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Planning commission approves micro-dwelling zoning ordinance after debate over 'ground floor' definition
Summary
The City of Saginaw Planning Commission approved a micro-dwelling unit development zoning ordinance after commissioners debated ambiguous terms including what counts as a 'ground floor' and a provision tying unit size to a neighborhood average; the measure passed by a 6–2 vote and will be forwarded to city council.
The City of Saginaw Planning Commission on the meeting record approved a new zoning ordinance to allow micro-dwelling units after a focused discussion about several ambiguous definitions and measurement standards.
The ordinance, presented by staff in its final formatted form, was approved on a 6–2 vote. The approval followed a public hearing and more than an hour of commissioner questions and debate about how the rules would be applied in split-level houses, how to measure unit size, and whether the ordinance relies on undefined terms.
Commissioners concentrated on…
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