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Former Moose building to be replaced by new, three story mixed-use building

The former Moose building will be razed after a structural engineer’s report, the Hastings City Council learned Monday. Community Development Director Jerry Czarnecki told the council Smith Equities has revised its plans for the building at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Apple Street.

 

Structural engineers have found it will cost too much to save the original portion of the building, so it will be demolished and replaced with a three story mixed-use building with about 20 apartments on the upper floors. Hooker DeJong Inc. will develop a new concept plan to eliminate apartments on the ground floor and use building designs to match the original façade design, Czarnecki said.

 

Nederveld will do the civil engineering and SME the environmental assessment. A development agreement with the city is pending, waiting for comments from Hooker DeJong.

Smith Equities had previously agreed to the city’s plan to demolish the added-on portion on the back of the building and use the space for parking.

 

In other business, the council approved amending two zoning ordinances:

Before the vote to approve to change ordinance 548, Czarnecki explained the change eliminates the minimum size requirements for dwelling units in the central business district (B-1). The trend is toward smaller dwelling units because of lifestyle changes, affordability and development costs and several developers have asked for smaller units than are allowed under the city code. However, developers must provide living space, bathrooms, kitchens and bedrooms in the apartments, Czarnecki said. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority has eliminated dwelling unit sizes in its programs.

 

Ordinance 547 amends the zoning map to change the B-6 zoning district near and along South Hanover Street near the south city limits. Several properties in the area are split by the B-6 zoning line, with portions of the lots falling in the B-6 zone and other portions in a residential zone (R-S) or (R-R), City Manager Jeff Mansfield said. The split zone caused problems for property owners with what they can do with their properties and the city staff in administering the code.

 

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