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Silver Creek board approves rezone for property tied to Johann Massmann; narrowly backs county land-use review statement
Summary
The Silver Creek Township Board of Planning and Zoning on June 3 approved a rezone and lot-line adjustments for property associated with Johann Massmann and voted 4-3 to send a statement to the county urging review and revision of the township land use plan.
The Silver Creek Township Board of Planning and Zoning on June 3 approved a rezone for property tied to Johann Massmann and voted to send a statement to the county urging review of the township land use plan.
Chairman Chris Klein called the meeting to order and the board unanimously approved the meeting agenda and the May 20, 2025 minutes after a motion by Mark Egge and a second from Justin Hall.
The board considered a rezone application associated with Johann Massmann. Mike Helman moved to approve changing the property’s zoning from Agricultural to Agricultural Residential with a shoreline overlay, to permit lot-line adjustments, and to grant each parcel a building entitlement with driveways off County Road 8 and Duffield. Tom Vanek seconded the motion, which carried 7-0.
Following that approval, Chairman Chris Klein moved that the board send a statement to the county using the Massmann rezone as an example to request a review and revision of the township’s land use plan; Jesse Dickinson seconded. That motion passed 4-3.
The minutes record a final procedural motion to adjourn by Mark Egge, seconded by Tom Vanek. No additional substantive actions were recorded in the minutes.
The board did not record further details about the content of the proposed statement to the county or any timeline for submitting it.
