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Residents urge Royal Oak commissioners to restore single‑family protections in draft Master Plan
Summary
Dozens of residents and former planning officials urged the Royal Oak City Commission to reject or revise the draft Master Plan’s shift from a ‘single‑family’ category to broader ‘neighborhood residential’ designations, citing concerns about compatibility, public input and traffic impacts from projects such as a proposed Sheetz site.
Dozens of residents told the Royal Oak City Commission on April 14 that the draft Master Plan 2050 removes long‑standing single‑family protections and risks allowing higher‑density housing throughout neighborhoods.
An unidentified public commenter asked the commission “to not approve the master plan as is,” saying the plan replaces single‑family zoning with the catchall term “neighborhood residential,” which the speaker said would allow duplexes, apartments and accessory dwelling units where single‑family homes now stand. The commenter called the planning consultant’s work and the planning commission vote evidence that the process favored a predetermined…
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