Planning Commission recommends removing obsolete B3 and RT zoning districts

On March 12 the City of Muskegon Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Commission approve a staff‑initiated amendment to the zoning ordinance to remove the B3 Central Business and RT (two‑family residential) districts.

Planning staff told the commission that the B3 district was effectively eliminated in 2015 when the city adopted a form‑based code and that RT parcels were rezoned last year where appropriate. “The B 3 Central Business District was eliminated back in 2015 when we adopted the form based code,” planning staff said, and staff recommended removing remaining references to B3 and RT as an administrative clean‑up.

Commissioners held a public hearing; no members of the public called in or spoke. Commissioner (speaker 5) moved to recommend the amendment to the City Commission and the motion was supported and approved by the commission. The chair completed a roll call and announced the motion passed.

The amendment is a recommended ordinance change; the Planning Commission’s action sends the proposal to the City Commission for consideration and any further public process. The Planning Commission did not set an effective date; next procedural steps and final adoption would be determined by the City Commission.