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
- 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:
- 7155 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-052
- 7133 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-053
- 7179 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-038
- 7167 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-039
- 7111 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-002
- 7071 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-046
- 7061 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-047
- 7099 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-044
- 7087 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-045
- 7035 Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-024
- Grand River; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-036
- 4095 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-023
- 4083 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-022
- 4079 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-021
- 4057 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-020
- 4011 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-400-019
- 4975 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-011
- 7115 W Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-010
- W Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-019
- 4849 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-020
- 4849 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-023
- 4811 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-005
- 4801 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-004
- 7281 Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-021
- 7329 W Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-018
- 7377 Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-017
- 7025 Green Valley Alley; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-009
- i. This includes all 53 parcels located within the Emerald Estates 201 Subdivision
- Brower Road; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-015
- 3971 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-009
- Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-008
- 3901 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-011
- 3865 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-010
- Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-025
- Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-026
- 3797 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-027
- 3747 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-017
- 3771 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-018
- 3689 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-019
mm. 3705 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-020
- 3723 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-021
- 3509 Cemetery; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-028
- Van Riper; Parcel ID: 4705-14-200-029
- Rezoning of property located in the NE Corner of Section 11 set forth below from RB, Residential B District to SP Special Purpose District:
- W Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-012
- W Sharpe; Parcel ID: 4705-11-200-013
- 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:
- Public conservation areas, parks, game refuges, and similar uses.
- Public schools.
- 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.
- Municipal water supply and treatment facilities.
- Municipal fire, police and other public safety facilities.
- Municipal sewage disposal and treatment facilities.
- 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.
- Public excavation operations.
- Public communication towers on land owned by Handy Township.
- 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
- Site Plan Review is required for all Special Uses in accordance with Chapter 15, Section 15.1.
- Parking is required in accordance with Chapter 15, Section 15.2.
- Signs are permitted in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 15, Section 15.3.
- 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