Planning commission recommends adding landlocked Burton Street parcel to High Ridge PUD

The Cascade Charter Township Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a rezoning that will add a small, landlocked parcel at 5178 Burton Street to the High Ridge Condominium planned unit development (PUD 27).

Planning staff told commissioners the parcel has been isolated by I-96 to the west, condominium property to the north and a parking lot and utility easement to the east. Staff said the parcel historically contained a well used by the High Ridge Condominium Association and that the association later acquired the property. "By approving this today, all you're doing is adding that parcel to the legal description of the High Ridge condominium association," staff said, recommending approval.

Commissioners asked several clarifying questions about the parcel’s location, the unusual Burton Street address, and whether a small pump house is present; staff replied that the parcel is largely unusable for separate development and that no new units are proposed. Commissioner (S4) moved to recommend approval of case number 253890 (rezoning 5178 Burton Street SE from R-1 to PUD 27); Commissioner (S2) supported, and the motion carried.

Because the change is procedural—updating a PUD legal description without increasing the development density—staff and commissioners framed the vote as a technical amendment that clarifies ownership and association boundaries rather than a change in land use. The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the township board as part of the usual review process.