Notice- Public Hearing & Zoom Instructions for 2-25-2021

NOTICE TO NEWSPAPER

 

 

            Please publish the following notice on or before February 7, 2021

           

            Please return one copy to Laura A. Eisele, Handy Township Clerk, P.O. Box 189, Fowlerville, MI 48836, immediately after publication. 

 

Forward proof of publication and bill to Laura A. Eisele, Handy Township Clerk, 135 N. Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 189, Fowlerville, MI 48836.

 

TO THE RESIDENTS OF HANDY TOWNSHIP

 

PLEASE BE NOTIFIED THAT THE HANDY TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT AN ELECTRONIC MEETING ON FEBRUARY 25, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. ON POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE HANDY TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP AS FOLLOWS:

 

REZONING OF PROPERTY FROM RB, RESIDENTIAL B DISTRICT TO RA, RESIDENTIAL A DISTRICT

 

  1. Rezoning      of property located in the NE and SE Corners of Section 11 and NE Corner      of Section 14 set forth below from RB, Residential B District to RA,      Residential A:
    1. 7155       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-052
    2. 7133       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-053
    3. 7179       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-038
    4. 7167       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-039
    5. 7111       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-002
    6. 7071       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-046
    7. 7061       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-047
    8. 7099       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-044
    9. 7087       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-045
    10. 7035       Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-024
    11. Grand       River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-036
    12. 4095       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-023
    13. 4083       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-022
    14. 4079       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-021
    15. 4057       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-020
    16. 4011       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-019
    17. 4975       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-011
    18. 7115 W       Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-010
    19. W       Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-019
    20. 4849       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-020
    21. 4849       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-023
    22. 4811       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-005
    23. 4801       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-004
    24. 7281       Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-021
    25. 7329 W       Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-018
    26. 7377       Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-017
    27. 7025       Green Valley Alley; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-009
  1.                                                               i.      This includes all 53 parcels located within the Emerald Estates 201 Subdivision
    1. Brower       Road; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-015
    2. 3971       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-009
    3. Cemetery;       Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-008
    4. 3901       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-011
    5. 3865       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-010
    6. Cemetery;       Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-025
    7. Cemetery;       Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-026
    8. 3797       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-027
    9. 3747       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-017
    10. 3771       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-018
    11. 3689       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-019

mm. 3705 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-020

    1. 3723       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-021
    2. 3509       Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-028
    3. Van       Riper; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-029

 

  1. Rezoning      of property located in the NE Corner of Section 11 set forth below from      RB, Residential B District to SP Special Purpose District:
    1.  W Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-012
    2.  W Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-013

 

  1. Zoning      text amendment to create an SP – Special Purpose Zoning District with      regulations and permitted uses, to provide adequate land resources for the      purposes of administering and performing necessary and important public      services by the Township and other public or quasi-public institutions and      offices as follows:

 

CHAPTER 22

SP - SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT

 

                              

 

 

SECTION 22.1          INTENT

 

It is the intent of the Special Purpose (SP) District to provide adequate land resources for the purposes of administering and performing necessary and important public services by the Township of Handy and other public  or quasi-public institutions offices. Lands within this district are intended solely for public and quasi-public buildings and uses and it is intended that no land will be placed within this district until such land falls under public or quasi-public ownership.

 

SECTION 22.2          PERMITTED USES

 

Uses Permitted By Right:

 

  1. Public conservation areas, parks, game refuges, and similar uses.

 

  1. Public schools.

 

  1. Administrative offices and maintenance buildings of municipal corporations such as but not limited to Livingston County, the State of Michigan or the United States of America.

 

  1. Municipal water supply and treatment facilities.

 

  1. Municipal fire, police and other public safety facilities.

 

  1. Municipal sewage disposal and treatment facilities.

 

  1. Municipally owned and maintained cemeteries and/or mausoleums.

 

 

SECTION 22.3          SPECIAL USES

 

No land and/or buildings in the    SP District shall be used, except for the following purposes when approved in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 16.

 

  1. Public excavation operations.

 

  1. Public communication towers on land owned by Handy Township.

 

  1. Public and Quasi-Public utilities and accessory buildings associated with electric, gas, cable, etc.

     

 


SECTION 22.4               SITE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS

 

All  Permitted  Uses  and  Special  Uses  are  subject  to  the  following Site Development Requirements

 

  1. Site Plan Review is required for all Special Uses in accordance with Chapter 15, Section 15.1.

 

  1. Parking is required in accordance with Chapter 15, Section 15.2.

 

  1. Signs are permitted in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 15, Section 15.3.

 

  1. Setbacks, height, area, and lot dimension requirements shall be met as noted on the chart in District Regulations, Chapter 15.

 

Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Act 267 of 1976, the Township gives notice of the following:

 

            1.         Reason for Electronic Meeting.  The Planning Commission is holding this meeting by electronic means only because of the gathering restrictions set forth in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Epidemic Order.   

 

2.         Procedures.  The public may participate in the meetings and may make public comment electronically by video/telephone using the following method: 

Join Zoom Meeting By Video
https://zoom.us/j/97794185192

Or Dial In By Telephone

(312) 626-6799

Meeting ID: 977 9418 5192

Password: 262294

 

3.         Contact Information.  For those people who desire to contact members of the
Planning Commission to provide input or ask questions on the business that will come before the public body at the meeting, please contact Laura Eisele, Handy Township Clerk at 135 N. Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 189, Fowlerville, MI 48836 before four o’clock P.M. the day prior to the meeting.

 

4.         Persons with Disabilities.  Persons with disabilities may participate in the meeting through the methods set forth in paragraph 2.  Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services in order to attend electronically should notify Laura Eisele, Township Clerk, at (517) 223-3228 within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.

 

Dated:  January _21_, 2021                            CATHY ELLIOT

Handy Township Planning Commission Secretary

135 N. Grand Ave, Fowlerville, MI 48836