Planning commission recommends preliminary approval for 112‑home Brookwood Of Lapeer North; residents press owner‑occupancy, drainage and lighting concerns

The Lapeer City Planning Commission on Feb. 12 recommended that the City Commission approve the preliminary site condominium plan for Brookwood Of Lapeer North, a proposed expansion of the existing Brookwood neighborhood that would add 112 single‑family lots. The recommendation carries conditions: the applicant must address all outstanding city review comments before the plan goes to the City Commission, though full construction drawings are not required at the preliminary stage.

Ben, the city planner presenting the application, told the commission the project is an expansion to the existing Brookwood subdivision and that the application was formally submitted to the city on Jan. 7. Review #1 comments were issued Jan. 28 and the applicant submitted revised material (submittal #2) on Feb. 4. Ben said the plan proposes an ingress/egress from Millville Street, a central shared green space and a detention basin, and that staff is generally satisfied with submittal #2 but still needs a full tree survey, a photometric lighting plan and certain engineering clarifications.

On one outstanding…