WATERTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP
12803 S. Wacousta Road, Grand Ledge, MI 48837
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING
I. Call to Order - Pledge of Allegiance - Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call Richard Turcotte - present
Janice Thelen - present
Thomas Hineline - present
George Schriver - absent
Also present was Richard Trent, Planning Director
II. Communications Received - None
III. Agenda Approval
MOTION by HINELINE and seconded by THELEN to approve the agenda as presented.
MOTION passed unanimously.
IV. Public Comment - Non Agenda Items - None
MOTION by HINELINE and seconded by TURCOTTE to approve the minutes as amended.
VI. Advertised Public Hearings – None
VII. Unfinished Business
A. Review of AMENDED Bylaws
Committee members review each page of the Bylaws and made changes as each page was reviewed
Pg 1. Remove underline of Act 110, P.A. of 2006. Michigan Zoning Enabling Act.
Pg. 5 Remove parenthesis and add delegation of duties statement from page 7.
Pg. 6 Remove parenthesis wording and add delegation of duties statement for page 7.
Pg. 8 Remove underline from “Open meetings act and Michigan Zoning Enabling Act PA 110 of 2006.
Members agreed to accept the results of Trent’s research on this
topic. Consistency throughout the By-laws was requested.
Pg. 23 Last paragraph, remove semi-colons and colons and replace them with commas
Pg. 30 Change “addition time” to additional time”
Pg. 31 Insert “not” into the sentence so it reads 22 days or NOT more.
Pg.38 Change to read: The annual report will be prepared under the direction of the Chairperson and presented at the earliest meeting of the calendar year. The annual report will be approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals and present in written form to the Township Board of Trustees
Last paragraph change April to July
Hard copies of the revised By-laws need to be sent out to all
members.
VII. Unfinished Business - None
VIII. Committee Reports
A. Planning and Zoning Staff Report – October 2006
B. Assistant’s Report – October 2006
C. DeWitt Charter Township - Known Future Projects (Airport Road Corridor) – October 2006.
IX. Comments and Questions from Audience, Staff and Commissioners –None
X. Adjournment
MOTION by TURCOTTE and seconded by HINELINE to adjourn the meeting.
Passed unanimously
Meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m.
Date approved:
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Richard Turcotte, Chair George Schriver, Secretary