Planning commission approves amended site plan for Shaggy Pines Dog Park building

The Cascade Charter Township Planning Commission voted unanimously April 7 to approve an amendment to the Shaggy Pines Dog Park site plan at 3895 Cherry Lane, allowing the previously authorized accessory building to be relocated slightly toward the center of the lot.

Township staff recommended approval after reviewing the revised site plan and finding the change would not require removal of existing trees or otherwise create new negative impacts. "I recommend approval of the amendment to the previously approved site plan," a staff member told the commission.

Applicant Bruce Wright said the building’s footprint remains the same and that required checks and permits — including septic evaluation and a soil-erosion permit from the road commission — are in place. "Everything's the same. It's just moved to a more central spot on the property," Wright said.

Commissioners discussed whether conditions attached to the earlier approval remain enforceable. Staff advised that the previous case numbers and conditions (case numbers 02-2533 and 24-3866) will remain in effect and can be referenced in the motion and minutes rather than repeated verbatim.

Following a brief public hearing with no substantive public testimony, the commission approved a motion that referenced prior findings and retained the earlier conditions. The motion described the amendment as an accessory building over 832 square feet and specified that the previous conditions remain in force.

The commission’s action was limited to the site-plan amendment; no changes to allowed land uses were made. The applicant may proceed under the amended plan subject to the conditions associated with the prior approvals and any standard permits required by other agencies.

The commission did not identify additional follow-up tasks beyond ensuring the prior conditions remain documented in the minutes.