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Commission debates priorities for Master Plan implementation; stormwater, parking and sustainability committee top list
Summary
Clawson planners and commissioners discussed prioritizing stormwater management, parking, redevelopment standards, and housing options (including ADUs) from the recently adopted Master Plan; commissioners asked staff and consultants to draft ordinance language and form a sustainability subcommittee.
The Clawson Planning Commission used part of its Feb. 10 meeting to continue implementing the Master Plan adopted last summer, prioritizing stormwater management, parking and redevelopment standards for immediate attention.
Planning staff said they had collected anonymous priority responses from commissioners and condensed options into a proposed work plan. Commissioners identified stormwater mitigation, preserving and increasing tree canopy, reviewing parking standards, and exploring diversified housing options — including allowing accessory dwelling units — as top items. One commissioner noted electric vehicle market shifts and suggested revisiting EV‑charging standards in the plan.
Staff outlined how the Master Plan functions as a five‑year guiding document and explained that implementing action items typically proceeds by drafting ordinance language for Planning Commission consideration and, if recommended, forwarding those drafts to City Council. “The Master Plan as a whole is a guide,” Planning staff (Nick) said, describing the process from action item to ordinance and council consideration.
Commissioners also discussed formalizing a sustainability subcommittee as a Planning Commission subcommittee of three members (with additional invited community participants) to focus on green infrastructure, EV placement, tree canopy and related topics. Staff said they will prepare a work plan and bring more specific proposed priorities and potential ordinance language to the commission in subsequent meetings.
No formal ordinance changes were approved at the meeting; the discussion focused on priorities and next steps. Staff committed to providing larger maps and a more formal priority document for the commission to amend, approve or return to draft form.
