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Planning commission approves cat cafe at 926 Second Street with six-cat limit, revocable for repeated odor or noise complaints
Summary
The commission granted a special-use permit to Arc of the Lakeshore for a cat cafe at 926 Second Street but amended the permit to limit the establishment to six cats and included a condition that the permit may be subject to revocation for repeated or unreasonable complaints about odor or noise.
The Muskegon City Planning Commission approved a special-use permit for a cat cafe at 926 Second Street with conditions that limit the number of cats to six and allow the city to take action if the business generates repeated or unreasonable odor or noise complaints.
Planning staff explained the form-based Main Street code had recently been amended to allow cat cafes with a special-use permit and summarized minimum operational guidelines, including an ordinance requirement of 62 square feet per cat and a 907-square-foot suite at the site that, by the city’s calculation, would allow up to 14 cats under the 62-square-feet rule. Staff also noted the zoning ordinance’s…
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