March 8, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Future land use map amendments to six areas in Hartland Township are moving closer to final approval.
The Board of Trustees gave their first approval of the amendments during their online meeting last week. Planning Director Troy Langer laid out the work done by the Planning Commission to this point, which took into consideration both a residential market assessment and a retail market assessment. Using these, 6 areas were targeted for changes on the map which serves as a visual aid to how the township would like to plan and develop in the future.
March 1, 2021
A popular Hartland Township family attraction has been approved for more outdoor seating.
Back in May, Hartland Township was among the first municipalities to waive zoning requirements for restaurants to help with limited seating capacities during COVID. The understanding was that should an establishment wish to make that space permanent, they would still need to go through the site plan process and get approval.
At last Thursday nightâs meeting of the Hartland Township Planning Commission, Spicerâs Orchards did just that. Owner Shannon Rowe was present asking for 2 newly-permanent outdoor seating areas, both adjacent to the main building. The east patio will cover 6,300 square feet and have 12 patio tables. The west patio will be 500 square feet with 6-10 tables.