Three Oaks Township
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

The regular meeting of the Three Oaks Township Planning Commission was called to order at 
7:03 pm by Acting Chair Snyder.  Roll Call was taken with members: Kramer, LaLone, Mangold, 
Mitchell, Seifert and Snyder present and Jackson and Klute absent.  There was no Public 
Comment.

Secretary Mangold presented the minutes of the Tuesday, November 28, 2006 regular meeting.  
A motion by Kramer, supported by Seifert, to accept the minutes of the November 28, 2006 
meeting minutes as presented.  The motion was approved 5-0.

Under Old Business, Acting Chair Snyder and Chris Mitchell updated the Planning Commission 
on the progress of the Task Force in reviewing the rewriting of the Zoning Ordinance.  
They reported that the review is going well.  Each review session consists of 2 to 2 ½ 
hour sessions and that they have reviewed up to Article 15 of the Zoning Ordinance.  
They are reviewing sample ordinances of various governments for ideas.
Secretary Mangold reported that the Township will once again place an ad in the local 
paper for the vacant position on the Planning Commission.  Mangold handed out the new 
terms of appointments of the Planning Commission approved by the Township Board of 
Trustees.

Under New Business, a Special Land Use Permit Request Application has been received.  
The applicant; Vickers Real Estate/David Workman, 16860 Three Oaks Road, Three Oaks/11604 
Rivera, New Buffalo.  The application is for the former Vickers Engineering property 
located at 1680 Three Oaks Road, Property Code #11-20-0134-0019-06-6 and 
#11-20-0134-0019-05-8 presently zoned Industrial.  The applicant requests that a Special 
Land Use Permit be granted to Three Oaks Manufacturing to manufacture several high 
quality products using byproducts of the construction and related industry.  The 
applicant is requesting and paying for a special Public Hearing date of Tuesday, 
January 2, 2007.  A motion by Mitchell, supported by LaLone, to call for a Public 
Hearing on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 7:00 pm to hear public comment on this request.  
The motion was approved 6-0.

Having no further business, a motion for adjournment by Seifert, supported by Kramer.  
The motion was approved 6-0.  The meeting was adjourned by Acting Chair Snyder at 7:20 pm.


Respectfully submitted,



George A. Mangold, Secretary