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Commission approves special-use permit for Mercy Health facility; condition added to prevent exterior lights from shining on residences
Summary
The commission approved a special-use permit allowing Mercy Health East Communities to resume medical operations at 1203 Smizer Mill Road after flood repairs, and added a condition prohibiting exterior lighting from shining onto adjacent residential properties.
The Fenton Planning and Zoning Commission on May 6 approved a special-use permit allowing Mercy Health East Communities to resume operation of a medical facility at 1203 Smizer Mill Road, subject to conditions including a requirement that exterior lighting be positioned so it does not shine onto neighboring yards.
Amy (staff member) explained that the building has been used as a medical facility since construction in 1999 but had become a legal nonconforming use under current code. After a late-2023 water-line break caused extensive interior flood…
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