ACH DEBIT AUTHORIZATION FORM

GUIDE TO VILLAGE SERVICES

2022 ELK RIVER CORRIDOR REPORT

BCBSM NOTICE

ELK RAPIDS COMMUNITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT

ELK RAPIDS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN

GUIDE TO VILLAGE SERVICES

POINT OF SALE – SEPTIC

TITLE VI NON-DISCRIMINATION PLAN

2023 RAP 2.0 GRANT APPLICATION (EXTERNAL LINK)

BOARDS & COMMISSIONS APPLICATION FORM

EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION FORM

2024 MASTER PLAN – DRAFT

COLLABORATIVE MASTER PLAN 10-30-18

ADDENDUM TO MASTER PLAN: DAM BEACH & FISHING PK MGT PLAN FINAL ADOPTED 2017

2020 WATER QUALITY REPORT

2021 WATER QUALITY REPORT

2022 WATER QUALITY REPORT

2023 WATER QUALITY REPORT

CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTIONS

INSIDE THE ERPD: LEARN ABOUT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESCRIPTION & OVER THE COUNTER DRUG DROP-OFF BOX

TEAM PROGRAM

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

FOIA REQUEST FORM

FOIA FEE ITEMIZATION FORM

PLEASE NOTE: THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS VILLAGE STAFF ADD SOME NARRATIVE TO HELP THOSE WHO WISH TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF THE VILLAGE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ISLAND HOUSE PROPERTY, WHERE THE ELK RAPIDS DISTRICT LIBRARY IS HOUSED.

On March 31, 1948, a special meeting was held for Elk Rapids Village Council to discuss the proposed gift of the Island House property from grantor/donor Katherine Dexter McCormick. Council accepted the gift with a unanimous vote.

• 1948-03-31 COUNCIL MINUTES (PDF)

The Island House property was officially deeded to the Village and recorded at the Antrim County Register of Deeds on April 29, 1948. There were restrictions in the deed to ensure that the property would be used “and benefit . . . the Grantee and its residents” for the purposes of public use for “a park, library, place of assembly, village hall, and for community center purposes generally.”

• 1948-04-29 DEED (PDF)

At the May 17, 1948 regular meeting, Village Council presented a resolution affirming the parameters set forth in the deed, that the property would be used as the “Elk Rapids Library,” and to thank Mrs. McCormick “for her generous gifts of the Island property and its contents.”

• 1948-05-17 COUNCIL MINUTES (PDF)

Council noted at the regular meeting of March 16,1959 that the Island House property was in need of repair.

• 1959-03-16 COUNCIL MINUTES (PDF)

On April 21, 1959, Mrs. McCormick deposed that “It has been brought to my attention that, in order to assist in the adequate and proper maintenance of [the Island property] for such purposes, it is desired to have the Township own the property jointly with the Village.” She then went on to clarify that she had no objections to the property being jointly owned by the Township and Village so long as “the property will be continue to be used for the public purposes and subject to the restrictions set forth in the deed of April 29, 1948.”

• 1959-04-21 AFFIDAVIT (PDF)

At the May 4, 1959 regular meeting, Village Council voted “that a request be made for the Township to take joint ownership of the Island House property along with the Village.”

• 1959-05-04 COUNCIL MINUTES (PDF)

At the March 14, 1960 Special Election for the Township and Annual Election for the Village, the Township voted to raise the tax rate by one mill to help pay for the maintenance of the Island House Property and the Village electorate voted in favor of conveying half of their interest to the Township. Based on this, the Village Council formally voted to “repeal [the] Island House Ordinance and take necessary steps to write up a new Ordinance with half ownership to both Village and Township.”

• 1960-03-14 ELECTION RESULTS

On May 9, 1960, the Village of Elk Rapids deeded one-half interest to the Township in order to share maintenance costs of the building.

• 1960-05-09 DEED

The council minutes of June 6, 1960 show that the Village and Township agreed to set up a new board to oversee the affairs of the Island House Property and to suggest a new Ordinance.

• 1960-06-06 COUNCIL MINUTES 1 │ 1960-06-06 COUNCIL MINUTES 2

On March 27, 1960, a special joint meeting with Village Council, Township Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Island Commissioners gathered to discuss the proposed amendments to the Island Property Ordinance.

