The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night set a public hearing on a proposed marijuana zoning ordinance and conditionally approved a residential townhouse project on 133^rd Avenue.

The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at City Hall council chambers. If the ordinance is approved, it will be sent to the City Council for final action.

The commission heard a detailed proposal for a townhouse project at 1065 133^rd Ave., next door to the Great Lake Energy building on the south border of the city.

Conditional approval was granted to the multi-family facility because of a number of unresolved issues, particularly the project being granted an easement from Great Lakes Energy for pond detention.

Rob Lamer, engineer with Excel Engineering, told the commission Great Lakes officials are fully in support of granting the easement, but attorneys for both parties are going over the agreement.

Commissioners also expressed reservations about allowing for only 1.75 parking spaces per two-bedroom unit when it is customary for have two. They also said they’d prefer the site include two rather than one dumpster for refuse collection.

Lamer told them collection could be arranged for twoice a week and if it is determined later that it still isn’t adequate, another dumpster could be installed.

Lamer presented commissioners with a sketch of a 16-unit townhouse facility and discussed other issues such as water and sewer, lighting, signage, the addition of a storage building and open green space use.

Commission Chairman JD Gonzales said, “This (project) just needs more work and shaping and there’s a lot of conditions.”

The site was approved for rezoning last fall from light industrial to multi-family residential.

COVER PHOTO: Engineer Rob Lamer shows an artist’s rendition of the appearance of the proposed townhouse at 1065 133^rd Ave.