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Planning board postpones decision on Birmingham Towers after late parking report
Summary
The Birmingham Planning Board voted 5–1 on June 25 to postpone consideration of a special land use permit and final site plan for 479 South Old Woodward (Birmingham Towers) to July 23 after the applicant submitted a parking/engineering report the afternoon of the meeting; staff will circulate the document to consultants for review.
The Birmingham Planning Board on Wednesday postponed action on a special land use permit and related final site plan for 479 South Old Woodward — known as Birmingham Towers — after the applicant submitted a parking and engineering analysis to the city the afternoon of the meeting.
Chair Scott Klein said the document, which staff received in the late afternoon, had not been vetted by city staff or the board's consultants and therefore could not reasonably form part of a recommendation to the City Commission. "We cannot take any action on your proposal tonight because we have a significant submittal from you that has not been vetted," Klein said, adding that taking action on…
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