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Commission approves directing staff to draft rules allowing libraries and laundromats in more residential zones
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to allow public libraries and neighborhood laundromats in R‑1, R‑2 and R‑3 zones under specified permitting paths; laundromats in R‑1 and R‑2 will require special‑use review, commissioners decided.
The Saginaw Planning Commission voted to direct staff to prepare code language that would allow public libraries and neighborhood laundromats in residential zoning districts, with permitting variations by zone.
Under the commission’s direction, staff will draft language to allow public libraries as permitted uses in R‑2 and R‑3 and by special‑use permit in R‑1. Laundromats will be allowed in R‑3 as a permitted use and in R‑1 and R‑2 by special‑use permit, the commission decided after debate about traffic and commercial intensity.
Commissioners debated whether laundromats — which range from small coin‑operated shops to large commercial laundry plants —…
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