Clearwater Township
Mon., Nov. 2, 6 p.m. · Planning Commission public hearing on waterfront rules: funneling, boats and docks, marinas
That meeting has passed. We’ll post what happened when minutes are out.
Before the board, and recent decisions
- Pending
Public hearing on a zoning amendment the notice calls “waterfront restrictions,” which “addresses funneling, boats and docks, marinas, and related topics.” We haven’t seen the draft yet.
- Info
The appeals board voted unanimously to affirm that a pontoon-boat rental business cannot operate in an R-1 (residential) zone, according to the Torch Lake Protection Alliance (a secondary source; we haven’t pulled the township’s minutes yet).
When it meets
| Planning Commission | Regular meeting Mon., Nov. 2, 2026, 6 p.m., Clearwater Township Community Center, 5407 River St. NW, Rapid City (from the published hearing notice; the regular schedule isn’t confirmed yet) |
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| Township Board | Schedule not confirmed [not on the record yet] |
Where to find the records
Official website: clearwatertwp.com
Take part
Township meetings are open to the public and start with public comment. Written comments go to the township clerk or, for zoning matters, the zoning administrator. Official notices of hearings are published in a print newspaper, which must also post them free on mipublicnotices.com. For a zoning request, neighbors within 300 feet are also sent notice by mail. Townships often post the notice on their own website too. We aren’t a paper of record (why). Know something we should look at here? tips@torchlakeobserver.com. A correction: corrections@torchlakeobserver.com.