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Ypsilanti council pauses enforcement against Design House and agrees to monitor LEAF applications after packed public comment
Summary
After dozens of residents urged the council to preserve community services, city staff said they will suspend enforcement actions against the Dzank (Design) House while the operator pursues a zoning amendment and business license; council and staff pledged to monitor a parallel matter involving LEAF Harm Reduction.
YPSILANTI, Mich. — After a packed public-comment period in which artists, neighbors and business owners urged the city to preserve a downtown arts hub, Ypsilanti city staff told the council they would hold off on enforcement that could have closed the Design (Dzank) House while the operator completes licensing and a zoning amendment.
The city manager told the council that a zoning change would create a pathway for the space to obtain a certificate of occupancy and said city staff would…
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