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Commission sets Nov. 24 joint work session with Planning Commission and property owners on PRD/zoning alternatives
Summary
Mount Pleasant commissioners agreed to a joint Nov. 24 meeting with the Planning Commission and property owners to discuss alternatives to the planned residential development (PRD) zoning and potential future land-use options for five parcels southwest of Crawford and Broomfield.
The Mount Pleasant City Commission approved a motion to hold a joint work session on Nov. 24 with the Planning Commission and the owners of five parcels southwest of Crawford and Broomfield to discuss alternatives to the proposed zoning map amendment Z2401 and the dissolution of a long-standing PRD (planned residential development).
Staff explained the intent of the session: to present alternatives and trade-offs, identify the commissions' goals and to facilitate a mediated discussion with property owners, who include Central Michigan University and two private parties (Ed Peters and McGurks). Planning Director Manuela Pobadico told the commission staff will come prepared with options rather than a blank slate and said the meeting could include third‑party facilitation. She also confirmed there is historical interest in a private school on part of the property but said no current zoning for civic/school uses exists in the future-land-use map.
Commissioners debated whether to include potential private‑school representatives and the local public school district in the joint session. Vice Mayor Eke and others urged that, if private‑school proposals are discussed, the public school’s perspective should be available to ensure equitable representation; others, including those who supported the motion, said the first session should focus on zoning alternatives and the PRD dissolution with property owners and the two commissions, and that stakeholders such as the school district could be invited to a later phase if needed.
Commissioner Perschbacher, who moved the motion, framed the session as a way to consider rezoning consistent with the future land-use map and to enable development that could address housing needs. The motion to set a joint session on Nov. 24 passed by voice vote. Staff noted the PRD is the last of its kind in the city and that dissolution would require cooperation from the property owners, who must sign off on changes.
