Votes at a glance: Farmington Hills City Council, July 14, 2025

The Farmington Hills City Council took several formal votes at its July 14 meeting. This summary lists each recorded action and the outcome.

Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda, which included contracts and awards (roofing supplies, radio improvements, diesel engine rebuild, employment requests, and special event permits), and accepted minutes from prior meetings. The consent items were approved by roll call.

Zoning text amendment (ZTA 3‑20‑25): Council approved ZTA 3‑20‑25 to revise the OS‑4 Office Research District and off‑street parking standards for multifamily residential and office uses, amended to remove section 34‑3.905(e) (height incentive) and to add indoor recreation and private school uses (indoor recreation capped at 3,300 sq ft). Vote: unanimous roll call approval.

Planned Unit Development (PUD 1‑2025, Towns at Woodcreek): Council approved the PUD plan for 24 townhouses at 29150 12 Mile Road subject to multiple conditions (compliance with Planning Commission and consultant review items; compliance with city engineer and fire marshal requirements; eastern property buffering/fence per adjacent homeowner preference; relocation of the pocket park away from the adjacent homeowner; road and utilities easement to eastern property line; traffic review and accommodation of engineering recommendations; and further fire/engineering review of a possible 50‑foot cul‑de‑sac). Vote: unanimous roll call approval with conditions.

Beautification Committee appointments: Council approved appointments to the Beautification Committee: James D. Geisling (term to 02/01/2028) and Frank A. Romano (term to 02/01/2028). Vote: unanimous.

All roll calls recorded in the meeting transcript show unanimous support among attending council members for these items.