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Planning staff said the audiovisual team that records and streams meetings can support an earlier start, though staff recommended delaying implementation until August to ensure adequate public notice. Commissioners said a 6:30 start was workable; a small number of commissioners had said 7 p.m. is personally preferable but could accommodate an earlier time.

The commission agreed the earlier start should be implemented with notice to the public and posted meeting schedules.

What\u0000\u0000next: Staff will publish the revised start time and implement it beginning in August.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission - 11 Jun 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commission voted unanimously June 11 to move its regular start time from 7 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., with the change to take effect in August to allow notice and schedule adjustments.","taxTitle","East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan","taxId",55176,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525143,"Planning staff compiles public comments on comprehensive-plan update; commission to review ahead of July public hearing",565,3490000,4055000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3804820-99e2890389af3f5b3e3d03e273f23f77&start=3490&end=4055","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3804820-99e2890389af3f5b3e3d03e273f23f77/thumbnail_3490000.jpg","/articles/6525143/East-Lansing/Ingham-County/Michigan/Planning-staff-compiles-public-comments-on-comprehensive-plan-update-commission-to-review-ahead-of-July-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525143-d3b063bf5269c2b08333a355bb17a7d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775916000&Signature=FZxN1q6XYThyNnF5wBjG7Q5vdiUtSPBNhlqDlNfn5jc6UVEr~eeJiBtgeJjL5VJVY1sxNlspeTD9U7Mk~2IJOa20nFWaq3-UcW4f0fUUsXIjpFOWDX45915uzJ-T461exoHD4d~32IMVQeRiChjNX03TpVB~R7R90tv-rz4B3EG90QFYaGLH~Zh7GZNZIrChFd-BJaZbLnwVi6eEJqCTvVijau88PtqJcEHNgAMnF5efgAZEwe6NH64SKYtyeJNkegAkoGar6p4jtcfzZdnv5wbZHMRWZwlz9lMCqi3AeTMTUiEc0cMpwf4xpSKjhVCi~ozLIim83kImxGjAv5EYeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning staff told the commission June 11 that the public-review period for the draft comprehensive-plan update closed that day and that staff had compiled seven pages of public comments for commissioners to review. Landon Bartley said the comments largely aligned with existing draft priorities and that staff expects to present revised draft text and proposed next steps at the commission's June 25 meeting, with a public hearing targeted for July 9.

Bartley said the comments covered typical plan topics including housing, transportation and climate resilience. He noted suggestions regarding accessory dwelling units, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, and reintroducing \"wellhead protection\" language from the city's 2018 plan into climate-resilience sections. Bartley described the comments as generally positive and consistent with planning best practices and said staff will continue to accept comments but will pass those received by June 11 to the commission and City Council for consideration.

Commissioners signaled support for the schedule: review on June 25 and a planning-commission public hearing in July. Bartley said staff will re-send the draft plan link and include the compiled comments in the next packet.

What\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000next: Staff will circulate the draft plan and comments; the commission will discuss on June 25 and may schedule a public hearing July 9 to consider recommending the plan to City Council.","The public review period for the comprehensive plan update closed June 11; planning staff provided a seven-page compilation of comments and plans to return the draft for planning commission discussion on June 25 and to schedule a public hearing on July 9.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525145,"Planning commission recommends city council allow 8-foot fences in community-facilities zones, with tighter rules for taller additions",2026,1895000,3921000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3804820-99e2890389af3f5b3e3d03e273f23f77&start=1895&end=3921","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3804820-99e2890389af3f5b3e3d03e273f23f77/thumbnail_1895000.jpg","/articles/6525145/East-Lansing/Ingham-County/Michigan/Planning-commission-recommends-city-council-allow-8-foot-fences-in-community-facilities-zones-with-tighter-rules-for-taller-additions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525145-caccb0965b7037d2041c512bf9d594e7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775916000&Signature=Wdd9gAHnZmm6Y~-WjJWSw19d2qAeEQM9hnCsDfQZ29zre5UyBvDPsuYN6FEobOsihPmzRX9E-qWF5qGahAKkevs1oxCj88nPR2WHfkk80KE4R9hksgaIJ7W90QyDSySWhMxc4OY3IUpvhgxFeW~8rql9m0zXNQBlmkCWofDQqf~22abUKUPPC9CQnqYxrdjEDgtpHLGReS0VU5f99PrwiNFkmaYB5K4s33FTU4kwJ48ITus-6AzDWFwpXhf7YrOxgfKUpmsFa~x83BU2Sr8RsgzGoH~8mFGIkCCbT2cQEWw-7T-WoC7v2djO66q~nOCEQRswG3T9FyYYx8dQOc5rmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The East Lansing Planning Commission on June 11 voted 5-1 to recommend that City Council amend the zoning code to allow fences up to 8 feet tall in properties zoned C, Community Facilities, and to permit an additional two feet (10 feet total) where the top two feet are at least 75% open and unobstructed. Commissioners agreed to remove the word \"solid\" from the draft language after discussion about unintended limits that word could impose.

The ordinance change originated after the Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance the Parks, Recreation and Arts Department sought to install an 8-foot privacy fence with sound-dampening material at the pickleball courts in Patriot Ash Park. Planning staff presented the amendment as a narrowly targeted change intended primarily for publicly owned facilities such as parks, schools and similar community parcels; staff said there are about 43 parcels in the city zoned C.

