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Staff updates: council approvals, SEMCOG TAP grant, promenade furnishings and redevelopment notes
Summary
Planning staff briefed the commission on recent council approvals including a used-vehicle sales special land use and a daycare approval, announced a SEMCOG TAP grant just over $1,000,000 for a 9 Mile pathway project, and reviewed city purchases and redevelopment activity including $110,000 in promenade furnishings and next steps on converting buildings at the former Blue Cross Blue Shield site.
Planning staff used the commission’s Aug. 27 meeting to update members on recent City Council actions and city projects.
Staff reported that City Council approved a special land use for a used-vehicle sales site on Telegraph (reported address in staff resolution required a correction but the advertisement was correct), and approved a separate daycare application on Maryland. Staff said they expect to tidy up council resolutions and follow up with required administrative steps.
Staff also highlighted awards and funding: the city hosted a MEDC Middlebelt Point Transformational Brownfield award event and received a SEMCOG TAP grant for the 9 Mile pathway from M-10 to Greenfield, described as "a little over $1,000,000" in staff remarks. Staff said the city ordered promenade furnishings (benches, trash cans, light poles and planters) with an expected purchase of roughly $110,000 and anticipated installation in the fall.
Redevelopment notes included a private developer’s purchase of buildings at the former Blue Cross Blue Shield site near 11 Mile, with plans to convert two buildings to residential while maintaining one building as office space. Staff said preliminary plans are expected soon and that a planning-file (PSP) will be assigned to advance review.
Staff also previewed a short public-rights-of-way fence ordinance proposing a requirement that property owners keep 3 feet clear of city-installed fences to reduce maintenance conflicts when the city begins replacing worn fences; the ordinance is under legal review and is timed to the scheduled contract for fence replacement.
These items were presented as updates; most require subsequent administrative or council actions.
