​​In the following pages you can learn all about Pleasanton Township, it's history, present state, and some about our future. Also you may be interested in renting the hall, reading township or zoning ordinances, or getting an absentee voter ball

​Pleasanton Township December Board of Review will
be held on December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
This meeting it to correct mutual mistakes of fact and clerical errors only.
Carol Merrill
Clerk
 
This notice is posted in compliance with Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, the Open Meetings Act, MCL 41.72a and the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Pleasanton Township will provide necessary reasonable aids and services, such as signers for the hearing-impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting, upon 5 days’ notice, to Pleasanton Township by writing or calling Carol Merrill, Clerk, PO Box 145, Bear Lake, MI 49614, 231-510-6119.
 

NOTICE
Pleasanton Township is looking to hire services to remove tires, scrap, vehicles, junk, wood, and debris from property address 17066 Keillor Rd, parcel #51-12-008-350-30.

The description of items needing removed:
·        Tires, Scrap metal, non-moving and moving cars and car parts, various metal junk, tarps, containers, broken household items, possible refrigerator units, large piles of lumber scraps.

This list may not be fully inclusive of all materials encountered for the job. All bidders must be fully insured and licensed. All bids must be received before 6pm on December 9, 2025. The township will open and review all bids at the December Township Board Meeting to decide. The township is looking to proceed with the work as soon as possible upon acceptance of the bid. Do not enter the property without Township Approval. Contact Chelsea Harvey to schedule a time to view the parcel at 231-649-0860 or [email protected]

All bids can be addressed and sent to
Pleasanton Township
Attention Chelsea Harvey
PO Box 145
Bear Lake, MI 49614



Pleasanton  Township Planning Commission 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASANTON TOWNSHIP
The Pleasanton Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for The Pleasanton Township 2025 Master Plan at the Pleasanton Township Hall, 8958 Lumley Road, Bear Lake, Michigan, on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 6:00 pm in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting.
A copy of the proposed Pleasanton Township 2025 Master Plan is available for public inspection at the township website; pleasantontownship.org, or the Pleasanton Township Hall, by contacting the Clerk at (231) 510-6119.
The notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.72 a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Pleasanton Township Board by writing or calling Carol Merrill, Clerk, PO Box 145, Bear Lake, MI 49614, (231) 510-6119.
Carol Merrill, Clerk
Pleasanton Township
11/20/2025
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Pleasanton Township 2025 Master Plan:        Master Plan Document 2025
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASANTON TOWNSHIP
The Pleasanton Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for The Pleasanton Township Zoning Ordinance:
Article 10 General Provisions, Section 1060 Advertising Signs;
Article 10 General Provisions, Section 1061, 1062, 1063 Display Ordinance
Article 16 Special User Permit Standards, 1611 Mini-Warehouse/Self Storage facilities
at the Pleasanton Township Hall, 8958 Lumley Road, Bear Lake, Michigan, on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 6:00 pm in conjunction with the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting.
A copy of the proposed Pleasanton Township Zoning Ordinance:
Article 10 General Provisions, Section 1060 Advertising Signs;
Article 10 General Provisions, Section 1061, 1062, 1063 Display Ordinance and Article 16 Special User Permit Standards, 1611 Mini-Warehouse/Self Storage facilities is available for public inspection at the township website; pleasantontownship.org, or the Pleasanton Township Hall, by contacting the Clerk at (231) 510-6119.
The notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.72 a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Pleasanton Township Board by writing or calling Carol Merrill, Clerk, PO Box 145, Bear Lake, MI 49614, (231) 510-6119.
Carol Merrill, Clerk
Pleasanton Township
11/20/2025

Article 10 General Provisions, Section 1060 Advertising Signs
Article 10 General Provisions, Section 1061, 1062, 1063 Display Ordinance
Article 16 Special User Permit Standards, 1611 Mini-Warehouse/Self Storage facilities
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NOTICE
Pleasanton Township Zoning Board of Appeals
Public Hearing
 
The Pleasanton Township Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a variance hearing on December 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at Pleasanton Township Hall, 8958 Lumley Road, Bear Lake, Michigan 49614. There will be two (2) variance requests reviewed on December 15, 2025. This request will be reviewed immediately following the matter scheduled at 6:00 pm. The subject of the hearing is as follows:
 
Variance request made by Thomas and Cynthia Arntz for property located at 13849 Lakeside Avenue, Bear Lake, Michigan 49614. (Tax Id # 12-033-200-11 & 12-421-714-10) The applicant is requesting appeal to Article 45 Section 4504 B, which states the minimum lot width throughout shall be 100’ wide and Section 4504 C that requires 100’ of road frontage. This parcel is located in the LS-1 District.    
 
