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Committee votes to notify downtown property owners about ordinance banning first-floor residences
Summary
The Streets, Buildings, Utilities Committee voted Feb. 3 to send letters to downtown property owners informing them of an existing ordinance that prohibits residential living on first floors in the commercial district, after a request from the Grand River Valley Museum and Train Depot and public comments from three residents.
The Streets, Buildings, Utilities Committee voted Feb. 3 to send letters to downtown property owners informing them of an ordinance that prohibits residential living on first floors in the commercial district. Committee member Clint moved to send the letters and Committee member Adam seconded; the motion passed unanimously with all members present.
The action followed a written request from the Grand River Valley Museum and Train Depot asking the committee to increase enforcement of the downtown first-floor residential ban. Citizens Jennifer Digman, Paul Rowley and Craig Muenchow spoke during the meeting to express concerns about lower-level residential living in the commercial district. The committee recorded the museum's letter as part of the packet and responded by instructing staff to notify property owners about the existing ordinance rather than initiating new rulemaking or a formal code amendment.
The committee did not set a schedule in the meeting minutes for sending the notices. The item was handled by motion; no additional enforcement program, funding allocation, or ordinance change was adopted at this meeting.
