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RezoneApproved728 Prairie Creek Drive and 517 Laughton Drive, Midland, Michigan

Zoning Petition No. 674

City of Midland

Description

A petition to rezone two homesites from single-family residential to agricultural zoning was headed to a public hearing.

Impact summary

The parcels can now host Neighborhood Center district uses instead of only single- and two-family homes.

Applicant

Address
728 Prairie Creek Drive and 517 Laughton Drive, Midland, Michigan

At a glance

Hearings
9
Public comments
10
Total mentions
9

Last vote · Planning Commission

Approved6–0, unanimous

Discussed at 3 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.

Meeting timeline (9)

Oct 26, 2026

City Council (Regular) - Oct 26, 2026

Proposal to rezone part of 4705 Bay City Road from Industrial A to RC Regional Center; the Planning Commission recommended approval and a council hearing is set for November 23.

Oct 13, 2026Recommended approval 6–0

Planning Commission (Regular) - Oct 13, 2026

Rezone 221.5 acres from Industrial A to RC Regional Center to eliminate a split-zoning condition near Costco, Aldi and Valley Plaza. The commission recommended approval to City Council, 6-0.

Sep 28, 2026

City Council (Regular) - Sep 28, 2026

A request to rezone two Tittabawassee River Road properties from single-family residential to agricultural zoning. Public hearing set for October 26.

Sep 8, 2026

Planning Commission (Regular) - Sep 8, 2026

Owner wants to rezone his two riverfront-road lots to agricultural so his daughter can raise 4H animals; both lots exceed the 14,000-square-foot agricultural minimum.

Aug 24, 2026Denied

City Council (Regular) - Aug 24, 2026

A request to rezone two parcels from OS Office Service to NC Neighborhood Center zoning. After heavy neighborhood opposition at the hearing, the ordinance died for lack of a second and the rezoning was not adopted.

Jul 27, 2026

City Council (Regular) - Jul 27, 2026

A petition to rezone two parcels on N. Saginaw Road from office-service to neighborhood-center zoning, backed by the Planning Commission, now heads to an August 24 public hearing.

Jul 14, 2026Recommended approval 8–0

Planning Commission (Regular) - Jul 14, 2026

Midwest V, LLC wants to rezone two Saginaw Road parcels from Office Service to Neighborhood Center to open the door for commercial development — possibly a Dollar General, per neighbors. The commission recommended approval; City Council decides next.

Mar 2, 2026Approved

City Council (Regular) - Mar 2, 2026

Rezoned from RA-4 Single and Two-Family to NC Neighborhood Center zoning; Ordinance 1927 adopted on second reading.

Jan 27, 2026Recommended approval 9–0

Planning Commission (Regular) - Jan 27, 2026

Rezone 0.54 acres with a 2,488-square-foot 1936 building from RA-4 residential to NC Neighborhood Center so the retiring florist owners can sell the property as commercial.

Related issues (4)

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