• 1961-03-27 SPECIAL VILLAGE, TOWNSHIP, AND ISLAND BOARD MEETING MINUTES

In a letter sated September 20, 1978, the Village President requested that Attorney Stanley Burke provide various documents regarding the Island House.

• 1978-09-20 LETTER

1979-06-19 ELECTION RESULTS

1985-12-16 AFFIDAVIT

2015 LEGAL OPINION

2016 LEGAL OPINION

2018 LEGAL OPINION

2020 ERDL EXPLANATION

2021 ANTRIM COUNTY EQUALIZATION INFO

2021 ISLAND PROPERTY HISTORY

2021-05-17 COOPER MEMO

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PERMIT APPLICATION FORMS

• SIDEWALK PERMIT (PDF)

• DPW OPEN, OCCUPY, OBSTRUCT – STREET OR SIDEWALK APPLICATION (PDF)

• SPECIAL EVENT STREET CLOSURE APPLICATION (PDF)

• APPLICATION FOR PERMIT SEWER AND/OR WATER (PDF)

• DRIVEWAY PERMIT APPLICATION (PDF)

PLANNING AND ZONING PERMIT APPLICATION FORMS

• COMMERCIAL ZONING APPROVAL APPLICATION (PDF)

• PARCEL SPLIT, COMBINATION, OR LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION (PDF)

• PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FORM (PDF)

• SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTION PERMIT – CENTRAL BUSINESS, ie SIGNS, TABLES, CHAIRS, etc.

• SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FORM (PDF)

• SIGN PERMIT APPLICATION (PDF)

• ZONING AMENDMENT REQUEST (PDF)

• ZONING COMPLIANCE PERMIT APPLICATION (PDF)

• ZBA APPEALS APPLICATION (PDF)

VILLAGE LICENSING APPLICATION FORMS

• GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE PERMIT APPLICATION (PDF)

• PEDDLER SOLICITOR TRANSIENT MERCHANT LICENSE APPLICATION (PDF)

• SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION (PDF)

• SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS EMPLOYEE APPLICATION (PDF)

GENERAL PLANNING/ZONING INFORMATION

• FY 2022-2023 FEE SCHEDULE (PDF)

• DAM BEACH & FISHING PARK MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE (PDF)

• ELK RAPIDS VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP COLLABORATIVE MASTER PLAN (PDF)

• FUTURE LAND USE MAP (PDF)

• ZONING CODE OF ORDINANCES (EXTERNAL LINK)

• ZONING MAP (PDF)

SHORT TERM RENTAL INFORMATION

• GOOD VISITOR GUIDE (PDF)

• SHORT TERM RENTAL ANNUAL BUSINESS APPLICATION (PDF)

• SHORT TERM RENTAL BUSINESS WAITLIST (PDF)

• 2024 SHORT TERM RENTAL LIST OF LICENSES (PDF)

DEVELOPMENT: THE DEXTER AT 112 DEXTER

• 112 DEXTER SLU-SPR │ MARCH 22 2022 │ COMPLETE PACKAGE (PDF)

• 112 DEXTER VARIANCE REQUEST │ POSTED MAY 27 2022 (PDF)

• UPDATE │ SEPTEMBER 2022 │Socks Construction has submitted the Elk Lake Inn (112 Dexter St) Due Care Plan. If you have any questions, please forward them to Planning, Zoning & Community Development Administrator, Kerri Janisse, kjanisse@elkrapids.org. Please note that this is not the Village of Elk Rapids’ due care plan as we are not the owners of the property. This plan is for Socks Construction to follow and complete/continue at 112 Dexter St. Currently, there are no other updates on the project.

