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Hamtramck council approves Yemen Cafe site plan, conditions approval on new mural by original artist
Summary
The Hamtramck City Council approved a modified resolution to allow a site plan for the Yemen Cafe owners’ development, contingent on the owners’ commitment to install a new mural by the original artist on the same side of the new building; a formal contract with timing and lot details will return to council.
The Hamtramck City Council voted to approve a modified resolution allowing the site plan for property owned by the Yemen Cafe proprietors, conditioned on the owners’ agreement to commission a new mural by the original artist and to place it on the same side of the new building as the mural now.
The resolution, amended and approved at the meeting, requires the council to receive a contract that will specify the mural’s timeframe and address questions about the two lots previously referenced in a master agreement. Council members said they expect a contract to be returned to the council for final approval with specific terms.
The discussion traced to a prior “master agreement” intended to preserve an existing mural. A speaker identified in the record as an attorney told the council that “the…
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