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Consultants outline form-based approach, housing changes and streamlined review for Royal Oak zoning rewrite
Summary
Clarion Associates and partners presented a full-code drafting plan to the Royal Oak Planning Commission, proposing form-based districts, policies to encourage ADUs and missing‑middle housing, administrative streamlining and a public‑engagement program; the team said the process could take 16–24 months depending on outreach.
Clarion Associates told the Royal Oak Planning Commission it will draft a modernized zoning ordinance using a place‑based (form‑based) approach intended to implement the city’s master plan while making the code easier to use. "Certainly, modernize the zoning ordinance, establish legally sound regulations, and that deliver predictable outcomes for both applicants and staff and elected officials," said Elizabeth Garvin, Clarion principal in charge.
Leslie Oberholtzer, the team’s form‑based code lead, said the work begins with the master plan’s future‑land‑use map, on‑the‑ground surveys and illustrated building types so residents can visualize changes. "It's really understanding your building form and what your expected building form is to be, in the community," she said,…
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