[Ord. No.
286, effective 4-16-2000]
The purpose of this district is to require that
no changes in use or new development occur on Point Hennepin until
all necessary federal, state, and local environmental studies and
clearances are completed. Point Hennepin is a fill area built up over
a period of years by the distribution of disposal materials from chemical
manufacturing operations on the nearby mainland.
This district permits only the presently existing
unused chemical disposal site on Hennepin Island. Reactivation of
chemical disposal functions, further development, or changes in land
use may be permitted only upon application to the Township. An agreement
between the BASF Corporation and Grosse Ile Township executed on September
26, 1977, provides for the filling of existing Point Hennepin brine
field sinkholes with dredging spoils, demolition rubble and similar
inert material (containing no toxic matter, refuse, garbage, rubbish,
or ashes) in accordance with State of Michigan Department of Natural
Resources permit standards and Wayne County Health Department environmental
health standards.
The Grosse Ile Township Planning Commission
must be consulted with respect to any proposed changes in land use
on Point Hennepin or any physical changes involving the present use
of the land. The Planning Commission, in consultation with requisite
Wayne County, State of Michigan, and federal agencies, shall inform
the applicant of all required environmental and development studies,
analyses, clearances, approvals, and permits.
