NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, East Lansing Planning Commission, 3/25/26

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
East Lansing Planning Commission

 Notice is hereby given of the following public hearings to be held by the East Lansing Planning Commission on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI, 48823.

1. A public hearing to receive comments on a request from 246 Equities LLC for a Site Plan Approval located at 601 Abbot Rd. The applicant request is to convert the existing office building to an eight-unit apartment building. The property is zoned RM-32, City Center Multiple-Family Residential District.
2. A public hearing to receive comments on Ordinance 1559, which would amend Sec. 50-94 of the Zoning Ordinance, which defines a diverse housing requirement in downtown East Lansing. The amendment would allow for a fee to be paid in lieu of meeting the requirement, define a formula for that fee, and allow for the transfer of diverse housing credits from areas outside of downtown.
3. A public hearing to receive comments on Ordinance 1567, an amendment to Division 8 – Building Height Overlay District – of the East Lansing Zoning Ordinance to allow Council to approve a building height exceeding 160 feet when doing so is necessitated solely by the use of specific construction materials, including but not limited to mass timber, does not result in additional floors or units, and is subject to the review and approval of City Council under the special use procedures of Section 50-94.

The public may attend and participate in all meetings in person. Members of the public may participate electronically in all meetings.  Please visit the City’s public meeting portal for electronic meeting access information or contact staff for more information:

Landon Bartley, AICP, Principal Planner
410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823
517.319.6930 or lbartley@cityofeastlansing.com

https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/

 A staff report (Agenda Item Report) for each public hearing will be published on the City’s website the Friday before the meeting. To locate staff reports, please visit the City’s public meeting portal at https://cityofeastlansing.civicweb.net/Portal/ and select the meeting date.

Materials related to the request are available for viewing at the Department of Planning, Building, and Development, East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI, 48823 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm or on the City’s website located at www.cityofeastlansing.com/currentapplications.  Written comments may be sent prior to the public hearing to the Planning Commission, City of East Lansing, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Michigan, 48823, or by email to coelplanningcommission@cityofeastlansing.com.   

The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon request received by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services must contact the Planning, Building and Development Office, (517) 319-6930 (TDD Number: 1-800-649-3777) or via email at ldegarmo@cityofeastlansing.com.

This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and published in compliance with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, 2006 P.A. 110.

 Emily Gordon, City Clerk          
Dated: February 26, 2026
East Lansing, MI  48823

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