Planning Commission Minutes

CITY OF GRANDVILLE
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
MARCH 3, 2004

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Poll, in the Council Chambers at 7:02 p.m.

PRESENT :
Jodie Sherman, Dave Zondervan, Bob Poll, Craig Nicely, Steve Maas and William Timmer

ABSENT :
Virgil Leatherman

ALSO PRESENT :
Ken Krombeen, City Manager
Dan Johnson, Assistant City Manager
Debby Descheneau, Personnel Assistant

Motion by Sherman , seconded by Maas to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed unanimously.

Motion by Maas, seconded by Sherman , to approve the minutes of the February 4, 2004 meeting as presented. The motion passed unanimously.

PUBLIC HEARING

1. Chairman Poll opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. to receive public comment on Rezoning of the property located at 4600 Ivanrest Avenue from RR, Rural Residential to C-1, Commercial Neighborhood. Dan noted the applicant intends to add two small portions of the property to the south to the property at 4600 Ivanrest in order to meet the minimum lot size requirements for C-1 Zoning.

Chairman Poll asked if there was anyone in the audience who would like to speak to the issues of Rezoning 4600 Ivanrest Avenue .

Ralph Allen, rezoning applicant – 5349 Pine Slope Drive SW , Grandville MI 49418 – came before the Planning Commission to note that his use for the property is to move his cookware store, currently in the Rivertown Crossings Mall, to this site. He noted that Master Plan Designation for this site is I-3; however he feels that the properties surrounding him, and their uses, are transforming the area to more of a retail feel.

Chairman Poll asked if there was anyone else in the audience who would like to speak to the issues of Rezoning 4600 Ivanrest Avenue . There was no more public comment to be made.

Motion by Timmer, supported by Maas to close the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.

Chairman Poll asked if there were any questions or comments to be made by Planning Commissioners.

Chairman Poll asked the applicant what their intentions were for the house currently on the property. Mr. Allen informed the Planning Commissioners that he intends to use the house as is for the cookware store.

Steve Maas asked Mr. Allen when he had purchased the property. Mr. Allen stated he purchased the property in September of 2003.

Steve Maas asked Mr. Allen if he had intentions of buying more property. Mr. Allen stated that he may possibly purchase land from the DeHaan’s if necessary in the future.

Steve Maas asked if the property would be able to meet parking requirements. Dan noted that it was too early in the process to know for sure.

Chairman Poll noted that at the time the Master Plan was put into place the Jade Pig property was not in place, and the intent was to have everything south of Century Center as I-3.

Nicely asked what is the Wyoming Master Plan south of the city line on either side of Ivanrest, current zoning and/or Master Plan designations? Dan stated he would research the area and get back to the Planning Commission.

Maas asked why the applicant would leave their current location in the Rivertown Crossings Mall. Mr. Allen noted that the mall is attracting a younger crowd, who is not looking to purchase cookware. Also the applicant would like to hold cooking classes and feels the Ivanrest property is more conducive to doing so.

T he Planning Commissioners discussed the idea of tabling the request until more research into the Master Plans of both Grandville and the surrounding Wyoming boarder could be done. Mr. Allen stated that he understands this is a dramatic change from what the Master Plan had allowed for and supports the Planning Commission wanting to make a sound judgment.

Motion by Nicely, supported by Zondervan to table the rezoning request for 4600 Ivanrest Avenue. The motion passed unanimously.

2. Chairman Poll opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. to receive public comment on Zoning Ordinance Amendments. Dan reviewed changes being proposed to the sections pertaining to walls and fences; temporary permits, seasonal outdoor sales of agricultural products; special land uses; sales of vehicles on residential lots; and signs on baseball field fences.

Chairman Poll asked if there was anyone in the audience who would like to speak to the issues of Zoning Ordinance Amendments. There was no public comment to be made.

Motion by Maas, supported by Sherman to close the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.

Chairman Poll asked if there were any questions or comments to be made by Planning Commissioners.

Motion by Nicely, supported by Zondervan to recommend the Zoning Ordinance Amendments onto the City Council for approval. The motion passed unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS

1. Discussion – Zoning Ordinance Language

Accessory Buildings:

All Planning Commissioners were in agreement of expanding the overall required size of accessory buildings. The question then was, how much?

T here was discussion on set backs being required for attached and detached garages to assure accessory buildings remain esthetically pleasing and not too large.

After much discussion the Planning Commissioners agreed that creating draft language stating both attached and detached accessory buildings could not exceed 1080 square feet per lot.

Building Heights :

Nicely mentioned that the Wilson/28th Street/Chicago Drive intersection along with the Barry/White Street area are good options for this type of increased building height to create a more mixed use.

Dan will talk with Beckett & Raeder, consultants for the DDA Master Plan Project, about their perception on building heights in the Downtown area.

PUBLIC COMMENT

1. Chairman Poll asked if there were any public comments to be made. There were none.

OTHER BUSINESS

Chairman Poll asked if there was any other business to discuss. Dan Johnson asked the Commissioners if they would be in town for the April meeting, which falls during spring break. There will be quorum.

Motion by Zondervan, supported by Nicely to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.

Debby Descheneau
Recording Secretary

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