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BOARD OF APPEALS ON ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS ON ZONING Meetings 2023
| Date | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 01-04-2023 | Cancelled | Minutes | Video |
| 02-01-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 03-01-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 04-05-2023 | Cancelled | Minutes | Video |
| 05-03-2023 | Cancelled | Minutes | Video |
| 06-07-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 07-05-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 08-02-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 09-06-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 10-04-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 11-01-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 12-06-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
The Board of Appeals Zoning is comprised of six private citizens and two alternate members. The board’s main purpose is to examine requests for special exceptions and variances from the zoning code such as off-street parking, construction below flood level in floodway areas, grant approval for temporary buildings and uses, and allow the expansion of a non-conforming building or structure. Types of variances considered by the Zoning Board of Appeals Include:
- Use Variance: A use variance permits a use of land that is otherwise not permitted in the zone in which the property is located
- Non- Use Variance: A non-use variance allows for modification of the regular provisions of the zoning code for height, size, setback, lot coverage, and other physical requirements of the zoning code.
- Set Back Variance: Allows for when a proposed structure is too close to a lot line.
- Lot Coverage Variance: Allows for when too much of lot may be covered by buildings.
Regular meetings of the Commission are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
City Planning Commission Meetings 2023
| Date | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 01-24-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 02-28-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 03-28-2023 | Cancelled | Minutes | Video |
| 04-25-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 05-23-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 06-27-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 07-25-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 08-22-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | N/A |
| 09-26-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 10-24-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| 11-28-2023 | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
| December - No Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Video |
The City Planning Commission is comprised of nine members, six private citizens and three ex-officio members. The commission’s power and duties include hearing and deciding appeals or requests with regard to the Zoning Ordinance. These including, but not limited to, the following:
- Site plan review
- Permitted Uses requiring special approval
- Nonconforming use substitutions
- Rezoning or Zoning Amendment petitions
Regular meetings of the Commission are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Downtown Development Authority
| Date | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-24-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 02-28-20223 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 03-28-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 04-25-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 05-23-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 06-27-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| July - No Meeting | N/A | Minutes |
| 08-22-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 09-26-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 10-24-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 11-28-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| December - No Meeting | N/A | Minutes |
Meeting Frequency: Monthly
Affecting Legislation: City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, §12.055 Public Act 57 of 2018
HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
Historic District Meetings 2023
| Date | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-26-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 02-23-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 03-23-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 04-27-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 05-25-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 06-22-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 07-27-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 08-24-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 09-28-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 10-26-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 11-16-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 12-28-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
The Saginaw Historic District Commission is comprised of seven to nine private citizens. It was established by ordinance in 1987. The commission is responsible for reviewing all plans for construction, alteration, repair, moving, or demolition of structures or signs in the City’s three local historical districts; Heritage Square, North Michigan Avenue, Old Saginaw. The purpose of the establishment of the commission was to assist property owners in their rehabilitation and improvement efforts.
Regular meetings of the Commission are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Any proposed project which is located in the Heritage Square Historic District, Old Saginaw City Historic District, or the North Michigan Historic District, are required to be reviewed by the Saginaw Historic District Commission. The review is limited to any project that will affect the outside appearance of any structure or its surrounding lot. Examples include:
- Building Additions
- Garages & Carports
- Siding
- Awnings
- Fences
- Signs
- Demolitions
- Roofing Parking Lots
- Tree plantings and removal
HUMAN PLANNING COMMISSION
Human Planning Commission 2023
| Date | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-11-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-12-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-17-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-18-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-19-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 02-15-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 03-15-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 04-19-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 05-17-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 06-21-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| July - No Meeting | Agenda | Minutes |
| August - No Meeting | Agenda | Minutes |
| 09-20-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 10-18-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 11-15-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 12-20-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
The Commission provides an effective citizen participation in an advisory capacity to aid Council in solving social and physical problems in the City. Consists of 21 member Districts appointed by the City Council for 2-year terms. Each member must be a resident within in the district they will represent.
