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Meeting roundup: Aug. 6 Ferrysburg Planning Commission — approvals, hearings set, and announcements
Summary
At its Aug. 6 meeting the Planning Commission approved a driveway setback deviation (16739 Lakeview Ave.), set a public hearing on a proposed zoning amendment (§11.20), agreed to review an EGLE sand-excavation application for North Shore Drive, elected officers for 2026–27, and noted a Sept. 29 MSU Extension tourism presentation.
Key actions and outcomes from the Ferrysburg Planning Commission meeting (Aug. 6):
- Driveway deviation approved for 16739 Lakeview Avenue (applicants Sean and Jody Wiley); staff recommended approval due to a 40-foot lot width and the driveway design using grid pavers to reduce impervious area.
- Commission set a public hearing for a proposed amendment to zoning code §11.20 to remove §11.20(B), a change staff said would prevent forced combination of nonconforming lots under the same ownership.
- Chair flagged an EGLE special-exception application from Laura Schumacher for sand excavation from three contiguous North Shore Drive parcels and asked staff to circulate the application and related materials for consideration and possible comment to EGLE within the 60-day notice period.
- Officers elected for 2026–27: Gary Post (chair), Regina (vice chair; one recusal recorded), and Craig (secretary).
- Announcement: MSU Extension will present a tourism study for Ferrysburg at City Hall on Sept. 29.
This roundup summarizes formal actions recorded in the transcript; where vote tallies were not fully captured in the audio transcript the outcomes are reported as recorded (approved/appointed/set for hearing).
