NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
OF THE
LATETON TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION
Please take notice that the Laketon Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Laketon Township Zoning Ordinance, said proposed amendments follow:
Section 2.05: Adding the definition of “driveway”
Section 3.08: Clarifying the conditions under which land can be cleared
Section 3.09: Increasing the amount of soil that may be added or removed from a parcel before a special land use permit is required.
Section 3.18: Clarifying regulations for accessory structures
Section 3.20 (H) & (J): Clarifying fence regulations
Section 3.25 (f) (10): Deleting reference to driveways
Section 6.04 (A): Delete the maximum lot size limitation
Section 10.03 (J): Delete this section entirely.
Section 17.05 (EE): Repealing & replacing the Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS) regulations and providing for residential applications.
Section 17.4: Add a requirement for “statement of findings” (This is a State Zoning Enabling Act requirement).
Section 20.05 (B) (3): Delete “the modified language shall be referred back to the Planning Commission for additional comment” (This is a State Zoning Enabling Act requirement).
Section 20.08 (b): Change “misdemeanor” to “municipal civil infraction”
The proposed amendments to the Laketon Township Zoning Ordinance shall be given effect upon adoption by the Township Board of Trustees.
The public hearing will be held at the Laketon Township Hall, 2735 W. Giles Rd, Muskegon, MI 49445 on Tuesday March 16, 2010 at 6:00 PM.
The present use map of the Township may be examined at the Township Hall, during business hours 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday thru Friday, together with the entire text of the Zoning Ordinance and the proposed amendments.
LAKETON TOWNSHIP
PLANNING COMMISSION
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Richard A. Grenell, Zoning Administrator .
Publish: Saturday February 27, 2010