Charter Township of Elmwood Notice to the Public
Charter Township of Elmwood Notice
PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Township Board of the Charter Township of Elmwood will hold a public hearing and then consider the adoption of the following:
1) Ordinance #2024-03 of 2024, ZO 2017-04-23 - a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to amend Section 2.2 to add definitions for Alcohol, Beer, Brewer, Brewery, Distiller, Micro Brewer, Small Distiller, Small Wine Maker, Spirits, Tasting Room, Wine Maker, revise definitions for Distillery, Wine, Winery, and eliminate definitions for Distillery Tasting Room, Wine, Brandy, Wine Drink, Mixed, Wine Related Beverages, and Wine Tasting Room; amend Section 5.4 to eliminate Distillery Tasting Rooms, Microbreweries/ Distilleries, and Wine Tasting Room, Add ‘Distillery and/or Brewery’ and ‘Tasting Room' as permitted uses under Site Plan Review or Special Use Permit in certain zoning districts, allow Winery as a use within the General Commercial and Light Industrial districts under Site Plan Review, renumber uses; amend Section 5.5.K to eliminate two requirements for Temporary Produce Stands and renumber subsequent requirements; add Section 5.5.N to contain requirements for Wineries, Distilleries, and Breweries; amend Section 6.1.3 to list parking requirements for Wineries, Distilleries, and Breweries; amend Section 9.8.J to contain requirements for Tasting Rooms for Wineries, Distilleries, and Breweries; eliminate Section 9.8.L Distillery Tasting Room and its requirements and reserve Section 9.8.L for future use.
The board will hold the public hearing and then consideration of the above ordinance at the meeting to be held on July 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Elmwood Township Hall, 10090 E. Lincoln Road, Traverse City, MI 49684. The ordinance may be viewed at the Township Hall at 10090 E. Lincoln Road, Traverse City, MI 49684 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and on the township website at www.leelanau.gov/elmwoodtwpapps.asp
Published: June 19, 2024 Leelanau Enterprise
Posted: June 20, 2024 Elmwood Township Hall
Charter Township of Elmwood Notice to the Public
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Township Board of the Charter Township of Elmwood, at their regular meeting on June 10, 2024, made a motion to adopt amendment ZO 2017-04-17, Ordinance Number 2024-01, to the Elmwood Township Zoning Ordinance to amend Section 2.2 Definitions to add definitions for ‘Active Farm Operation,’ ‘Festival,’ and ‘Special Event Facilities;’ amend Section 5.4 to allow for Special Event Facilities within the Agricultural-Rural Zoning District, with a Special Use Permit and to renumber the subsequent uses within the Land Use and Zoning District Table; amend Section 6.1.3 to add minimum required parking spaces for Special Event Facilities; amend Section 9.8.H to include standards and regulations specific to Special Event Facilities.
At the same meeting, the Township Board made a motion to adopt ZO 2017-04-22, Ordinance Number 2024-02, to the Elmwood Township Zoning Ordinance to amend Section 2.2 to add a definition for Dwelling, Multi and to modify the existing definitions for Parcel, Lot, lot Area and Net Lot Area; amend Section 3.14 to reintroduce development requirements for Multi-Dwelling developments; add Note ‘I’ to Section 5.6 to reference residential density requirements to Section 3.14; modify Section 7.1.2 so residential base density is determined using net acreage; modify Section 7.2.2 so residential density is based off of net lot area; modify Section 8.4.12 to have Site Plan Review applicants submit the gross lot area and net lot area.
These ordinances may be viewed at the Township Hall at 10090 E. Lincoln Road, Traverse City, MI 49684 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and on the township website at https://www.leelanau.gov/elmwoodtwpapps.asp . These Ordinances shall become effective 8 days after publication.
Published: June 19, 2024 Leelanau Enterprise
