•
RELIGION
J
EYE ON GOSPEL
who e
" kyr k ted to
rd charts. Well,
on an all- 0 p 1
r.
Thi week' cripture: " ow et up and tund
on your fi et. I hav app ar d to you to appoint you
as a ' rvant and a a witne s of what you have e n
ofm and l hat I will show you, "-Acts 26:16.
Sandra & Andrae Crouch team with M. .Jackson
By MARGARET MANSFIELD
Eye On Go pel
of th delay in recording album
, to the dire ti n in her mu ic?
Well, It ha .n't ch ng d much. "My
music," Sandra report,"i geared
toward the burch to encourage
even youn people to .tart inging
in choirs because that's wher we
really get our r ots, and our love for
go pel music."
"He aid d what )U want to d ,
o we Ju ... t did w h t �c \ anted. WI,;
alw a cnjo w or 'in J with Michael
hccau ' he klnu or lau hs .. h n
he' round ndre and I. He ay,
'You gu really get alon a'
br thcr and �i. tcr. you're really
cl sc.' It seem like he kind of mi ..,
·c. th 1."
Meanwhile, Sandra Cr uch ha
i n d with Sparrow Record, with
h r n xt album cheduled for
relea. n xt M y. "I had to wait
until 1 felt d about it," he ays
RELIGION
"That' a rood album," . a '
Sandra Crou h of Michael
Ja k on' lat t LP, "Dangerou ."
And he hould kn w, a. . he and
her brother Andra Crou h ar­
ranged the background v als on
two of the cut ("K p Th Faith"
and "Will You Be Th re"). "Wc met
with him a few time ." ay Sandra,
"and he just giv you 0 much
pace to work.
(3) • Mobile reoyollng unit' means an
automobile, truck, trailer or van, licensed
under the Michigan Vehicle Code which Is. used
for the colleotlon of recyclable materials. A
mobile recycling unit also means the bins,
boxes or containers transported by trucks,
vans, or trailers, and used for the collection of
r oyolabl materials.
(B) permltDBeQylred No person shall
place,construct, Install, operate or permit the
placement, construction, or operation of any
recycling facility without first obtaining a permit
pursuant to this ectlon. Recycling facilities
may be permitted as set forth In the following
table. As used In the table, • Alternative Permit'
I the permit that may be sought for the ap­
plio ble reoycllng uses If the required permit Is
denied, or at the discretion of an applicant who
does not want to meet the standards for a
eoondhand or Junk dealer's lIoense in Chapter
34, Artlole II, Division 2, sections 34-31
through 34-35, of the Benton Harbor City
Code. In addition to the permits desorlbed In
the following table, a small collection facility
may also be lIowed In planned unit develop­
ments which allQw uses permitted In commer­
ola� or Industrial zones with a secondhand and
Junk dealers lIoense.
, .ctlon 1505_(Recycllng 1acllltl •• )
• (A) Definition" Th following definitions shall
apply to this section.
(1) • Recycl ble material' means reusable
material Including but not limited to metals,
gla ,plastlo and paper which are intended for
reus , remanufacture, or reconstitution for the
purpos of using the altered form. Recyclable
material does not Inolude refuse or hazardous
m \erial. Recyclable material may include used
mqtor 011 oollectlon and tran8ported in accord­
anoe with all local, county, state and federal
hea"h and sat ty cod�.
(2) • Recyollng facility· m ns a center for the
coll.otlon and/or processing of reoyclable
m erl Is, A oertl11ed r oycllng facility or certlfl d
prooeeaor m...,. a recyotlng f oility c rtlft d by
th City of Benton Harbor .. meting the follow·
In; requirement •• A recyollng f olllty doe not
In"""de Itor ge oont er. or prooe ling activity
looated on th. preml e of a resldentl I, oom­
merclal, or manufaoturlng use and used olely
for th recyollng of material gen rated by the
residential property, bu Iness or· manufacturer.
