Summary
The Glen Arbor Township Planning Commission held a Public Hearing on March 6, 2025, chaired by Lance Roman, to consider three proposed ordinance changes: Rules Applying to Text, Fences, and Keyholing. The Commission voted to forward all three to the Leelanau County Planning Commission for approval, after amending the Keyholing ordinance's definitions. No members of the public attended.
Public Comments
No audience was in attendance, so no public comments were made.
Infrastructure Projects
As part of the Keyholing ordinance discussion, Dotterweich proposed amending definitions to clarify that a "Marina" be defined as a commercial facility, and that "Keyholing" language be revised to indicate an additional, legal type of arrangement rather than another category. This was a definitional change within the ordinance text, not a marina construction or infrastructure project. Dotterweich's amendment to the motion was supported by Ihme; the amended motion passed with Thompson, Ihme, Roman, Dotterweich, and Berlacher voting aye and Hawley abstaining.
Other Business
Zoning Administrator Tim Cypher noted that the Public Hearing notice for this meeting did not appear in the legal notices section of the Enterprise newspaper but ran instead as a display ad, due to a timing issue caused by the short month of February. No correspondence was received. There were no conflicts of interest declared by Commission members, and the agenda was approved as presented.
Action Items
- Chairman Roman will revise the verbiage on the Keyholing Ordinance and email the updated language to Commission members.
- The approved ordinance changes (Rules Applying to Text, Fences, and Keyholing, as amended) will be sent to the Leelanau County Planning Commission for approval.
On the main motion (sending all three ordinance changes to the County Planning Commission), Thompson, Ihme, Roman, Dotterweich, and Berlacher voted aye, with Hawley abstaining; the motion carried. Dave Burton was absent from the meeting.