1 CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CALEDONIA PLANNING COMMISSION Duane Gunnink, Vice Chairman Minutes of a meeting held on A regular meeting of the Charter Township of Caledonia Planning Commission held at 7:00 p.m., on Monday,, at the Township Office, 8196 Broadmoor Ave. SE, Caledonia, Michigan. 1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL D. Gunnink called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with a quorum present. Members Present: Members Absent: Staff Present: Others Present: C. VanLaan, A. Paarlberg, D. Gunnink, D. Koopmans, T. Bradshaw, J. Masefield (arrived at 7:05) D. Curtis Lynee Wells, Planning Consultant; Todd Boerman, Township Engineer; Angela Burnside, Planning Assistant Representatives for Warner Investments LLC, representatives from Kraft Acres LLC, residents of the Township, members of the press 2. CONSIDERATION OF THE MEETING AGENDA A.Paarlberg made a motion to accept the agenda as proposed. Motion was supported by C. VanLaan. VOICE VOTE: All ayes. Agenda approved. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS (BRIEF UP TO 2 MINUTES) D. Gunnink opened the floor to public comment at 7:02 and closed it at the same time, finding no comment. 4. CONSIDERATION OF MEETING MINUTES A. Minutes of the November 21, 2016 meeting. C. VanLaan made a motion to approve the minutes of November 21, 2016, as submitted. Motion was supported by A. Paarlberg VOICE VOTE: All ayes. Minutes of the November 21, 2016 meeting were approved. 5. INQUIRY OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST D. Koopmans stated he is a part time employee of Archie Warner, so he will recuse himself from item 7A. D. Gunnink doesn t feel there is a conflict, but D. Koopmans decided to recuse himself anyway.
2 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Site Condominium/Open Space Preservation Development Review and Approval: Requested by.kraft Acres LLC, for Compass Trail, a 16-unit residential development with one acre lots in the Agricultural District. Property commonly known as 5252 84 th St. SE, PP#41-23-19-200-015, 41-23-19-100-020, & 41-23-19-100-021 Ron VanSingel of Merestone Group came forward to update the Commissioners on changes made to the plan, and distributed new plans to the commissioners. J. Masefield joined the meeting at 7:05. He explained that this new plan just addressed the concerns of Township Planner L. Wells and Engineer T. Boerman. The location of the drive has been approved by the Kent County Road Commission. The KCRC is reviewing their private road construction application now. Sidewalks are shown on the plan; they will bond for the west lots that the sidewalk is on; the remaining areas including the connection to the Paul Henry Trail will be completed by the developer. They are using low impact development for the drainage; that is currently being reviewed by the Township Engineer. A landscaping plan has been given to address buffers and berms, and the fenced area around the oil well. They have provided a photometric plan showing the fixtures, pole designs and placement. The water supply and sewage disposal systems have been approved by Kent County Health Department. The sign for the entrance is now on the plan. They will be applying for a soil erosion permit from KCHD. The Township Engineer had comments about the drain crossing. They are working with KCDC and they may need a MDEQ permit as well. The grading and soil erosion plan has been corrected to show drainage routes and facilities; R. VanSingel stated that it matches up with our ordinance requirements. The Low Impact Development Plan now identifies sensitive areas, drainage areas and soil information. They will apply for a storm water permit before they move any soil. The plan has been updated to show the cross section of the private street, and maintains the 24 foot width, and the 2 ¾ inch thickness as well as the 6 inch thickness on shoulder. The sidewalk has been revised to show a minimum 5 green space between the street and sidewalk. The connection to the PH trail will be concrete. They feel they have addressed all the Planning and Engineering concerns; they would like their approval so they can move this forward to the Township Board. They feel the open space concept is utilizing this site better than dividing it up as the zoning would allow. They have addressed all the safety concerns about the oil well. This will be a nice development. D. Gunnink asked about the P.H. Trail connection; they will need County approval to complete the connection. Some of the building envelopes seem to encroach on wetlands; R. VanSingel explained that the worked closely with KCHD on the placement for each lot, and the Master Deed will restrict where each house can be built. A. Paarlberg appreciated that they addressed the concerns, but commented that getting things so late means the Engineer and Planner haven t had time to review the plans to see if they do meet our ordinance. L. Wells commented that it looks like the landscaping plan
