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Planning commission recommends denial of Northland amendment that would allow a sports dome
Summary
After hours of presentations and public comment, the Planning Commission voted to forward an unfavorable recommendation to City Council on an overlay-development amendment that would have added a sports dome to the Northland master plan, citing conflicts with the site's mid-century modern design guidelines and the OD ordinance.
The Southfield Planning Commission voted on Feb. 25 to send an unfavorable recommendation to City Council on a proposed amendment to the Northland City Center Overlay Development District that would have added a sports dome to the master development plan.
City planning staff framed the amendment as a set of technical and programmatic updates to the Northland master plan — removing demolished buildings, updating phasing and adding a sports dome concept. Developers (Contour Companies and Detroit Rising Development) argued the dome would provide a market-feasible, year-round sports anchor to catalyze retail…
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