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The council approved the permit by roll call (Council member Peyton: yes; Council member Archibald: yes; Council member Herrenza: yes; Council member Lamb: yes; Council member Moserick: yes; Mayor Anita Ashford: no). Council member Jeff Pemberton was not in attendance and submitted a written statement in support of approval that was read into the record.

Attorney Anderson Grandstaff, representing the applicant, told the council the company held a roundtable with city staff and nearby residents and made “fairly extensive changes to the site plan” in response to neighborhood concerns. Grandstaff said the revised plan removed two entrances and one exit on Division Street, consolidated ingress and egress to a single point on 10th Street, and added additional landscaping along property borders to mitigate sound and visibility. He said a traffic study circulated to council and neighbors concluded the facility “would not have a significant impact on the traffic in the affected area.”

At a public comment period preceding the vote, residents expressed both support and opposition. Supporters said dispensaries in other parts of the city had not produced the negative impacts predicted by opponents, and noted walkability and added street trees as positive outcomes. Opponents raised concerns about neighborhood character, property values and the store’s proximity to homes.

A representative for the applicant presented renderings and landscaping plans to the council and said the company removed a former drive-through canopy from the drawings to improve circulation. The applicant also said the southern property border will be lined with “very thick and hardy” plantings and that sugar maples would replace previous curb cuts where entrances had been removed.

City administration recommended approval. The city manager said the administration had reviewed the operations of existing licensed marijuana businesses in Port Huron and reported no evidence of increased criminal activity tied to dispensaries; staff did note isolated parking complaints for a downtown facility without on-site parking.

Mayor Anita Ashford explained her no vote at the roll call: “My no vote is not. I know it's the law. And, also, I'm not so much worried about how pretty you can make things. I'm more worried about people's lives than I am anything else.” The mayor did not specify a statutory basis for denying the permit and council proceeded to approve the application.

Council member Jeff Pemberton’s written statement, read for the record, said there was “no legally justifiable reason to deny” the special-use permit, noted the applicant had engaged the neighborhood and gone “above and beyond” what was legally required, and urged fair, impartial treatment of businesses.

The approval authorizes MS Industries LLC to proceed subject to the land-use approvals and any required permitting processes; the council did not attach additional special conditions during the vote. Technical permits, final site inspections and any needed traffic or zoning compliance follow-up will be handled by city staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Port Huron January 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","After a neighborhood roundtable, site-plan revisions and a traffic study, the Port Huron City Council approved a special-use permit allowing MS Industries LLC to operate a marijuana retail store at 1814 10th Street; Mayor Ashford cast the lone no vote, citing health and safety concerns.","taxTitle","Port Huron City, St. Clair County, Michigan","taxId",4311,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6389670,"Port Huron council approves six-year tax abatement and industrial exemption for 35100 24th Street",553,204000,757000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113175-869ad1f1c02c2d84b810975aa70a6b1f&start=204&end=757","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113175-869ad1f1c02c2d84b810975aa70a6b1f/thumbnail_204000.jpg","/articles/6389670/Port-Huron-City/St-Clair-County/Michigan/Port-Huron-council-approves-six-year-tax-abatement-and-industrial-exemption-for-35100-24th-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6389670-285ef430a9dc099df097478766136f8e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201577&Signature=UsltFotKlbK3dvVxH6v4jLcy9TKu35jYUU1shfgvT4Jc5XUiJIXRKOLHCTVX~4-OKFSrv8Plc4Rrn~RaOk-nYN-5UOwwIDx2ZzX~-qV~y0-Q1AS43QQWbyMzZQwEJLtHn-m8Iruttx3CAOi-6OWrm-A1b7OhB5XmoQ-hDUlb60H-BUbOzG9s-ICUyKjpRVN-e9lOM1GaGzIDtnyJHhmz9YGlXxSCqRWtUxSjCDUg2INrFek8np0~F-bXpL6k4dPaZCZEPypnB~ogRXWtl~tmIEJmYIgCd8P1EUQRXxFnFBtMPXr1s09ncHFN6QlTqc8Sb9jSVaKMW8U4H6yiAxPqbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Port Huron City Council voted unanimously to establish a plant rehabilitation district for the property at 35100 24th Street and to approve an industrial facilities exemption certificate for six years for improvements to the site.

The actions, taken during the council meeting, apply to an approximately 30-acre parcel that includes roughly 350,000 square feet in the former Crestlight/Presta Lake building in the city’s industrial park. The applicant, Port Huron Industrial Ventures, asked the council to “freeze the taxes currently” on that parcel to make renovation investments viable.

The district-establishment resolution and the separate certificate vote were supported by the administration and moved for council approval. The council approved the district-creation resolution by roll call (Council member Herrenza: yes; Council member Lamb: yes; Council member Moserak: yes; Council member Peyton: yes; Council member Archibald: yes; Mayor Anita Ashford: yes). The industrial facilities exemption certificate was approved by roll call (Council member Lamb: yes; Council member Moserak: yes; Council member Peyton: yes; Council member Archibald: yes; Council member Jeremza: yes; Mayor Anita Ashford: yes).

Tarek Donha, who identified himself as an owner of Port Huron Industrial Ventures, told the council the company bought the site about a year earlier and has since spent about $1,000,000 on initial work, including roofing and sprinkler work. “We purchased the old Crestlight factory… A total of 11 parcels. We’re only asking council for help on this one parcel in particular today,” Donha said. He described the building as “functionally obsolete” with low clear heights and narrow column spacing and said the owners specialize in buying distressed industrial assets and investing capital in upgrades.

Donha said planned work includes roofing replacement, electrical upgrades and four new loading docks with two small additions; the company estimates roughly $400,000 for the additional docks alone. He said the building’s current occupancy is about 50 percent and that an early tenant expansion, Huron House, will create about 15 jobs. “We typically spend more money in capital expenditures improving the assets than what we pay for them when we buy them,” Donha said.

City staff described the request as similar in effect to industrial tax abatements and said the assessor had designated the property as functionally obsolete. City council members and staff framed the requested six-year abatement as a standard economic tool to attract tenants and make ready-to-occupy space available in the industrial park. One council member noted the industrial park currently lacks available buildings suitable for new employers and called additional storage and dock capacity “a critical need.”

No members of the public spoke in opposition during the public hearing on the district; the council then moved and approved the resolution and certificate.

The approvals are limited to the single parcel specified in the application; the owners said they are not seeking abatements on their other parcels at this time. Council discussion and staff comments indicated the aid is intended to encourage rehabilitation and short-term vacancy reduction so the property can be marketed to prospective employers and incubator tenants.

The council did not attach additional conditions beyond the standard requirements for establishing a rehabilitation district and issuing an industrial facilities exemption certificate. The city clerk recorded the resolutions and the roll-call votes at the meeting.","The Port Huron City Council voted unanimously to create a plant rehabilitation district and approve a six-year industrial facilities exemption certificate for work at 35100 24th Street, clearing the way for renovations of the large, functionally obsolete industrial building owned by Port Huron Industrial Ventures.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves special-use permit for marijuana retail at 10th Street after site changes and traffic study

Port Huron council approves six-year tax abatement and industrial exemption for 35100 24th Street