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Resident asks Munising planning commission to pursue rezoning of 408 Mil Street for apartments and storefront
Summary
A resident told the commission she is negotiating to buy 408 Mil Street and asked the body to start the process to allow four long‑term rental units, one short‑term unit and a main‑floor storefront; staff outlined the amendment and application steps including possible conditional or special land‑use review.
A resident asked the Munising Planning Commission on March 26 to pursue rezoning of 408 Mil Street so she could convert the building into four long‑term rental units, an additional short‑term unit and a ground‑floor craft shop.
"I'm here to ask today about reszoning the 408 Mil Street property. I am looking into purchasing this property, but I want to be able to make this into apartments," the resident said, describing the structure as currently fitted for a grow operation with no windows and noting an existing HVAC system and a 14‑space parking lot.
Commissioners and staff said the property is currently in a commercial district that does not permit ground‑floor residential use except for employee living quarters tied to a business under common ownership. Staff advised that the next step is for the planning commission and city commission to consider an amendment to the combined use table in Section 557 of the zoning ordinance or to pursue a conditional or special land‑use mechanism that would allow multi‑family residential in the commercial district.
Planning staff (Joe Silk and other staff) told the resident the amendment process would include a planning‑level review, a city attorney review, a first reading of any ordinance change, a public hearing and then adoption; staff estimated the amendment process could take roughly three months from the point of an initiated agenda item. Staff also said that any application to convert the property could not be accepted until an adopted amendment takes effect.
The resident said she and her family plan to live in two of the units temporarily and rent the others, and that they are already consulting contractors and gathering drawings showing parking and site improvements. Staff listed likely technical requirements for residential conversion, including adding windows, plumbing for bathrooms, and a sprinkler system, and noted the need to demonstrate parking and other site plan elements during an application.
Commissioners indicated they would help get the item on the planning commission agenda for an April meeting and that staff (Lisa and Bill) would coordinate next steps; staff said the earliest the planning commission could act would likely be an April 23 meeting with a possible first reading by the city commission on May 7 and potential adoption on May 19, making late May the earliest time an applicant could submit a completed application under the revised code.
The commission did not take formal action on the public comment itself, but staff committed to working with the resident to identify required application materials and to coordinate a potential special meeting if the city attorney's schedule allowed.
