1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:08,200 Right. >> Working in progress. 2 00:00:03,919 --> 00:00:08,200 » I've got a few of those in the drawer. 3 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:43,280 call the August 24th, 2026 meeting of the Delta Township Planning Commission 4 00:00:40,719 --> 00:00:46,760 to order. If everyone would rise for the pledge, please. 5 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:55,760 I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 6 00:00:52,480 --> 00:01:02,760 republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 7 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,760 justice for all. 8 00:01:04,479 --> 00:01:08,320 » The secretary would call the role, please. 9 00:01:06,479 --> 00:01:11,600 » Yes. Chairman Kinski, >> here. 10 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:17,119 » Vice Chair Marian Proctor, >> present. 11 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:20,479 » Secretary Wel, present. Wendy Bradley is absent. Mike Mid 12 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,720 » present. >> Commissioner Mudrey 13 00:01:21,759 --> 00:01:26,240 » present. >> Commissioner McConnell, 14 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,880 » you'll not be here tonight. No, not tonight. And Commissioner Cow 15 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:32,640 » here. >> We have a quorum. 16 00:01:30,159 --> 00:01:36,960 » Thank you. Everybody should have received a copy of 17 00:01:34,479 --> 00:01:41,439 the uh agenda. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda as presented? 18 00:01:39,119 --> 00:01:46,640 » Move the agenda. >> Moved and supported. Any discussion? 19 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:53,119 Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying I. I. 20 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:59,200 » All opposed. The agenda is adopted. Next is approval of the minutes from our 21 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:04,960 August 10th, 2026 regular meeting, which all of you should also have received. Do 22 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:08,399 I have a motion to approve the minutes from that meeting? 23 00:02:07,119 --> 00:02:13,840 » So moved. >> Support. 24 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:20,720 » Moved and supported. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor signify by 25 00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:25,840 saying I. I opposed. The minutes are approved. 26 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:29,200 Uh it appears as though we do not have any correspondence. 27 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:35,840 » That's true. We do not. >> Okay. There is no old business. We do 28 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:44,760 not have a public hearing. So, we are on to other business, which is a site plan 29 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:44,760 review number PFSP2026-000010 30 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:57,360 from Mallalerie Building Contractors LLC to construct a warehouse at 7800 31 00:02:54,640 --> 00:03:02,879 Northport Drive, west of Canal Road and north of Millet Highway. Parcel number 32 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:05,879 04- 028-400-191-01. 33 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:16,400 » Yep. Our colleague Hayden is taking the lead on this project, so he'll provide 34 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:21,519 an introduction. >> Hello everyone. Um, as you mentioned, 35 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:26,560 yes, we have a site plan review. Um, the applicant Mallerie Building Contractors 36 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:32,159 LLC is seeking site plan review approval for the construction of a new 30,000 37 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:37,920 square foot detached warehouse building um at the Professional Metal Works site. 38 00:03:34,799 --> 00:03:43,920 The site is located at 7800 Northport Drive, which is just off of Canal uh 39 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:50,560 Street, Canal Road, just north of Millet Highway. Uh the property is 11.04 04 40 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:54,480 acres and is zoned industrial. It is currently occupied by the 41 00:03:52,640 --> 00:04:01,599 profession by Professional Metal Works LLC. Um existing conditions on the site 42 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:07,760 include the company's roughly 50,000 square foot factory building. Um 97 43 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:12,239 parking spaces and landscaping which includes both a green belt along 44 00:04:09,519 --> 00:04:18,079 Northport Drive as well as parking lot landscaping. Um, the proposed warehouse 45 00:04:15,439 --> 00:04:23,600 is described as a pre-engineered metal building with the intended use for 46 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:27,680 storing raw and finished materials. There are 15 site plan review criteria, 47 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:32,160 all of which are listed in the staff report. We really don't have too many 48 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:36,160 concerns uh to note given the scope of this project being just an addition to 49 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:40,320 an existing site, but there are a few things that I will mention. 