A Port Huron church will not be moving forward with their request to rezone a residential block in the city’s old town neighborhood to a central business district. The First Congregational Church, home to The Center of Port Huron, has withdrawn it’s rezoning request, according to the City of Port Huron. The Center current rents space inside the church building and offers healthcare and addiction recovery services to low income and at risk residents. Some of the healthcare services offered by The Center exceed what is allowed in a residential zoned neighborhood, therefore the church was seeking to rezone their property from residential to a Central Business District. Due to push-back from area residents, the church has withdrawn their request and are expected to ask for a conditional zoning request which would be more restrictive on what kinds of programs can be offered at the 723 Court Street location.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The potential rezoning of a Port Huron church in the 700 block of Court Street will be discussed at a meeting of the Port Huron Planning Commission next week. According to Port Huron Mayor Pauline Repp, the planning commission will make a recommendation to city council regarding the Center of Port Huron which operates inside the First Congregational Church. Repp says city council will have the ultimate say over whether or not the parcel in question will be rezoned from residential to a central business district. The planning commission will meet Tuesday April 2nd at 6pm, at the Port Huron Municipal Office Center.
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