Sylvan Township is getting help from a special consultant with drafting three new ordinances to deal with solar energy, administrative review and a lake zoning district.
At the last township board meeting on Jan. 10, the Sylvan Township Board approved the Scope of Services from planner Rebecca Harvey on a project that will have her helping the township to draft the ordinances and revise them as needed with help from the township planning commission.
The contract with Harvey is for $5,000. The idea to draft these ordinances comes out of a joint meeting last year between the board and planning commission.
In another meeting late last year, the township attorney gave some insight into what the ordinances might deal with. He said the administrative review will probably deal with things/projects already approved and with the new ordinance language it could allow for administrative…
Sylvan Township is working on drafting some new ordinances, including solar energy
