CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF VIENNA

PLANNING COMMISSION

 

TO:    Vernon Curtis, Dale Frappier, Scott Preseau, James Schweitzer, Lee Garner, Arthur

              Sauve, Ben Ranger.

cc:       Anthony McKerchie, Richard Scott, Paul Luttenbacher, Mark Corba, Kathy Ridley,

             Michael Zinn, Peter Doerr.

 

        

PRESENT: Vernon Curtis, James Schweitzer, Lee Garner, Arthur Sauve, Scott Preseau, Ben

                      Ranger, Robert Palmer, Beverley Williams.

 

ABSENT:    Dale Frappier.

 

PREVIOUS MINUTES:    May 14, 2001.  Moved by Schweitzer, seconded by Preseau to

                                             accept previous minutes as presented.

                                             Motion carried.

 

COMMUNICATIONS:    A special meeting was set for July 23, 2001, at 5:30 P. M. to meet with

                                           Vilican & Leman to go over the new master plan

                                               

NEW BUSINESS: 

 

Item 1.    Election:  Moved by Schweitzer, seconded by Garner to nominate Arthur Sauve for the

                position of secretary.  Moved by Schweitzer, seconded by Preseau that nominations be

                closed.

                Motion carried.

 

Item 2.   Public hearing for Sean Keenan, Nextel, for a Wireless Telecommunications Tower.

          

         A.  Secretary Sauve read publication notice.

        

         B.  Mr. Keenan stated they are currently located on an existing tower at Wilson and I-75

              and are also proposing to locate on an existing tower at Farrand Road and I-75.

 

         C.  Meeting opened to the audience:

 

               1.  Thomas Cagney, 9451 N. Webster Road, operator of Cagney Airport,

                     objected to the tower because he thinks someone will hit it  because it is too

                     close to the airport.  Mr. Cagney cited the Tall Structures Act 259 of 1959,

                     Section 259.482.   Mr. Cagney stated that he is especially concerned about

                    ultralight  pilots who are not required to have a pilot’s license.

              

               2.  Gerald Totten, 5346 W. Frances Road, questioned if the access will be

                    gated.  Mr. Keenan stated that it will have chain link fence with barbed

                     wire at the top, and the Frances Road access will be gated and locked.

        

        

 

 

         D.  After considerable discussion, it was moved by Preseau and  seconded by

               Schweitzer to table this until the next meeting so more research can be done.

 

         Roll Call Vote:  Yeas—Garner, Sauve, Preseau, Schweitzer, Ranger, Curtis.

                                     Nays—None.  Motion carried.

                                       

Item 3.    Holly Hawley, Hawley Properties—Site Plan Review application to construct storage

                lockers and an caretaker’s office.

 

         A.  Ms Hawley and Lee DeBaeke were present requesting site plan approval for

              construction of storage lockers and a caretaker’s office at 3445 W. Vienna Road

               (Clio Carwash Express).

 

         B.  Moved by Garner, seconded by Preseau that site plan for Hawley Properties for

              storage lockers and caretaker’s office be approved.

 

               Moved by Garner, seconded by Preseau to amend motion that site plan approval be given to

               Hawley Properties subject to a rear yard setback variance being granted by

               the Board of  Appeals, and the dumpster location be noted on the site plan.

 

         Vote on the amendment:  Yeas—Preseau, Schweitzer, Garner, Sauve, Ranger, Curtis.

                                                     Nays—None.  Motion carries.

 

         Vote on the motion:  Yeas—Preseau, Schweitzer, Garner, Sauve, Ranger, Curtis.

                                             Nays—None.  Motion carries.

 

Item 4.   Moved by Sauve, seconded by Schweitzer to adjourn.

               Motion carries.

 

Arthur Sauve, Secretary

Vienna Township Planning Commission

 

AS:bw

 

 

****  NOTICE: The next meeting will be held on Monday, June 25, 2001, at

       7:30 P. M.