Planning Commission Minutes
CITY OF GRANDVILLE
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
May 7, 2003
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Poll, in the Council
Chambers at 7:02 p.m.
PRESENT: Jodie Sherman, Virgil Leatherman, Craig Nicely, Bob
Poll, Dave Zondervan and Steve Maas.
ABSENT: William Timmer
ALSO PRESENT: Dan Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Ken Krombeen, City Manager
Debby Descheneau, Personnel Assistant
Motion by Maas, seconded by Sherman, to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Zondervan, seconded by Sherman, to approve the minutes
of the April 2, 2003 meeting as presented. The motion passed
unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
- Site Plan Review – Hope CRC
Dan reviewed the Planning Commissions discussion from the April
meeting, which required Hope CRC to resubmit their plans with
revised building elevations. Hope CRC’s new plans presented this
month show a building that is mainly vinyl sided.
Roger Deyoung, Chairman - 359 Whitefield Court – came before the
Planning Commission to present new plans for the building elevation
and to answer any questions the Commissioners may have.
Nicely thanked the applicant for addressing the Commissioners
concerns.
Motion by Zondervan, supported by Leatherman to approve the site
plan. The motion passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
- Site Plan Review – Grandville Bible Church
Dan reviewed the site plan comments for Grandville Bible Church,
who is proposing a 7,000 square foot addition to their main
building. The old building has been torn down and that area will be
replaced with green space.
David Pray of Decker Construction – 4345 44th Street, Grand
Rapids – came before the Planning Commission to answer any question
the Commissioners may have.
Sherman asked if the new roof would match the old roof and if the
color scheme was consistent.
David Pray informed the Commissioners that the new roof will be
the same color, but not the same material, the new roof will be
metal. The color of the existing building and the addition will
remain consistent with a creamy white color.
Nicely was concerned about the appearance of the heating/cooling
unit and suggested added landscaping and/or a screen to that area.
Nicely also inquired about the existing metal panels matching the
new panels.
David Pray confirmed that the new panels would match the existing
creamy white color panels.
Motion by Zondervan, supported by Nicely to approve the site plan
with the following conditions: 1) final utility connections are
subject to Department of Public Works and City Engineer approval 2)
Screening of heating and cooling units with landscaping. The motion
passed unanimously.
2. Site Plan Review – Grand Pointe PUD
Dan Johnson reviewed the site plan comments for the construction
of the final building into the PUD, which is a 17,000 square foot
commercial building. Dan encouraged the Planning Commissioners to
review the appearance of the building as it differs from the
previously proposed building, but does fit into the scheme of the
PUD as a whole.
Jeff Smith of S.E. Spohn Construction – 5084 Exchange Drive,
Flint, MI 48507 – came before the planning commission to review the
construction project and the anticipated final look of the building.
Jeff also mentioned that there was approximately 3/4th of an acre
next to the proposed property that may be picked up and made into
one large development, but not one large building. Jeff mentioned
that the building sizes would not exceed the 25,000 square foot
limit. If the 3/4th acre was purchased, Jeff inquired about the
right in/right out only drive that would be granted if the land was
not made part of the PUD and the possibility of having the same
arrangements if the land was part of the PUD.
Chairman Poll asked how the additional land purchase would affect
the proposed building. Jeff Smith informed him that the proposed
building would be larger and another building would be added.
A majority of the Commissioners feel that adding the additional
land to the PUD is acceptable but a new curb cut is not desirable.
Jeff Smith asked if a traffic analysis could be done to determine
the possibilities of a right in/right out curb cut working in that
area. He was informed that traffic engineers could not determine
curb cuts.
Nicely suggested the width of the sidewalks be 8 – 10 foot
because it is a multi-functional shopping mall that would have a lot
of walkers. If the bumpers of cars are hanging over the sidewalk it
takes away from walking space between the parking and building.
Nicely also suggested that the two stone headers on the north,
east and south sides be extended to the west elevation.
It was agreed that landscaping would be put on hold until July
31, 2003 to allow the possible addition of the adjacent vacant land.
Motion by Leatherman, supported by Sherman to approve the site
plan with the following conditions 1) Separate sign permit required
for site signage, 2) final utility connections subject to Department
of Public Works and City Engineer approval 3) lighting will be
consistent with the remainder of site 4) two horizontal headers on
west elevation 5) 4 foot sidewalks on the west (back) and 8 foot
sidewalks on the east (front). The motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT
- Chairman Poll asked if there were any public comments to be
made. There were none.
OTHER BUSINESS
- Zoning Ordinance – Annual Review
Dan informed the Planning Commissioners that it was time to
review the Zoning Ordinance for any items that need to be discussed
for additions, deletions or modifications. The comments made by the
Commissioners will be presented at next months meeting so discussion
can start to take place.
Chairman Poll mentioned parking at restaurants in Grandville and
that the requirements should be looked at to require more parking.
Dan will review the parking comparables obtained previously from
surrounding cities and follow up with the Commissioners next month.
Nicely suggested we review how we group and classify the
ordinances.
Ken mentioned that the DDA was meeting the next day and that they
will be looking at the downtown zoning district and that the
Planning Commission and the DDA will need to work together to create
a nicer downtown Grandville.
Motion by Maas, supported by Zondervan to adjourn. The motion
passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m.
Debby Descheneau
Recording Secretary
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