PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENTS
Please take notice that the Planning Commission of Gaines Township, Genesee County, Michigan, will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at 7:30 p.m., as part of the regular meeting agenda, at the Gaines Township Hall, located at 9255 Grand Blanc Road, Gaines, Michigan, 48436. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider text amendments to the Gaines Township Zoning Ordinance, Ord. No. 101-96, which pertain to the following topics and sections: regulation of farm market stands and various agritourism businesses, including hayrides, corn mazes, petting zoos, rental of farm buildings, and other similar uses; regulation of large and small solar energy systems; regulation of ECHO housing (elderly citizen housing option); and, the establishment of a new mixed-use zoning district (MXD District) that would primarily accommodate residential use, but which would allow limited office and commercial uses. Further, the purpose of the public hearing is to consider amendments to the Gaines Township Zoning Map, proposing to designate the properties fronting Miller Road between the City of Swartz Creek and Van Vleet Road as part of the new mixed-use zoning district (MXD District).
The detailed text and map amendments are available for public review at the Gaines Township Hall, located at the above address, during normal business hours. Persons wishing to comment on the matter are encouraged to attend the public hearing or to address written comments to the Township Clerk, located at the Township Hall address cited above, prior to the date of the public hearing. Persons needing special accommodations to attend should contact the Township Clerk.