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Kalamazoo ZBA approves façade-material variance for 1900 Belford recovery housing project
Summary
The City of Kalamazoo Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6-0 to grant a dimensional variance allowing less than the zoning code's 50% requirement for natural exterior materials on multiple buildings in a planned permanent supportive recovery-housing development at 1900 Belford Street, citing financing and contamination cleanup constraints.
The City of Kalamazoo Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve a dimensional variance for a recovery housing development at 1900 Belford Street, allowing the project's proposed exterior materials to fall well short of the zoning code's 50% natural-materials requirement.
The variance was granted Sept. 11, 2025, after the board adopted a finding of fact and then voted 6-0 to approve the request for the three-building project proposed by Edison Community Partners. The project is planned as long-term permanent supportive housing for people in recovery from substance use disorders and is supported by state housing funds and local subsidies.
The variance matters because the applicant said meeting the 50% natural-materials standard would raise construction and soft costs and reduce money available for supportive services. Matt Hollander, senior partner and the…
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