Planning staff member Landon Bartley said the Zoning Board of Appeals found merit in the parks department's concerns about noise but could not grant the variance under the board's standards, and recommended a code change instead. Bartley said the parks department's consultant had recommended a 10-foot fence for maximum noise reduction and found an 8-foot fence would have a \"significant impact\" while anything lower would not. Grace Whitney, associate planner who staffs the ZBA, confirmed neighbors had filed complaints that prompted a sound study.

Commission discussion centered on the ordinance language and potential citywide effects. Several commissioners said they were sympathetic to neighbors where outdoor recreation generates noise, but also wanted to avoid inadvertently allowing opaque enclosures around parks and schools that would reduce public visibility. Commissioner Chapin moved the recommendation and added language specifying the 10-foot exception for the top 2 feet being at least 75% open; Chair Sullivan proposed, and the commission approved, striking the word \"solid\" from the ordinance so it would not limit the material types that could qualify.

The motion recommends the change to city council; planning staff said they will provide a list of C-zoned parcels and ownership information for council deliberations and will include that list in the next packet. The commission recorded five yes votes and one nay on the amended language; no public commenters spoke at the hearing.

What\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000next: The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for consideration and possible adoption.","Commission voted 5-1 on June 11 to recommend an amendment to the zoning ordinance to permit fences up to 8 feet in C (Community Facilities) zones and up to 10 feet where the top 2 feet are at least 75% open; commissioners removed language restricting the change to \"solid\" fences.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525146,"East Lansing planning staff and applicant brief commission on LandShark special-use request to expand alcohol service",877,1032000,1909000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3804820-99e2890389af3f5b3e3d03e273f23f77&start=1032&end=1909","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3804820-99e2890389af3f5b3e3d03e273f23f77/thumbnail_1032000.jpg","/articles/6525146/East-Lansing/Ingham-County/Michigan/East-Lansing-planning-staff-and-applicant-brief-commission-on-LandShark-special-use-request-to-expand-alcohol-service","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525146-45718cbb6b711ba1b91e359f144ed3ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1775916000&Signature=oNhftpD3Euv6GGQq2ZiBkJJUijHMpOTRGN2FCbl8BrJ6dHAmVjsYhbVUwj8ptaDHdURXJmIi8qtrzpg0HQ1YkHejhw3rYdypJ5iBeBnbDn1ItQQquMCQBvlvLBt7nEGQYbfFPW5tu9z1i33YcQiatiW9AZf-TFCmIn7GGGpLubjlmvIHzgB38PP6ZKKrmby5rrXi9jVbbDgFm9pFcdE1RW2akWmlZR32e77qrMXBdTqvBsSXJVyKx1aMuoo08V6eYYFYyNO0m1zk8FUy8q74~2CpgkEhKCDljLznKHYL7rUoeMZEn9gPqi8J8KPhemZf5fDOpGGKIyLr5s-s-qF0Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Commission opened a public hearing June 11 on a special-use permit application from Joe David to expand indoor bar and dining alcohol service at the LandShark, 101 E. Grand River Ave., seeking to raise the occupancy allowance from 212 to 270. Planning staff described discrepancies between prior administrative approvals and the special-use permitting process and said staff is vetting remaining building- and life-safety conditions before the commission will act.

The change matters because the property is zoned B-3, City Center Commercial, and expansions of alcohol service or of patron capacity require review through the special-use process. Lisa Reitner of the planning department said the business existed before the city\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000said it had a recorded occupancy of 212 but that an administrative determination in 2022 treated the space as having a 270 occupancy without a special-use permit. Reitner told commissioners the current application is intended to correct that procedural gap and secure formal approval if the space proves compliant with zoning, building, plumbing and fire-code requirements.

Planning staff said the LandShark\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000has about 5,594 square feet in total; roughly 2,369 square feet is patron area. The applicant proposes removing an internal storage wall to add about 357 square feet to the patron area and to widen the main exit door from two 36-inch doors to a combined 56-inch door (described in the packet as a 38-inch plus 18-inch arrangement). Reitner said the building code in its current interpretation allows a maximum of 240 occupants with the existing two 36-inch doors; staff explained the 270 figure being requested relies on the proposed door modification or other code changes (for example, alternative life-safety measures). Reitner also said the plumbing inspector has indicated additional restroom fixtures would be needed to meet code for the larger occupancy.

Applicant Joe David, who addressed the commission, said he understood the procedural issue and the need to \"fix this\". He told commissioners the restaurant had been operating at what he believed was an approved 270 capacity since 2022 and said the expansion of the patron area is intended to provide safer circulation for the requested occupancy. \"We have been operating at 270. We thought that we were approved to operate at 270, so we have been,\" David said. Reitner and associate planner Grace Whitney told commissioners the application had been circulated to city departments and that conditions of approval would include final fire-code and building approvals.

No members of the public spoke on the item during the hearing and there were no callers. Planning staff closed the public hearing and said the application will return to the commission for consideration at its June 25 meeting with any required conditions and outstanding departmental comments.

What\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000next: Planning staff will return with any building-permit, plumbing and fire-code sign-offs and proposed conditions; the commission will take formal action on June 25.","Applicant Joe David asked the Planning Commission to approve a special-use permit to increase the LandShark\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000from 212 to 270 occupants; staff said the item will return for formal action at the June 25 meeting after outstanding building, plumbing and fire-code conditions are addressed.","actionData","errors"]

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