Plan commission debates code language as KE seeks boarding/dorm use in M‑1 zone
City zoning staff told commissioners the proposed residential element is not allowed in M‑1; commissioners debated whether to classify the use as a boarding house, dorm or vocational center and recommended a code review; the commission tabled action to allow additional public input.
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The commission spent substantial time on whether the city's land development code allows the residential component the applicants described. Jim, the zoning administrator, said the housing element as proposed is not allowed in the M‑1 limited manufacturing district and recommended treating housing for trainees as a special‑use category tied to a site plan review.
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