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Cascade Township trustees review form‑based zoning; focus on private roads, village density and business protections
Summary
At a work session on proposed form‑based zoning, Cascade Charter Township trustees heard sustained public comment from Old 28th Street business owners, debated limiting private roads (proposed cap: 2–4 homes with a middle tier of 5–8 under stricter standards), and discussed scaled density and height limits for village redevelopment.
Cascade Charter Township trustees on Aug. 5 spent hours reviewing a draft form‑based zoning ordinance and fielding public concerns about how the changes could affect existing businesses, private roads and residential density.
The work session opened with staff saying the zoning draft would be introduced to the board this week but was not a final approval; planning‑commission comments from a prior meeting were summarized for trustees and the public.
During public comment, multiple owners and tenants from the Old 28th Street commercial corridor urged clarification about whether the draft would displace legacy businesses, increase redevelopment costs, or require costly utility hookups. "We're not kicking anybody out," a trustee said, describing the draft as targeted at new development and redevelopment; staff added that legal nonconforming businesses could remain in their current footprints but would face design rules if they expanded.
Utility and cost concerns surfaced repeatedly. One business owner described paying an $8,000 hookup fee and later participating in a stormwater project…
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