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Planning Commission unanimously recommends rezoning downtown block to T4 to aid affordable housing application
Summary
The City of Battle Creek Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 27 to recommend rezoning a block bounded by J, Main, Bartlett and Willis from T3 Neighborhood Commercial to T4 Downtown Commercial to enable consolidation for a developer pursuing state LIHTC funding.
The City of Battle Creek Planning Commission unanimously voted Aug. 27 to recommend that the City Commission rezone multiple parcels bounded by J Street, Main Street, Bartlett Street and Willis Street from T3 Neighborhood Commercial to T4 Downtown Commercial.
City planning staff told the commission the rezoning is intended to remove dimensional and density limits that have made parcel consolidation difficult and to allow a developer to pursue Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding in the October 2025 application round. "The city and the land bank would work, provided the necessary approvals…
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