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Planning commissioners endorse ice-kiosk rule in community-commercial zones with special-use review

City of Saginaw Planning and Zoning Commission · April 14, 2026
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Summary

After an applicant described a Twice-the-Ice vending machine and site plan for a family property on Saginaw Boulevard, the commission recommended adding an "ice kiosk" use to the ordinance and restricting it to community-commercial zoning by specific-use permit to preserve oversight of site layout and circulation.

The Saginaw Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend adding a new defined use, "ice kiosk," to the city's permitted-use table and to allow the use in the community-commercial zoning district subject to a specific-use permit.

Jennifer and Scott Craver appeared as applicants for an ice-and-water vending kiosk on family-owned property at 345 N. Saginaw Boulevard. The applicants said the Twice the Ice machine is self-service, operates 24 hours, requires minimal staffing, and uses two or more on-site parking spaces for short-dwell trades; the family…

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