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Planning commission forwards proposed single‑room‑occupancy and rooming house rules to City Commission
Summary
The commission recommended creating zoning standards for single‑room‑occupancy (SRO) and rooming houses, including occupancy caps, minimum bedroom sizes, a parking ratio and a requirement that most tenants remain for at least 90 days to discourage transient use.
The Muskegon City Planning Commission on May 15 voted to recommend that the City Commission adopt an ordinance creating standards for single‑room‑occupancy (SRO) buildings and rooming houses.
Planning staff outlined the proposed rules: allow rooming houses and SROs in specified residential districts (RM‑1 and form‑based urban residential subject to rezoning), require the owner or manager to live on-site for traditional boarding houses (manager presence optional for…
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