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Plan Commission reviews routine CUPs and clarifies that state approval is required before issuing local commercial permits
Summary
Commissioners reviewed multiple conditional‑use permits with no changes recommended, approved the July building‑inspection report, and agreed to post state commercial building‑code guidance and not issue local commercial permits until the state has signed off.
At its Aug. 5 meeting the Town of Holland Plan Commission reviewed a slate of conditional‑use permits and found no substantive changes were required for several businesses and accessory structures, while also clarifying town procedures for commercial building permits.
The commission approved the July 2024 building inspection report and acknowledged that construction on a dwelling at N1761 Dewitt Road cannot resume until state plan approvals are received and a local permit is issued. The commission reviewed CUPs for businesses including Gaertner’s Great Lakes Greens (Carl Weingaertner), JASP1LLC (Jeffrey A. Stefanich), and Mike DePagter Plumbing (Mike DePagter), determining that those permits remain valid and require periodic review only under the town’s schedule.
Commissioners agreed on process improvements to educate property owners about state commercial building‑code requirements, including posting guidance provided by the state building inspector on the town website and making materials available at the Town office. The minutes state explicitly that the Town building inspector will not issue a local building permit for a commercial building until the new construction, converted use, or building modification receives full approval from the state building inspector.
Several accessory‑building permits were noted as unchanged and will not be reviewed again unless a raze permit is issued. The meeting concluded with routine procedural approvals and adjournment at 10:05 p.m.
