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Lincoln Park council adopts resolution opposing state zoning preemption bills
Summary
The Lincoln Park City Council unanimously adopted a resolution opposing a package of Michigan House bills that would limit local zoning authority, cap minimum lot sizes, mandate accessory-unit rules and require expedited site-plan decisions, and directed the clerk to send the resolution to state lawmakers and the governor.
The Lincoln Park City Council voted unanimously March 9 to adopt a resolution opposing a set of Michigan House bills that council leaders said would strip local control over zoning and land-use decisions.
Mayor Maureen Tobin read the resolution aloud, saying the measures — identified in the text as House bills including versions numbered in the 500s and 5581–5585 — would, if enacted, “abolish decision making authority from local and elected…
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