• ELK LAKE INN DUE CARE PLAN SEPT 2022 (PDF)

• APPROVED FOUNDATION PERMIT │ ANTRIM COUNTY │ OCTOBER 2022

• APPROVED FOUNDATION PLANS FOR PERMIT │ ANTRIM COUNTY │OCTOBER 2022

• UPDATE │NOVEMBER 3, 2022 – “Otwell Mawby is on and off site. They are directing everything that is occurring…that does not mean they are on site continuously. Yes, there are smells from the contaminated site which is normal to this process and why we are strictly following the due care plan and having it inspected and overseen by the environmental engineer. Inspectors being on and off the site and is normal and dictated by the scopes of work and project demands day to day. They specifically directed us on our footings today with detail they are demanding and that Justin Sorenson our Professional Engineer is implementing and directing our construction team to build. A good answer to any layman’s question on activity on site is that we not only have an environmental engineer but also a Professional engineer actively and continuously overseeing the progress of the due care restoration plan. What is going on is that we are strictly following and working with the environmental engineer to execute the due care plan.”

• UPDATE │ NOVEMBER 8, 2022 │ Please read the latest update from Otwell Mawby here and following is a statement from the Soil Erosion department who made a visit to the site, today: “I just drove by the site a little bit ago. There are some stockpiles of the excavated material on the site, but they are all contained within multiple layers of silt fence, and the piles themselves have been draped with tarps. With the measures that are in place, I have no concern with what is occurring on the site. The property is well away from the river, and all of the material is well contained. If there are any issues on the site, it is not with my department.”

• UPDATE │ NOVEMBER 22, 2022 │ Questions were asked in the past week regarding the work being done at the site. Please click HERE for the questions and answers. There is also an update from Otwell Mawby, Inc. HERE.

• UPDATE │ DECEMBER 7, 2022│ You can find the Elk Lake Inn Civil Engineer Plans HERE.

• UPDATE │ APRIL 2023 │ Approved county building permit and plans │ PERMIT │ PLAN 1 │ PLAN 2 │ PLAN 3 │ PLAN 4 │ PLAN 4.2 │ PLAN 5 │ PLAN 5.2 │ PLAN 6

• UPDATE │ APRIL 17, 2023 │ MEMO FROM SOCKS CONSTRUCTION │GFA PIER ELEVEATIONS │ RC SHOP DRAWING │ STEEL COLUMN │ IMAGE │ ELI_SD_ASBUILT

DEVELOPMENT: BRIDGE STREET HOUSING PROJECT

• DUE CARE (PDF) │ September 11, 2003

• DUE CARE (PDF) │ March 29, 2004

• DUE CARE PLAN (PDF) │ April 5, 2004

• DUE CARE PLAN (PDF) │ July 1, 2004

• TITLE SEARCH 082-00 & 083-00 (PDF) │ May 31, 2022

• TITLE SEARCH DOCUMENTS (PDF) │ Historical Dates

• SURVEY (PDF) │ July 14, 2022

• WETLAND DELINEATION REPORT (PDF) │ July 22, 2022

• PRELIMINARY GEOTECHNICAL EXPLORATION REPORT (PDF) │ January 10, 2023

• RFP (PDF) │ December 2022

• PROPOSALS SUBMITTED │ HOMESTRETCH │ RENOVARE

The Village of Elk Rapids has completed the recodification process in January 2023! You can now find the unified code of ordinances on Municode (EXTERNAL LINK).

ADOPTED AND PROPOSED ORDINANCES SINCE JANUARY 2023

• ORDINANCE 2022-05 │ INNS WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (PDF)

• ORDINANCE 2022-07 │ HOTELS AND MOTELS (PDF)

• ORDINANCE 2023-02 │ CHILDCARE DEFINITIONS (PDF)

• PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2023-03 │ ZONING COMPLIANCE PERMIT PROCESS (EXTERNAL LINK)

• ORDINANCE 2023-05 │ BOARD & COMMISSION NOMINATION PROCESS AMENDMENT (PDF)

• ORDINANCE 2023-06 │ COUNCIL COMPENSATION AMENDMENT (PDF)

• PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2023-07 │ TERMINATION PROCEDURES FOR CLERK & TREASURER AMENDMENT (PDF)

• ORDINANCE 2023-08 │ PURCHASING & CONTRACT (PDF)

• ORDINANCE 2023-09 │ LIBRARIES IN INDUSTRIAL ZONE (EXTERNAL LINK)

• ORDINANCE 2023-11 │ HARBOR COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP (EXTERNAL LINK)

• ORDINANCE 2023-12 │ SHORT TERM RENTAL FINES (EXTERNAL LINK)

• PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2023-13 │ CHANGE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING END TIME TO 9:30 (EXTERNAL LINK)

• ORDINANCE 505 │ LIGHTING-CH 44 SEC 44-228

• PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2024-03 │ PUD 2024-01 │BRIDGE ST HOUSING

• PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2024-04 │ RRC AMENDMENTS

OUR VILLAGE, OUR STORY STRATEGY 2024

STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES │UPDATED NOVEMBER 1, 2021 (PDF)

• GOAL 1 (PDF) │ Updated November 1, 2021

• GOAL 2 (PDF) │ Updated November 15, 2021

• GOAL 3 (PDF) │ Updated August 16, 2021

• GOAL 4 (PDF) │ Updated September 7, 2021

• GOAL 5 (PDF) │ Updated September 21, 2021

• GOAL 6 (PDF) │ Updated October 5, 2021

• GOAL 7 (PDF) │ Updated October 18, 2021

STRATEGIC GOALS DASHBOARD │ UPDATED DECEMBER 19, 2022 (PDF)

RESOLUTION 19-23 APPROVE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF ACME-TO-ELK RAPIDS TRAIL (PDF)

• Approved by Council on June 17, 2019 at the Regular Council Meeting.

• Additional documents related to this item:

• RES 19-23 MEMO (PDF)

• RES 19-23 PROJECT TIMELINE AND FUNDING (PDF)

• ACME TO ELK RAPIDS PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING PRESENTATION (PDF)

• ELK RAPIDS-ACME PRELIMINARY DESIGN (PDF)

STAKEHOLDER MEETING NOTES (PDF)

• A stakeholder meeting event was held July 15, 2019 to discuss alternative routes throughout the Village.

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE – PUBLIC INPUT SUMMARY (PDF)

• Village Government and TART Trails organized a community-wide open house on September 16, 2019 to educate the public on the trail process and gain public input on the project. This event was advertised on several social media pages, posted in the Elk Rapids News, and in the notice box in front of the Village Offices.

• PUBLIC NOTICE: INPUT SESSION FOR IN-VILLAGE NON-MOTORIZED TRAIL ROUTE (PDF): Notice that was posted in several locations alerting the public to the open-house on September 16, 2019.

C2AE ROUTE REPORT (PDF)

• On March 3, 2020 engineering firm C2AE provided the Village with a report that compared the different in-town route options.

ADJACENT LANDOWNERS OUTREACH MEETING (PDF)

• A special meeting was held on March 9, 2020 at the Village Offices for landowners adjacent to the then proposed trail route through the Village of Elk Rapids. The goal was to hear the input from those who reside along the potential route.

• LANDOWNER OUTREACH INVITE (PDF): This letter was the sent out to adjacent landowners for the March, 9, 2020 meeting.

• NEW OWNERS INPUT INVITATION (PDF): When it was discovered that new owners along the proposed route might not have received a letter for the March 9, 2020 event OR if they moved in after that date, this personal invitation was sent out to gather opinions of the new residents.

POLICE CHIEF LETTER (PDF):

• On April 20, 2020 Police Chief Centala wrote a letter advocating for the S. Bayshore Route based on the merits of public safety.

IN-TOWN TRAIL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (PDF)

• After a vigorous planning and public input process, then-Council Trustee Melissa West wrote a recommendation on July 2, 2020 for the in-town trail. Included in this document are the 1) summary of the 7/19/19 stakeholder meeting, 2) summary of public input on 9/16/19, 3) Engineering Analysis from C2AE, 4) summary of adjacent landowner meeting help on 3/9/20, 5) letter from the Chief of Police, 6) Letter from C2AE, 7) Final Map, and 8) Shared Roadway Examples.

RESOLUTION 20-19 APPROVE IN-TOWN NON-MOTORIZED TRAIL ROUTE (PDF)

• Approved by Council after an extensive public participation process at the July 6, 2020 Regular Council Meeting.

ELK RAPIDS IN-TOWN TRAIL ROUTE TIMELINE (PDF)

• Presented by Parks and Recreation Chair (Former Council Trustee) Melissa West at the September 21, 2021 Regular Council Meeting regarding the planning and public input processes for the in-town route.

SPRING 2023 VILLAGE NEWSLETTER (PDF)

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