36 Wednesday, June 6, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF EMMETT
CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF ORDINANCE
To: The residents and property owners of the Charter Township of Emmett, Calhoun County, Michigan
and any other interested persons.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following ordinance amending the Charter Township of Em-
mett Zoning Ordinance was submitted to the Township Board of the Charter Township of Emmett at its board
meeting on May 9, 2024, and will be considered for adoption at the next regular Township Board meeting to be
held on June 13, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Charter Township of Emmett Township Hall, 621 Cliff Street, Battle
Creek, MI 49014, within the Township. A summary of the ordinance is as follows:
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1. CUP table amended. Amends the table contained in section 10.10A of Appendix A
to the Emmett Charter Township Code of Ordinances, being the Township Zoning Ordinance, by replacing
“Places of amuse./commercial recreation” with “Places of amusement, entertainment, or recreation” as a con-
ditional use in the General Commercial District and the Regional Service Commercial District, subject to the
provisions of Section 10.13.
SECTION 2. Definition Added. Amends Section 21.02 of Appendix A to the Emmett Charter
Township Code of Ordinances, being the Township Zoning Ordinance, by adding a new definition for “Places
of amusement, entertainment, or recreation”.
SECTION 3. Conditional Use GC District. Amends Section 15.03 of Appendix A to the Emmett
Charter Township Code of Ordinances, being the Township Zoning Ordinance, which lists the conditional uses
allowed in the General Commercial District by revising subparagraph a. to read: “a. Places of amusement,
entertainment, or recreation.”
SECTION 4. Permitted Use RC District. Amends Section 15A.02 of Appendix A to the Emmett
Charter Township Code of Ordinances, being the Township Zoning Ordinance, which lists the permitted uses
in the Regional Service Commercial District, to revise subparagraph M. to read: “M. Indoor Places of amuse-
ment, entertainment, or recreation.”
SECTION 5. Conditional Use RC District. Amends Section 15A.03 of Appendix A to the Emmett
Charter Township Code of Ordinances, being the Township Zoning Ordinance, which lists the conditional uses
allowed in the Regional Service Commercial District, to add a new subparagraph I to read: “I. Outdoor Places
of amusement, entertainment, or recreation.”
SECTION 6. Permitted Use LI District. Amends Section 16.02 of Appendix A to the Emmett
Charter Township Code of Ordinances, being the Township Zoning Ordinance, which lists the permitted uses
in the Light Industrial District, by adding a new subparagraph s. to read as follows: “s. Places of amusement,
entertainment, or recreation.”
SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY OF INVALID PROVISIONS. If any section of this Ordinance is
declared to be unconstitutional, illegal or of no force and effect by a court of competent jurisdiction, that invalid
section shall not affect the validity of any other section of this Ordinance.
SECTION 8. REPEAL. All other ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts of ordinances that are in
conflict with this Ordinance are repealed to the extent necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.
SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days after publication
after adoption.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the proposed Ordinance has been posted
on the Township’s website and is available for inspection by contacting the undersigned during regular business
hours of regular business days.PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Emmett Charter Township will provide necessary, rea-
sonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities attending the meeting upon three (3) days’
notice to the Charter Township of Emmett Township Clerk of the need for the same.
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF EMMETT
Tracy Myers, Clerk
621 Cliff Street, Battle Creek, MI 49014
269-968-0241
http://www.emmett.orgNote that an article listing the fin-
ishes of all local competitors who
made state finals out of regionals
will appear in a future edition.
DIVISION 4 BOYS- Athens’ Bennett was a state
champion in the 300-meter hurdles
in a time of 38.65 seconds, with a
Fowler runner second at 38.68 and
a Hillsdale Academy runner third at
39.49. - Bennett also earned a top-eight
All-State medal in the 110-meter
hurdles, finishing fourth in a time of
15.45. - St. Philip’s foursome of
Harper Creek High senior Ethan
Tabiadon was an All-State fourth in
the 300-meter hurdles event. (Photo
by View Newspaper Group’s Brett
Bremer)
St. Philip High’s foursome of seniors
Ryan Casterline and Luke Sprague
and juniors Sawyer Weiss and Colt
Myers. (Photo provided)Athens High junior Aleyah Deller had
first-place All-State finishes in both
the 100-meter adaptive finals and
the 200-meter adaptive finals at last
Saturday’s MHSAA Division 4 Track
& Field Championships at Baldwin
Middle School. (Photo provided)Harper Creek High junior Elizabeth
“Izzie” Miller placed a top-eight All-
State third in the shot put event at
last Saturday’s MHSAA Division 2
Finals at Hamilton High. (Photo by
View Newspaper Group’s Brett Bremer)Galesburg-Augusta High junior
Jordyn Klimp was an All-State eighth
in the 400-meter run at last Saturday’s
MHSAA Division 3 Finals at Kent City.
(Photo provided)senior Max Shugars, senior Ryan
Casterline, junior Colt Myers and
senior Luke Sprague placed an All-
State third in the 3,200 relay in a
time of 8 minutes, 18.40 seconds.- And, St. Philip’s 1,600 relay unit
of junior Sawyer Weiss, Sprague,
Myers and Casterline was an All-
State fifth in a time of 3:36.08. - Also, Climax-Scotts’ 400 relay of
junior Luke Lawrence, senior Ryan
Dehaan, senior Miles Shannon and
junior Chase VanMiddlesworth was
an All-State eighth in 44.91.
DIVISION 4 GIRLS - Athens’ Deller finished first in
the adaptive finals of the 100-meter
dash in a time of 23.37. - And, Deller was first in the adap-
tive finals of the 200-meter dash,
clocking 51.54.
DIVISION 3 GIRLS - Galesburg-Augusta junior Jordyn
Klimp was an All-State eighth in the
400-meter run in a time of 59.67 in
the finals meet at Kent City.
DIVISION 2 BOYS - In the finals at Hamilton, Harper
Creek senior Ethan Tabiadon was an
All-State fourth in the 300 hurdles in
a time of 41.31.
DIVISION 2 GIRLS - And, Harper Creek junior
Elizabeth “Izzie” Miller was an All-
State third in the shot put with a toss
of 41-feet, 7-inches. - Note: There were no top-eight
All-State local finishers in the boys’
or girls’ Division 1 meet at East
Kentwood.
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