Planning Commission Minutes
CITY OF GRANDVILLE
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
JULY 10, 2002
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Zondervan in the
Council Chambers at 7:02 p.m.
PRESENT: Dave Zondervan, Bob Poll, William Timmer, Steve Maas,
and Craig Nicely.
ALSO PRESENT: Dan Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Ken Krombeen, City Manager
Debby Descheneau, Personnel Assistant
Motion by Nicely, seconded by Timmer, to approve the agenda with
the New Business coming before the Old Business as presented. The
motion passed.
Motion by Nicely, seconded by Timmer, to approve the minutes of
the June 5, 2002 meeting as presented. The motion passed
unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Chairman Zondervan opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. to
receive public comment on a proposed Special Land Use for property
located on the Northwest corner of Rivertown Parkway and Potomac
Avenue for the establishment of a standard restaurant per Sec.
8-2.D.1 of the Zoning Ordinance.
No public comment was received.
Motion by Nicely, seconded by Mass, to close the public hearing
at 7:13 p.m. The motion passed.
NEW BUSINESS
- Special Land Use and Site Plan Review – 4499 Potomac Avenue –
Olive Garden
Dan Johnson reviewed the special land use comments for the site.
It appears that the Special Land Use standards have been met.
Larry Swick spoke on behalf of Darden Restaurants and Olive
Garden.
Motion by Mass, supported by Poll to approve the special land
use. The motion was approved unanimously.
Dan Johnson reviewed the site plan comments. The site plan
appears to be in good order and the only conditions recommended were
for separate sign permits and final approval subject to DPW and
engineer approval.
Motion by Nicely, supported by Poll to accept into record the
letters by Mark Harmsen and Arlene Faber. Motion was approved.
The Planning Commission had some lengthy discussion on the letter
from Mr. Harmsen. Poll was concerned about the access to Rivertown
Center and the future development of the portions of Lot #7 that
front 44th Street. There was some discussion as to holding approval
of Olive Garden until those two issues are resolved. Dan Johnson
recommended to approve the site plan for Olive Garden as the issue
was not with Olive Garden, but with General Growth, the owners of
the plat. The plat has not received its final approval from the City
Council. There is the opportunity to discuss these items with the
Council before this final plat approval is considered.
Motion by Mass, supported by Nicely, CARRIED 4-1 (Poll opposed)
to approve the site plan with conditions: 1) Separate sign permit
required for site signage and 2) Final utility connections are
subject to Department of Public Works and City Engineer approval.
2. Site Plan Review – 3308 Chicago Drive – Desser Building
Dan reviewed the site plan comments and discussed the size of the
expansion, parking, landscaping, variances and other issues.
Zondervan questioned what the addition would be used for.
Joe Grochowalski, architect for the Desser Building explained the
addition would be used for both office space and commercial uses.
Motion by Poll, supported by Nicely, CARRIED unanimously, to
approve the site plan with corrections: 1) Utility connections
subject to Department of Public Works and City Engineer approval; 2)
Separate sign permit required for site signage; 3) Landscaping shall
be required as shown on the landscaping islands when determined
necessary by the city; 4) The asphalt islands along Chicago Drive
shall be converted to landscaping islands when determined necessary
by the city; 5) Sidewalks shall be installed when determined
necessary by the city; and 6) Site plans shall be corrected for
landscaping, zoning labels and property description for staff
review.
OLD BUSINESS
1. The Planning Commission continued discussion on "casual
restaurant" language for the C-1 and C-5 districts. There was
general discussion on distances from residential properties, number
of seats in a dining area, carpet in a dining area and other items.
Dave Smith representing JDN made some comments on some of the
items the Planning Commission was considering. He was concerned
about the maximum lot coverage and gave some suggestions on how to
handle dining areas and drive-throughs.
Motion by Nicely supported by Poll to set a Public Hearing for
the August 7, 2002 meeting at 7:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
- Chairperson Zondervan asked if there was any public comments
to be made. There were none.
OTHER BUSINESS
- Election of Officers 2002 - 2003 year.
Motion by Nicely, supported by Timmer, to award Chairman to Bob
Poll. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Poll, supported by Mass, to award Vice Chairman to
Craig Nicely. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Poll, supported by Mass, to award Secretary to Bill
Timmer. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Mass, seconded by Poll to excuse Joe Valicevic and
Virgil Leatherman. The motion passed.
Motion by Mass, seconded by Nicely to adjourn. The motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Debby Descheneau
Recording Secretary
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