Summary
The document is a rezoning application submitted to the Leelanau Township Office of Planning & Zoning for consideration by the Leelanau Planning Commission. The applicant, North Ranger Rd LLC (agent: Northview 22, LLC, represented by Sarah Keever), requests rezoning of a 17.29-acre property at 10050 N Ranger Road, Northport (Parcel IDs 008-233-021-00 and 008-233-021-41) from Residential Conservation to R-2 Medium Density Residential. The application includes a legal description, a rezoning narrative, and responses to the Township's ten-point rezoning criteria under Section 10.7. No decision, vote, or hearing outcome is recorded in this document; it represents the application materials submitted for review.
Other Business
The applicant argues the request should be handled as a zoning map amendment rather than a text amendment, citing consistency with the Township's Master Plan (adopted August 26, 2010), which designates the parcel for Medium Density Residential use (no more than one dwelling per two acres). The narrative contends the property serves as an appropriate transitional buffer between agricultural, Residential Conservation, and Low Density Residential zones near the Village of Northport, and that the request does not constitute spot zoning. The applicant states site constraints (steep slopes, forested areas) would encourage clustering and preservation of natural features rather than overdevelopment, and that public facilities needs would not exceed typical residential demand, subject to future health department, road commission, and utility approvals.
Financial Summary
A $350 rezoning application fee was submitted with the application, payable to Leelanau Township.
Action Items
- Planning Commission review of the rezoning application against the Section 10.7 criteria (map change appropriateness, changed conditions, Master Plan consistency, land use compatibility, site developability, public facilities availability, availability of other properly zoned sites, spot zoning analysis, lesser district appropriateness, and availability of other local remedies).
- Verification of application completeness, including the site diagram, legal description, adjacent parcel/zoning map, and agent designation letter (signed by Meah Dougman on behalf of North Ranger Road LLC, dated March 2, 2026), all of which were submitted with the application.