Planning commission directs staff to draft micro‑dwelling language for R‑1 and R‑2 after extended tiny‑house debate

The Saginaw Planning Commission spent a substantial portion of the meeting discussing proposed zoning standards for tiny houses — referred to by several commissioners as "micro‑dwelling units" (MDUs). Commissioners debated allowable sizes, whether units should be clustered or permitted individually on single lots, foundation and building‑code requirements, financing and marketability, and how new MDUs would fit with the city’s redevelopment objectives.