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Planning panel denies Big Rig Companies interim use permit after residents cite lack of turnaround, safety and noise concerns
Summary
The Silver Creek Township Planning and Zoning Commission denied an interim use permit for Big Rig Companies to operate truck sales and service, citing absence of a truck turnaround and multiple resident concerns; the motion to deny carried 6-2.
The Silver Creek Township Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 1 denied an interim use permit application from Big Rig Companies that would have allowed truck sales and service at a proposed site.
Scott Dahlke, identified in the record as the project engineer for the applicant, presented the proposal. Multiple nearby residents—Cliff Johnson, Jeff Warren, Mark O'Brien, Mark Bredenberg, Deb Bednarz, Tom Bednarz, Ron Johnson, James Theisen, Johann Massmann, Loren Hafterson and Rick Duchene—spoke during the public comment period with concerns about the proposal, citing the lack of a truck turnaround if the entrance were gated or a driver missed the turn, potential noise and exhaust fumes, traffic and safety impacts, and increased wear and tear on the road.
Member Mike Helman moved to deny the interim use permit on the basis that the plan lacks a truck turnaround; Jesse Dickenson seconded the motion. The commission voted to deny the request, recorded as carried 6-2. The transcript does not record individual roll-call votes or identify which members voted for or against the motion.
The denial follows the public comments and commission members' expressed concerns about safety, traffic and roadway impacts. No conditions or alternate mitigation measures are recorded in the excerpted minutes. The meeting adjourned after the vote.
