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Council accepts first reading to streamline preliminary PUD review for EGLE remediation projects
Summary
Council accepted for first reading an ordinance (amending section 138‑7.106) to let the EGLE subcommittee perform an early, streamlined preliminary PUD review for parcels under the city's EGLE restoration and remediation grant, a change intended to speed decisionmaking before grant deadlines.
The Rochester Hills City Council accepted an ordinance for first reading on Monday that would amend the city's zoning code to streamline preliminary planned‑unit‑development (PUD) review for sites being remediated under the city's Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) restoration and remediation grant.
Planning staff said the change — to section 138‑7.106 of the zoning code — would allow the EGLE subcommittee (a standing group of council members, staff and consultants) to serve as an initial recommending body to council for a preliminary PUD on remediation sites. The full PUD process, including public hearings at planning commission and two readings at council, remains unchanged; the amendment expedites the initial step to better align cleanup schedules with redevelopment decisions.
Miss Roediger told council the amendment responds to large, complex sites being cleaned with EGLE grant funds and the timeline pressures associated with the grant. Mayor Barnett noted the city must spend the grant funds within a statutory timeframe and said the city is pursuing a possible extension but the 2027 deadline is looming.
Councilmember Walker, who serves on the EGLE subcommittee, supported the change and said it preserves public hearings while reducing procedural delay at the earliest stage. Planning commission recommended the ordinance and the council accepted it for first reading with a unanimous vote (motion by Councilmember Walker; second by Councilmember Neubauer). The item now returns for public hearing and subsequent readings per the city's normal ordinance adoption process.
