Shaw Surveying subdivision proposal withdrawn after zoning/variance issue flagged

Mar 17, 2026

A proposed subdivision by Shaw Surveying that would have moved parcel lines without changing acreage was withdrawn after staff noted it would reassign agricultural buildings to a new parcel in a way that would violate local ordinance without a zoning variance.

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Josh Myers of Shaw Surveying requested a subdivision that would move property lines while keeping total acreage the same. The proposal, discussed under the name George Hartenstein, would have reassigned existing agricultural buildings to a different parcel; the commission noted that would violate a township ordinance unless the zoning board granted a variance.

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