Casco Township
4512 Meldrum Road
Tel. (586)727-7524, Fax (586)727-3025
e-mail: cascostclair@yahoo.com
Zoning Board of Appeals
Administrative Meeting
April 8, 2010
7:00 PM
Present: S. Bishop, 8
. Cole, D. Goulston, H. Mancini, B. RuemenappCall to Order
Chairman Ruemenapp called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM with the Pledge of Allegiance
.Motion - To Approve Minutes
B. Cole moves to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Appeals Special Meeting held March 25, 2010, corrected as follows: Third sentence, top of page 2 should read:
"Larry Nichols, ALA of Armstrong, Miller & Nichols, Inc is present at the hearing with R
. Caister. Mike Zinkus Czenkus is also in attendance.First sentence, bottom of page 2 should read
:2) A variance allows the existing structure
to be used in compliance with the existing Zoning Ordinance. S. Bishop seconds the motion. M/CMotion - To Approve Agenda D. Goulston moves to approve the agenda as submitted. 8
. Ruemenapp seconds the motion. M/CCommun
icationsNo communications were presented to the Zoning Board.
Chairman Ruemenapp encourages members of the ZBA to let the Township Office know if they would like to attend the County Board Breakfast, Friday, April
14th at Four Lakes Golf Course.
ZBA Workshop
Chairman Ruemenapp leads a workshop using mater
ials from "The ABC's of ZBA's" from the Michigan Townships Association to go over the responsibilitiesof the Zoning Board of Appeals. Essential criterion for evaluating variance requests is emphasized. There is also discussion about conduct of meetings and the critica
l role of theZoning Board of Appeals in upholding the integrity and provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Theimportance of including clearly stated reasons in motions to grant or deny
variance requests is emphasized.Chairman Ruemenapp also goes over the provisions of the Open Meeting Act and how Zoning Board Members need to keep the requirements
of the OpenMeetings Act in mind whenever and wherever Zoning Board matters are discussed.
Motion to Adjourn
B. Cole moves to adjou
rn. H. Mancini seconds the motion. M/CThe meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.