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Harper Woods advances zoning overhaul; council adopts ordinance with revisions and map to be finalized
Summary
Council advanced and adopted the Harper Woods zoning ordinance (Ordinance No. 2025-02) following a second-reading motion with direction to include map and specific clarifications. Consultants and residents discussed legal nonconforming uses, murals, solar-panel screening and short-term rental references.
The Harper Woods City Council moved to place the Harper Woods Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2025-02) on its second reading and adopted a version of the ordinance with directions to incorporate revisions discussed at the meeting, including finalizing the zoning map.
Mario Ortega, senior principal planner with McKenna, briefed council and residents about substantive items and clarifications that remained after committee review. Ortega explained that some existing uses, such as a hotel on Harper, would be "legally nonconforming" under the new zoning map — meaning the uses may…
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