Land
in the James E. Potvin Industrial Park is very flat with
a variety of upland and wetland areas. A topographical
map is attached for further detail in this regard. A portion
of the lots have been cleared of all trees and other natural
vegetation and reseeded to grass. Other areas still contain
forest of two general vegetative types; pine plantation
and mesic northern forest. According to our engineer,
who designed and supervised construction of the Potvin Industrial
Park, we have some soil borings throughout the property
that show a combination of sand and clay and a high ground
water table. He would expect this soil to support a minimum
of 2,500 to 3,000 psi, but certification of these levels
is withheld without specific testing at the proposed footing
location of any new building.
Phase I construction
of the James E. Potvin Industrial Park resulted in the creation
of 14 lots, three of which have already been sold and developed
or under development. All lots are zoned I-1, Light Industrial.
The property has previously been used for agricultural
purposes (early 1900’s), but in recent decades, has been
allowed to naturally overgrow and remain fallow. The City
of Cadillac completed a thorough Phase I environmental assessment
prior to development of the park infrastructure, which reveals
absolutely no concern with regard to soil or groundwater
contamination.
Mineral rights for
this property are owned by the City of Cadillac and will
be sold respectively, along with each platted lot. It
should be further noted that the Potvin Industrial Park
property is not located in the 100 year floodplain. It
is also outside of the 500 year floodplain.
Some of the Potvin
Industrial Park lots contain wetlands, the locations of
which are specifically identified on the attached wetland
map. All identified wetland areas highlighted on the map
are protected by conservation easements granted to the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), meaning the
wetlands cannot be filled, modified, or otherwise developed.
However, the wetland areas do count towards establishing
zoning setbacks. Additionally, because the wetlands assessment
is complete, no MDEQ permits are required to build on the
upland areas.
West end of James
E. Potvin Industrial Park, looking east
