RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP
BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS AT OCTOBER 5, 2022 MEETING
TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting on October 5, 2022, which begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall located at 2461 Heath Road, within the Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County, Michigan. The items to be considered at this public hearing are:
– The proposed amendment of §220-2-2 of the Rutland Charter Township Code (Zoning) so as to revise the definitions of the terms “lot, corner”, “lot area”, and “lot line” to clarify that for purposes of those definitions a “street” includes a lawful private road/shared driveway. (Items 1, 3 and 4 of Tentative Text).
– The proposed amendment of §220-2-2 of the Rutland Charter Township Code (Zoning) so as to revise the definition of the term “lot line, front” to clarify that the front lot line of a corner lot with frontage on a lake, river, or other navigable waterway is the boundary line abutting the water. (Item 2 of Tentative Text).
– The proposed amendment of §220-2-2 of the Rutland Charter Township Code (Zoning) so as to revise the definitions of the terms “Family Day Care Home” and “Group Day Care Home” so as to align those definitions with recent amendments of State law making those types of child day care facilities automatically eligible for “increased capacity” after satisfying certain criteria relating to state licensing (from 6 to 7 children in a Family Day Care Home, and from 12 to 14 children in a Group Day Care Home). (Items 5 and 6 of Tentative Text).
The Rutland Charter Township Code, Master Plan, and the tentative text of the above-referenced proposed zoning text amendment(s), may be examined by contacting the Rutland Charter Township Clerk at the Township Hall during regular business hours on regular business days maintained by the Township offices from and after the publication of this Notice and until and including the day of the hearing/meeting, and further may be examined at the hearing/meeting.
The Township Planning Commission reserves the right to modify any of the proposed amendments at or following the hearing/meeting and to make its recommendations accordingly to the Township Board.
Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the meeting/hearing to individuals with disabilities, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered, upon reasonable notice to the Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk as designated below.
Robin Hawthorne, Clerk
Rutland Charter Township
2461 Heath Road
Hastings, Michigan 49058
(269) 948-2194
