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Regular Meeting of the Flushing Planning Commission was called to order by
Chairperson Robert Matsko on
Present: Dennis Bueche
George Kozan
John Gault
Ron Johnson
Robert Matsko
Dan Borgerding
C Neil Blackmore
Jack Owens
Absent: John Olson (Excused)
Also Present: Dennis Bow, City
Manager
Marlene C. Stone, Deputy
Clerk
Pledge
of Allegiance:
Oath
of Office: Ron Johnson
C. Neil Blackmore
Jack Owens
Election
of Officers: CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN AND
SECRETARY
MOTION by Gault, supported by Borgerding, to keep the
existing officers:
Chairman Robert Matsko
Vice Chairman Ron Johnson
Secretary Nancy G. Parks, Clerk/Treasurer
Yea:
8
Nay: 0
Motion carried.
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Motion
to excuse:
MOTION by Blackmore, supported by Gault, to excuse John
Olson from the
Yea: 8
Nay: 0
Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes:
MOTION
by Gault, supported by Kozan, to approve
the minutes of
Yea: 7
Nay:
0
Abstain:
1
Motion
carried.
Meeting
open for public comments:
Mrs. Elva Cook
Meeting
closed for public comments:
New Business: PUBLIC
HEARING REQUEST TO REZONE
55-27-580-120
MOTION by Gault, supported by Bueche, to recommend to City
Council to
grant approval of
the rezoning request for
Industrial (LI) to
Residential (R-3A).
Yea:
8
Nay: 0
Motion carried.
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Discussion:
·
Mr. Brad Lockwood, Attorney representing the
owners (Eastern Michigan Conference Frances Henry Trust), spoke to the
Commission regarding the land contract with Mr. Ronald Schor and his desire to
obtain a mortgage and pay off his land contract. He also stated that his clients, the owners,
are in agreement with this request for rezoning.
·
Mr. Ronald K. Schor spoke to the Commission and
explained that the lenders he has contacted do not want to finance a
residential home in an Industrial zoning because of the restriction that the
home could not be rebuilt as residential if it was more than 50% destroyed.
·
Mr. Bow advised the Committee that at present
R-3A is the zoning recommended in the Master Plan, however; we will be looking
at this entire area in our review of the Master Plan. This will not be completed for several months
and Mr. Schor needs to obtain financing as soon as possible.
·
The Commission discussed the need to find a
better solution to address this lender/loan financing problem. It hopes to eliminate the need for each
residential homeowner to apply for a rezoning to satisfy the lenders concerns
for rebuilding.
·
Mr. Bow said perhaps administration could look
at some verbiage change to the non-conforming regulations in our ordinance for
a solution.
Old Business: SITE
PLAN
55-26-584-001
MOTION
by Johnson, supported by Bueche, to
approve the Site Plan for
following conditions:
1.
City Council approval
of a proposed water runoff easement from
2.
Attach the owners
seven-item response sheet to the site plan.
3.
Make sure the note
two story is marked off of the site plan.
Yea: 6
Nay: 0
Abstain: 2
Motion carried.
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General Discussion:
TRAFFIC LIGHT (MAPLE/MAIN)
·
Mr. Bow discussed
possible changes to the Maple/Main intersection regarding a traffic light,
moving the street location or changing traffic flow directions. He suggested we should have some professional
help in determining how any changes will impact the downtown area.
·
Mr. Bow said there is
a grant available to help fund this proposed project.
·
Mr. Bow advised the
Commission that the McKinley/Main traffic study was done at a cost of
approximately $4,000.00 and that if we do a study of the entire downtown it
would cost much more.
MOTION by Gault, supported by
Blackmore, to postpone the traffic light (Maple/Main)
item.
Yea: 8
Nay: 0
Motion carried
·
This plan will need to
be adopted jointly by City of
·
Mr. Bow discussed some
sample ordinances from other cities. The
item #2 on the sample ordinance document seems to be a possibility for use as a
direction for the City of
·
Some items to include
in a draft for the new Accessory Building Ordinance would be:
1.
Allow an accessory
building with a maximum of 600 square feet or 10% of the rear yard; whichever
is greater.
2.
Maximum height of
building to be 15 feet at the mean of the roofline.
3.
Place a maximum number
of buildings?
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PRIVATE ROADS (DISCUSSION
ONLY)
·
Mr. Bow discussed the
application from residents on Golfside and Fairway East. They are requesting the City accept their
private streets as public.
·
Administration is
presently working on another request from
·
Mr. Borgerding asked
if there was any benefit to the City to accept these streets into the public
street system. Mr. Bow explained that
the City would receive gas taxes for road maintenance but there is not a real
benefit to the City to accept these streets.
·
Mr. Johnson mentioned
the need for these streets to be built or brought up to city standards
(Thickness of asphalt, curb and gutter etc.) before the City could accept them
as public streets.
·
Mr. Bow mentioned that
the City could have a problem with snow plowing some of these streets without
someplace to push the snow.
Adjournment:
MOTION by Borgerding, supported
by Bueche, to adjourn.
Yea: 8
Nay: 0
Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at
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