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St. Clair Shores council approves B‑1 zoning changes after lengthy debate over overnight commercial vehicle parking
Summary
After extended debate about enforceability and possible advertising abuse, the City Council voted 6–1 to approve amendments to the B‑1 local business zoning rules that allow limited overnight parking of commercial vehicles on business properties under specified conditions.
The St. Clair Shores City Council on Monday approved changes to the city’s B‑1 local business zoning ordinance that allow businesses to park commercial vehicles on site overnight under a set of conditions designed to limit visual impact and prolonged storage.
Council members and planning staff said the change is meant to give small service businesses—electricians, plumbers and similar firms—a way to keep work vehicles at their business address rather than in residential neighborhoods. The ordinance sets size limits (vehicles not to exceed 20 feet long and 10 feet high), requires that vehicles be ancillary to the primary business, bars open…
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