4/9/13 - A rezoning marks the start of a multi-phase process to address the expansion of an auto-salvage operation in the City of Howell and violations deemed to be occurring there. The Howell City Council met Monday night and formally adopted an ordinance rezoning property owned by Regal Recycling at the south end of Lucy Road, just north of I-96. Operations at the site have been expanded and Owner Vern Brockway will be appearing before the Planning Commission with a corrected site plan and special use request. However, city staff has expressed concerns about current operations on the site and whether it can be brought into compliance with ordinances. The property was annexed into the City under a 425 agreement with Genoa Township. When that happened, the property automatically reverted to the lowest zoning of residential. Therefore, city officials say the property had to be rezoned back to the previous industrial classification as a first step to the other business. Meanwhile, Howell Township officials are also working to deal with a similar situation on property owned by Brockway in the area of M-59 and Tooley Road, where a number of un-authorized uses are also said to be occurring. (JM)
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