January 23, 2012 City Commission
Moved by Vice Mayor Ling and supported by Commissioner Joslin to endorse the “Project Scope: Master Plan Update; City of Mt. Pleasant; January 16, 2012”. Motion carried.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Another Third Attempt, Sixth Overall
Development proposed for 1003 Douglas is scheduled for planning commission consideration May 3, 2012; the sixth time city officials have scheduled its consideration. Agenda inconsistencies and a history of disregard for statute provisions renders planning commission action unpredictable.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Doo-Doo City Officials Do - 01
The zoning board of appeals has responded with - we don't do statutorily authorized and properly adopted - scheduling 1003 Douglas for April 25, 2012.
- Improper hearing - City Code §154.162, §154.168, §154.171
- Improper variance application - City Code §154.164
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Reasonable Belief Proves Elusive
One week+ and city officials have twice confirmed receipt of the question/clarification request. Perhaps the effort of a second receipt confirmation, in lieu of citations, answers all the questions; Mt. Pleasant city officials act deliberately disregarding authority and mandatory duty. Their history supports such a conclusion and the city attorney has absurdly opined that intentional breach of a statutory duty renders the statute provision inapplicable.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Implementing the Other Plan Q&A
City officials choose illegal circumvention of properly adopted standards and procedures to carry out their undisclosed plan. Officials profess their method yields both what developers want and what the city wants.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Ordinance, the Master Plan, and the Other Plan
The chronicles of Mt. Pleasant, MI Planning and Zoning
The Ordinance, the Master Plan, ...
Monday, February 27, 2012
March Madness Mount Pleasant
Scheduled back to back, March 28/29, 2012, the zoning board of appeals and planning commission will consider two overbuilding proposals: 221 Clayton@120% ordinance density, 1003 Douglas@150% ordinance density.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Municipal Administrator - Aptitude Test
Do you have the talent to be a municipal administrator?
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The Criminal Alternative
In second meetings following advice their actions were inconsistent with training and law1, the zoning board of appeals and planning commission continue breach of statutory duty. Confounding their choice, a planning commissioner previously observed 'that makes no sense'2.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Planning Commission Continues Illegal Actions
September 7, 2011 the Planning Commission approves site plan SPR-11-09. The approval was based on compliance with ZBA requirements. State and local statutes mandate site plan approval or rejection be based upon standards and requirements contained in the zoning ordinances.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
ZBA Continues Illegal Hearings/Actions
August 24, 2011 the Zoning Board of Appeals conducts several non-appeal hearings in which they review and determine site plans do not conform to standards and requirements contained in the zoning ordinances.
Monday, August 8, 2011
City Commission : Illegal Hearings/Actions
City officials recast administration from perpetual confusion to felony misconduct, intentional breach of positive statutory duty.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Commissioners : Makes No Sense - Unfamiliar Process
Despite commissioners having stated the process is unfamiliar and makes no sense the Zoning Board of Appeals continues non-appeal hearings. ZBA Case 04-2011, 510 W. Pickard industrial zone new construction, the Board reviews site plan and authorizes variance.
Friday, April 1, 2011
City Commission - Illegal Closed Sessions
Effective October 25, 2010 the city of Mt. Pleasant obtained an option to purchase all or part of the state-owned property commonly known as the Mt. Pleasant Center. The Mt. Pleasant City Commission convened closed sessions to discuss the purchase at both its March 14, and March 24, 2011 regularly scheduled sessions.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
City Commission: Third of Two going on Four; and, Unsure?
In the third of four hearings imposed prior to permitting development, L-1 Bar & Grille received liquor license approval from the city commission. Discussion indicates city staff unilaterally determined doubling hearings required was a more efficient and business friendly process.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
City Commission Bait and Switch
The planning commission undertook conforming the zoning ordinance with provisions of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act on December 7, 2006. Ten months and two public hearings later -
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Planning Commission vs. Zoning Board of Appeals
Considering the January 6, 2011 planning commission meeting with context of city code § 154.171(A) Criteria for special use permits and city code § 154.003, § 154.067 below and MCL 125.3504; it appears the planning commission is challenging the ZBA for the title of most inept administration.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Bureaucracy for the sake of Bureaucracy
A testament to the ineptness and inefficiency possible when public officials condone violation of state and local statutes; the November 23, 2010 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Ignore and Compound
A request earlier this year, to convert a building located in an office service zoning district to residential duplex use (SUP-10-04), illustrates administrative inefficiencies introduced when city officials determine to violate ordinance provisions.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Mt. Pleasant Sounds Off
The Morning Sun, a newspaper serving central Michigan, provides an online edition allowing reader interaction. Controversy over a Mt. Pleasant, MI City Commission decision
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Intro / Update - a simple request
Attempts to cause Mt. Pleasant city officials comply with city and state zoning regulations began with a simple request in May 2004, following illegal site plan approval by the Planning Commission.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Typical or Atypical?
Correspondence from City Attorney contradicts plain statement in city code, see Office Humor. Full text opinion letter included in Denied Due Process pages 13-15.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Mt. Pleasant, MI Zoning Administration
Caveat - City officials routinely disregard regulatory provisions