50 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:46,000 Um, as I mentioned, there are currently 97 parking spaces on the site, three of 51 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:52,160 which are barrierfree spaces. Um, and there are no new spaces being proposed. 52 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:56,080 In order to add utility lines to the proposed warehouse, there will be 12 53 00:04:53,919 --> 00:05:00,880 spaces that will be temporarily unusable. Um, kind of in the Do you want 54 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:05,040 to go to the site plan? >> Sure. 55 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:12,240 » Yeah. Got uh the directly west of the drive. um just those right there, but 56 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:17,039 that'll be temporary um pending construction completion. Um and 57 00:05:15,039 --> 00:05:21,199 because there are no new parking spaces and there's already an existing green 58 00:05:19,039 --> 00:05:26,880 belt, there's no additional landscaping required. Um similar to the parking that 59 00:05:25,039 --> 00:05:31,280 I mentioned, there are two landscaped trees that will be temporarily removed 60 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:34,479 while installing the utility lines. Um, and the site plan does indicate, yeah, 61 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:39,120 those two right there, right where the cursor is, the site plan indicates that 62 00:05:36,479 --> 00:05:44,800 they will be replaced. Um, and so that's just been added, the replacing of those 63 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:49,199 trees as a condition of approval. The construction site of the proposed 64 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:55,600 warehouse is directly to the west of the current building, um, which is currently 65 00:05:52,160 --> 00:06:00,240 a fairly flat, empty area with no trees. Uh but when looking at the Eagle wetland 66 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:04,560 database, there appears to be a potential section of wetland soil in the 67 00:06:02,479 --> 00:06:09,919 southwest corner of the construction area. Um planning staff visited the site 68 00:06:07,759 --> 00:06:14,400 and observed some cattails in the area. So the applicant will just be required 69 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:20,080 to reach out to Eagle to verify the protection status of any potential 70 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:23,120 wetlands uh on the site. And this has also been added as a condition of 71 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:27,440 approval. There are 15 conditions of approval 72 00:06:25,199 --> 00:06:31,759 listed, most of which being the typical boilerplate conditions applicable to 73 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:37,280 every site plan review. Um, there are just a few more that I haven't mentioned 74 00:06:33,280 --> 00:06:42,000 yet that I will now. Number one, um, just some more basic site plan 75 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:47,039 information is required. Uh, floor plans, side elevations, including the 76 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:52,560 height and depicting lot coverage calculations on the site plan. 77 00:06:49,759 --> 00:06:56,080 Number 14, uh a completed chemical survey will need to be submitted uh 78 00:06:54,479 --> 00:07:00,479 prior to approval, even if there are no chemicals being stored on the site. Just 79 00:06:57,919 --> 00:07:06,400 a completed survey reflecting that fact. And then finally, uh number 15, the 80 00:07:03,919 --> 00:07:10,720 utilities and engineering departments in their submitted comments have requested 81 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:17,120 a basis of design for water and sanitary sewer. And so that will also be needed 82 00:07:13,039 --> 00:07:21,520 to approve recycling. Uh these items have been relayed to the applicant. The 83 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:25,919 applicant, Mr. Chase Mallerie of Mallalerie Building Contractors LLC, is 84 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:31,120 here with us tonight to answer any questions you may have for him. 85 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:35,199 » Thank you. Would the applicant like to speak? Uh, please approach the podium. 86 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:39,759 State your name and address for the record, please. 87 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:45,120 » Good evening, everybody. Uh, Chase Mallerie, Mallerie Building Contractors. 88 00:07:41,759 --> 00:07:51,039 My address is 9808 Old M78 Hasllett, Michigan. Um, yeah, Aiden, thanks for 89 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:56,560 the intro. He covered basically everything. Um, Professional Metal Works 90 00:07:54,560 --> 00:08:00,639 is expanding and needs more warehouse storage. Um, and that's what this 91 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:04,560 building's solely for. Um, there's a truck dock on the north side of the 92 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:10,720 building where they'll um, do receiving and shipping out of the material. Um, 93 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:14,160 and then really most of it will get received there and then they'll funnel 94 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:18,960 it into the existing building for production and that sort of stuff. Um, 95 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:24,319 but yeah, if you guys have any questions, feel free. 96 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:29,080 » Commissioners, any questions or observations? 