Marine City Council voted on Aug. 28 to approve Ordinance 2194-25, changing the zoning for City Lot No. 5191 at 2705 Lehigh Place from R‑4 multifamily residence to B‑1 neighborhood business. The measure passed on its second reading at the Aug. 28 meeting.
The change matters to nearby residents and some councilmembers because they said it could bring increased traffic and other neighborhood impacts. Councilmember Miss Marcus told colleagues she had received multiple calls from constituents opposed to the rezoning and said, “they do not want that traffic running in, and it's obviously gonna not be kept in the area that we were told about on Lehigh and Manistee.” Councilmember Mrs. Allen also said she and residents she represents were “very disappointed.”
Councilmembers moved the ordinance on its second reading and held a roll-call vote during the Aug. 28 meeting. The roll call as recorded in the minutes shows votes of Yes by Mr. Miller, Mr. Doherty, Mr. Bouchard and Mayor Murphy and No votes by Miss Marcus and Mrs. Allen; the ordinance was adopted at that meeting.
The ordinance amends the official zoning designation for the single parcel identified in the legislation; the council did not record any additional conditions or mitigation measures on the face of the ordinance during the meeting. Concerns about specific traffic routes and possible effects on Oak Point and surrounding streets were raised later during council reports rather than during the item’s hearing on the agenda.
No public comments addressing this item were recorded during the public-comment opportunity for the agenda item. The council did not direct staff to return with specific traffic studies or mitigation measures during the recorded discussion at this meeting.
The zoning change is final as adopted by the council at the Aug. 28 meeting and will be reflected in the city’s records in accordance with normal codification procedures.