GOLDEN TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION
MARCH 27, 2001
MINUTES

7:30 PM MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PRESENT: CARL FUEHRING, HELEN LEFLER, STEVE MARCINIAK,
LEO TERRYN. ANITA FOSTER- LATE

ABSENT: AVERY WILSON

MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2001 MEETING WERE APPROVED ON A
MOTION BY CARL AND SUPPORTED BY STEVE. ALL AYE. MOTION PASSED.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REQUEST FROM JAKS SELF STORAGE LLC TO DETERMINATION OF A SIMILAR USE BETWEEN A COMMERCIAL STORAGE AND GRAIN ELEVATOR STORAGE AND A SPECIAL USE FOR COMMERCIAL STORAGE IN THE AR ZONE AT TYLER AND 34TH AVE, MEARS.

JAKS GAVE THEIR PRESENTATION. THERE WERE NO PROS OR CONS VOICED ON THIS MATTER. IT WAS ASKED IF SELF STORAGE UNITS QUALIFY
AS A SIMILAR USE TO STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AS GRAIN ELEVATOR UNDER SECTION 9.3 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SIMILAR USE ON A MOTION BY STEVE AND SUPPORTED BY CARL, ALL AYE MOTION PASSED.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR SPECIAL USE RE: JAKS SELF STORAGE LLC AT TAYLOR AND 34TH AVE.

PRESENTATION BY DAN SCHOLTEN, PETITIONER. THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDENCE REGUARDING THIS MATTER.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

KEITH (?)- PRO

DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGUARDING A TREED BERM AS A BUFFER FOR PROPOSED OUTDOOR STORAGE AND A FENCE. 10< BLOCK WALL ACROSS THE BACK ALL TO BE SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN, ALSO ASPHALT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PHASES.

MOTION BY CARL TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE, SUBJECT TO SITE PLAN PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL. STEVE SUPPORTED THE MOTION, ALL AYE, MOTION PASSED.

OLD BUSINESS: CAMPING AND RV USES TO BE SUBJECT AT PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 24, 2001.

NEW BUSINESS:

MAC WOODS WOULD LIKE TO ADD A 28'X48' ROOFED STRUCTURE TO HIS DUNE RIDES TO GIVE HIM AN AREA TO PUT TRACTORS.

CARL MOTIONED TO APPROVE HIS SITE PLAN, ANITA SUPPORTED THE MOTION. ALL AYE MOTION PASSED.

MEETING ADJOURNED ON A MOTION BY STEVE AND SUPPORTED BY CARL
AT 8:45 PM.