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Bay City panel conditionally approves bed-and-breakfast plan at 1001 Center Ave., sends parking variance to ZBA
Summary
The Bay City Planning Commission granted special-use and site-plan approval for an eight-room bed-and-breakfast at 1001 Center Avenue on July 16, 2025, subject to conditions including compliance with parking dimensional requirements and Zoning Board of Appeals action on a dimensional variance.
The Bay City Planning Commission on July 16 approved a special-use permit and site plan for an eight-room bed-and-breakfast at 1001 Center Avenue, subject to several conditions and a required dimensional variance review by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The commission's approval followed a staff presentation and a discussion about parking, Americans with Disabilities Act access and historic-district review. The applicant's site plan shows eight parking spaces, one of which is designated as an accessible (ADA) space; the ordinance requires a total of 10 spaces for the proposed use, including owner/innkeeper spaces, so the applicant will pursue a dimensional-variance application to the ZBA.
Commissioners and staff pressed several technical points. Commissioner Dennis Sponacek said 90-degree parking in the submitted layout requires a 24-foot travel or…
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