BRADY TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

A regular meeting of the Brady Township Planning Commission was held on September 20, 2007 commencing at 7:30 p.m.

Members present: Chairman Gary Miller

                              Todd Weddon

                              Ed Haberle

                              Jan Becker

                              Mike Henderson

                              Randy Smith

Absent: Kathy Guthrie.                                                                                                   

Also attending: Brady Township Supervisor Lee Philport.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Ed Haberle made a motion to approve the minutes of May 17, 2007 as published. Jan Becker supported, and the motion was carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS: Dock Lengths

 There was a request from the Township Board to change the maximum length of a dock from 100’ to 200’. Township Attorney Craig Rolfe advised in correspondence that the DNR sets and enforces the dock lengths. Supervisor Lee Philport reported on dock length information he has gathered from several neighboring townships in Kalamazoo County and compared these to the Brady Township Ordinance concerning dock length. He stated that he feels our current dock length ordinance is a good one and should not be changed. After much discussion, Todd Weddon made a motion to advise the Brady Township Board that the Planning Commission would like to keep the current ordinance for dock length as it is. Jan Becker supported, and the motion was carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS: Land Use Plan Review

Randy Smith has prepared and distributed to the Planning Commissioners an amended Land Use Plan. He has updated 1990 statistics with 2000 statistics from the US Census Bureau. He has also updated the land use plan with Brady Township developments: the sewer district; the R-5 zoning category; the increase in acreage from 50 acres to 250 acres at the Nazarene Campground. The members of the Planning Commission went over the 24-page document, considering Randy’s changes and adding their own.

Randy agreed to prepare a new proposed text for the Land Use Plan, incorporating all changes made by the Planning Commission members this evening. The Township Attorney will be given a copy to review before the next meeting. The Planning Commission members will again review the proposed text changes at the November meeting. A Public Hearing will be scheduled for public review of the proposed Land Use Plan prior to adoption.

The members of the Planning Commission thanked Randy Smith for all of the work he has done on the Land Use Plan review and preparation.

 REPORTS

Todd Weddon announced that he will be resigning his position on the Planning Commission and that this will be his last meeting.

CITIZEN TIME

None.

Ed Haberle made a motion to adjourn at 10:00 p.m. Jan Becker seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.

The next regular Planning Commission Meeting is scheduled for November 15, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Chairman Gary Miller

Brenda Brock,

Recording Secretary