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Conditional UseApproved8135 Cox Drive, Suite 207, Portage, MI
Guardian Training Academy — self-defense school
Portage
Description
A self-defense school with classes (CPR, first aid, CPL, self-defense) and accessory retail, moving into a vacant suite of the former Hershing Elementary building.
Impact summary
All classes are indoors with small class sizes of about 12, so traffic and parking impacts are minimal; no firearms discharge occurs on-site.
Applicant
- Name
- Levi Stace
- Address
- 8135 Cox Drive, Suite 207, Portage, MI
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
Approved7–0, unanimous
Last discussed Jun 4, 2026.
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