© Brian Wells/Times Herald Family Video in Port Huron is closing. Jimmy Gould, who manages the store, said COVID-19 hit the company hard and the store was set back about $12,000.

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The expansion of a men’s homeless shelter and proposed redevelopment of a former Family Video into a fuel service station and convenience store is on tap for Port Huron planning commissioners Tuesday.

Commissioners will consider special use permits and site plans for both projects.

The planning commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the public meeting room of the Municipal Office Center, 100 McMorran Blvd. Agenda materials can be read online at http://porthuroncitymi.iqm2.com/Citizens/calendar.aspx.

Shelter expansion

Blue Water Area Rescue Mission currently operates a men’s shelter at 1920 24th St. and a nearby women’s home. The men’s shelter has already expanded restroom and shower facilities since increasing its men's bed capacity within the last couple of years.

New plans, however, under Helping Hands Ministries, point to another 3,300-square-foot addition on-site for what Executive Director Arnie Koontz said is an expansion of living space for BWARM clients.

“We’re also going to remodel our kitchen and dining area facilities,” he said. “We’re still staying at 30 beds, but we’re doing this to better be able to serve our clientele. We’re going to have day room space, or we’re going to have counseling areas … some quiet time areas where we’re going to be able to address individuals and their needs.”

© Brian Wells/Times Herald Arnie Koontz, Blue Water Area Rescue Mission executive director, right, stands with a group of men staying at the shelter Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Port Huron.

As of last Friday, Koontz said the BWARM shelter had 14 bunks up and was housing seven to eight clients a night. Typically, BWARM, like other shelters, hosts those who leave during the day to look for employment or housing and take care of other referrals.

But the shelter added the bathroom prior to the start of the pandemic, and over the last 18 months, Koontz said COVID-19 delayed moving forward with the additional plans.

The project, which Koontz said will likely run at a cost of “right about a million plus,” requires a special use approval as it’s zoned in a light industrial district on the city’s western edge. According to site plans, the completed shelter with an addition on the north side would be over 7,700 square feet in size.

Koontz said they’re looking to break ground on the expansion next spring, and that it’s being financed with a mix of fundraising, existing funds, and donations or grants.

Former video store development

Plans at the former video store, 1002 Lapeer Ave., would turn the vacated business at the corner with 10th Street into an automobile service station and convenience store.

Applicant Jameel Alhadiss said he’s looked to do similar conversions at other sites in the state and has been looking at Port Huron’s for a few months.

Alhadiss said he was aware that the Lapeer address had been listed among the dozens of addresses where applicants sought a marijuana license from the city. But he said he thought his proposal would better serve the community, citing the intersection as a high-traffic area.

“So, it’s the best spot for it, and it’s needed over there,” he said. “We’re just going to be to sell the gas and sell the stuff they need.”

© City of Port Huron/D&M Site, Inc. Proposed plans would turn the old Family Video into an automobile service station and convenience store.

According to plans, the entrance and glass monolith of the former Family Video would be removed and a new entrance installed. Other minor changes would occur to the building’s interior, as well as the addition of filling stations and an underground storage tank.

So far, Alhadiss doesn’t own the property but said he is in the process of purchasing it. He needs special use approval because the property is zoned for general business.

In addition to site plan and permit approvals, Alhadiss was set for a hearing Monday before the zoning board of appeals to allow fewer parking spaces than required for a fuel station.

“It’d take maybe four to six weeks. Eight weeks max,” he said of his construction timeline if approved.” It’s existing (structures). Not like from the ground up. The only thing you have to do is (put in the fuel) tank, that’s it.”

Contact Jackie Smith at (810) 989-6270 or jssmith@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @Jackie20Smith.

This article originally appeared on Port Huron Times Herald: Turning Family Video site into fuel station, homeless shelter expansion before planning commission

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