NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

JAMESTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION

TO:      CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF JAMESTOWN, OTTAWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., local time, a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Jamestown, Ottawa County, Michigan, at the Jamestown Charter Township Hall, 2380 Riley Street, Hudsonville, Michigan, 49426, to hear and consider text amendment changes to Section 3.11 – Razing of Buildings, Section 3.26B – Temporary and Accessory Mobile Home Dwellings Temporary Residence, Section 3.29 – Private Roads, Section 3.33O – Wind Turbine Generators Maintenance and Operation, to hear and consider a text amendment to add Section 3.38 – Public Water Required, to hear and consider text amendment changes to Section 6.4R2 – Special Uses, Section 9.4A – Additional Standards for Special Uses in the R-3 Residential District, Section 15.6H – Landscaping and Overall Site Design Parking Lot Deferment, Section 17.1K – Site Plan Review Performance Guarantee, to hear and consider a text amendment to add Section 19.3D – Project Design Standards, to hear and consider text amendment changes to Section 19.12 – Performance Guarantees, Section 23.7D – Application Requirements, Section 26.5N – General Landscape Standards Installation and Maintenance Provisions, Section 27.3B9 – Review of Preliminary Plans by the Planning Commission – Standards and Required Improvement, Section 27.6F – Review and Consideration of Site Plan Approval by the Township Board, Section 28.6A – Development Requirements, Water and Sanitary Sewer, and to hear and consider a text amendment to add Section 28.7 – Financial Guarantee, and Section 29.7 – Moratorium for Certain Developments of the Zoning Ordinance Text of the Charter Township of Jamestown.

Section 1

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 3.11 – Razing of Buildings of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3.11 – Razing of Buildings

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 3.11 to remove a performance bond and require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 2

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 3.26B – Temporary and Accessory Mobile Home Dwellings Temporary Residence of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3.26B – Temporary and Accessory Mobile Home Dwellings Temporary Residence

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 3.26B to remove a performance bond and require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 3

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 3.29 – Private Roads of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3.29 – Private Roads

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 3.29A17 to require connection to the public water system for new private roads. Further, the text amendment proposes to add Section 3.29C11 to require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 4

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 3.33O – Wind Turbines of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3.33O – Wind Turbine Generators Maintenance and Operation

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 3.30O to remove a performance bond and require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 5

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to add Section 3.38 – Public Water Required to the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3.38 – Public Water Required

The text amendment proposes to add Section 3.38 to require connection to the public water system for all new and expanded residential developments subject to site plan review.

Section 6

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 6.4R2 – Special Uses of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 6.4R2 – Special Uses

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 6.4R2 to clarify connection to the public water system.

Section 7

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise 9.4A – Additional Standards for Special Uses in the R-3 Residential District of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

9.4A – Additional Standards for Special Uses in the R-3 Residential District

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 9.4A to clarify connection to the public sanitary sewer and public water system.

Section 8

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 15.6H – Landscaping and Overall Site Design Parking Lot Deferment of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 15.6H – Landscaping and Overall Site Design Parking Lot Deferment

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 15.6H to remove a performance bond and require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 9

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 17.1K – Site Plan Review Performance Guarantee of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 17.1K – Site Plan Review Performance Guarantee

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 17.1K to remove a performance bond and require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 10

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to add Section 19.3D – Project Design Standards of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 19.3D – Project Design Standards

The text amendment proposes to add Section 19.3D to require connection to public water.

Section 11

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 19.12 – Performance Guarantees of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 19.12 – Performance Guarantees

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 19.12 to remove a performance bond and require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 12

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 23.7D – Application Requirements of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 23.7D – Application Requirements

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 23.7D to remove a performance bond and require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 13

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 26.5N – General Landscape Standards Installation and Maintenance Provisions of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 26.5N – General Landscape Standards Installation and Maintenance Provisions

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 26.5N to require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 14

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 27.3B9 – Review of Preliminary Plans by the Planning Commission – Standards and Required Improvement of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 27.3B9 – Review of Preliminary Plans by the Planning Commission – Standards and Required Improvement

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 27.3B9 to require connection to the public water system.

Section 15

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 27.6F – Review and Consideration of Site Plan Approval by the Township Board of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 27.6F – Review and Consideration of Site Plan Approval by the Township Board

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 27.6F to require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit.

Section 16

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to revise Section 28.6A – Development Requirements, Water and Sanitary Sewer of the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 28.6A – Development Requirements, Water and Sanitary Sewer

The text amendment proposes to revise Section 28.6A to require connection to the public water system.

Section 17

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to add Section 28.7 – Financial Guarantee to the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 28.7 – Financial Guarantee

The text amendment proposes to add Section 28.7 to require cash or an irrevocable letter of credit for open space preservation projects.

Section 18

The following is a summary of the proposed text amendment to add Section 29.7 – Moratorium for Certain Developments to the Jamestown Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 29.7 – Moratorium for Certain Developments

The text amendment proposes to add a new section, Section 29.7 to the Zoning Ordinance, imposing a six month moratorium on the consideration or approval of certain developments that will not be connected to the public water system including, but not limited to, platted subdivisions under the Township’s Subdivision Ordinance, planned unit developments, site condominium developments, and open space development.

Section 19

Any person interested in these matters may appear at such hearing in person or by agent or attorney. The tentative text amendments may be examined by any person at the Jamestown Township Hall. Written comments concerning these matters may be filed prior to the hearing with the Jamestown Charter Township Clerk, Jamestown Charter Township Hall, 2380 Riley Street, Hudsonville, Michigan, 49426, (Phone 616-896-8376), between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Office five (5) days prior to the hearing.

Dated: June 29, 2021

Candy DeHaan, Clerk

Jamestown Charter Township

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