Recyollng faolllties may Includ the following:
(a) 'CoIlection faoillty· m n8 a oent r for the
ocept nee by donatton, red mptlon, or pur­
oh • of reoyolabl material from the publlo,
Suoh f clllty do not us power-driven
processing equipment except as Indicated In
lub eotlon (d) Crlt ria and Standards. Colleo­
tlon faoliities may Inolude the'followlng:
(I) Small coli ctlon facilities which oocupy
an area of not mor th n 50a quare feet, and
m y Inolude:
(A) A mobile unit;
(B) Klo k type units which may Inolude
perm nent .truoture.;
(C) Unattend d oontalners placed for
th. donation of recyolable materials.
(11) Large coli otlon facilities which may oc:
cupy an area of more th n 500 square feet, but
TYPE OF FACllllY -lQNES PfBMJUEQ. PERMIT BEOlIIBEQ
Small ooUectIon Business /Speclal Land Use
Commercial Special LandUse
All Industrial Special LandUse
Large CoIIeoton Comm rclal Special Land Use
Allindustrtal Special Land Use
lJght PrQ C. lib Ig A1llndustrtaJ Special Land Use
Heavy ProoeeeIng All Industrial Speclal Land U
& Secondhand
& Junk
Dealers Uoense
Nolee Leyell
For oomparlson of the noise levels dis­
cussed, th following table lists typical noise
lev I of various common events:
SLEta
Threshold of nearing
Public Ubrary (no machines)
Soft whisper 5 f t '
Qui t office
Average home
Speeoh at one foot
RadIo Nt at S\WIIge volume
�1r"n 20fMt
Cutoff MIN, gun fire
RIvetIng mach
Thr ehotdofpaln
NOISE (dBA)
o
20
30
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
to Identify the name and telephone number of
the facility operator and the hours of operation,
and display a notice stating that no material
shall be left outside the reoycllng enclosure or
containers. ,
(m) Signs may be provided In compliance
with the City's Ign regulations.
(n) The faoility shall not Impair the
landscaping required by local ordinance for
any concurrent use, by this article or by any
permit Issued pursuant this zoning ordinance
or any other ordinance of the City.
(0) No additional perking spaces will be
required for customers of a small collection
facility located at the established parking lot of
a host use. One spaoe will be provided for any
attendant.
(P) Mobile recyollng units shall have an
area clearly marked to prohibit other vehicular
parking during hours when the mobile unit Is
scheduled to be present.
(q) Occupation of parking spaces by the
facllltv and by the attendant may not reduce
available parking spaces below the minimum
number required for the primary host use un­
less all of the following conditions exist.
. (i) The parking study shows that existing
parking capacity Is not already fully utilized
during the time the recycling facility will be on
the site.
(II) The permit will be reconsidered at
the end of 12 months.
(III)A maximum five (5) spaces reduction
will be allowed when not-In conflict with parking
needs of the host use.
(r) If the permit expires without renewal,
the collection facility shall be removed from the
site on the day following permit expiration.
(2) A large collection facility Is one that Is
larger than 100 square feet, or Is on a separate
property not appurtenant to a host use, and
which may have a permanent building. A large
collection facility Is permitted In commercial
and all Industrlallyzones with a special-land
use permit, provided the facility meets the fol­
lowing standards:
(a) Th faoility does not abut aproperty
zoned or planned for residential use.
(b) . The faoility will be screened from the
publlo right-of-way by operating In an enclosed
building or:
(I) Within an area enclosed by an opaque
fence at least six (6) feet In height with
landsoaplng;
(II) Is t least 150 feet from property
zoned or planned for re Identlal use; and
(III) Meets all applloable noise standards
In this ordlnanoe.
(0) Setbaoks and landscape requirements
shall be tho e provided for the 'zoning district
In whloh the faoliity Is located.
(d) No exterior storage Is allowed.
( ) The Sit., shall be maintained free of
litter and any ottier unde Irable materials, nd
will be oleaned of 100 e debris on a dally basis.
(f) Spaoe shall be provided on sit for six
(6) vehloles or the anticipated peak customer
load, whlohever Is higher, to clroulate and to
deposit reoyolable material, except where the
Zoning Admlnl trator determine that lIowlng
overflow trafflo above six (6) vehlole 18 com·
patlble with surrounding buslnesse and publlo
afety.
(g) On (1) parking spac will be provided
for eaoh commerolal vehlole operat d by the
recyollng faoility. '
(h) Nois. lev Is shall not exo ed 60 dBA
a measured at th prop rty line of residential­
ly zoned property, or otherwise shall not ex­
ae d 70 dBA.
