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Planning commission approves preliminary site-condominium plan for former Baker School at 626 Phillips
Summary
The commission approved a preliminary site-condominium layout for the former Baker School at 626 Phillips, allowing a 14-lot single-family detached development with on-site detention and an HOA structure; final engineering and home designs will return for later review.
The Clawson Planning Commission voted on Jan. 28 to approve a preliminary site-condominium application for 626 Phillips (the former Baker School site), clearing the layout for 14 detached single-family homes, an extension of Baker Avenue through the site and an on-site detention pond.
Staff said the 2.99-acre site falls under R2 zoning and that the materials submitted met the informational requirements for preliminary site-condominium approval under the ordinance. The proposal shows 14 lots (smallest approximately 5,533 square feet, minimum lot width 50.3 feet) with building envelopes; detailed building elevations, model packages and utility plans will be reviewed at the final preliminary and building-permit stages.
David Gans of Winick Homes, the applicant, said the submission is a conceptual layout so the developer will not invest in final house plans before the lot layout is approved. "We're very excited about this project," Gans told the commission, and he said engineering and drainage plans provide for rear-yard catch basins and a detention pond to regulate the discharge rate to county drains rather than directly to the combined system on Phillips Street.
Several residents asked why the development is proposed as a site condominium with an HOA rather than a traditional plat. Speakers expressed concern that site-condominium status requires an HOA and a retention/detention pond, which can create long-term homeowner obligations; others asked that construction-related road damage not be borne by city taxpayers. Staff and commissioners explained site-condominium procedures under Michigan law, said the HOA and retention requirements are common to this type of development and noted that detailed engineering and model home packages will be required before building permits are issued.
The commission moved to approve the preliminary site-condominium application; roll call was recorded with all voting Yes and the motion passed. Staff will return with refined engineering plans and model-home packages at a subsequent meeting before final approvals and construction.
