January 3, 2013 Emmet County Office of Planning, Zoning, and Construction Resources

 Non-Motorized  North Country  Little Traverse Wheelway  USBR 35 Bicycle Route  Motorized  Northwestern State Trail  Tomahawk  Snowmobile trails  Water Trails  Inland Waterway  Crooked River Lock  Bear River Valley Recreation Area White Water Park Table 3-3: Public Swimming Beaches Township/City Body of Water Beach Name Location Location Bear Creek Lake Petoskey M-119 Walloon Lake Jones Landing West Gruler Rd. Bliss Sturgeon Bay (MDNR) N. Lakeshore Dr. Lake Michigan Wilderness Park Dr. Carp Lake Paradise Lake End of Blake Dr. Center Lark’s Lake Lark’s Lake Pioneer Park Latocha Rd. Cross Village Lake Michigan The Port of Cross Waterfront Dr. Wycamp Lake Wycamp Lake (MDNR) Wycamp Rd. Harbor Springs Lake Michigan Zoll Street Park End of Zoll St. Lake Michigan City Beach W. Bay St. Little Traverse Crooked Lake Little Traverse Beach US 31 Littlefield Pickerel Lake Camp Petosega Crooked Lake Walter Dow Roadside Park Oden Rd. Petoskey Lake Michigan Magnus City Park W. Lake St. Readmond Lake Michigan Park Preserve N. Lamkin Dr. Lake Michigan Middle Village Park S. Lamkin Dr. (Readmond/Friendship Twn.) Resort Walloon Lake Resort Pike Park Resort Pike Rd. Walloon Lake Morford Park Lake Grove Rd. Springvale Crooked Lake Channel Road Park Channel Rd. Pickerel Lake Township Park Road Park Township Park Rd. Crooked Lake Channel Road Park (MDNR) Channel Rd. West Traverse Lake Michigan Thorne Swift Nature Preserve Lower Shore Dr. Wawatam Lake Michigan Cecil Bay (Emmet County) Pointe Dr. Lake Michigan Headlands (Emmet County) E. Wilderness Park Dr. Lake Michigan Beach 1(managed by Village of Corner of Esther Land and Mackinaw City) E. Wilderness Park Dr. Lake Michigan Beach 2 (managed by the Village of Approximately 1 mile west Mackinaw City) of Beach1 on E. Wilderness Park Dr. Data Source: Office of Planning, Zoning, & Construction Resources, 2012 Date From Comment Action Page #/Table 9/17/12 Amy Tweeten, Petoskey Schools no longer owns a school Removed from plan 21/3-1 Petoskey Planner forest parcel of 9.6 acres. 9/18/12 Brian Gutowski, ECRC Gruler Road access to Walloon Lake was Change made to table turned over from the Road Commission 26/3-1 to Bear Creek Township in the last 1-1/2 years. 10/11/12 Tom Bailey, LTC Public swim beach available at Thorne Added to table 39/3-3 Director Swift Nature preserve 10/11/12 Tom Bailey Add a category for night sky viewing Already mentioned under Headlands section and - Implementation Table 11/14/12 Charlevoix County No conflicts with proposed plan and N/A GIS & Planning Charlevoix County Recreation Plan, Future Department Land Use Plan, or local units of - government with common border with Emmet County. 12/12/12 Stefan Scholl Hockey not mentioned in the plan. There No individual sport was is a significant portion of the population singled out for this plan. The of both youth and adults that participate existing Ice hockey arena is in ice hockey. Currently limited areas mentioned under Emmet - available for play. County properties, Watson Preserve.

 Applicant: Emmet County Planning Commission

 Text Amendment: Wind Energy Systems  Remove from agenda  Republish after professional review conducted and recommendations made.

SUGGEST ANY INTERESTED PARTIES REQUEST NOTIFICATION BE SENT OR EMAILED WHEN NOTICES ARE PREPARED.

 Applicant: Tom Tomalka

 Township: Bear Creek

 Address: 832 Intertown Rd, Section 18

 Applicant: Carl Drayton for Rodney Lennie  Township: Littlefield

 Address: 7970 Barney Rd, Section 12

 Applicant: Emmet County Planning Commission

 Text Amendment: Repeal Article XVII- Overlay District

The Emmet County Zoning Ordinance currently regulates Critical as identified by the State of Michigan.

In August, 2012, the state legislature adopted 2012 PA 297, which modified 1994 PA 451 Part 353 Sand Dune Regulations.

Staff, including Civil Counsel, reviewed the revised statute and attempted to modify the existing Zoning District Overlay standards to comply with the state law.

During review of the state law and current Zoning Ordinance, discrepancies were discovered between the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act and the new Dune standards.

The new law no longer allows a local zoning ordinance regulating critical dune areas to be more restrictive of development than the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality model zoning plan, including the standard of review of permits or variances in the model plan. The new law requires notifications of public hearings in a manner that conflicts with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act.

The new law gives a local enforcing agency the burden of proving environmental impacts upon which a permit denial is based.

The new law potentially increases costs to local enforcing agencies.

Civil Counsel has reviewed the proposal, and agrees with the recommendation to repeal.

Bear Creek, Readmond, and Cross Village are the townships under county zoning jurisdiction with critical dunes. Wawatam and Bliss Townships also contain Critical Dunes, but they're all on state land, so not regulated by Emmet County.

To date, Littlefield Township has recommended approval. Bear Creek Township

Readmond & Cross Village Townships  Motion to recommend approval of Case #29-12 to the Emmet County Board of Commissioners of the proposed text amendment to Repeal Article XXVII Dune Overlay District and all references thereto in Sections 300 and 1900 as published on December 19, 2012 and as reviewed during a public hearing, based on the facts presented in the case, and the amendment was recommended for approval by Littlefield Township and Bear Creek Township has no objection.  Motion to postpone a decision until the next regular meeting for the proposed text amendment, Case #29-12 for the following reasons: to allow additional time for township input, and to conform with the policy of the Planning Commission to allow two public hears for Zoning Ordinance text amendments.  Applicant: Emmet County Planning Commission

 Text Amendment: Section 2209, Shoreline Bluff Protection  Motion to recommend approval of Case #30-12 to the Emmet County Board of Commissioners of the proposed text amendments to all references to the Dune Overlay District in Sections 2209, 2405, and Article XXVIII as published on December 19, 2012 based on the facts presented in the case and as reviewed during a public hearing, the amendment was recommended for approval by Littlefield Township and Bear Creek Township had no objections.  Motion to postpone a decision until the next regular meeting for the proposed text amendment, Case #30-12 for the following reasons: to allow additional time for township input, and to conform with the policy of the Planning Commission to allow two public hears for Zoning Ordinance text amendments. •Election of Officers •Review 2013 meeting dates •Appointment to Sign & Lighting Committee •Review By-laws •Enforcement Report •ZOAC  Existing slate of Officers

 Chair – John Eby  Vice-Chair – Paul Desy  Secretary – James Scott  February 7, 2013  March 7, 2013  April 4, 2013  May 2, 2013  June 6, 2013  July 4, 2013  August 1, 2013  September 5, 2013  October 3, 2013  November 7, 2013  December 5, 2013  Replace Jack Jones – Sign and Lighting Committee currently meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 9AM (if needed).  Met 7 times in 2012  Met twice in 2010 & 2011  Need to conform to the Emmet County Planning Commission Ordinance – will consult with Civil Counsel and make recommendations.  Any other suggestions??