Carlson Funeral Homes Inc

Lake Orion, is one step closer to getting a landscape nursery/retail business off the ground in Holly Township. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Holly Township Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider Morales’ application for rezoning 1191 McClelland Rd. from AGRE (Agricultural) to C-2 (Commercial Center). Morales also requested special land use approval to establish a landscape nursery/retail business. Approximately 45 people attended. One of those residents wrote an advance letter to the Planning Commission, expressing her opposition to the rezoning of the parcel. This resident, Sandra Carlson, lives across the street and east of Morales’ property. “I moved here two-and-a-half years ago, having lived in Alpine Shores subdivision in Fenton Township for 30 years,” Carlson wrote. “I served on the Fenton Township Planning Commission for 14 years, was chair of that board for several years, and served on the Zoning Board of Appeals for five years. I also published an article in the Wayne Law Review regarding zoning issues.” Woodfield subdivision is a well-designed site condo community that includes a manicured golf course and club house, Carlson said. “I purchased my home based on the current zoning of Agriculture Residential for the surrounding area and based on my belief that Holly Township would honor its Master Plan and maintain the area as Neighborhood Residential in the future. “Rezoning this property would significantly impact the neighboring residential communities,” she said. “The permitted uses under the current zoning of Agriculture Residential include single-family detached dwellings, which currently exist. “ Under commercial zoning, there would be an additional 16 uses, which include planned shopping centers over 50,000 square feet, health and fitness clubs, eating and drinking establishments, funeral homes, retail businesses like grocery stores, and many more. Should the property be rezoned to C-2, that zoning designation “runs with the land,” Carlson said. If the current property owners resell or go bankrupt, any future land o...