Mr. and Mrs. Arntz currently own three (3) dwellings on two (2) tax parcels. There are two (2) tax parcels because a portion of the property is within an established plat and the remainder is an unplatted area. Property within a platted area cannot be combined with property in an unplatted area; however, they are treated as one (1) parcel for development purposes. Currently, the existing parcel has road frontage at 120’ with two (2) of the three (3) dwellings rented out as summer rentals and the third dwelling used as the principal dwelling. Mr. and Mrs. Arntz propose to demolish one (1) of the summer rental cottage dwellings and demolish and rebuild the principal dwelling. In doing so, they are proposing to reconfigure the tax parcels to accommodate an existing cottage dwelling that will be sold and a new dwelling that will serve as the principal dwelling. To accommodate the request, a variance is necessary because one of the parcels will need to be 50’ wide at Lakeside Avenue, where it will widen to +/- 83’ at a depth of 100’. The remaining parcel will be +/- 70’ wide at Lakeside Avenue. The width of this parcel will remain +70’ throughout the depth. Section 4504 B and C require 100’ of road frontage and width throughout the parcel. Each parcel proposed to be created will consist of two (2) tax parcels due to the platted and unplatted portions associated with the property. If approved, there will be two parcels with one (1) dwelling on each parcel in lieu of the existing situation involving three (3) dwellings on one (1) parcel.
 
Any person may appear and testify at the hearing, either in person or by a duly authorized agent or attorney. If you cannot attend the hearing, written responses should be directed to the Zoning Board of Appeals, 8958 Lumley Road, Bear Lake, Michigan 49614, prior to the December 15, 2025, public hearing.  Responses will also be received via email at [email protected]. Notice of this public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals is in accordance with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, PA 110 of 2006 (as amended) as described in Section 8203 Notices, in Article 82 Administration.  
The file and plot plan are available for inspection by contacting Joshua J. Mills, Pleasanton Township Zoning Administrator at (231) 882-6897 or via email at [email protected].
 
Joshua J. Mills
Zoning Administrator 

This notice is posted in compliance with Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, the Open Meetings Act, MCL 41.72a and the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Pleasanton Township will provide necessary reasonable aids and services, such as signers for the hearing-impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting, upon 5 days’ notice, to Pleasanton Township by writing or calling Carol Merrill, Clerk, PO Box 145, Bear Lake, MI 49614, 231-510-6119.

NOTICE
Pleasanton Township Zoning Board of Appeals
Public Hearing

 
The Pleasanton Township Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a variance hearing on December 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at Pleasanton Township Hall, 8958 Lumley Road, Bear Lake, Michigan 49614. There will be two (2) variance requests reviewing on December 15, 2025. This request will be reviewed at 6:00 pm. The subject of the hearing is as follows:
 
Variance request made by Mark Wanner, representing Kram Construction & Design, on behalf of Bruce and Diane Zeeuw for property located at 13257 Lakeside Avenue, Bear Lake, Michigan 49614. (Tax Id # 12-441-706-09) The applicant is requesting appeal to Article 45 Section 4504 D 5, which states the minimum setback to a wetland shall be 25’ in the LS-1 District.    
 
Mr. and Mrs. Zeeuw propose to demolish the existing single-family dwelling and construct a new single-family dwelling. The existing dwelling was located within the buildable area with an existing wetland on each side; thus, non-conforming to the 25’ wetland setback. The new dwelling is proposed to be built in the same location with a larger footprint. The proposed wetland setback on the west side of the dwelling is 16’ and the east side is 8’ in lieu of the required 25’ setback. The applicant is requesting a 9’ deviation on the west side and 17’ on the east side.
 
Any person may appear and testify at the hearing, either in person or by a duly authorized agent or attorney. If you cannot attend the hearing, written responses should be directed to the Zoning Board of Appeals, 8958 Lumley Road, Bear Lake, Michigan 49614, prior to the December 15, 2025, public hearing.  Responses will also be received via email at [email protected]. Notice of this public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals is in accordance with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, PA 110 of 2006 (as amended) as described in Section 8203 Notices, in Article 82 Administration.  
The file and plot plan are available for inspection by contacting Joshua J. Mills, Pleasanton Township Zoning Administrator at (231) 882-6897 or via email at [email protected].
 
Joshua J. Mills
Zoning Administrator 

​This notice is posted in compliance with Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, the Open Meetings Act, MCL 41.72a and the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Pleasanton Township will provide necessary reasonable aids and services, such as signers for the hearing-impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting, upon 5 days’ notice, to Pleasanton Township by writing or calling Carol Merrill, Clerk, PO Box 145, Bear Lake, MI 49614, 231-510-6119.

HALL RENTAL AGREEMENT  To reserve hall call Supervisor Chelsea Harvey  (231) 649-0860 (Text or Call)

Tax collection & Transfer Station passes - Treasurer Judy Girven (231) 864-3470

Election information - Clerk Carol Merrill (231) 510-6119  

Cemetery/Sexton - Lori Mullet (231) 342-6045