Eagle Harbor Township combines ordinances
Eagle Harbor Township combines ordinances
Set minimum lot, development sizes
By KURT HAUGLIE, DMG Writer
EAGLE HARBOR — As part of their ongoing effort to manage growth, the Eagle Harbor Township Board of Trustees Monday combined the township’s land division, subdivision and condominium ordinances into one inclusive ordinance. Also approved by the board was the recommendation of the township planning commission that lot developments have a minimum width of 200 feet and a minimum total area of one acre.
Supervisor Ed Kisiel said although the board approved a new condominium ordinance at its June meeting, the ordinance wasn’t published within 30 days of approval so it hadn’t gone into effect.
Kisiel said combining the ordinances will make it easier for anyone considering development to know exactly what the regulations are, and having the lot size minimums will prevent overcrowding, especially along any shoreline property.
“That should cover any land splits in the township,” he said. “This will decrease density in the township.”
The board also discussed the need to establish some sort of emergency rescue service for the township.
Kisiel said after Mercy Ambulance was sold to Marquette General Hospital earlier this year, MGH officials decided to no longer do wintertime rescues from remote areas using snowmobiles.
“They announced they will not be doing snowmobile extractions,” he said.
Kisiel said all the Keweenaw County township supervisors meet quarterly to discuss issues, and at the last meeting supervisors discussed the issue of rescues from remote locations.
“There is very limited rescue support for Keweenaw County,” he said. “(The supervisors) thought added time (for rescue) related to the survivability of victims.”
Kisiel said with the increase in tourism in the county, some sort of rescue system needs to be developed soon.
The discussion of the need for a remote-area rescue system was for information only. No action was taken.
In other business, the board:
• accepted a bid from Tony Burcar of Hubbell to supply topsoil for the public square ball field in the Village of Eagle Harbor at a cost of $16.25 per yard. The board also approved hiring the Keweenaw County Road Commission to spread the soil on the field at a rate of $104 per hour.
• approved splitting costs with the road commission for No Parking signs and Children At Play signs in front of the fire hall in the village.
Kurt Hauglie can be reached at khauglie@mininggazette.com
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