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CITY OF MUSKEGON
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, December 12, 2013
TIME OF MEETING: 4:00 p.m.
PLACE OF MEETING: Commission Chambers, First Floor, Muskegon City Hall
AGENDA
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Minutes from the special meeting of November 14, 2013.
III. Public Hearings
a. Hearing, Case 2013-14: Request to vacate the portion of Nims St between
Brunswick St and Vulcan St, by Newkirk Electric Associates, Inc.
b. Hearing, Case 2013-15: Request to vacate the portion of Vulcan St south of
Nims St and north of Keating Ave, by Newkirk Electric Associates, Inc.
IV. New Business
V. Old Business
VI. Other
VII. Adjourn
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Hearing, Case 2013-14: Request to vacate the portion of Nims St between Brunswick St and
Vulcan St, by Newkirk Electric Associates, Inc.
STAFF OBSERVATIONS
1. Nims St has already been vacated from Madison St to Brunswick St and from Vulcan St to
Keating Ave. This request would vacate the remainder of the street between these two
areas.
2. The street is an unimproved dirt road with no utilities in the vicinity.
3. Newkirk Electric owns the parcels at 1875 Roberts St, 1035 E Laketon and 1975 Vulcan
St. They would like to combine all of these properties and fence them in for storage
expansion. In order to do that, the street must be vacated and replatted. Once the City
vacates the street, they will give up all interest it and it becomes common property to
everyone in the block, until it is replatted and individual owners will be given portions of
the land.
4. Notice was sent to property owners within 300 feet of this property and at the time of this
writing, staff had not received any comments from the public.
Nims St looking south-east. Newkirk Electric to the left.
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Zoning Map
Aerial Map (red line indicates street to be vacated)
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DELIBERATION
I move that the vacation of Nims St between Brunswick St and Vulcan St be recommended to City
Commission for (approval/denial), based on (compliance/lack of compliance), with the City’s
1997 Master Land Use Plan, with the following conditions:
Hearing, Case 2013-15: Request to vacate the portion of Vulcan St south of Nims St and north
of Keating Ave, by Newkirk Electric Associates, Inc.
STAFF OBSERVATIONS
1. Vulcan St has already been vacated between Laketon Ave and Nims St. \
2. This request is to continue the vacation down to Keating Ave.
3. The street is an unimproved dirt road with no utilities in the vicinity.
4. Newkirk Electric owns the parcels at 1875 Roberts St, 1035 E Laketon and 1975 Vulcan
St. They would like to combine all of these properties and fence them in for storage
expansion. In order to do that, the street must be vacated and replatted. Once the City
vacates the street, they will give up all interest it and it becomes common property to
everyone in the block, until it is replatted and individual owners will be given portions of
the land.
5. Notice was sent to property owners within 300 feet of this property and at the time of this
writing, staff had not received any comments from the public.
Vulcan St looking south. 1975 Vulcan St owned by Newkirk Electric
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Zoning Map
Aerial Map (red line indicates street to be vacated)
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DELIBERATION
I move that the vacation of Vulcan St between Nims St and Keating Ave be recommended to City
Commission for (approval/denial), based on (compliance/lack of compliance), with the City’s
1997 Master Land Use Plan, with the following conditions:
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