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Planning staff to review zoning definition of “family” and single‑room occupancy standards
Summary
The planning director asked commissioners whether the city should expand the zoning definition of 'family' beyond the existing limit on unrelated occupants and consider a distinct single‑room occupancy (SRO) classification; staff will bring amendments to the planning commission in coming months.
Planning Director Mike Franzak presented the commission with a review of the city’s zoning definition of “family,” which currently limits unrelated occupants in a single dwelling and traces its language to earlier ordinances. Franzak said the definition—long part of zoning codes—does not match current housing patterns and can make common living arrangements technically nonconforming.
Franzak summarized definitions from other Michigan cities: some allow up to four unrelated persons, others allow up to six adults in certain…
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