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Commission introduces three 50‑year PILOT ordinances for Stationside housing projects
Summary
The commission voted to introduce three ordinances to grant 50‑year payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑taxes (PILOT) abatements for three Stationside housing projects—a 43‑unit loft, a 53‑unit senior building and 40 townhomes—targeting households at 30–80% AMI with an average AMI around 55%. Introductions were approved for later consideration.
The Battle Creek City Commission on March 3 introduced three ordinances that would grant long-term payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑taxes (PILOT) abatements to a cluster of proposed Stationside housing developments aimed at low‑ and moderate‑income households.
Clerk read the three proposed ordinances. Ordinance 07‑2026 would add a section to Chapter 882 to grant a PILOT to "Stationside Lofts," a proposed 43‑unit, three‑story elevator‑served building renting to households earning between 30% and 80% of area median income (AMI), with an average AMI of about 55%. The clerk said the developer would pursue MISTA funding on April 1, 2026; if funded, construction would begin in fall 2027 with the project placed in service in winter 2029. The proposed PILOT term is 50 years, conditioned on compliance with statutory eligibility requirements and the ordinance terms.
Ordinance 08‑2026 would grant a 50‑year PILOT for "Stationside Senior Lofts," described as a 53‑unit, four‑story elevator building also targeting households at 30–80% AMI (average ~55%).
Ordinance 09‑2026 would grant a 50‑year PILOT for "Stationside Town Homes," described as 40 three‑bedroom units across six buildings designed for low‑ to moderate‑income renters (30–80% AMI, average ~55%).
Each ordinance was moved, seconded and the commission voted to approve introduction with no substantive comments recorded at the time. The introduction vote sends each ordinance to subsequent readings and the normal ordinance adoption process, and does not itself grant the abatements or change taxation until an adoption vote occurs.