97 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,080 » No. 98 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:36,000 » If not, thank you. We're going to do >> Y. Thank you. 99 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:42,080 » Okay. Is somebody prepared to make a motion 100 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:45,040 with regard to this request? >> I can do that. 101 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:49,519 » Okay, Marita. >> Okay. I move the planning commission 102 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:54,800 grant site plan and review approval of the request from Mallalerie Building 103 00:08:51,519 --> 00:09:02,560 Contractors LLC to construct a 30,000 square ft warehouse building located at 104 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:07,320 7800 Northport Drive being parcel number 04 105 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,320 028400 106 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:18,440 1 91 01 as described in case number PFSP. P 2026-000010 107 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:25,760 subject to the following conditions of which there are 15. 108 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:29,839 Do I have support? >> Support. 109 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:33,480 » Moved and supported. Do we have any additional discussion? 110 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:46,320 Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying I. I. All opposed. 111 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:50,399 The motion passes. Thank you. Any further advice for the 112 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,760 applicants? >> No. So, you've got you've been um 113 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,880 working with Hayden on this project. So, he sent you a couple things that that 114 00:09:55,360 --> 00:10:01,519 were reflected in the conditions from today. So, um just keep in touch with 115 00:09:59,279 --> 00:10:04,160 him on providing those items and if you need any help from us, just let us know. 116 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:08,560 » Good. >> And otherwise, after that is happens um 117 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:11,360 once you've addressed those conditions, we can move you on to a building permit. 118 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,560 » Sounds great. >> Thank you so much. 119 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:17,160 » Thank you. >> Thanks. Thank you gentlemen. 120 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,160 » Thank you. 121 00:10:18,959 --> 00:10:26,800 » Okay. See no one here from the public. We have no public comments. 122 00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:33,120 » Mr. Manser. >> Uh just a couple things going over. So 123 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:39,360 um some updates on our end. Um the board did approve the master plan 124 00:10:36,399 --> 00:10:42,560 at meeting last week. So we have a master plan. It's a good start. and I'm 125 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:47,440 just kind of considering a good like the end of one component and we'll move on 126 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:52,480 to the next of um discussing the plan and keeping it on you know as part of 127 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:57,519 our review now. Um so you'll start to see some of those elements pop up in our 128 00:10:54,160 --> 00:11:01,839 staff memos and using that document to um reflect on these projects and work 129 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:05,680 them into our reviews. So that will happen more slowly probably at first, 130 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:11,040 but over time we'll we'll build that out. Um we'll start with just the future 131 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:15,360 land use map and things like that. Um, from there for the next meeting, we've 132 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:21,519 got two public hearings scheduled. One is a pretty large resoning of 58 acres 133 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:25,920 on the east side of South Marketplace Boulevard, uh, south of the Secretary of 134 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:29,120 State, kind of encompassing the end, if you're familiar where the Secretary of 135 00:11:27,279 --> 00:11:32,720 State is, the Executive Court development never really got finished. 136 00:11:31,279 --> 00:11:36,160 So, that was going to be a series of office condos there, and they stopped 137 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:41,120 pretty much after the first three buildings. So the I development company 138 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:46,399 that owns all that land is proposing to reszone the rest of that site and um 139 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:51,600 going all the way south to St. Joe Highway to a multi RM multiple family. 