Public Hearing Jan 7, 2025 At 6:00pm – Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS

PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF SANDSTONE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public meeting of the Sandstone Township Planning Commission will be held at the Sandstone Township Hall, on Tuesday, JANUARY 7, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Sandstone Township Office, 7940 County Farm Road, Parma, Michigan, 49269. During this meeting, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to obtain public input and consider the following request. The following is only a summary of the requests; full drafts of the documents can be viewed at the Township offices.

Agenda items:

• Amendment to Article 5 General Provisions to include a new section:
• 5.20 Minimum Design Standards for Commercial Districts C-1 and C-2 in order to encourage an appearance harmonious with adjacent uses and rural nature of the Township. 
• Amendment to Article 5 General Provisions Section 5.2 Landscaping, Greenbelts, and Screening
• Changes to sections 5.2.1, 5.2.3, 5.2.7 including plant types and sizes, scale, irrigation requirements, and parking lot landscaping for Zones C-1 and C-2. 

A full text of the ordinance amendments may be examined at the Sandstone Township Offices, by interested persons, during office hours, weekdays, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Any person having interest in said public hearing or their duly appointed representatives shall there and then be heard at the above described meetings or adjournment thereof relative to any matters that should come before the Planning Commission.

Sandstone Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) day notice to Sandstone Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact Sandstone Township by writing or calling the Sandstone Township Clerk at 517-784-4712.

Written comments regarding the zoning amendments should be directed to the Sandstone Township Clerk at the Township Hall, located at 7940 County Farm Road, Parma, Michigan, 49269.

                                                                          Kimberly M. Britten, Clerk                                                                           Sandstone Charter Township