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The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is a five member board appointed by the Acme Township Board of Trustees. It is a quasi-judicial board of the township responsible for acting upon all questions as they may arise in the administration of the Zoning Ordinance, including the interpretation of the zoning maps. The ZBA is also responsible for hearing and acting upon appeals from and review any order, requirements, decision, or determination made by the administrative official charged with the enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance. The ZBA meets monthly on the second Thursday at 7:30 p.m. as needed. Special Meetings may be called for by the Chairman, or can be requested by an applicant after a formal request is made and the proper fees paid. The following links provide access to:
ACME TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Joe Kuncaitis, Chairman
Larry Belcher, Secretary
LouAnn Brohl 4125 Holiday North Court Traverse City MI 49686
David Krause
Dick Smith 7331 Deepwater Point Road
Williamsburg, MI 49690
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT VARIANCES By far, the most common application made to the ZBA are for Variances
of the requirements contained within the Zoning Ordinance. The ZBA
is bound by a set of parameters within which they must review such Variance
requests. The following is an excerpt from the Acme Township Zoning
Ordinance which may clarify the conditions which must be met before the
ZBA can even consider a Variance application.
SECTION 5.3.3 VARIANCES:
(l) Basic Conditions: That any variance granted from this Ordinance: a. Will not be contrary to the public interest or to the intent and purpose of this Ordinance. b. Shall not permit the establishment within a district of any use which is not permitted by right within that zone district, or any use or dimensional variance for which a conditional use permit is required. c. Will not cause a substantial adverse effect upon property values in the immediate vicinity or in the district in which the property of the applicant is located. d. Is not where the specific conditions relating to the property are so general or recurrent in nature as to make the formulation of a general regulation for such conditions reasonably practical. e. Will relate only to property that is under control of the applicant. f. Will not be permitted for a parcel of property that is not a Legal
Lot of Record, as defined by this Ordinance. (Sec. 5.3.3(1)f added by Amendment
#79; Adopted 10/7/91; Effective 10/14/91.) (Sec. 5.3.3(1)f amended
by Amendment #87; Adopted 1/6/97; Effective 2/5/97)
(2) Special Conditions: When ALL of the foregoing basic conditions can be satisfied, a variance may be granted when any ONE (1) of the following special conditions can be clearly demonstrated: a. Where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships which prevent carrying out the strict letter of this Ordinance. These hardships or difficulties shall not be deemed economic, but shall be evaluated in terms of the use of a particular parcel of land. b. Where there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or physical conditions such as narrowness, shallowness, shape, or topography of the property involved, or to the intended use of the property that do not generally apply to other property uses in the same zoning district. Such circumstances or conditions shall not have resulted from any act of the applicant subsequent to the adoption of this Ordinance. c. (Sec. 5.3.3(2)c deleted by Amendment #79; Adopted 10/7/91; Effective 10/14/91.) d. Where such variance is necessary for the preservation of a substantial
property right possessed by other properties in the same zoning district.
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