140 00:11:49,839 --> 00:11:55,760 So you'll see that reszoning. It was referred by the board its last meeting. 141 00:11:54,240 --> 00:12:01,040 So you'll we'll have a public hearing on the 14th on that. And then there's a 142 00:11:57,839 --> 00:12:06,800 public hearing scheduled for a actually a resident initiated zoning amendment 143 00:12:03,680 --> 00:12:10,079 which is we do allow in our zoning ordinance. I've actually never dealt 144 00:12:08,639 --> 00:12:14,480 with one. Not that it's a lot different from the plane commissioner or the board 145 00:12:11,519 --> 00:12:18,399 initiating an amendment, but residents here in Delta can initiate amendments. 146 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:22,399 We have an application fee. There's an application. They provide the language 147 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:26,880 that they want to see. our team will write it up and kind of 148 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:31,839 give you the pros and the cons of what they're proposing. Uh just a kind of a 149 00:12:29,519 --> 00:12:37,279 general policy review. But the issue at hand is we have a requirement in the 150 00:12:34,639 --> 00:12:42,720 zoning ordinance for primary public and non public that's 151 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:47,200 what they call public and private schools have to be on primary roads. So 152 00:12:45,279 --> 00:12:50,639 Eaten County publishes a list of all the primary roads. They have a map and it's 153 00:12:48,959 --> 00:12:57,279 all the roads you probably already think are the primary roads are the main 154 00:12:52,320 --> 00:13:01,600 northwest roads. So, the school um Cedar Classical Academy is over on Wil 155 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:05,360 Technically on Wilshshire, but they have Canal Frontage as well, if you're 156 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:09,120 familiar with that. And they're a private school that um actually started 157 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:12,880 in Marinian Township and I worked out there and they are have had a couple 158 00:13:10,959 --> 00:13:18,720 locations and they've been in the former I think BSNA building or I remember who 159 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:25,360 was there but someone was over there. Um >> AAA Okay, I knew there were letters 160 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:31,200 numbers. um they want to find a place to grow at and have found a place but it is 161 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:35,519 not on a primary road. So it's not a item for the zoning board of appeals 162 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:38,399 because it's not dimensional. It's that would be kind of a policy change if the 163 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:44,240 zoning board of appeals looked at it. That would be a decision that really is 164 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:48,720 a policy issue. So um they went just decided to apply and that will be in 165 00:13:46,639 --> 00:13:51,600 front of you. So it'll work like other amendments where it'll go to the plane 166 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:59,199 commission for recommendation and then to the board for final action. 167 00:13:55,760 --> 00:14:03,519 So if we'll we will identify as many um you know we'll provide a policy analysis 168 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:09,839 of that and give you a I think a pretty solid look at both sides of that um 169 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:14,320 proposal from them. So um those are those are the big items 170 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:18,399 for us. Uh the we do have an application, it's been mentioned it 171 00:14:15,839 --> 00:14:24,320 before, for seven seven brew coffee on the west side um in the area just west 172 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:30,079 of Texas Roadhouse. It's the former Paradise Motors. So um I think I may be 173 00:14:27,839 --> 00:14:33,199 mentioned before, but I've got some as I would imagine others do have some 174 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:37,440 traffic concerns about that project. the township is working. I've met with that 175 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:42,079 development team and we are working on hiring a traffic consultant to support a 176 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:46,959 review of a traffic study and just the general traffic issues over there. So, 177 00:14:44,959 --> 00:14:52,160 as you know, it's part of an area that there are quite a few crashes and 178 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:58,160 there's a high volume of traffic. Um, and they are proposing to use flower 179 00:14:55,839 --> 00:15:03,360 land, which um, I haven't lived here as long as maybe some of you, but it's a 180 00:15:00,639 --> 00:15:06,240 private road that has, um, >> right 181 00:15:04,079 --> 00:15:12,720 » options for turning left and right as of now. So, uh, we are also working with M 182 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:17,199 DOT on their um, boulevard project in that area. That's still a couple years 183 