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Residents press commission to protect single-family character as staff outlines overlay district history and legal fragility
Summary
Residents urged protection of existing single‑family neighborhoods as staff and the city attorney reviewed the 1‑family residential overlay district’s history, data on assessed values, and legal/administrative challenges ahead of a zoning rewrite with consultant Zoneco.
Several residents urged the Royal Oak Planning Commission to preserve single‑family neighborhood character as staff and the city attorney briefed the commission on the purpose and limits of the city’s single‑family residential overlay district.
During public comment, Tricia Oliver, Scott Hammond and Jean Cernacki said the current master plan language and proposed form‑based zoning leave the door open to higher‑density infill and that some neighborhoods — including the Sherman Triangle and parts of Cambridge — have parking…
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