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Planning Commission preliminarily qualifies Wellspring Lutheran site for one-family cluster option, limits immediate approval to open-space criterion
Summary
The commission determined that the Wellspring/Lands parcel south of the Rouge River qualifies under the cluster-option standard that preserves natural assets; commissioners deferred any higher-density finding pending additional data on floodplain/unbuildable acreage and future development north of the river.
The Farmington Hills Planning Commission on March 20 made a preliminary finding that a redevelopment application for the site at roughly 28009 West Nine Mile Road (the Boys and Girls Republic/Wellspring Lutheran property) qualifies for the city’s one-family cluster option under the criterion that supports preserving natural assets.
Staff and the applicant told commissioners the parcel totals about 79 acres and the conceptual plan before the commission covers the approximately 16–18-acre area south of the branch of the Rouge River. The conceptual proposal shows 13 four-unit buildings (52 dwelling units) clustered in the previously cleared portion of the site; the applicant said buildings would be single-story four-plex units aimed at the nonprofit’s mission.
Commission discussion focused on which of the ordinance’s qualifying…
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