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lize the provisions of Chapter 14 relative to size of stalls for the size of animals. In no case shall the facility house more than 50 dogs
and/or cats.
Floor Plan
. The applicant shall provide a conceptual floor plan showing the layout of the proposed facility including the
exercise area for dogs, if applicable.
Setbacks
. The building proposed to house the pet boarding facility shall be located at least 100
sixty (60)
feet from any
residential
dwelling or building used by the public on adjacent property. L.– P. [Unchanged.] Q.
Open Air
Businesses.
The following regulations shall apply to open air businesses: 6.
Christmas tree sales.
Seasonal sales of Christmas trees shall
comply with the following: Unless Christmas tree sales are accessory to the principal use of the site, a permit shall be obtained from the
building official to allow temporary use of the site for such sales. Christmas tree sales shall not be permitted in residentially zoned dis-
tricts. All Christmas trees, as well as poles, lights, wires, or other items incidental to the sale of trees shall b removed from the premis-
es by December 31 of the subject Christmas season. Christmas trees on display for sale shall comply with the minimum setback require-
ments for the district in which the sales lot is located.
Seasonal Sales Permit.
Seasonal sales of merchandise, including but not lim-
ited to Christmas trees, pumpkins, flowers, produce, and fireworks, may be permitted upon issuance of a temporary zoning com-
pliance certificate by the Planning Official and required approvals from the Building and Fire Prevention Divisions, after review
and approval by the Planning Commission, subject to the following requirements: The business shall be located on an improved
lot or parcel which is zoned C-1, C-2, C-3, or C-4 which has access via an existing paved driveway from a County primary road
or State of Michigan thoroughfare. All areas subject to vehicular use shall be paved in accordance with sections 4.01.D.5 (sur-
face and drainage), 4.01.D.6 (curbs), and 4.01.D.7 (lighting). The portion of any parcels used for seasonal sales shall be located
no closer than 250 feet from any parcel that is zoned for residential purposes. Any area used for sales and/or display shall meet
a minimum front setback of 85 feet from the right-of-way line and be set back a minimum of 20 feet from any adjacent prop-
erty line. The proposed use may not reduce required parking on an improved site by more than 10 percent. The applicant shall
submit a scale drawing (plot plan) with the application which contains the following information: i) The seasonal items proposed
for sale on the site. (ii) The location and specifications of any proposed temporary structure or covered areas to be used for sales
and display of items for sale; (iii) Any other areas outside of the temporary structure or covered areas used by employees or
patrons and method of controlling ingress and egress from the sales site; (vi) The proposed setbacks from all property lines and
distance to any parcels zoned for residential use; (v) The location of existing structures on the site and location of any structures
within 100 feet of the property lines; (vi) All fire lanes and general traffic flow through the site and from the adjacent public
street; (vii) Number of parking spaces lost based due to the proposed sales site; (viii) Method of trash containment and dis-
posal; (ix) A maximum of two permits may be granted on any one particular site during any calendar year. g.The maximum
duration of a single seasonal sales permit is 30 days. The application must specify the seasonal sales time period requested. The
Planning Commission shall have the right to place reasonable conditions, including timeframe, on the permit based on compat-
ibility of the proposed use with the existing use, and public health, safety and the general welfare of the community. The final
zoning compliance permit shall specify the permitted seasonal sales time period. Whenever a temporary structure, tent or other
enclosure is proposed, the applicant shall be required to submit the plans for such structure, covering, or enclosure to the
Building Division for review, permits and inspection prior to commencement of sales activity under the seasonal sales permit.
All proposals for temporary structures will be reviewed by the Fire Prevention Division, and must comply with all requirements
of the State Construction Code, International Fire Code, NFPA Regulations, and all other applicable codes, ordinances, and reg-
ulations. Whenever an applicant for a seasonal sales permit intends to utilize a site for fireworks sales, a copy of the state permit
and site plan shall be provided with the application in accordance with the requirements of Public Act 256 of 2011. ARTICLE
23 – GI, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT Sec. 23.02. – Permitted Uses and Structures.
A. [Unchanged.] B.
Special land
uses.
