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CITY OF MUSKEGON
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 4 pm
PLACE OF MEETING: Commission Chambers, First Floor, Muskegon City Hall
AGENDA
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting of November 14, 2024.
III. Public Hearings
A. Hearing, Case 2024-35: Request to rezone 1727 Beidler Street from R-1, Neighborhood Residential,
to Form-Based Code, Neighborhood Edge, FBC-NE.
IV. New Business
V. Old Business
VI. Other
VII. Adjourn
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Planning Commission Staff Report
December 12, 2024
Hearing, Case 2024-35: Request to rezone 1727 Beidler Street from R-1, Neighborhood Residential, to
Form-Based Code, Neighborhood Edge, FBC-NE.
SUMMARY
1. The property measures 84’ wide x 100’ deep (8,400 sf).
2. The property is zoned R-1, Neighborhood Residential, but it contains a commercial structure on site.
The building measures 1,472 sf and is used for storage for a construction company. The use is
considered legally, non-conforming.
3. The zoning allows for legally non-conforming uses to be increased in size with a special use permit,
but only up to 25% of the size of the existing building. The property is considered a double lot and
has enough space for a larger addition. The applicant would like to at least double the size of the
building.
4. The FBC, NE designation would allow this retail-type building to be expanded as long as it meets the
setback requirements (10 feet rear/ 3 feet sides). The rezoning would also make the storage use
legally conforming.
5. The property is located just north of the business district on Laketon Ave and is near other mixed-use
buildings on Beidler St.
6. Please see the enclosed zoning ordinance excerpt for FBC, NE.
7. Notification was sent to every property within 300 feet of this address. At the time of this writing,
staff had not received any public comments.
1727 Beidler St
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Zoning Map
Aerial Map
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the rezoning request. This legally, non-conforming use is located near other
legally, conforming uses just north of the main business district. These historically commercial and mixed-
use buildings should be protected by a zoning designation that allows for their continued uses, while also
protecting the neighborhood from unreasonable uses and expansions. Staff believes the FBC, NE designation
is a great fit for this entire section of Beidler St and recommends approval of this request as well as looking
into rezoning the other mixed-use buildings across the street to create a northern leg to the business district.
The master plan recommends increasing neighborhood commercial options throughout the City, specifically
in this identified commercial node.
Improperly Zoned Commercial Properties on Beidler between Laketon and Dale
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DELIBERATION
The following proposed motion is offered for consideration:
I move that the request to rezone 1727 Beidler Street from Neighborhood Residential to Form-Based Code,
Neighborhood Edge be recommended for approval to the City Commission.
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