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Lapeer ZBA classifies Michigan DHHS site at 1022 West Genesee as permitted office use
Summary
The Lapeer Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously voted June 23 to classify the proposed Michigan Department of Health and Human Services facility at 1022 West Genesee Street as an administrative/professional office use, clearing a zoning step required for the state's planned service center.
On June 23, 2025, the Lapeer Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously voted to classify the proposed Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) facility at 1022 West Genesee Street as an office building use permitted in the B-1 zoning district, based on applicant letters and a city attorney memorandum.
The classification is the formal zoning finding the planning commission had requested; the planning commission had already approved a site plan and granted a special land use to allow the existing drive-through to continue operating at the former Rite Aid site. The zoning board’s decision was tied explicitly to two letters from the applicant (dated March 24 and June 2) and a June 13 memorandum from the city attorney that described the proposed activities as administrative rather than medical.
Ben Keller, planning consultant for ROE, presented the request and summarized the applicant’s written statements and the attorney memo. Keller read from the applicant’s description that the MDHHS office “will be staffed with approximately 25 employees”…
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