AGENDA
CITY OF KENTWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
KENTWOOD COMMISSON CHAMBERS
4900 BRETON AVENUE
7:30 P.M.


6:00- 7:30p.m. Open House Master Plan Discussion Meeting 52nd & Eastern and 52nd & Kalamazoo
 
6:30-7:30 – (Structures and Improvements) SIP Sub Committee Meeting Conf. Rm. #119 (Groce, Yokom, Holtrop, Swanson)
 
A.                Call to Order
 
B.                 Pledge of Allegiance (John Helder)
 
C.                 Roll Call
 
D.                Approval of the Minutes of  March 8, 2011 and Findings of Fact for: Case #4-11 Midwest Geothermal - Special Land Use for a Contractor’s Yard- Located at; 3585 32nd Street SE;  Case #5-11- Rapid Kentwood Station – Site Plan Review for a Regional Commercial Transit Center in a C3 Zone – Located at 3301 28th Street SE
 
E.                 Approval of the Agenda for March 22, 2011
 
F.                  Acknowledge visitors and those wishing to speak to non- agenda items.
 
G.                Old Business
 
There is no Old Business
 
H.                Public Hearing
 
There are no Public Hearings
 
I.                   Work Session
 
Case # 6-11 Structures and Improvement Plan (SIP)
 
J.                   New Business
 
Set public hearing date of April 26, 2011, for: Case #7-11 – Interstate Batteries – Special Land Use and Site Plan Review for a Warehouse Selling Retail located at 41 44th Street SE
 
K.                Other Business
 
1.                  Commissioners’ Comments
2.                  Staff’s Comments
 
L.                 Adjournment
 
 
 
 
*Public Hearing Format:
1.             Staff Presentation – Introduction of project, staff report and Recommendation
         Introduction of project representative
1.                   Project Presentation – By project representative
2.                   Open Public Hearing (please state name, address and speak at podium. Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker; exceptions may be granted by the chair for representative speakers and applicants.)
3.                   Close Public Hearing
4.                   Commission Discussion – Requests for clarification to project representative, public or staff
5.                   Commission decision – Options
a.                   postpone decision – table to date certain
b.                   reject proposal
c.                    accept proposal
d.                   accept proposal with conditions.