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Zoning Board approves replacement home on existing footprint after fire, waives 100% reconstruction cap
Summary
The Bay City Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 on Aug. 12, 2025, to allow Bruce Hopper to replace his fire‑damaged house on its existing footprint even though reconstruction costs exceed 100% of the property's pre‑loss value.
On Aug. 12, 2025, the Bay City Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance allowing a homeowner to replace a fire‑damaged dwelling on its existing footprint despite reconstruction costs that exceed 100% of the property's pre‑catastrophe fair market value as stated in the city's nonconforming-use rules.
Terry Dorey spoke for his brother, appellant Bruce Hopper, explaining the March 17 fire that destroyed the house and the family's effort to keep the replacement home on the original site. "He spent about 3 months in the hospital…we'd like to put a modular home on his existing footprint of the house," Dorey told the…
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