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Royal Oak commissioners table controversial 111 North Alexander PUD after design and process concerns
Summary
The Royal Oak City Commission tabled a rezoning request for 111 North Alexander after weeks of public comment and a lengthy commissioner debate about process, neighborhood fit, setbacks and parking; the petitioner will be invited to revise plans addressing setbacks, materials and landscaping.
The Royal Oak City Commission on Jan. 13 tabled a petition to rezone 111 North Alexander Avenue to a planned unit development after prolonged public comment and an extended commission discussion about whether a PUD is the right process for a three-unit project.
The petitioner, owner Ed Metko, and architect Jim Schneider presented a two-building proposal that would remove an existing 1937 house and create three units (one one-bedroom unit in a two-story building facing Alexander and two two-bedroom units in a three-story building with tuck-under parking). Planning staff noted the ordinance requires six parking spaces, which the proposal provides under the rear building; staff also flagged deviations including…
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