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Saginaw council approves limited changes to carport rules after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with split public comment, Saginaw council approved amendments to the zoning ordinance to allow larger carports or limited side-yard encroachments under a specific-use-permit process — adding a required written consent from immediately adjacent neighbors as a precondition to apply.
Saginaw’s City Council voted to amend a zoning rule that limits residential carports to 600 square feet, approving revisions that allow exceptions through the city’s specific-use-permit (SUP) process while adding a written-neighbor-consent requirement.
The council opened a public hearing on proposed changes to Appendix A, zoning section 8.6(d), after staff said the modifications were intended to provide limited flexibility in rare circumstances. Chief Doug Spears summarized staff work and explained the draft would permit homeowners to apply for an SUP to exceed the 600-square-foot threshold or to encroach into a side-yard setback in narrowly defined situations. “Today, you by right, you…
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