads the presentation 49:49 When is Site Plan Review required? 50:45 What information is required on a Site plan? Site Plan Manual and checklist 52:25 Site Plan Review Process 54:10 Site Plan Decision 56:44 Conditional Use Permits 56:54 What are Conditional Uses? aka special land uses 59:33 Conditional Use Permit Review Procedure 1:02:00 Review Considerations (Section 36:838) 1:04:57 Unique CUPs: Marijuana Facilities 1:07:08 Questions? 1:07:24 Roman - The township is not always the entity that determines the requirements 1:08:05 Chick - Board vs PC 1:09:42 Roman 1:10:02 Iaquinto - In some communities it is up to the PC while in our community it is up to the Board on some projects. In those communities where it is up to the PC as the final recommending body, do the township boards, are they able to override the override the PC in those situations? Krishnan: No.
1:11:20 Text & Map Amendments John Jackson takes over 1:11:30 Amendments, text and rezoning 1:12:45 Amendment Procedure 1:14:22 Planning Commission Action 1:16:38 Board of Trustees Action 1:17:20 Special Development Options 1 17 20 PUDs (Article XXIII) MZEA 1:18:42 PUD Process 1:20:40 PUD Review Criteria 1:22:00 Open Space Development (an option required by the MZEA)
1:23:20 Nonconformities (page 42) 1 23 20 Nonconformities (p 43) 1:24:13 Nonconformities (continued) (page 44) 1:24:45 Questions? 1:24:56 Chick 1:27:06 Chick What is a substantive change? 1:29:30 Dwyer 1:31:09 Roman (section 36.672) 1:31:53 Zarzecki - notices? newsprint has been going out of print. Have alternative noticing methods been considered? Krishnan - State Law hasn't caught up with technology Jackson - State law is the minimum. 300 feet is the minimum 1:35:18 Chick 1:35:51 Iaquinto - I believe we increased our radius to 600 ft. We have gone the extra "mile." 1:36:17 Muchow - Can a PUD be considered if it doesn't comply with future land use? 1:37:02 Jackson - there's a lot in that question. the PUD becomes the new zoning for that property. 1:38:00 Muchow - A PUD is actually a rezoning 1:38:15 Jackson - In Northfield PUDs are treated as a rezoning. In other communities...
focus 4 1 48 40 managing risk [page 51] 1:48:40 risk management (page 52) 1:49:20 making good decisions (page 53,54) 1:50:06 before meetings (page 55) 1:53:40 during meetings, dos and don'ts (page 56) 1:56:44 sound decisions (page 57) 1:58:08 sound decisions, (continued) (page 58) 1:59:48 making sound decisions - another trick question (page 59) 2:00:43 Chick 2:02:00 when turning down a request... (page 61) 2:03:30 conflicts of Interest (page 62) 2 03 30 conflicts of interest [page 63) 2:04:20 conflicts of Interest - a tricky question (page 64) 2:04:50 Chick 2:05:00 conflicts of interests - the tricky answers (page 65) 2:06:00 conflict of interest procedures (page 66) 2:08:13 Jackson
focus 5 2 09 03 public participation (page 67) 2:09:03 public participation - what is required (page 68) 2:12:00 public notice - what is required, ZEA (page 69) 2:13:10 public hearings (page 70) 2:13:57 public hearings (cont'd) (page 71)
Krishnan returns helm to Jackson 2:15:25 other tools: RRC recommendations (page72) what are redevelopment ready communities? 2:20:16 final questions ) 2:20:30 Chick 2:21:14 Infante
2:22:35 11. approval of preceding minutes - postponed 2:23:03 12. final call to the public [none] 2:23:21 13. comments from the commissioners Infante, Dwyer, Zarzecki, Chick, Iaquinto, Roman 2:24:51 14. announcement: next regular meeting – june 2, 2021 15. adjournment
