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Commission recommends targeted Chapter 34 zoning amendments to City Council
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to recommend a package of small, targeted amendments to Chapter 34 of the zoning ordinance, including allowing two-family dwellings on some CMD local-frontage lots, clarifying BRD-1 permissions, removing an obsolete communication-tower section and easing veterinary-clinic separation rules.
The Clawson Planning Commission on Feb. 24 voted unanimously to recommend a bundle of targeted amendments to Chapter 34 of the city zoning ordinance.
Planning staff described the package as a cleanup and limited set of adjustments that do not overhaul the zoning code. Key changes the commission recommended sending to City Council include allowing two-unit buildings (duplexes) in the CMD district where lots front on local streets; reorganizing BRD-1 district uses and easing restaurant permissions while recognizing existing single-family-attached complexes as permitted in order to allow maintenance and improvements; removing an obsolete communication-tower section (Section 4.47) that predates modern wireless standards; and reducing separation or distance restrictions for veterinary hospitals while adding veterinary clinics to the light-industrial district so kennels and outdoor runs can be sited where appropriate.
Public comment focused on the density metric for single-family-attached units; one commenter, Aaron Minh, urged the commission to consider cluster-zoning approaches so attached housing would not read as denser multifamily development. Commissioners asked staff to ensure green-space and lot-coverage requirements are preserved if any new density language is adopted.
After the hearing, Mister Shepherd moved and Mister Noushai supported forwarding the ordinance amendments to City Council as a recommendation. The commission recorded unanimous affirmative votes and will send the ordinance package to City Council for final action.
