During the November AuTrain Township Board meeting, Rusty Atherton gave his supervisors report.In this report Mr. Atherton quoted the Michigan Township News"The township zoning administrator position is unique. The zoning administrator is the only township official who has the authority to render binding or determative interpretations or decisions regarding the municipality zoning ordinance.Unless a decision of the zoning administrator is overturned pursuant to a formal apeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals, the zoning administrator's decision stands. Contrary to popular misconception, apart from the ZBA, the decision of the zoning administrator(when acting within his or her scope as arbiter of the local zoning ordinance) can not be overturned by a township supervisor(or any other township official), the planning commission or even the township board".
In 2004 ,AuTrain Township Zonining Administrator William D. Rantz issued a "NOTICE OF VIOLATION"of the AuTrain Township Interim Zoning ordinance as adopted on April 30,2002 after having been the Alger County Zoning Ordinance adopted December 7, 1979.
This notice was made in reference to all transient rentals in the 16 Mile Lake Region. *The complete letter can be read by scrolling down a bit in this blog, or click HERE.
If what Supervisor Atherton quoted is true, then the people using their homes in the 16 Mile Lake region as transient rentals are breaking the law and the transient rentals should cease and desist as Mr. Rantz demanded in his letter.
Dennis Gramm contends that he is legally using his home as a transient rental because of three affidavits signed by people who were at one time zoning administrators for Alger county. These statements have absolutely no legal binding , as no determination was made by these individuals while they were Zoning Administrators. Its just three pieces of paper written by Gramm's lawyer and sign by some citizens.
Why hasn't Zoning Administrator Will rogers enforced the zoning in the 16 Mile Lake region?
It is clear that the zoning ordinance was interpreted by Zoning Administrator William Rantz, declaring all transient rentals illegal in the 16 Mile Lake region from 1979 hence forth.
Will rogers is serving Dennis Gramm, not AuTrain Township. Will rogers is doing AuTrain Township a disservice by ignoring his responsibilities as a zoning administrator. Your tax dollars are being given to someone who is not doing his job. Is that OK with you?