(I) If the faolllty Is locat d within 500 feet
of property zoned, planned or oocupled for
residential 'us , It shall not be In operation
b twe n 7:00 p.m. nd 7:00 a.m,
(J) Any containers provided for after­
hours donation of recycla�le materials will b
at Ie st 50 feet from any property zoned or
y
Community
"Choir of the year", nd
Yolanca Adams who wa
thrilled to named with
th be t 010 P rforman e
by a female. B t n wart­
i t, went to Shun Pa e
Rh de .
The Stellar Awards
weren't th only game in
town: The Stellar Award
w n't the only thing h p­
pening in the go pel com­
munity last month. There
wa al 0 the Chri tian
Image Award Show.
The annually-held
event highlight honoree
elected mostly from the
national Black community
by a local pa tor, Jean
Perez, who teamed with
Smokey Robin on to
found a drug center.
Mom & Pop Winan I
Natalie Cole, New
Providence Choir, Leon
Patillo and Smokey
Robinson were among the
performers .•
, I
-PUBLIC NOTICE ------.-------------.---------------ro-----------
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION Ie s than 750 square feet and may Include clal land use permit may be granted to allow
34-16 OF THE BENTON HARBOR CITY permanent structures. more than one small collection faollilty looated
CODE AND TO AMEND SECTION 1501 OF (b) 'Proce sing faoliity' means.a building or on different sites under all of the following
AND ADD SECTION 1505 TO THE 1965 enclosed space used for the collection and conditions:
REVISED ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE proce sing of recyclable material. 'Proceas- (1) The operator of each of the proposed
CITY OF BENTON HARBOR. Ing' means the preparation of material for effl- facilities Is the same. .
clent shipment, or to an end-user's (2) The proposed facilities are determined
'THE CITY OF BENTON HARBOR OR. speolfloatlons, by such means as baling, brlc- by the Zoning Administrator to be slmllar In
DAINS: quettlng, oompaotlng, flattening, grinding, nature, size and Intensity of aotlvlty.
Section 1 Amendment That section 34-16 of cru hlng, meohanlcal orting. shredding, (3) All of the applicable criteria and stand-
th. Cod of Ordtnanc ,City of B nton H rbor, CHt nlng, and rem nufacturlng. Proces Ing arde set forth In Section 4 are met for each
Michigan I h r by am nded to read a follows: f80llltl loolude th followlngl such proposed facility.
ec.34-11. econdhand and Junk 0 al r. (I) A light processing facility occupies an
Deftned. . area of under 45,000 square feet of gross col-
Any person who prlnclp business Is that lectlon, prooesslng and storage area and has
of purchasing, seiling, exchanging, storing or up to an average of two (2) outbound truck
r Hiving secondhand articles of any kind, cast hlpments per day, Light processing facilities
Irol1 , old Iron, old steel, tool steel, aluminum, are limited to baling, brlcquettlng. crushing,
co.-per, brass, lead pip or tool , lighting and compaotlng, grinding, shredding and sorting of
pl'lmblng fixtures, Is hereby defined to be source separated recyclable materials and
seeondhand dealer or Junk dealer for the pur- repairing of reusable materials sufficient to
po. es of this artlele. Provided, however, that, qualify as a certified processing facility. A light
except for heavy processing facilities and recy- processing facility shall not shred, compact or
cling facilitie In planned unit developmente, this bale ferrous metals other than food and
article does not.apply to recycling faollities which beverage containers.
ar •. operating under peclal land use permits (II) A heavy processing facility is a process­
Is�ued pursuant to ectlon 1501 120) and 1505 Ing faollity other than a light processing facility.
of .the 1965 Revtsed Zoning Ordinance of the
CI� of Benton Harbor, Mlohlgan.
:�octlon 2 Amendment. That section 1501
[S�clal permits) of the 1965 Revised Zoning
Ol'dlnance of the City of Benton Harbor,
Michigan Is hereby amended by adding a follow­
Ing ubsectlon, to be numbered subsection (20),
whfOh subsection reads a follows:
• (20) Recyollng f ollltle , but only In com­
pllanoe with the requlrem nts of s otlon 1505 of
th ordlnanoe.
