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ZBA approves GM perimeter security upgrades but rejects addition of new barbed wire

Warren City Zoning Board of Appeals · April 23, 2026
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Summary

The Warren ZBA approved General Motors’ requests to formalize extensive vehicle storage, install barriers and turnstiles, and add a 6-foot chain-link fence, but declined to permit new barbed wire; the board cited precedent and city policy in rejecting barbed wire.

A representative for General Motors presented a multi-item request to formalize existing vehicle storage areas, permit storage closer than 75 feet to the front property line in some areas, and install perimeter security improvements including jersey barriers, new fenced guard houses and turnstiles. The petitioner said the improvements respond to repeated break-in attempts and…

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