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Council introduces micro-dwelling zoning amendment amid debate over scope and equity
Summary
Council voted 8–1 to introduce an ordinance adding a micro-dwelling (tiny home) development category limited to certain zones and cluster contexts; some council members criticized the draft as overly restrictive and signaled plans for further work with the planning commission.
The Saginaw City Council introduced an ordinance to amend zoning rules to allow micro-dwelling (tiny home) developments in specified districts and configured clusters, and laid the ordinance over per charter procedures.
The ordinance text would add a new zoning section defining micro-dwelling units and permitting them in R-3 and MU-1 districts and in cluster formats; it does not broadly…
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