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6201 West Michigan Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: (734) 822-3135 I Fax: (734) 944-6103
Website: www.pittsfield-mi.gov
Office of the Supervisor
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
| Pittsfield Charter Township Board of Trustees
| THROUGH:
| Mandy Grewal, Township Supervisor
| FROM:
| Benjamin Carlisle, Township Planning Consultant
| DATE:
| May 24, 2023
| SUBJECT:
| Consider the Amended Reed Industrial Consent Judgment (Case No. 00784CZ) to amend use list, increase lot impervious surface, and alter site layout and Authorize the Supervisor and Clerk, subject to Township Attorney approval, to sign this Amended Consent Judgment to be filed by the Clerk's office with the Circuit Court
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| | | | | | | | BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Consider the Amended Reed Industrial Consent Judgment (Case No. 00784CZ) to amend use list, increase lot impervious surface, and alter site layout and Authorize the Supervisor and Clerk, subject to Township Attorney approval, to sign this Amended Consent Judgment to be filed by the Clerk's office with the Circuit Court |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND:
The applicant is seeking approval to amend a court-modified project (parcel ID L -12-35-400-002) for the site located along the northside of Bemis, sandwiched between US-23 and the Huron Valley Women’s Correctional Facility. The site is controlled by Reed Industrial Consent Judgment (Case No. 00-784-CZ). The applicant is seeking to amend the Consent Judgment to:
• Expand the list of permitted and conditional uses.
• Increase lot impervious surface from 25 to 30 percent.
• Alter site layout.
Uses:
Reed Industrial Consent Judgement (Case No. 00-784-CZ) allows the following permitted uses:
a. Business, professional, executive or administrative offices, such as financial institution without drive-in facilities, advertising, real estate, legal, engineering, accounting, insurance corporation, medical, non-profit organizations, and similar uses.
b. Business, professional, executive or administrative offices related to research, development, testing and training activities.
c. Any use which is charged with the principal business function of research, such as scientific, business, industrial research developments, training centers, and testing laboratories.
d. Research oriented and light industrial park uses.
e. The manufacturing, compounding, processing or treatment of such products as medical devices (except syringes).
f. Assembly of merchandise such as electronic or precision instruments, and articles of a similar nature.
g. Light manufacturing industrial uses which by the nature of the materials, equipment and processes utilized are to a considerable extent clean, quiet, and free from any objectionable or dangerous nuisance or hazard. Such uses include the manufacturing of machine vision systems, robotics, automated testing and manufacturing systems, jewelry, musical instruments, sporting goods, small household appliances, electronic and fiber optic products, cameras and photographic equipment, printed matter and other similar uses.
h. Warehousing, and material distribution centers, contractor’s establishments.
i. An accessory use, building or structure.
j. A sign, only in accordance with the regulations specified in Article 53.0.
k. Essential services, as provided in Section 30.02E.
Reed Industrial Consent Judgement (Case No. 00-784-CZ) allows following conditional uses:
a. Restaurants and cafeteria facilities for employees of firms within the property only.
b. Business/technical schools, when licensed by the State of Michigan, which provide education in skills which are commonly used in the principle uses permitted on this parcel. Such uses include schools for the training of secretaries, bookkeepers, business machine operators, medical business, legal secretaries, medical and dental technicians, research technicians, engineering technicians, and machine operators.
c. Pharmacies, and medical and dental laboratories located wholly within an office building.
d. Indoor recreation facilities consisting of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet such as bowling alleys, indoor tennis courts, other indoor game courts, gymnasiums and similar facilities.
e. Day care centers and nursery schools.
f. Church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other building for public worship.
The applicant would like to amend the Consent Judgment to add the following additional permitted uses:
a. Self-storage facilities.
b. Storage of recreational vehicles.
c. Data processing and computing centers.
The applicant would like to amend the Consent Judgment to add the following additional conditional uses:
a. Private clubs, fraternal organizations, and lodge halls.
b. Wireless communication facilities.
c. Farm equipment sales and repair.
d. Crematoriums.
Lot Impervious Surface:
The applicant would like to increase lot impervious surface from 25 to 30 percent
Alter site layout:
The applicant would like to alter site the approved conceptual layout by reducing the number of approved lots from 13 to 7 and shifting access road from the center of site to the eastern property line.
Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility:
The site is adjacent to the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility. The Township and Applicant has informed the Department of Corrections (DOC) throughout the review process, specifically, with regards to uses and layout in relation to public safety. The Township, with and without the applicant, has had multiple meetings with DOC to discuss the proposed amendments. The DOC has expressed concern over the location of the proposed roadway along the western property line, formally responding via a letter dated May 25, 2022.
The Department of Corrections was informed about the Planning Commission public hearing; however, they did not send any response nor attend the meeting.
Planning Commission:
The Planning Commission considered the testimony of the application, the staff report, and February 02, 2023 letter from the DOC, and on a vote of 7-0 approved the Resolution of Approval recommending approval to amend Reed Industrial Consent Judgement (Case No. 00-784-CZ) to the Township Board on February 16th, 2023.
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| | | | | | | | IMPACT ON TOWNSHIP'S HUMAN RESOURCES:
No impact
IMPACT ON TOWNSHIP'S BUDGET:
No impact
IMPACT ON INDIRECT COST:
No impact
IMPACT ON OTHER TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENTS OR OUTSIDE AGENCIES:
No impact
CONFORMITY TO TOWNSHIP POLICIES:
Conforms |
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