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Township introduces updated solicitation ordinance and airport-area zoning amendments for later consideration
Summary
Trustees approved resolutions of introduction for an updated solicitation ordinance that would add background checks and a 'do not knock' opt-in list, and for zoning/map amendments tied to the airport overlay; staff and legal counsel will draft final ordinance language.
At the June 24 meeting the Cascade Charter Township board approved resolutions of introduction for two separate items: an update to the township’s solicitation ordinance and zoning/map amendments related to the airport overlay.
Staff and township legal counsel said the solicitation ordinance — originally adopted in 2011 — has not provided sufficient protection for residents in some recent cases and that revisions will: require more detailed background checks, put some financial responsibility on applicants, and create a 'do not knock' opt-in list that permitted solicitors would receive. Staff noted the township has created a solicitation web page that lists permit procedures and active solicitors (currently no active solicitors were listed). The board asked legal staff to draft narrow, tailored language and to consider exemptions for K–12 student fundraisers and certain religious or political expression consistent with First Amendment protections.
On zoning, staff introduced an amendment and map update for the airport overlay district; the change traces to a legacy matter dating to 2023 and required a publication correction before introduction. Trustees moved to approve resolutions of introduction, asked the legal team to refine language and directed staff to proceed to formal notice and the public hearing schedule.
Next steps: legal staff will draft final ordinance language and bring the items forward for formal adoption in a future meeting, after required public notice.
