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Planning commission recommends zoning ordinance amendments to city council, restores garage rules and clarifies event‑hall definitions
Summary
The Planning Commission voted Nov. 6 to forward a package of zoning-ordinance amendments to City Council, including restored rules for accessory garages, clarified sign and event‑hall language, and map housekeeping changes.
The Eastpointe City Planning Commission voted Nov. 6 to recommend that City Council adopt a set of proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance intended to improve clarity and enforceability.
Planning Director Mister Myers summarized the proposed changes, which include: clarifying the definition and permitted locations of event halls (and reclassifying certain “experiential retail” uses as retail when appropriate), adjusting when special land uses are required, restoring regulations for accessory structures (including private garages), revising sign regulations (with a cross-reference to the City Code for commercial-vehicle parking enforcement), adding a definition for contractors’ offices, and correcting map…
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