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Planning commission recommends rezoning portion of Fisherman's Landing to Waterfront Industrial PUD; commission seeks shoreline protections
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning about 1.5 bays of parking at Fisherman's Landing (501 East Western Avenue) from Open Space Recreation to Waterfront Industrial PUD to allow limited port activities, while commissioners and staff emphasized protecting a natural western shoreline and public boat-launch access.
On Oct. 23 the City of Muskegon Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Commission rezone a portion of Fisherman's Landing at 501 East Western Avenue from Open Space Recreation (OSR) to Waterfront Industrial PUD (WIPUD), a change intended to allow limited port activities on a segment of the site while leaving the remainder as public open space.
Staff said the rezoning would apply only to a small portion of the property (the area depicted in the staff map) and leave the rest of the parkland as OSR. The staff presentation noted the change would eliminate about 1.5 bays of parking—roughly 46 parking spaces—from the open area but would preserve…
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