The following uses may be permitted by the Township Board, subject to the conditions specified for each use; review and approval
of the site plan and application by the Planning Commission and Township Board; the imposition of special conditions which, in the
opinion of the Planning Commission or Township Board, are necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Ordinance; and, the provisions set
forth in Section 27.03. - 12. [Unchanged.]
13.Commercial kennels, subject to the provisions in Section 6.02(K).
SECTION 2. SEV-
ERABILITY
Should any section, subdivision, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance be declared by the courts to be invalid, the validity
of the Ordinance as a whole, or in part, shall not be affected other than the part invalidated.
SECTION 3. REPEAL
All other
Ordinances or part of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed only to the extent to give this Ordinance full force and effect.
SECTION 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE The
amendment of the Canton Code of Ordinances set forth in this Ordinance does not affect or
impair any act done, offense committed, or right accruing, accrued, or acquired, or liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment, pending
or incurred prior to the amendment of the Canton Code of Ordinances set forth in this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION
A
public hearing having been held here on pursuant to the provisions of Section 103 of Act 110 of the Public Acts of 2006, as amended,
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be published within fifteen (15) days of its adoption of publications of a notice in a newspaper cir-
culated in Canton Township stating the date of enactment and effective date, a brief statement as to its regulatory effect and that a com-
plete copy of the Ordinance is available for public purchase, use and inspection at the office of the Township Clerk during the hours of
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Local Time.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
The provision of this Ordinance shall become effective seven (7)
days after its publication.
Item 6. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING TOWNSHIP CLERK TO EXECUTE RELEASE OF EASE-
MENTS LOCATED ON PROPERTY NEVER DEVELOPED. MSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Williams to authorize the
Township Clerk to execute the release of easements as directed. Motion carried unanimously.
Item 7. APPROVE PURCHASE OF
PLANT PROTECTANTAND FERTILIZER. (CLS)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Sneideman to approve the purchase of Cleary’s
26/36 and Anderson’s Fertilizer with millennium ultra 15-0-08 from Tri-Turf, 24800 N. Industrial Dr., Farmington Hills, MI 48335.
Funds to be taken from: Pheasant Run Golf Club Maintenance and Repair of Grounds Account Number: 584-756-57.930_0070 in the
amount of $ 7,680 Parks Maintenance101-270-50.930_0070 in the amount of $16,510 I further move to approve the purchase of 20-0-
20 Polyvex SGN-150 fertilizer, and Bannermaxx from Residex Turfgrass, Inc, 46495 Humboldt Dr., Novi, MI 48377. Funds to be taken
from: Pheasant Run Golf Club Maintenance and Repair of Grounds, 584-756-57.930_0070 in the amount of $29,418 Parks Maintenance
101-270-50.930_0070 in the amount of $4164.10. Motion carried unanimously.
Item 8. AWARD BID FOR 2013 BUS TRANS-
PORTATION. (CLS)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Williams to award the 2013 Bus Transportation Services to First Student, 8145
Greenfield, Detroit, MI 48228 in the amount of $16,490.50 from the following accounts: 101-691-61.801_0050 $5,590 101-691-63.860
$10,900.50 Motion carried unanimously.
Item. 9. CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT AND AWARD NEW CONTRACT FOR
LED LIGHTING UPGRADE. (CLS)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to approve the contract with Rauhorn Electric in
the amount of $61,104 for the LED Lighting project. Funding for this project is split between the General and Summit Community
Center Funds. I further move to approve the following budget amendment: Decrease Expense: 208-757-50.990 - Transfer To Fund
Balance $30,552, Increase Expense: 208-757-55.970_0050 – Capital Outlay Infrastructure
$30,552. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Item 10. CONSIDER PURCHASING A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL RICOH COPIER/FAX/SCANNER/PRINTER. (PSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to approve the purchase of a Ricoh MP5002SP copier fromApplied Imaging, 46620 Ryan
Court, Novi, Michigan, in the amount of $5,176, utilizing funds budgeted in the Police & Fire Capital Outlay Machinery & Equipment
accounts. Motion carried unanimously.
