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Planning department details $180M in 2024 development activity and multiple grant wins
Summary
Southfield planning staff told the council that 2024 development value totaled about $180 million and the department secured multiple grants, including TAP and Oakland County transit design funds.
Southfield’s planning department presented its 2024 annual report to the City Council on Feb. 20, reporting roughly $180 million in development activity that included both administrative reviews and projects that required Planning Commission or council approvals.
Deputy City Planner Tom Spayson told the council the department worked closely with five boards last year, including 29 Planning Commission meetings and a joint visioning session with the council. The Planning Commission reviewed rezonings, special land uses, site plans and zoning-text amendments; 2024 activity included nine standard rezonings, 23 site-plan reviews and 97 administrative…
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