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Staff reports progress on zoning ordinance audit and rewrite; open houses planned

5837519 · September 26, 2025
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City planning staff said the city contracted Williams & Works to audit and rewrite the zoning ordinance. Work so far has focused on layout and a land-use table; staff said public open houses will be scheduled before substantive changes are finalized.

City planning staff reported that the City of Big Rapids has contracted Williams & Works — the same firm that prepared the city’s master plan — to audit and assist with rewriting the zoning ordinance.

Mark Gifford, city manager, and planning staff summarized two early steps in the process: an initial audit that identified housekeeping issues (for example,…

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