OTHER:
The Township offices will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2013 in observance of Good
Friday and Monday, April 2, 2013 as a furlough day. Offices will be open on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. The study session
scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2013 is cancelled. The next Board meeting will be Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Administration Building, First Floor, Board Room, 1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan
ADJOURN:
Motion by Bennett, sup-
ported by Williams to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. – Philip LaJoy, Supervisor – Terry G. Bennett, Clerk –
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton
Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, during regular business hours and can also be accessed through our web site www.canton-mi.org after
Board Approval.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired
and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon two
weeks notice to the Charter Township of Canton. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the
Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: April 4, 2013
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PY2013 CDBGACTION PLAN
On April 18 2013, at 2 p.m. in Meeting Room D, lower level, Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton,
Michigan, there will be a public hearing on the PY 2013 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project proposals. The pur-
pose of the Action Plan is to identify projects and project funding levels for the PY 2013 CDBG program. The initial funding requests
are: First Step, $20,000; Growth Works, $6,000; Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan, $8,000; Wayne-Metropolitan Community
Action Agency, $5,500; Canton Township Leisure Services Volunteer Coordination, $4,000; Summit Scholarships, $2,500; Affordable
Housing Activities (housing rehabilitation), $200,000; Program administration, $57,000. Not all project proposals are necessarily listed,
and not all projects will be approved or funded at the requested amounts. The PY 2013 CDBG allocation is approximately $303,000.
Written comments or requests for information should be directed to: Mike Sheppard, Financial Analyst, Finance Department, 1150 S.
Canton Center Road, Canton, Michigan 48188-1699, (734) 394-5225.
Publish: April 4, 2013
Terry Bennett, Clerk
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C
ANTON
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ORTHVILLE
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LYMOUTH
The man accused of the murder
and dismemberment of former
Plymouth Township resident
Kaitlin Hehir will face a psychi-
atric examination prior to his for-
mal preliminary examination con-
ference on the charges scheduled
forMay 22.
The court-appointed attorney
for William Michael Dhondt, 28,
requested the psychiatric examina-
tion during his first court appear-
ance earlier this month. Attorney
Judith Gracey said that the exami-
nation was necessary to determine
Dhondt's understanding of criminal
responsibility and his competency
to stand trial on the charges.
Gracey told the court that Dhont
did understand her request for the
examination.
Dhont faces a first-degree mur-
der charge in the death of Hehir,
29, who was an employee of the
47th District Court in Farmington
Hills. Oakland County Assistant
Prosecutor Tricia Dare did not
object to the request for a psychi-
atric examination and has added
felony a charge of dismemberment
of ahumanbody against Dhont.
Dhont faces a maximum sen-
tence of life in prison on the mur-
der charge and a 10-year sentence
on the dismemberment charge.
Hehir was last seen at a party on
Feb. 22. She left the gathering
telling friends she had to take
Dhont, with whom she lived in
Farmington Hills, to work. Dhont
called Farmington Hills police to
report Hehir missing at about 10
p.m. Feb.23.
Dhont gave police investigators
permission to search the couple's
home where Hehir's dismembered
remains were discovered in con-
tainers in the basement. Dhont
allegedly told investigators that he
and Hehir had an argument that
turnedphysical.
The Oakland County Medical
Examiner determined Hehir's
cause of death as strangulation.
Dhont will appear in 45A District
Court in Berkley before Judge
James Wittenberg as the judges at
the Farmington Hills court where
Hehir was employed recused
themselves.
Murder suspect to face psychiatric exam
House calls
Doctors travel to Guatemala to
help residents of remote village
Controlled burn planned
Apair of Canton Township doctors were out
of the office for more than a week recently
traveling to far off exotic locales.
The pair weren't on vacation, however, but
continuing their volunteer work in Tecpan,
Guatemalawhere theywere performing recon-
structive surgeries for children and adults in
remote villages.
Lawrence Fallat, DPM and Pamela
Morrison, DPM performed more than 31 sur-
geries during their stay, including clubfoot
reconstructions for crippled children and sur-
gical correction of untreated trauma to the foot
and ankle for adults and children. The doctors
saw more than 130 villages during their stay,
and treated medical conditions ranging from
severe neurological deformities to tumors.
