Zoning board schedules remand hearing in Powell appeal, requires applicants to submit photos, drawings and receipts

The Petoskey City Zoning Board of Appeals voted to schedule the remand hearing in the Powell appeal for 6 p.m. on June 3, 2025, and directed the zoning administrator and city attorney to provide notice to the applicants, their counsel and the circuit court.

The board required the applicants to submit additional documentation at least seven days before the hearing, including before-and-after photos and “as-built” drawings or similar depictions of each floor identifying structural changes, an itemized accounting of expenses broken down by floor, drawings or itemizations of HVAC, plumbing and electrical work performed on each floor, and receipts or invoices supporting the expenditures.

Why this matters: The board’s motion formally sets the schedule and the evidentiary expectations for the remand hearing, giving the parties and the court a concrete timeline and a list of documents the board expects to review before considering the merits of the appeal.

At its May 6 meeting in the Petoskey City Community Room, a board member moved to schedule the hearing and to direct staff to notify the applicants and the court. The motion listed the documents the board requested and set the seven-day deadline. A fellow board member seconded the motion. The board then conducted a roll-call vote; Stein, Brown, Henneke, Nibs, Marshall and Sharnoff voted yes and the motion passed.

City staff and the board emphasized documentary evidence that would allow members to compare the property’s condition and work performed since the appellants acquired it. The board asked for floor-level detail and supporting receipts so members could evaluate claims about alterations and expenditures.

The board’s order does not resolve the appeal. The remand hearing will be the next procedural step; the record will be evaluated in light of the newly submitted materials and any further testimony or argument heard at the June 3 hearing.