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Planning staff outlines zoning rewrite to speed reviews, expand administrative approvals
Summary
City consultants presented a multi‑meeting rewrite of the zoning ordinance proposing more administrative review by the zoning administrator for permitted projects, clarified special use and rezoning standards, and revised nonconforming‑use and performance‑guarantee rules; commissioners requested safeguards and reporting.
Consultants from Giffords Webster presented a multi‑meeting zoning ordinance rewrite to the Saginaw Planning Commission, emphasizing streamlined site plan review and expanded administrative authority for the zoning administrator. Andy Aymond described changes in Articles 6 and 7 designed to speed permitting, reduce procedural bottlenecks for routine projects and align approval standards with the master plan and contemporary best practice.
Aymond said the draft would create four review streams: (1) permitted uses with no site/building changes (administrative review), (2) permitted uses with changes but no waivers (administrative), (3) permitted uses with waivers…
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