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Planning commission advances zoning changes on municipal markets and reclassifying auto-centric uses, with questions on scope
Summary
On April 21, 2026, the Planning Commission continued discussion on adding municipal markets to the Open Space district and on moving car washes, gas stations and drive-thrus into a special land-use category; commissioners asked for tighter definitions, guardrails for unintended consequences and clarity on nonconforming uses and traffic-study requirements.
The Traverse City Planning Commission used a portion of its April 21 meeting to continue two zoning-text discussions: adding "municipal markets" to the Open Space (OS) zone — in part to facilitate a proposed farmers market pavilion — and reclassifying auto-centric uses such as car washes, gas stations and drive-thrus from uses by right into special land-use permits.
Staff explained the municipal-market change is intended to expedite the DDA's farmers market…
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