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 2023
| Date | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-10-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 02-14-2023 | Cancelled | Minutes |
| 03-14-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 04-11-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 05-09-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 06-13-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| July - No Meeting | N/A | Minutes |
| 08-08-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 09-12-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 10-10-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 11-14-2023 | N/A | Minutes |
| December - No Meeting | Agenda | Minutes |
The purpose of the Riverfront Development Commission is to recommend and advise City Council on the development of the riverfront and implementation of the River Corridor Master Plan. Said Commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to City Council.
Meeting Frequency: Monthly
Affecting Legislation: City Code of Ordinance, Chapter 12, §12.041 By-Laws Consist of not more than 15 members appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval for 5-year terms. Three City staff members appointed by the City Manager and the City Manager serve by virtue of their positions for indefinite terms.
SAGINAW ARTS & ENRICHMENT CENTER
SAGINAW ARTS & ENRICHMENT CENTER
| Date | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-18-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 02-15-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 03-15-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 04-19-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 05-24-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 06-21-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| July - No Meeting | Agenda | Minutes |
| August - No Meeting | Agenda | Minutes |
| 09-20-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 10-18-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 11-15-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| December - No Meeting | Agenda | Minutes |
Meeting Frequency: Monthly
Affecting Legislation: The following schedule for the regular meetings of the SAGINAW ARTS & ENRICHMENT COMMISSION 2023 calendar year is posted in compliance with requirements of Act #267, P.A. 1976.
SAGINAW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SAGINAW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
| Date | Agenda | Minutes |
| 01-12-2023 | Cancelled | Minutes |
| 02-09-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 03-09-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 04-13-2023 | Cancelled | Minutes |
| 05-11-2023 | Cancelled | Minutes |
| 06-08-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 07-13-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 08-10-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 09-14-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 10-12-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 11-09-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
| 12-14-2023 | Agenda | Minutes |
The purpose of the Saginaw Economic Development Corporation is to alleviate and prevent conditions of unemployment, to assist and retain local industries and commercial enterprises, to strengthen and revitalize the economy of the city, to provide means and methods for the encouragement and assistance of industrial and commercial enterprises in locating and expanding in the city, to encourage the location and expansion of commercial enterprises in the city, to more conveniently provide needed services and facilities of the commercial enterprises to the city and its residents, and to accomplish the foregoing to do the following:
(1) To take, accept, hold, and acquire by bequest, devise, gift, purchase, loan, or lease any property, real, personal, or mixed, whether tangible or intangible, without limitation as to kind, amount, or value;
(2) To sell, convey, lease, rent, or make loans, grants, or pledges of any such property, or any interest therein or proceeds therefrom, and to invest and reinvest the principal thereof and receipts therefrom, if any;
(3) To borrow money and to issue, sell, or pledge its obligations and evidences of indebtedness and to mortgage its property to secure the payment thereof;
(4) To aid, assist, and participate in clearing, rebuilding, and rehabilitating blighted, deteriorated areas, or structures;
(5) To encourage, assist, and participate in the preparation of plans, services, studies, and recommendations;
(6) To guarantee undertakings, contracts, or performances of others;
(7) To encourage citizen participation in housing and community improvements and improvement programs and to disseminate information to the general public concerning the objectives and purposes of the corporation;
(8) To hold, improve by construction or otherwise, develop, clear, prepare, and dispose of real property;
(9) To aid, assist, and participate in the acquisition, rehabilitation or construction of improvements upon real estate, dwelling units, or other structures or matters incident thereto;
(10) To enter into contracts with public authorities, individuals, corporations, and other organizations in connection therewith;
(11) To carry on any activity for the purposes above stated, either directly or as agent, for or with public authorities, individuals, corporations or other organizations, or in whole or in part through or by means of public authorities, individuals, corporations, or other organizations; and
(12) In general, and subject to such limitations and conditions as are or may be prescribed by law, to exercise such other powers which now are or hereafter may be conferred by law upon a corporation organized under the above statutes and for the above purposes.
Meeting Frequency: Monthly
Affecting Legislation: Economic Development Corporations Act 338 of 1974 City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, §12.070 through 12.073 SEDC By-Laws Consists of 15 members appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval for 3-year terms. A majority of the members must be City residents.