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:20,160 off. So there's a lot of complicating factors around this and we want to make 184 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:23,519 sure that we're not that we're looking at at every aspect of it and giving 185 00:15:22,079 --> 00:15:27,040 everyone that the decision makers all the guidance and all the facts that you 186 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:31,279 might need to make a call on it because it's a potential hight traffic generator 187 00:15:29,519 --> 00:15:35,600 in an area that is already pretty challenging to drive in. So just don't 188 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:39,440 want to don't want to ever have to look back on projects like this and say we 189 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:42,720 made a big mistake or so I want you to have all the information. So, um, we're 190 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:45,920 going to be interviewing a couple firms that'll be able to represent the 191 00:15:43,839 --> 00:15:50,480 township and they'll be coming to you for a special land use permit and site 192 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:53,440 planner review at some point in the future. They're kind of on hold right 193 00:15:51,839 --> 00:15:59,279 now. >> Yeah. For those of you that uh didn't 194 00:15:56,399 --> 00:16:05,759 see it uh in the past week, there was actually quite an extensive write up uh 195 00:16:02,639 --> 00:16:10,880 in the local media covering specific businesses that were had 196 00:16:08,399 --> 00:16:17,519 changes upcoming, new businesses to be open. Uh a fair amount of discussion 197 00:16:14,079 --> 00:16:24,480 about the new master plan. uh in terms of just lay education as to 198 00:16:21,279 --> 00:16:29,600 what's going on. Uh I thought they did a pretty good job of calling attention to 199 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:32,880 those things and helping to inform the general public out there. So if you 200 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:37,440 haven't looked at it, it's worth looking it up online uh and reading it. Like I 201 00:16:35,759 --> 00:16:40,000 said, it's pretty extensive. >> Yeah. It's the long it's are you talking 202 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:43,680 about the Delta unfiltered article? Yeah. 203 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:46,639 » Yeah. So, so I'm also staffed to our several other boards and commissions, 204 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:50,240 but the corridor improvement authority and it was the article mostly focuses on 205 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:53,519 the the discussions that have been happening at the corridor improvement 206 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:56,320 authority. So, I I'll send it out to everyone if you're interested. Um, it's 207 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,959 a good overview of kind of all the issues that they've been talking about. 208 00:16:57,759 --> 00:17:03,279 We've been working with that group trying to get a work plan together. Um, 209 00:17:01,839 --> 00:17:06,079 just in general, I don't think anything is like actually the article kind of 210 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,640 centers around this, but nothing's happening particularly quickly. I mean, 211 00:17:07,439 --> 00:17:12,400 it's a long, you know, a long commercial. We're not alone in having an 212 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,319 aging commercial corridor, >> right, 213 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:17,600 » that needs attention. So there, but the article summarizes a lot of the issues 214 00:17:15,919 --> 00:17:20,319 pretty well. So I'll send a copy out to everyone. 215 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:23,839 » Yeah. The single biggest take takeaway in the article is that there's an awful 216 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:27,600 lot to fix and it's going to happen in bits and pieces because it's the only 217 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:32,160 way it can. They talk about the complications between zoning, statutory 218 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:38,000 requirements, taxing, [gasps and sighs] the CIA, you name it. All those pieces 219 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:42,400 that have to somehow come together. Uh, but like I said, it it's at least a bit 220 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:47,760 thoughtprovoking and kind of puts it in the front of people's minds that this is 221 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:51,919 going to be long and complicated. So, I would recommend it. 222 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:56,000 » Yeah. Thank you for mentioning that. >> And then that's all for us unless anyone 223 00:17:53,919 --> 00:18:01,039 has any questions. >> Okay. 224 00:17:57,919 --> 00:18:04,600 Do we have any additional comments from the commissioners? 225 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:13,360 Seeing none, do I have a motion to adjurnn? 226 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:19,440 Support. Moved and supported. Any discussion? No. 227 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:22,679 Meeting is adjourned. >> Thank you.