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Planning Commission recommends rezoning of Scottish Rite building at 60614 Center Avenue to C-3
Summary
The Bay City Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning 60614 Center Avenue from O-1 (office) to C-3 (central business) to allow reuse of the historic Scottish Rite building as an event space and limited commercial uses; supporters from heritage groups urged approval and commissioners raised questions about parking and liquor service.
The Bay City Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning 60614 Center Avenue in the Second Ward from O-1 (office) to C-3 (central business), a change the applicant said is needed to allow reuse of the historic Scottish Rite building as an event space.
Terry, planning staff, summarized the application and the zoning change, saying the site’s current zoning is O-1 and "the proposed rezoning would take it to a C-3 central business zoning." Terry said the structure is not expected to change physically and that the lot has about 110 feet of frontage on Center Avenue and a depth of roughly 300 feet with additional…
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