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St. Clair Shores council adopts revised mechanical equipment arbitration policy, moves to amend ordinance
Summary
Council approved a revised policy to streamline appeals of mechanical equipment (e.g., air-conditioning) siting by using an administrative route for existing nonconforming units and directing unresolved cases to the Building and Property Maintenance Board of Appeals; council asked administration to return with ordinance amendments and public notice.
The St. Clair Shores City Council voted Sept. 15 to adopt a revised mechanical equipment arbitration policy intended to streamline appeals over the placement of exterior mechanical equipment.
City planner Denise Pike told the council the current 1994 policy included a three-member arbitration board and an administrative option, but "currently, the administrative...mechanical arbitration equipment board only has 1 member, so it is a non functioning body of the city," prompting a proposed change to direct appeals to the existing Building and…
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