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Commission approves special-use permit for ice-and-water kiosk at 345 North Saginaw Boulevard
Summary
The commission approved a specific-use permit allowing a self-service ice/water kiosk on the Craraver family’s lot at 345 North Saginaw Boulevard. Applicants said the brand-new, remotely monitored kiosk would be placed on a concrete pad; they cited an internal estimate of about 26,000 visits per year. Commissioners discussed parking, overlay guidance and potential conditions but approved the SUP with no stipulations stated on the record.
The Saginaw Planning & Zoning Commission approved a specific-use permit for an unmanned ice-and-water kiosk at 345 North Saginaw Boulevard, clearing the way for the Craraver family to place a new, remotely monitored vending kiosk on a concrete pad at the corner of their parcel.
Staff told commissioners the parcel lies in the community commercial zoning district and the Saginaw Boulevard overlay; the application seeks permission to install a self-service ice/water kiosk typically placed outside stores or parking areas. The commission took public comment only from the applicants and recorded one written support form from nearby property owner Debbie Hell.
Applicant Jennifer Craraver described a new machine built out of Georgia, to be set on a cement pad with protective bollards. She said the kiosk would be owned and maintained by the family and monitored remotely; the application packet included a market survey the applicant summarized as projecting roughly 26,000 visits per year. Commissioners asked detailed questions about parking capacity, lighting and potential nighttime noise; the applicants said parking currently exists on site and that they would mark spaces and could add lighting or move the kiosk later if they develop the property.
After discussion — during which commissioners noted overlay guidance encouraging parking away from the boulevard and more walkable frontage — a commissioner moved to approve the SUP to allow the ice/water kiosk at 345 North Saginaw Boulevard as presented. The motion was seconded and the commission voted to approve the application; the transcript records the motion passing but does not list a roll-call tally or named votes.
The approval applies only to the specific use requested (the unattended ice/water kiosk); future uses would require review if they fall outside current zoning allowances or require additional SUPs.
