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Saginaw presents major zoning rewrite adding ADUs, simplifying mixed‑use zones and lowering single‑family size minimums
Summary
City planning staff and a consultant outlined a near‑complete zoning ordinance rewrite intended to align Saginaw with the 2022 master plan, add accessory dwelling units in residential zones with an owner‑occupancy rule, simplify mixed‑use districts into MU‑1 through MU‑4, and reduce the minimum single‑family floor area to 600 square feet.
Staff member (Planning staff) said the city is proposing a comprehensive update to Saginaw’s zoning ordinance, calling zoning “the key to organizing land use within a city.” The presentation described changes intended to align regulations with the 2022 master plan and to make the code easier for residents and developers to use.
The draft ordinance would permit accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, in every residential zoning district but would require that the property owner live on the lot. “Accessory dwelling units… are allowed now in every single residential zone,” the staff member said, adding that the main dwelling must be owner‑occupied and an ADU may be used by relatives or for additional rental income.
The rewrite also simplifies the city’s mixed‑use categories into four numbered districts, MU‑1 through MU‑4, with MU‑1 expanded along major corridors and into neighborhoods targeted for infill. The staff member said the change is intended to “create more opportunities for multifamily housing, for some mixed use development, and for businesses that are characteristically…
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