Fallat has been going on medical missions
for the past 15 years and Morrison has joined
him for the past seven trips to provide medical
care to those who have limited or no access to
modern treatments. The doctors have traveled
to theDominicanRepublic, Nigeria, Honduras
and most recently Guatemala on their mis-
sions.
Fallat and Morrison said they find the trips
and the ability to help others very rewarding.
Providing crippled children the opportunity to
walk and have a chance at a normal life keeps
themreturning year after year, the pair agreed.
Theywill bemaking a return trip toGuatemala
in May to check on the patients they operated
on this past February.
In addition to their private practice in
Taylor, the doctors run the Oakwood Annapolis
Podiatric Surgical Residency and have an
office in Canton. As well as international med-
ical missions, Fallat, a Canton Township resi-
dent, and Morrison, a life-long Dearborn resi-
dent, volunteer monthly at a local clinic, pro-
viding free care to uninsured diabetics in
WayneCounty.
The Michigan Podiatric Medical
Association (MPMA) has singled out the pair
for recognition during National Volunteer
Week, April 21-27 as “Doctors whomake a posi-
tive difference in the lives of others and our
communities.”
Established in 1974, National Volunteer
Week focuses attention on the impact and
power of volunteerism and service as an inte-
gral aspect of civic leadership. “The MPMA
would like to thank these individuals for the
unselfish giving of their time, talent and finan-
cial support,” a statement from the medical
association said.
Lawrence Fallat, DPM and Pamela Morrison, DPM are pleased with the progress of one of
their many patients from a remote village in Guatemala.
Next Monday, a controlled burn has been
scheduled along Hines Drive, approximately
one-half mile north of Six Mile Road in
Northville. The burn is designed to stimulate
the growth of native vegetation in the area
this spring and to eliminate the invasive
plant species which have grown in the area,
according to Northville Township Fire
Inspector TomHughes.
The burn has been authorized by the
Northville Fire Department and will be con-
ducted by David Borneman, LLC at the
request of the Wayne County Department of
Public Services.
Area residents will be notified when the
one-hour burn is taking place by the use of
"Caution Smoke Ahead" signs located along
Six Mile Road, Hines Drive and at the
entrances to local subdivisions. The burn
will take approximately onehour.
(STEM) curriculum, providing dedication
computer labs for the program. Every other
building in the district would receive
enhancements, too.
The technology portion of the district
would provide digital computing devices to
every student in the district to support the
1:1 initiative. The devices, similar to elec-
tronic textbooks, are becoming the stan-
dard in public education. The Livonia and
Northville School Districts have also asked
residents to approve bonds to fund technol-
ogy improvements. It would also fund a
high speed fiber optic network that would
serve the district.
Canton Trustee Tom Yack lauded
Hughes for the decision to close Central
Middle School. A former school board
member himself, Yack provided a historical
context on the millions spent on mainte-
nance to the school back in the 1980s. Now,
he said, it simply doesn't serve the students
or staff as well as the other district middle
schools.
“It's archaic and it does not provide the
equity in education we want for our stu-
dents,” he said.
Trustee Steven Sneideman, who also
served on the school board prior to his elec-
tion in Canton, agreed. He said to be com-
petitive the school district needed to keep
class size low.
Yack and Trustee Pat Williams have
since endorsed the bond through social
media. The Plymouth Chamber of
Commerce has endorsed it, aswell.
The last day to register for the May 7
election is April 8.
Slimed
Last Friday, the morning
assembly at Achieve
Charter Academy got a
little messy. Students
who raised more than
$60 during the school's
Jump Rope for Heart
event each got a cup of
slime to dump on physi-
cal education teacher
John Gendron's head.
The honor of dumping a
whole bucket of slime
on Gendron went to a
pair of brothers who tied
for first place in raising
the most money for the
American
Heart
Association. Above,
kindergarten student
Rishi Kamdar empties a
cup of sl ime on
Gendron.
Bond
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