• SeQUon 3 Amendment That the 1965
R vised Zoning Ordlnanoe of the City of Benton
Hatt>or, Mlohlgan Is hereby amended by adding
a fpllowlng .eotlon, to be numbered seotlon
1506, whloh aectlon r d as follow :
,
(D) Criteria and Standards. Those recycling
facilities permitted with a secondhand and Junk
dealers license shall meet all of the applicable
criteria and standards listed. Those recycling
facilities permitted with a special rand use per­
mit shall meet the applicable criteria and
standards, p,rovlded that the Zoning Ad­
ministrator, Planning Commission; or City
Commission, as the oase may be, may relax
such standards or Impose stricter standards as
an exercise of discretion upon a finding that
such modlfloatlons are reasonable and neees­
�ary In order to Implement the general Intent of
this Seotlon and the purposes of this Article
XIV. The criteria and standards for reoyollng
facilities are as follows:
(1) Small'collectlon facilities may be sited
In oommerclal, busfneee, and Industrial zones
with a special use permit provided they comply
with the all following condltlona.,
(a) Shall be established In conjunction
with an existing commercial use or community
servloe facility which Is In compliance with the
zoning, building and fire code of the City of
Benton Harbor.
(b) They shall be no larger than 100
square feet and occupy no more than two (2)
parking spaoes not Inoludlng space that will be
perlodloally needed for removal of materials or
-exohange of oontalners.
(c) They shall be set baok at least ten
(10) feet from any street line and shall not
obstruot pedestrian or vehloular olroulatlon.
(d) They shall aocept only glass, metal,
plastic oontalners, papers and 'reusable Items.
Used motor 011 may be acoepted with permis­
sion of the.oounty public health official.
(e) They shall use no power-driven
processing equipment.
(f) They shall use containers that are
oonstructed and maintained with durable
waterproof and rustproof material, covered
when the site Is not attended, secured from
unauthorized entry or removal of material, and
shall be of a oapaclty sufficient to ao­
cornmodate materials colleoted' and oollectlon
chedule.
(g) They shall store all recyclable material
In oontalners or In the mobile unit vehlole, and
shall not leave materials outside of oontalners
when an attendant Is not present.
(h) They shall be maintained free of litter
and any other undesirable materials, and
mobile faollltles, from which the truok or,oon­
talners are removed at the end of eaoh colleo­
tlon day, shall be swept at the end of eaoh
colleotlon day.
(I) They shall not exoeed noise level of 60
dBA as measured at the property line of
residentially zoned or oocupled property,
oth rwlse shall not exoeed 70 dBA.
0) Attended facilities loo.ated within 100 feet
of a property zoned or occupied for residential
use shall op rate only during the hours be­
tween 9:00 a,m. and 7:00 p.m,
(k) Containers for the 24-hour donatlon of
materfals shall be at least 30 feet from any
property zoned or oocupled for re Identlal use
unless there Is a recognized service corridor
and aooustloal shielding between the oon­
talners and the residential u .
(I) Containers shall be olearly marked to
Identify the type of material whloh may b
(C) permits for Myltlole Slt03. A Inglespe-' deposited. The facility shall be ole rly marked
m ic.
op inn rs In tr dition I
'pel, Included th William.
Br thcrs (Ior b t voc I perter­
man e by a group/duo); John P. Ke
(Album of the y r); Tramai n
Hawkin (be t female 010 p r or­
mance); nd Rev. Jame Moor
(b l male 010 performance).
Moore al 0 took hom th
trophy or be l music video. Choir
of the year (tr ditional) went to the
late Rev. Ernie Davi ' Wilmington
Che ter Ma Choir. The choir al 0
capped" ong of the year" with their
Ingle, "He's Preparing Me".
The WilmingtQ,D Chester Ma
Choir had been the sentimental
favorite to win, with the recent
pa ing of founder/director, Rev.
Ernie Davi two month ag . After
a handful of album, hi la t, "He 'v
Preparing Me" struck a chord with
gospel fans, winding its way up the
gospel char .
'fhi ye r' contmporary win­
ners came to no upri e to anyone,
Bebe & Cece topped off with be t
perfomance by a group/duo.