3 may meet the ordinance; not sure about the photometric plan. She remarked that the sign placement is on private property; it is usually put on common area. R. VanSingel explained that it will be located on an easement, since that part of the property can t built on anyway. He also stated that the photometric plan was developed for him by a lighting company with the understanding that they would meet the ordinance. Township Engineer T. Boerman feels the changes made to the private street can be easily verified; however, the stormwater calculations will need additional verification. He stated it doesn t meet our stormwater ordinance because of the low impact development route they are choosing to go, but it achieves the purpose of the ordinance, if built correctly and precisely. He feels the LID is a good alternative on this size of a site, since it doesn t have a high impact to begin with. Commissioners continued to discuss whether or not to table the request so that the Township Planner and Engineer could review the newly submitted plans. They have concerns about this type of drainage and want to proceed cautiously, since drainage problems can affect present and future homeowners, as well as come back on the Township. They are uncomfortable receiving the information tonight, with little time to review it. T. Boerman clarified that though this doesn t follow our ordinance, they can vary from it, as long as the method produces the same result. DUANE GUNNINK ENTERTAINS A MOTION: D. Gunnink motioned that they table the request, for further review of the stormwater drainage by the Engineer T. Boerman. The motion was supported by T. Bradshaw. J. Masefield asked if the timeframe was going to give enough time to review calculations. T. Boerman felt it should be. ROLL CALL VOTE: C. VanLaan aye, A. Paarlberg aye, D. Gunnink aye, D. Koopmans aye, T. Bradshaw aye, J. Masefield aye. Motion Carried. 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Public Hearing Petition to Amend the Zoning Map: Requested by Warner Investments LLC, for the rezoning of land from the A, Agricultural District to the HC, Highway Commercial District. Property commonly known as 6559 Kraft Ave. SE, PP#41-23-06-426-003. D. Koopmans recused himself. Archie Warner came forward to present his request. This is a one acre parcel with a single-family dwelling on it currently. He intends to continue using the dwelling as a rental. It would be a legal non-conforming use to continue using as residential. D. Gunnink opened the public hearing at 8:25 and closed it at the same time, finding no comments.
4 DUANE GUNNINK ENTERTAINS A MOTION: A. Paarlberg made a motion to recommend approval of the rezoning request to the Township Board. J. Masefield supported the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: C. VanLaan aye, A. Paarlberg aye, D. Gunnink aye, T. Bradshaw aye, J. Masefield aye. Motion Carried. D. Koopmans rejoined the meeting at 8:30. B. Election of Officers for 2017 D. Gunnink opened the floor to nominations for Chairman. T. Bradshaw nominated D. Gunnink for Chairman. A. Paarlberg made a motion to close the nominations for Chairman. The motion was supported by D. Koopmans. Voice vote all ayes. D. Koopmans supported the motion of D. Gunnink for Chairman. D. Gunnink opened the floor to nominations for Vice Chairman. C. VanLaan nominated A. Paarlberg for Vice Chairman. D. Koopmans supported the motion of A. Paarlberg for Vice Chairman. D. Gunnink opened the floor to nominations for Secretary. D. Koopmans nominated C. VanLaaan for Secretary. T. Bradshaw made a motion to close the nominations for Secretary. A. Paarlberg supported. Voice vote all ayes. T. Bradshaw supported the motion of C. VanLaan for Secretary. C. Annual Report for 2016 D. Koopmans made a motion to recommend approval of the Annual Report and to send it on to the Township Board. A. Paarlberg supported the motion. D. Proposed Meeting Dates for 2017 No action taken. 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS (EXTENDED UP TO 5 MINUTES) D. Gunnink opened the floor to public comment at 8:43 and closed it at the same time, finding no comment.
5 9. COMMISSIONER S COMMENTS 10. ADJOURNMENT D. Gunnink thanked everyone. He commented that there are always concerns with drainage, and we don t want to rush through those and approve something that won t work. D. Koopmans made a motion to adjourn. Motion was supported by T. Bradshaw. VOICE VOTE all ayes Meeting adjourned at 8:44 p.m. CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Respectfully submitted, Angela Burnside Planning Assistant Carol VanLaan, Secretary Approved: February 6, 2017