Members

Chairperson

Open Position

Member

Frank Haslip

Member

Irene Dishno

Secretary

Open Position

Member

Dawn Schuhknecht

Member

Carrie Biolo

Contact

Republic Planning Commission
P.O. Box 338
Republic, MI 49879

Documents

Meeting Schedule

The Planning Commission meets every month on the 2nd Monday, at 7:00 P.M.

9 Dec

Planning Commission Meeting

7:00 PM

13 Jan

Planning Commission Meeting

7:00 PM

10 Feb

Planning Commission Meeting

7:00 PM

10 Mar

Planning Commission Meeting

7:00 PM

Authorities & Responsibilities

  • Shall make and adopt a basic plan as a guide for the development of the unincorporated portions of the township.
  • Shall approve/deny construction, location and character of streets, squares, parks or other public ways, grounds or open space, or public buildings and structures.
  • The township board has designated powers to the planning commission, including making recommendations as to a zoning plan, districts and ordinance, and, per the township’s ordinance, approving special land uses, planned unit developments and site plans.
  • Until 2001, townships were required by the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act to develop a formal capital improvement planning process. Since 2006, under the Michigan Planning Enabling Act (MPEA), a township is required to adopt a capital improvement plan (CIP) if the township, alone or jointly with one or more local units of government, owns or operates a water supply or sewage disposal system.
  • Under MCL 125.3865:”(1) To further the desirable future development of the local unit of government under the master plan, a planning commission, after adoption of a master plan, shall annually prepare a capital improvements program of public structures and improvements, unless the planning commission is exempted from this requirement by charter or otherwise. If the planning commission is exempted, the legislative body either shall prepare and adopt a capital improvements program, separate from or as a part of the annual budget, or shall delegate the preparation of the capital improvements program to the chief elected official or a nonelected administrative official, subject to final approval by the legislative body. The capital improvements program shall show those public structures and improvements, in the general order of their priority, that in the commission’s judgment will be needed or desirable and can be undertaken within the ensuing 6-year period. The capital improvements program shall be based upon the requirements of the local unit of government for all types of public structures and improvements. Consequently, each agency or department of the local unit of government with authority for public structures or improvements shall upon request furnish the planning commission with lists, plans, and estimates of time and cost of those public structures and improvements.”(2) Any township may prepare and adopt a capital improvement program. However, subsection (1) is only mandatory for a township if the township, alone or jointly with 1 or more other local units of government, owns or operates a water supply or sewage disposal system.”