WEBSTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

WEDNESDAY, May 20, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

The Webster Township Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday May 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Webster Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Road, Dexter, MI, to gather input on each of the following items:

TEXT AMENDMENT 26-ZTA-01: Sec 12.110. Small Accessory Solar Energy Systems (SSES)

Proposed text amendments to Section 12.110 (Article 12) and Section 2.10 (Article 2) of the Webster Township Zoning Ordinance. The draft amendment would replace Section 12.110 in its entirety to clarify the standards regulating the installation of small-scale solar energy systems as an accessory use to a principal use on a property. The amendment also refines existing standards and introduces provisions allowing the Planning Commission to grant waivers from screening requirements.

TEXT AMENDMENT 26-ZTA-03: Sec 4.05. Temporary Moratorium for Data Centers and Battery Energy Storage System Facilities

Proposed amendment to Section 4.05 (Article 4) of the Webster Township Zoning Ordinance to establish a one (1) year moratorium on the permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection, construction, and/or installation of data centers and battery energy storage system facilities within the Township. The purpose of the moratorium is to allow sufficient time to study potential impacts and to develop and adopt appropriate regulations governing data centers and battery energy storage system facilities.

Copies of the proposed draft amendment are available at the Webster Township Hall for review.  The Planning Commission packet will also be available online at www.webstermi.us a week before the meeting date.   

Written comments may be dropped off or mailed in advance to the Webster Township Hall, 5665 Webster Church Road, Dexter, MI 48130 or emailed to [email protected].  All correspondence (including via email) must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.  Verbal comments may be heard at the hearing.

Those with disabilities must notify the Township Clerk no less than seven (7) days prior to the meeting so that accommodations may be furnished to satisfy their disability and allow for meaningful attendance.

Tom Neil

Webster Township Planning Commission Chairman