Minutes: May 28th, 2003

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CATAWBA ISLAND TOWNSHIP ZONING COMMISSION WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRPERSON PATTI PIACENTINO ON MAY 28, 2003 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM. PRESENT WERE PATTI PIACENTINO, STAN MCCUMBER AND DAVE DRUSBACKY, PAT CERNY, PETE WEIMER, BILL VANDERGIESSEN, PETE WENNES, BOB SCHROEDER, BRENDA BOUSLIMAN, COLETTA WALLS AND BOB SNYDER.

THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL MEETING WERE READ AS RECEIVED. DAVE DRUSBACKY MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AND STAN MCCUMBER SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL VOTED AYE. PAT CERNY STATED THAT AN OUTLINE OF THE PUD REQUEST FROM DAVENPORT IS ATTACHED TO THEIR MINUTES.

CASE #7536, LOST LAKE DEVELOPMENT, LLC, REQUESTS A REZONING FROM THE R-4 DISTRICT TO THE R-E DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A P.U.D. THE OTTAWA COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THE REQUEST. ALL MEMBERS HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER FROM REGIONAL.

BOB SNYDER STATED THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN ANOTHER SITE PLAN THAT IS FROM THE ACTUAL PLAT INSTEAD OF THE TAX MAP. THERE WAS A QUESTION FROM TOM COROGIN IN REGARD TO A PORTION OF HIS PROPERTY THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAX MAP PLAT BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE SITE PLAN, SO MR. COROGIN DOES NOT HAVE TO WORRY. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS CORRECT AND IT TAKES THAT PART OUT OF THE REZONING REQUEST.

DAVE DRUSBACKY STATED HE COULD NOT REMEMBER THIS BEING HIGH DENSITY. BOB SNYDER STATED THE PROPERTY IS ZONED R-4 AND THAT IS HIGH DENSITY. 85 ACRES ARE USUABLE. THEY COULD PUT 450 CONDO UNITS THERE BUT THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 185. HE HAS TO REZONE TO GO TO A P.U.D. THERE WILL BE TOWN HOMES WITH ZERO LOT LINE.

DAVE DRUSBACKY MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT REQUEST 7536 TO REZONE FROM THE R-4 TO THE R-E DISTRICT AS SUBMITTED. STAN MCCUMBER SECOND THE MOTION. DAVE DRUSBACKY, AYE; STAN MCCUMBER, AYE; PATTI PIACENTINO, AYE.

PATTI PIACENTINO REQUESTS THAT THE CATAWBA ISLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINT A REPLACEMENT FOR JOHN ROGERS AND HE BE NOTIFIED THAT DUE TO HIS WORK SCHEDULE, HE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

DAVE MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND STAN SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL VOTED AYE.