Council approves rezoning for 592 W. Pontaluna Road in 5-3 vote

The Norton Shores City Council voted 5-3 to approve an ordinance amendment rezoning 592 W. Pontaluna Road from R-5 Single Family Residential to Planned Unit Development (PUD), a request submitted by Paramount Development Corp.

Council Member Olson moved to deny the adoption of the rezoning ordinance; that motion was recorded as failing on a 5-3 roll-call vote, with Council Members Jurkas, Fisher and Olson recorded in the minutes as voting in favor of denial, and the remaining five councilors opposed. Following the failed denial motion, Council Member Fox moved to approve the ordinance adoption. The approval motion carried on a 5-3 roll-call vote; the minutes note that Council Members Jurkas, Fisher and Olson voted against approval.

The transcript records the procedural motions and the roll-call results but does not include detailed debate, conditions, or the proposed site plan specifics in the meeting minutes. The applicant is listed as Paramount Development Corp.; the record does not include the developer's presentation text or the council's discussion of specific design, density, or mitigation measures.

Because the council approved the rezoning by a majority vote, the land use designation for 592 W. Pontaluna Road will change from single-family residential to a Planned Unit Development, subject to any statutory posting or ordinance-adoption procedures required under city code.