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City of Marquette, MI
300 West Baraga Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855


Agenda Date: 9/27/2021

New Business
Request to Waive the Minimum Size for Planned Unit Development

BACKGROUND: 

The Marquette County Land Bank Authority and Innovalab Development Group submitted an application for Concept approval of a proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD) consisting of two duplex townhouse buildings at 1025 Osprey Court, and also requested that a waiver to establish the PUD on a parcel that is less than two acres in size. This site was originally approved as a portion of the Hawk's Ridge PUD, with a building on the site with up to 12 dwelling units being approved, but that phase of the project was not developed and the PUD approval expired more than a decade ago.

 

On September 7, 2021, the Planning Commission held a Public Hearing to consider the PUD qualification application and a waiver request for the minimum size for a PUD. The Planning Commission found the proposal met enough criteria for eligibility to establish a PUD, and recommended that the waiver be approved:

 

It was moved by S. Mittlefehldt, seconded by M. Dunn, and carried 4-1 that after conducting a public hearing, and reviewing of the applicant’s concept submittal and request for consideration of project qualifications documents and the STAFF FILE REPORT/ANALYSIS for 01-PUD-09-21, the Planning Commission recommends that the City Commission waives the PUD size requirements.


FISCAL EFFECT: 
None.

RECOMMENDATION: 
Concur with the Planning Commission and waive the two-acre minimum size requirement for the 1025 Osprey Court Planned Unit Development proposal.

ALTERNATIVES: 
As determined by the Commission.

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
PC Minutes
01-PUD-09-21 Concept and Waiver Combined