The duo also took home best
urban ontcmp rary go pel perfor­
mance for their new "Different Life­
styles" LP.
Daryl Coley al 0 capped two
award for be t male performance
a well a album of the year (con­
temporary).
rly m rk d wltn •
allowed.
(3) A I ght processing facility is permitted In
• all Industrial zones with a speolal use permit. ,
A large processor Is permitted In heavy In- •
dustrl I zones with a secondh nd nd junk'
dealers license. A processor hall meet the
following requirements:
(a) The facility shall be located at least
1 25 feet from property zoned or planned for
residential use.
(b) 1n a Light Indu trial zone, processors
will operate In a wholly enclosed building ex­
cept for Incidental storage, or:
(I) Within an area enclosed on all sides
by a fence or wall not less than six (6) nor more
than eight (8) feet In height and landscap don
all street frontages;
(C) Power-driven processing shall be per­
mitted, provided all noise level requirements
are met. Ught processing facilities are limited
to baling, brlcquettln�, crushing, compacting,
grinding, shredding and sorting of source­
separated recyclable materials and repairing
of reusable,materlals.
(d) A IIgkt processing facility shall be no
larger than 45,000 square feet and shall have
no more than an average of two (2) outbound
semi-truck shipments of material per day on
residential streets, and may not shred, com­
pact or bale ferrou metals other than food and
beverage containers.
(e) A processing facility may accept used
motor 011 for recycling from the generator in
accordance with applloable local, county and
state and federal law , rules and regulations.
(f) Setbacks and landscaping require­
ments shall be those provided for the zoning
district In which the facility Is located.
(g) All exterior storage of recyclable
material shall be In sturdy containers or
enclosures which are covered, secured, and
maintained In good condition. Storage con­
tainers for flammable material shall be con­
structed of non-flammable material. 011
storage must be In containers approved by the'
flre and other 'Officials having Jurisdiction. No'
storage, except for truck trailers and overseaes
containers, will be visible above the height of:
the fencing.
(h) The site shall be maintained free of'
litter and any other undesirable materials, and�
will be cleaned of loose debris on a dally basis
and will be seoured from unauthorized entry
and removal of materials when attendants are.
not present. . •
(I) Paved areas shall be provided on site.
for the anticipated peak load of customers to�
circulate, park and deposit recyclable
materials. If the facility Is open to the general
public, spaoe will be provided for a minimum of'
ten (10) customers or the peak load, whichever:
Is higher, except where the Zoning Ad-'
mlnlstrator determines that allowing overflow,
trafflo Is compatible with surrounding busl-'
nesses and publlo afety. :
0) One (1) p ved parking space will be,
provided for each commercial vehicle operated.
by the processing. Parking requirements will:
otherwise be as mandated by the zone In which
the facility Is opedl •
(k) • Noise level shall not exceed 60 dBA
as measured at the property line of residential­
ly zoned or occupied propertv, or otherwise
shall not exceed 75 dBA.
(1) If the faoility Is located within 500 feet
of property zoned or planned for residential
use, It shall not be In operation between 10:00
p,m. and 6:00 a.m. The facility will be ad­
ministered by on-site personnel during the
hours the facility Is open.
(m) No containers shall be provided for
after-hours donation.'
(n) Donation ar as shall be kept free of
litter and any other undesirable materials.
(0) All slgnage shall be In oompllance with
the Clty's sign regulations as they pertain to
the zoning district.
(q) No dust, fumes, smoke, vibration or
odor above ambient levels may be detectable
on neighboring properties.
(r) An application for oper tlng a special
land use, reoycllng prooesslng facility has
been accepted by the Zoning Administrator,
and:
(I) The permit applloatlon Is under
oonslder tlol") for Issuance by the City Planning
cpmmlsslon, with final approval from the City
Commission, after conducting a public hear­
Ing.
(II) The renewal of the perm It will be
r con Idered on an annual, twelve (12) month
basis.
(s) If the permit expires without renewal,
the collection facility shall be remov d from the
Ite on the day following permit expiration.
4. EffegtlYo Date' Thl ordlnanoe shall be­
oome effectively upon 1t8 publication In accord.
anoe with the City Charter.
Margaret Adams
City Clerk
Mlch, CItizen Adv. 1·5,91